The 2015 USA–Brazil Challenge (officially the Americas Challenge) was a
curling challenge that took place from January 30 to February 1 at the
Four Seasons Curling Club in
Blaine,
Minnesota.
The challenge round was held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the
2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a ...
in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia. Brazil and the United States played a best-of-five series with the United States skip Heath McCormick winning three games in a row to win the challenge.
Background
The
World Curling Federation allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the
Americas Zone, which are normally taken by
Canada and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As hosts, Canada received an automatic berth to the 2015 World Championships. Thus, Brazil was allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2015 World Championships. This was Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in
2009
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and
2010
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proved to be unsuccessful.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Results
Game 1
''Friday, January 30, 19:00''
Game 2
''Saturday, January 31, 14:00''
Game 3
''Saturday, January 31, 19:00''
References
External links
Event information
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