Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) won
7-6 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held January 27 - February 2, 2025 in Duluth, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Dropkin won
11-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2025 USA Curling National Championships in Duluth, Minnesota;
Dropkin finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) 11-2, then won
10-0 against
Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) and
7-2 against
Timothy Hodek (Fargo, ND). Dropkin won
8-3 against
Chase Sinnett (Minneapolis, MN). Dropkin went on to lose
5-4 against
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN). Dropkin responded with a
9-5 win over
Shuster. Dropkin went on to lose
9-3 against
Casper in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Curling National Championships Championship title, Dropkin earned
45.000 world rankings points. Dropkin move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 6.312 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with
191.500 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dropkin ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
191.500 points earned so far this season.
