[[3:22.3597]] Birr Reaches 2019 USA Curling National Championships Semifinals

USA Curling National Championships

Curling Scores

M: Karuizawa International
Karuizawa, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 2:00am ET
Maeda 2  2nd
Ogiwara 0   WATCH on Youtube: Karuizawa International
Abe 5  2nd
Noguchi 0 
W: Karuizawa International
Karuizawa, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 2:00am ET
Gray-Withers 2  2nd
Tsuchiya 0 
Kitazawa 0  2nd
Sasaki 0 
: Saskatchewan Mixed Curling Provincials
Martensville, SK
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 8 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 10:00am MT
Criton  
Meachem  
Hartung  
Shutra  
Tokarz  
Hall  
M: MR SUB Ontario Senior Men & Women Championships
Oakville, ON
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Fri, Mar 13 -- 7:00pm ET
Heggestad 3  Final
Spencer 9  (5)
Cochrane 6  Final
Wilson 5  (8)
Ross 4  Final
Fournier 7  (7) WATCH on Youtube: CurlingZone
Johnston 6  Final
Armstrong 5  (EE)
W: MR SUB Ontario Senior Men & Women Championships
Oakville, ON
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Fri, Mar 13 -- 7:00pm ET
Harvey 2  Final
Froud 7  (6)
Rizzo 5  Final
McCutcheon 7  (8) WATCH on Youtube: CurlingZone
Farrell 3  Final
Hastings 4  (8)
Middaugh 7  Final
Balchem 2  (6)
M: Montana's Brier
St. Johns, NL
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 7:30pm NT
AB (Koe) 3  Final
MB (Dunstone) 6  (9)
M: Tournoi du 150e
Trois-Rivieres, QC
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 12:30pm ET
Martel 2  Final
Tremblay 8  (5)
M: Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship
Aberdeen, SCO
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 3:00pm GMT
McMi/Bryc 9  Final
Davi/Watt 6  (8)
M: Japan Mixed Doubles Championship
Aomori, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 4:00am GMT
Mats/Tani 7  Final
Koan/Aoki 11  (8)
M: Swiss Mixed Doubles Championship
Geneva, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF3 -- Sat, Mar 7 -- 7:00pm CET
Jaeg/Kell 5  Final
Bers/Hoes 6  (8) WATCH on Youtube: SWISSCURLING_ASSOCIATION
M: Finnish Curling Championships
, FIN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 16 -- Sun, Jan 18 -- 6:00pm EET
Lehtinen 2  Final
Jarvinen 7  (7)
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Birr Reaches 2019 USA Curling National Championships Semifinals

Feb 9 - 16, 2019

Blaine, Minnesota
Player Photo
SKIP
Todd
Birr
   Player Photo
Third
Greg
Johnson
   Player Photo
Second
Hunter
Clawson
   Player Photo
Lead
Tom
O'Connor
  
Games: 11  
Record: 7W - 4L  
PF/G: 6.83  
PA/G: 6.54  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.41  
Steal Defense: 0.21  
Force Efficiency: 0.52  
Steal Efficiency: 0.25  
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) run at the 2019 USA Curling National Championships came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-5 loss to Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA). of the 2019 USA Curling National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan;
 
Birr finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 9-5 to Ruohonen, then responded with a 9-7 win over Scott Dunnam (Dresher, PA). Birr won 8-6 against Steven Birklid (Seattle, WA), then won 8-3 against Samuel Strouse (Midland, MI) and 6-5 against Chase Sinnett (Medfield, MA). Birr won 7-5 against Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY), then won 11-7 against Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, MN). Birr went on to lose 9-3 against John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Birr lost 7-4 to Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Birr earned 22.360 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Curling National Championships. For week 27 of the event schedule, Birr did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Birr ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.
 

Statistics

 RECORD W L T PCT HMR STL 1PT EEH EES 
 SCORING ENDs PF PA PF/G PA/G +/- EF/G EA/G PF/E PA/E BE/G 
 WITH HAMMER ENDs PF PA BE 4s 3s 2s PF/E PA/E HE SD 
 WITHOUT HAMMER ENDs PF PA BE 4s 3s 2s PF/E PA/E FE SE 

Scores

 Draw Team Game Watch
  M1 vs. Ruohonen (USA) - WTR:24 L 5-9
  M2 vs. Dunnam (PA) - WTR:87 W 9-7
  M3 vs. Birklid (WA) - WTR:147 W 8-6
  M4 vs. Strouse (MI) - WTR:226 W 8-3
  M5 vs. Sinnett (MA) - WTR:133 W 6-5
  M6 vs. Corbett (NY) - WTR:283 W 7-5
  M7 vs. Brundidge (MN) - WTR:205 W 11-7
  M8 vs. Shuster (USA) - WTR:14 L 3-9
  M9 vs. Fenner (USA) - WTR:29 L 4-7
  PGs vs. Fenner (USA) - WTR:29 W 5-4
  SF vs. Ruohonen (USA) - WTR:24 L 5-6

Curling Scores

M: Karuizawa International
Karuizawa, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 2:00am ET
Maeda 2  2nd
Ogiwara 0   WATCH on Youtube: Karuizawa International
Abe 5  2nd
Noguchi 0 
W: Karuizawa International
Karuizawa, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 2:00am ET
Gray-Withers 2  2nd
Tsuchiya 0 
Kitazawa 0  2nd
Sasaki 0 
: Saskatchewan Mixed Curling Provincials
Martensville, SK
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 8 -- Sat, Mar 14 -- 10:00am MT
Criton  
Meachem  
Hartung  
Shutra  
Tokarz  
Hall  
M: MR SUB Ontario Senior Men & Women Championships
Oakville, ON
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Fri, Mar 13 -- 7:00pm ET
Heggestad 3  Final
Spencer 9  (5)
Cochrane 6  Final
Wilson 5  (8)
Ross 4  Final
Fournier 7  (7) WATCH on Youtube: CurlingZone
Johnston 6  Final
Armstrong 5  (EE)
W: MR SUB Ontario Senior Men & Women Championships
Oakville, ON
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Fri, Mar 13 -- 7:00pm ET
Harvey 2  Final
Froud 7  (6)
Rizzo 5  Final
McCutcheon 7  (8) WATCH on Youtube: CurlingZone
Farrell 3  Final
Hastings 4  (8)
Middaugh 7  Final
Balchem 2  (6)
M: Montana's Brier
St. Johns, NL
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 7:30pm NT
AB (Koe) 3  Final
MB (Dunstone) 6  (9)
M: Tournoi du 150e
Trois-Rivieres, QC
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 12:30pm ET
Martel 2  Final
Tremblay 8  (5)
M: Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship
Aberdeen, SCO
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 3:00pm GMT
McMi/Bryc 9  Final
Davi/Watt 6  (8)
M: Japan Mixed Doubles Championship
Aomori, JPN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 8 -- 4:00am GMT
Mats/Tani 7  Final
Koan/Aoki 11  (8)
M: Swiss Mixed Doubles Championship
Geneva, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF3 -- Sat, Mar 7 -- 7:00pm CET
Jaeg/Kell 5  Final
Bers/Hoes 6  (8) WATCH on Youtube: SWISSCURLING_ASSOCIATION
M: Finnish Curling Championships
, FIN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 16 -- Sun, Jan 18 -- 6:00pm EET
Lehtinen 2  Final
Jarvinen 7  (7)
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