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{{infobox curling
| Name = 2019 Americas Challenge
| Host city = [[Eveleth, Minnesota|Eveleth, Minnesota,<br/> United States]]
| Arena = [[Curl Mesabi]]
| Dates = November 28–30
| Men's winner = '''{{USA}}'''
| Skip = [[Rich Ruohonen]]
| Fourth = [[Greg Persinger]]
| Second = [[Colin Hufman]]
| Lead = [[Philip Tilker|Phil Tilker]]
| Alternate = [[Tyler George]]
| Finalist = {{MEX}} (Cohen)
| Women's winner = '''{{USA}}'''
| Skip2 = [[Tabitha Peterson]]
| Third2 = [[Becca Hamilton]]
| Second2 = [[Tara Peterson]]
| Lead2 = [[Aileen Geving]]
| Alternate2 = [[Natalie Nicholson]]
| Finalist2 = {{MEX}} (Camarena Osorno)
| prev = [[2018 Americas Challenge (November)|2018 (Nov)]]
| next = [[2021 Americas Challenge|2021]]
}}

The '''2019 [[Americas Challenge]]''' is a [[curling]] challenge that took place from November 28 to 30 at [[Curl Mesabi]] in [[Eveleth, Minnesota]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events-Section/2019/November/28/2020-Americas-Challenge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101174001/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events-Section/2019/November/28/2020-Americas-Challenge|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2019|title=Americas Challenge|website=Team USA - USA Curling|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2019/11/americas-challenge-preview/|title=Mexico to make Americas Challenge debut|date=2019-11-27|work=World Curling Federation|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> This challenge determined the second team from the Americas Zone to qualify for the [[2020 World Men's Curling Championship|2020 World Men's Championship]] and the [[2020 World Women's Curling Championship|2020 World Women's Championship]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hibbingmn.com/free_press/iron-range-hosts-international-curling-competition/article_371684d8-10bd-11ea-9bd4-bff3e507ed31.html|title=Iron Range Hosts International Curling Competition|last=Killelea|first=Eric|date=2019-11-26|work=Hibbing Daily Tribune|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> It was held as part of the 2019 [[Curl Mesabi Classic]] [[World Curling Tour]] event.

The United States won both the men's and women's events, with Mexico having a successful debut, finishing second in both events. The men's US team, skipped by [[Rich Ruohonen]] went on to the finals of the Curl Mesabi Classic where they lost to a fellow American rink skipped by [[Korey Dropkin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5981|title=Curl Mesabi Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> The women's US team went on to the semifinals of the Curl Mesabi Classic, losing to Canada's [[Laura Walker (curler)|Laura Walker]] rink.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Playoffs&eventid=5996|title=Curl Mesabi Classic - Playoffs|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>

==Background==
The [[World Curling Federation]] allots two men's and two women's spots  for the Americas Zone at the [[World Curling Championships]]. For the 2020 Championships Canada has automatically claimed the first slot for both men's, due to having the best final ranking of the Zone in the [[2019 World Men's Curling Championship|2019 Championship]], and women's, due to being the host country.<ref name=":0" /> If Canada was not hosting the Women's Championship the United States would have received the automatic berth due to finishing one spot higher in the [[2019 World Women's Curling Championship|2019 Championship]].

Mexico and Brazil challenged the United States, who would have otherwise qualified automatically due to their finish at the 2019 Championships, for the second Americas Zone slot for both men and women at the 2020 Championships.<ref name=":0" /> This was the seventh men's challenge and second women's challenge to be held, but the first men's and women's challenges to include Mexico. The winning team earned the second Americas Zone slot at the World Championships and the runner-up earned the one Americas Zone slot at the [[2020 World Qualification Event]], giving them another attempt to qualify for the Championships.<ref name=":1" />

==Men==
===Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! Skip !! Third !! Second !! Lead !! Alternate
|-
| {{BRA}} || Marcelo Mello || Michael Krahenbuhl || Scott McMullan || Filipe Nunes || Ricardo Losso
|-
| {{MEX}} || Diego Tompkins (Fourth) || Ramy Cohen (Skip) || Ismael Abreu Saro || Mateo Tompkins
|
|-
| {{USA}} || [[Greg Persinger]] (Fourth) || [[Rich Ruohonen]] (Skip) || [[Colin Hufman]] || [[Philip Tilker|Phil Tilker]] || [[Tyler George]]
|}

===Standings===
''Final Standings''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key
|-
| style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Team to [[2020 World Men's Curling Championship]]
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Team to [[2020 World Qualification Event]]
|}
{| class=wikitable 
|-
!Country
!Skip
!W
!L
|- bgcolor=#ffffcc
| {{USA}} || [[Rich Ruohonen]] || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| {{MEX}} || Ramy Cohen || 2 || 2
|- 
| {{BRA}} || Marcelo Mello || 0 || 4
|}

===Results===
All draw times are listed in [[Central Time Zone|Central Standard Time]] ([[UTC−06:00]]).

====Draw 1====
''Thursday, November 28, 14:30''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{MEX}} (Cohen) {{X}}
|1|2|0|1|1|0|2|1|X|X| |8
| team2 = {{BRA}} (Mello)
|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2
}}

====Draw 2====
''Thursday, November 28, 19:30''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{USA}} (Ruohonen) {{X}}
|2|0|4|2|1|4|X|X|X|X| |13
| team2 = {{BRA}} (Mello)
|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X|X|X| |1
}}

====Draw 3====
''Friday, November 29, 09:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{USA}} (Ruohonen) {{X}}
|3|1|4|2|3|0|X|X|X|X| |13
| team2 = {{MEX}} (Cohen)
|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X|X|X| |1
}}

====Draw 4====
''Friday, November 29, 14:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{BRA}} (Mello) 
|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |2
| team2 = {{MEX}} (Cohen) {{X}}
|0|1|1|0|1|1|0|3|0|X| |7
}}

====Draw 5====
''Friday, November 29, 19:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{BRA}} (Mello) 
|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3
| team2 = {{USA}} (Ruohonen) {{X}}
|3|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|4|X| |11
}}

====Draw 6====
''Saturday, November 30, 10:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{MEX}} (Cohen)
|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|2|0|X| |5
| team2 = {{USA}} (Ruohonen) {{X}}
|1|2|1|0|0|3|0|0|2|X| |9
}}

==Women==
===Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! Skip !! Third !! Second !! Lead !! Alternate
|-
| {{BRA}} || [[Anne Shibuya]] || [[Luciana Barrella]] || [[Alessandra Barros]] || Isis Oliveira ||
|-
| {{MEX}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://missionlocal.org/2019/11/mission-district-activist-leads-first-mexican-womens-curling-team-in-thanksgiving-day-challenge/|title=Mission District activist leads first Mexican women’s curling team in Thanksgiving Day challenge|last=Mark|first=Julian|date=2019-11-26|work=Mission Local|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>|| Adriana Camarena Osorno || Angelica Perez Anzures || Estefana Quintero Torres || Monica Tompkins ||
|-
| {{USA}} || [[Tabitha Peterson]] || [[Becca Hamilton]] || [[Tara Peterson]] || [[Aileen Geving]] || [[Natalie Nicholson]]
|}

===Standings===
''Final Standings''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key
|-
| style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Team to [[2020 World Women's Curling Championship]]
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Team to [[2020 World Qualification Event]]
|}
{| class=wikitable 
|-
!Country
!Skip
!W
!L
|- bgcolor=#ffffcc
| {{USA}} || [[Tabitha Peterson]] || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
| {{MEX}} || Adriana Camarena Osorno || 2 || 2
|- 
| {{BRA}} || [[Anne Shibuya]] || 0 || 4
|}

===Results===
All draw times are listed in [[Central Time Zone|Central Standard Time]] ([[UTC−06:00]]).

====Draw 1====
''Thursday, November 28, 14:30''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{BRA}} (Shibuya)
|0|0|2|1|0|1|2|0|0|0| |6
| team2 = {{MEX}} (Camarena Osorno) {{X}}
|1|1|0|0|3|0|0|1|1|1| |8
}}

====Draw 2====
''Thursday, November 28, 19:30''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{BRA}} (Shibuya)
|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4
| team2 = {{USA}} (Peterson) {{X}}
|2|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|2|X| |8
}}

====Draw 3====
''Friday, November 29, 09:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{MEX}} (Camarena Osorno) {{X}}
|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|X|X|X| |3
| team2 = {{USA}} (Peterson)  
|0|3|2|0|3|1|2|X|X|X| |11
}}

====Draw 4====
''Friday, November 29, 14:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{MEX}} (Camarena Osorno)
|1|2|0|2|1|2|0|0|0|0| |8
| team2 = {{BRA}} (Shibuya) {{X}}
|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|2|1|1| |7
}}

====Draw 5====
''Friday, November 29, 19:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = {{USA}} (Peterson) {{X}}
|3|1|3|0|3|0|X|X|X|X| |10
| team2 = {{BRA}} (Shibuya)  
|0|0|0|1|0|1|X|X|X|X| |2
}}

====Draw 6====
''Saturday, November 30, 10:00''
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = {{USA}} (Peterson) {{X}}
|6|1|1|0|1|4|X|X|X|X| |13
| team2 = {{MEX}} (Camarena Osorno)
|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X| |1
}}

==References==
<references />

{{Americas Challenge}}
{{2019–20 curling season}}

[[Category:2019 in curling|Americas Challenge]]
[[Category:Curling in Minnesota]]
[[Category:2019 in sports in Minnesota|Americas Challenge]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Minnesota]]
[[Category:November 2019 sports events in the United States|Americas Challenge]]
[[Category:International curling competitions hosted by the United States]]
[[Category:Americas Challenge]]
[[Category:Events in St. Louis County, Minnesota]]