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2007-2008 Minnesota Playdown Formats
(Revised Jan. 2008)

Junior Men’s and Women’s Championship
                       
Eligibility:
 
  Four or Five players who are less than 21 years of age, up to the 30th day of June of the year immediately preceding the year the competition are eligible to play in the Minnesota State Junior Championship if they meet USCA eligibility requirements to play out of our region. .  
                       
Dates, Locations and Fees:
 
  Deadline: November 30th, 2007
  Event: December 27th, 2007 – December 30th, 2007
  Location: Two Harbors Curling Club, Two Harbors, MN
  Fee: $290.00 per team to be mailed directly to the USCA
                       

Men’s and Women’s Club Championship
                       
Eligibility:
 
 

Four or Five players are eligible if they are dues-paying, league playing individual members of a Minnesota curling club for the current year and are members of the MCA.
                       
Dates, Locations and Fees:
 
  Deadline: January 2nd, 2008
  Event: January 17th - 20th, 2008
  Location: Curl Mesabi, Eveleth, MN
  Fee: $290.00 per team to be mailed directly to the USCA

Mixed Championship
                       
Eligibility:
 
 

Four or Five players who are at least 18 years of age by the 30th day of June of the year immediately preceding the year of the competition are eligible to play in the Minnesota State Mixed Championship if they meet USCA eligibility requirements to play out of our region.

                       
Dates, Locations and Fees:
 
  Deadline: January 10th, 2008
  Event: February 8th – 10th, 2008
  Location: Itasca Curling Club, Grand Rapids, MN
  Fee: $290.00 per team to be mailed directly to the USCA

Formats for All Divisions:

1)     Less than 10 Teams - Single team is outright winner unless two or more teams tie*.

a.      2 Teams                   Best two out of three games

b.      3 to 4 Teams             Double Round Robin

c.      5 to 9 Teams (Men's & Women's; Mixed)           
                                Single Round Robin 

     5 to 9 Teams (Juniors Only - Where only one team advances to Nationals)
                                Single Round Robin with Double Knockout Provision
                                  (Where two teams are allotted a spot at National Championship -
                                      Round Robin winner is State Champion (Double knockout will not apply)

2)     10 - 14 Teams – Split round robin of two pools with semi-finals and finals.

a.      Top two teams from each pool advance to semi-finals

b.      Pools will be peer seeded prior to the start of the event. 

3)     15 - 21 Teams – Split round robin of three pools with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.

a.      Top two teams from each pool advance.

b.      4-rock-shootout between top three teams will determine the top two teams to advance directly to the semi-finals. Remaining four teams to play quarter-finals.

c.      Pools will be peer seeded prior to the start of the event. 

4)     22 – 28 Teams – Split round robin of four pools with semi-finals and finals.

a.      Top team from each pool advances to the semi-finals.

b.      Pools will be peer seeded prior to the start of the event.

5)     29 + Teams – Modified Triple-Knockout.

a.      Standard tournament bracket format.

b.      A team losing a total of three games is eliminated from the competition.

c.      Bracket will be peer seeded at the team meeting prior to the start of the event. 

Ties to be broken by standard WCF tie-breaker procedures.
Form and Instructions:
                       
The following information is REQUIRED for entry:
                       
1. Signed entry forms for four or five players (club membership confirmation by a club officer is no longer required but membership may be checked by the USCA office) 
 
2. Full payment of entry fees plus any applicable regional fees 
 
3. Proof of citizenship if not already listed on the USCA web site (World Team Trials and Wheelchair only) 
 
4. All junior entries must have a signed health form (available on page 32 of the Championship Rules Booklet). 
 
5. Juniors under the age of 18 must also have their USCA Player/Coach/Code of Conduct and Waiver and Release signed by a parent or guardian (available on page 31). 
 

THE USCA WILL NOT ALLOW ANY EXCEPTION TO THE ENTRY DEADLINES.  ALL ENTRY DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE USCA OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATES. TEAMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND ALL ENTRY DOCUMENTS TO THE USCA OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEADLINE. 

ALL ENTRY FORMS ARE PART OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP RULES BOOKLET AND SHOULD BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE USCA WEBSITE:

http://www.usacurl.org