knockout format. Two teams qualified directly to the Nationals, and four teams qualified to the challenge round. The team skipped by John Shuster qualified directly to the Nationals by winning the A Event, and the team skipped by Owen Sampson qualified directly to the Nationals by winning the B Event. Teams skipped by Eric Fenson, Peter Stolt, Ryan Berg, and Todd Birr qualified to the challenge round. Knockout brackets A event The qualifier in the A event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals. B event The qualifier in the B event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals. C event All qualifiers in the C event will qualify to participate in the challenge round. Knockout results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm Draw 2 Friday, January 6, 9:00 am Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm Draw 4 Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm Draw 5 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am Draw 6 Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm Draw 7 Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm Draw 8 Sunday, January 8, 9:00 am Draw 9 Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm Green Bay qualifier The Green Bay qualifier was held at the Green Bay Curling Club in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was held in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin, one team qualified directly to the Nationals, and two teams qualified to the challenge round. The team skipped by Blake Morton qualified directly to the Nationals, while the teams skipped by John Benton and Mike Farbelow qualified to the challenge round. Standings Final round-robin standings Standings after tiebreakers Round-robin results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 2:00 pm Draw 2 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm Draw 4 Friday, January 6, 8:00 pm Draw 5 Saturday, January 7, 11:00 am Tiebreakers Round 1 Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm Round 2 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 pm Challenge round The challenge round was held from January 19 to 22 at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A maximum of ten teams could compete in the challenge round, and three teams advanced to the nationals. A maximum of eight teams from the qualifiers could compete in the challenge round, while a minimum of two teams were chosen based on their Order of Merit. The teams skipped by Eric Fenson, Mike Farbelow, and Todd Birr advanced to the nationals. Teams