Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA) lost
8-6 to
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championship, held February 8 - 15, 2020 in Spokane, Washington. To advance to the championship game, Ruohonen won
9-5 over
Chase Sinnett (Medfield, MA) in the semifinals of the 2020 USA Curling National Championship in Spokane, Washington;
Ruohonen finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Jed Brundidge (West St. Paul, MN) 12-1, then won
9-5 against
Kyle Kakela (Rolla, ND). Ruohonen went on to lose
7-4 against
Shuster. Ruohonen responded with a
7-1 win over
Dominik Maerki (Chaska, MN). Ruohonen won
7-1 against
Sinnett. Ruohonen went on to lose
5-4 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). Ruohonen responded with a
7-4 win over
Korey Dropkin (Chaska, USA). Ruohonen won
8-4 against
Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN), then won
11-10 against
Steven Birklid (Mountlake Terrace, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling National Championship, Ruohonen take home
34.234 world rankings points. Ruohonen move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 15.713 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
207.626 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Ruohonen ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
207.626 points earned so far this season.
