John Shuster (Duluth, MN) won
8-3 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held February 5 - 13, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
Shuster finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost
10-6 to
Jason Smith (Nashville, TN), then responded with a
8-7 win over
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN). Shuster won
10-3 against
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO), then won
8-3 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). Shuster went on to lose
10-3 against
Casper. Shuster responded with a
6-3 win over
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN). Shuster won
6-4 against
Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Curling National Championships Championship title, Shuster earned
41.250 world rankings points. Shuster move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 39.375 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 13th overall with
183.192 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
167.625 points earned so far this season.
