2019 Americas Challenge
| 2019 Americas Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States |
| Arena | Curl Mesabi |
| Dates | November 28 - December 1 |
The 2019 Americas Challenge is a curling challenge currently taking place from November 28 to December 1 at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota.[1] This challenge will determine the second team from the Americas Zone to qualify for the 2020 World Men's Championship and the 2020 World Women's Championship. It is being held in conjunction with the 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic World Curling Tour event.
Background
The World Curling Federation allots two men's and two women's spots for the Americas Zone at the World Curling Championships. For the 2020 Championships Canada has automatically claimed the first slot for both men's, due to having the best final ranking of the Zone in the 2019 Championship, and women's, due to being the host country.[1] If Canada was not hosting the Women's Championship the United States would have received the automatic berth due to finishing one spot higher in the 2019 Championship.
Mexico and Brazil have challenged the United States, who would otherwise qualify automatically due to their finish at the 2019 Championships, for the second Americas Zone slot for both men and women at the 2020 Championships.[1] This is the seventh men's challenge and second women's challenge to be held, but the first men's and women's challenges to include Mexico. The winning team will earn the second Americas Zone slot at the World Championships and the runner-up will earn the one Americas Zone slot at the 2020 World Qualification Event, giving them another attempt to qualify for the Championships.
Men
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
Marcelo Mello | Michael Krahenbuhl | Scott McMullan | Filipe Nunes | Ricardo Losso |
 Mexico |
Diego Tompkins | Ramy Cohen Masri | Ismael Abreu Saro | Mateo Tompkins | |
 United States |
Greg Persinger (Fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (Skip) | Colin Hufman | Phil Tilker | Tyler George |
Standings
After Draw 2
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Team to 2020 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Team to 2020 World Qualification Event | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
Diego Tompkins | 1 | 0 |
| United States |
Rich Ruohonen | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil |
Marcelo Mello | 0 | 2 |
Results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1
Thursday, November 28, 14:30
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico (Tompkins) 
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Brazil (Melo)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Draw 2
Thursday, November 28, 19:30
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Brazil (Melo)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
Draw 3
Friday, November 29, 09:00
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| Mexico (Tompkins)
|
0 |
Draw 4
Friday, November 29, 14:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Melo)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| Mexico (Tompkins)
|
0 |
Draw 5
Friday, November 29, 19:00
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Melo)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
0 |
Draw 6
Saturday, November 30, 10:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (Tompkins)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
0 |
Women
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
Anne Shibuya | Luciana Barrella | Alessandra Barros | Isis Oliveira | |
| Mexico |
Adriana Camarena Osorno | Angelica Perez Anzures | Estefana Quintero Torres | Monica Tompkins | |
| United States |
Tabitha Peterson | Becca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Aileen Geving | Natalie Nicholson |
Standings
After Draw 2
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Team to 2020 World Women's Curling Championship | |
| Team to 2020 World Qualification Event | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
Adriana Camarena Osorno | 1 | 0 |
| United States |
Tabitha Peterson | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil |
Anne Shibuya | 0 | 2 |
Results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1
Thursday, November 28, 14:30
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Shibuya)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mexico (Camarena Osorno)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 2
Thursday, November 28, 19:30
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Shibuya)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| United States (Peterson)
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
Draw 3
Friday, November 29, 09:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (Camarena Osorno)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| United States (Peterson)
|
0 |
Draw 4
Friday, November 29, 14:00
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (Camarena Osorno)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| Brazil (Shibuya)
|
0 |
Draw 5
Friday, November 29, 19:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Peterson)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| Brazil (Shibuya)
|
0 |
Draw 6
Saturday, November 30, 10:00
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Peterson)
|
0 | ||||||||||
| Mexico (Camarena Osorno)
|
0 |