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2009-2010 Minnesota Playdown Formats
 

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: December 1, 2009
  Event: December 26th, 2009 – December 29th, 2009
  Location: Mankato Curling Club, Mankato,  MN
  Fee: $330.00 per team to be submitted directly to the USCA
(Deduct $20 if paid by November 25, 2009)
                       

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 7th, 2010
  Event: January 14th - 17th, 2010
  Location: Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN
  Fee: $330.00 per team to be submitted directly to the USCA
(Deduct $20 if paid by January 1, 2010)

Mixed Championship
                       
Eligibility:
 
 

At least two 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.  (Two of Four players must be members of a Minnesota Curling Club)
                       
Dates, Locations and Fees:
 
  Deadline: January 21th, 2010
  Event: January 30 - 31, 2010
  Location: St. Paul Curling Club, St. Paul, MN
  Fee: $330.00 per team to be submitted directly to the USCA
(Deduct $20 if paid by January 15, 2010)

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. Each team member must complete online entry through the USCA website (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. Complete all health information and other related documents as part of the online entry process.
 

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 SUBMIT ALL ENTRY DOCUMENTS TO THE USCA OFFICE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEADLINE. 

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE DONE ONLINE THROUGH THE USCA WEBSITE:

http://www.usacurl.org/--Registration