John Shuster (Duluth , MN) won
11-6 over
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held January 27 - February 4, 2024 at the The Rink at American Dream in East Rutherford, United States. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
7-5 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2024 USA Curling National Championships in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States;
Shuster finished 7-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) 10-3, then won
11-2 against
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) and
10-4 against
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, MN). Shuster won
8-5 against
Casper, then won
9-1 against
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) and
9-1 against
Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI). Shuster won
8-5 against
Dropkin in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Curling National Championships Championship title, Shuster earned
37.500 world rankings points. Shuster move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of -9.562 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 17th overall with
149.000 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
149.000 points earned so far this season.
