2020 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2020 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 8 to 15, 2020 at the Eastern Washington University Recreation Center in Spokane, Washington.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2020 United States Men's Curling Championship. In the final, Tabitha Peterson defeated Jamie Sinclair 7–5.[2]

2020 United States Women's
Curling Championship
2020 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host citySpokane, Washington
ArenaEastern Washington University
Recreation Center
DatesFebruary 8–15
WinnerMinnesota Team Peterson
Curling clubSt. Paul Curling Club, St. Paul, Minnesota
SkipTabitha Peterson
ThirdBecca Hamilton
SecondTara Peterson
LeadAileen Geving
CoachNatalie Nicholson
FinalistNorth Carolina Jamie Sinclair
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Since Team Peterson met certain prerequisites in terms of world ranking points (60 points year-to-date or ranked 70th or higher) they would have represented the United States at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship, which was scheduled to be held in Prince George, British Columbia.[3][4] The tournament was canceled due to COVID-19;[5] as the 2021 United States Championship has been delayed to May 2021 due to COVID-19, the 2020 champions will represent the United States at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.[6] Team Peterson will also appear in the 2021 Grand Slam of Curling Champions Cup in 2021.[7][8]

Qualification

There were three ways for teams to qualify for the championship:

Challenge round

Eight teams competed at the 2020 United States Women's Challenge Round, held at the Heather Curling Club in Mapleton, Minnesota, from January 3 to 5.[10] Through a triple knockout competition the top three teams secured a spot at the National Championship. Two-time Junior Champion Christine McMakin was the first to secure a spot, defeating fellow junior curler Ariel Traxler in the 'A' bracket final.[11] Traxler dropped down to the 'B' bracket final and had another opportunity to play for a spot in the Nationals, this time earning her spot by defeating Ann Podoll 8–4.[12] Podoll then dropped to the 'C' bracket final where she defeated Stephanie Senneker to secure the third and final Nationals berth.[13]

Teams

Eight teams participated in the 2020 national championship.[14] Team McMakin and Team Podoll changed names to Team Lank and Team Workin, respectively, due to line-up changes.

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Tabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonTara PetersonAileen GevingMinnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Jamie SinclairCory ChristensenVicky PersingerTaylor AndersonSarah AndersonNorth Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina
Cassie PotterCourtney GeorgeJackie LemkeJordan MoultonSophie BaderMinnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Kim RhymeElizabeth BrundageKatie RhymeAmy HarndenMinnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Patti LankChristine McMakinAnna NettebergAnne O'HaraEmma RauMinnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Rachel WorkinTaylor DreesAnn PodollChristina LammersNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
Elizabeth Cousins (Fourth)Katherine GourianovaElizabeth JaniakAriel Traxler (Skip)Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska
Delaney StrouseSydney MullaneySusan DudtRebecca RodgersPennsylvania Malvern, Pennsylvania

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair61
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson61
Alaska Ariel Traxler43
Minnesota Patti Lank34
Minnesota Cassie Potter34
Minnesota Kim Rhyme25
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse25
North Dakota Rachel Workin25

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).

Draw 1

Sunday, February 9, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Alaska Ariel Traxler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kim Rhyme (has hammer) 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 6
Minnesota Patti Lank 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 1 2 1 0 3 1 X X X X 8
North Dakota Rachel Workin 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 2

Sunday, February 9, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kim Rhyme 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 11
North Dakota Rachel Workin (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
Minnesota Patti Lank 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 X X 7
Alaska Ariel Traxler 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 10
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 3

Monday, February 10, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 X X 8
Alaska Ariel Traxler 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 7
Minnesota Kim Rhyme 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 X X 9
North Dakota Rachel Workin 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Patti Lank (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 6
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Rachel Workin 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 7
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Patti Lank (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Alaska Ariel Traxler 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kim Rhyme (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 9
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 X 6
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 X 12

Draw 5

Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 X 10
Minnesota Kim Rhyme 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alaska Ariel Traxler (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 8
North Dakota Rachel Workin 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 8
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
Minnesota Patti Lank (has hammer) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 12, 2:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Kim Rhyme (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 9
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alaska Ariel Traxler (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 X 11
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 2 1 4 1 0 X X X X X 8
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Rachel Workin (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 6
Minnesota Patti Lank 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 4 X X 11

Draw 7

Thursday, February 13, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Patti Lank (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 2 2 0 4 0 2 2 X X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Rachel Workin (has hammer) 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 X X 10
Pennsylvania Delaney Strouse 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Alaska Ariel Traxler (has hammer) 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9
Minnesota Kim Rhyme 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 7

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X X 4
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 X X 9
Player percentages
North Carolina Team Sinclair Minnesota Team Peterson
Taylor Anderson76% Aileen Geving83%
Vicky Persinger81% Tara Peterson86%
Cory Christensen85% Becca Hamilton92%
Jamie Sinclair68% Tabitha Peterson90%
Total77% Total88%

Semifinal

Friday, February 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 4 X 11
Alaska Ariel Traxler 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Player percentages
North Carolina Team Sinclair Alaska Team Traxler
Taylor Anderson81% Ariel Traxler84%
Vicky Persinger79% Elizabeth Janiak80%
Cory Christensen81% Katherine Gourianova70%
Jamie Sinclair73% Elizabeth Cousins66%
Total79% Total75%

Final

Saturday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tabitha Peterson (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 7
North Carolina Jamie Sinclair 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Peterson North Carolina Team Sinclair
Aileen Geving85% Taylor Anderson88%
Tara Peterson79% Vicky Persinger84%
Becca Hamilton85% Cory Christensen71%
Tabitha Peterson85% Jamie Sinclair74%
Total84% Total79%
2020 United States Women's Curling Championship
United States
Tabitha Peterson
1st United States Championship title

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