Korey Dropkin (Chaska, USA) lost
5-4 to
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA) in the Final of the Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling - Championships, held September 19 - 22, 2019 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Dropkin won
8-4 over
Luc Violette (Chaska, MN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling - Championships in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; of the 2019 Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling - Championships in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Dropkin finished 4-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) 6-2, then won
6-0 against
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) and
5-2 against
Minnesota's Jed Brundidge. Dropkin won
6-3 against
Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN). Dropkin went on to lose
6-2 against
Ruohonen in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling - Championships, Dropkin take home
18.238 world rankings points along with the $2,660CDN prize. Dropkin move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 15.894 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 24th overall with
160.331 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dropkin ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.350 points earned so far this season.
