The 2018 Americas Challenge was a

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challenge that took place from November 16 to 18 at the Chaska Curling Club in Chaska,

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. This was the first time the

Americas Challenge The Americas Challenge is a curling challenge held by the World Curling Federation between teams in its Americas zone. The winner of the challenge qualifies their country for the World Curling Championships, and the runner-up for the World Qualifi ...

had three teams competing, with Guyana making their first appearance. The winner will be the second team from the Americas zone to qualify for the

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(Canada qualifies automatically as the host). The second-placed team will qualify for the

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, a further chance to qualify for the men's world championship. The United States went undefeated to qualify for the World Men's Curling Championship. Guyana's debut was a success, as while they lost both of their games to the US, they beat Brazil twice to secure second place and a spot in the World Qualification Event. A women's event was scheduled with Brazil taking on the United States, but Brazil chose to concede, going straight to the

Format

The teams played a double round robin to determine the winner of the challenge. In the case of a tie, head-to-head score or shootout score will be used to determine the winner.

Teams

Standings

Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time ( UTC−06:00).

Game 1

''Friday, November 16, 19:00''

Game 2

''Saturday, November 17, 09:00''

Game 3

''Saturday, November 17, 14:00''

Game 4

''Saturday, November 17, 19:00''

Game 5

''Sunday, November 18, 08:00''

Game 6

''Sunday, November 18, 13:00''

References

{{2018–19 curling season Americas Americas Sports competitions in Minnesota Americas Curling in Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota International curling competitions hosted by the United States Americas Challenge