John Shuster (Duluth, USA) won
8-4 over
Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held February 9 - 16, 2019 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Shuster finished 8-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Samuel Strouse (Midland, MI) 9-2, then won
8-1 against
Chase Sinnett (Medfield, MA) and
9-5 against
Scott Dunnam (Dresher, PA). Shuster won
9-5 against
Steven Birklid (Seattle, WA), then won
8-3 against
Ruohonen and
6-5 against
Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, MN). Shuster went on to lose
9-4 against
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA). Shuster responded with a
9-3 win over
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN). Shuster won
9-0 against
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Curling National Championships Championship title, Shuster earned
39.458 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Shuster ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
