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'''Team USA''' is the United States squad in the Players Committee [[Outrider Cup]] series, the biennial Europe versus United States team event on GEMP. The side has won three of the four Cups: [[2019 Outrider Cup]], [[2023 Outrider Cup III]], and [[2026 Outrider Cup IV]]. [[Team Europe]] won [[2021 Outrider Cup]] on a captains' tiebreaker.

Six players a side is the published format: Player of the Year points plus a captain's pick, unique objectives per team, and a race to seven. Captains have been [[Joe Olson]] (2019, 2021, 2026) and [[Justin Desai]] (2023).

The 2019 congratulations thread is titled '''Congratulations Team USA'''; Tom Damen's first post opened "Well done Murica!" The 2023 PC results page publishes the same six-player USA squad as '''Team North America'''. The 2026 information thread and live scoreboard also use North America in places; the pairings post and PC results page list United States / Team USA. This wiki uses '''Team USA''' as the encyclopedia label.

== Appearances ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Event !! Result !! Score !! Captain
|-
| 2026 || [[2026 Outrider Cup IV]] || 1st || 7–3 (posted scoreboard) || [[Joe Olson]]
|-
| 2023 || [[2023 Outrider Cup III]] || 1st || 7–5 || [[Justin Desai]]
|-
| 2021 || [[2021 Outrider Cup]] || 2nd || 6–6, then lost the captains' tiebreaker || [[Joe Olson]]
|-
| 2019 || [[2019 Outrider Cup]] || 1st || 7–4 || [[Joe Olson]]
|}

== Rosters ==

=== 2026 Outrider Cup IV ===

Captain [[Joe Olson]]. 13 January – 4 February 2026. Winner, 7–3 on the first-post scoreboard.<ref name="oc26">https://www.starwarsccg.org/2026-02-outrider-cup-iv/</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player !! Role
|-
| [[Joe Olson]] || Captain
|-
| [[Brian Fred]] || —
|-
| [[Chris Gogolen]] || —
|-
| [[Greg Shaw]] || —
|-
| [[Hayes Hunter]] || —
|-
| [[Sam Tashima]] || —
|}

=== 2023 Outrider Cup III ===

Captain [[Justin Desai]]. Captain's pick: [[Greg Shaw]]. 16–28 January 2024. Winner, 7–5. Published as Team North America on the PC results page.<ref name="oc23">https://www.starwarsccg.org/outrider-cup-iii-wrap-up-victory-for-team-usa/</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player !! Role
|-
| [[Justin Desai]] || Captain
|-
| [[Hayes Hunter]] || —
|-
| [[Joe Olson]] || —
|-
| [[Mike Kessling]] || —
|-
| [[Brian Fred]] || —
|-
| [[Greg Shaw]] || Captain's pick
|}

=== 2021 Outrider Cup ===

Captain [[Joe Olson]]. November 2021 – 26 January 2022. Runner-up after a 6–6 regulation series; Olson lost the 26 January 2022 captains' tiebreaker to [[Bastian Winkelhaus]]. Olson and [[Justin Desai]] went 2–0 in their two match-ups.<ref name="oc21">https://www.starwarsccg.org/team-europe-wins-the-2021-outrider-cup/</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player !! Role
|-
| [[Joe Olson]] || Captain
|-
| [[Justin Desai]] || —
|-
| [[Matthew Harrison-Trainor]] || —
|-
| [[Hayes Hunter]] || —
|-
| [[Paul Myers]] || —
|-
| [[Jared Napolitano]] || —
|}

=== 2019 Outrider Cup ===

Captain [[Joe Olson]]. Captain's pick: [[Chris Wirfs]]. 3 December 2019 – 20 January 2020. Winner, 7–4. Olson assigned the Round 1 pairings.<ref name="oc19">https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=73616</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player !! Role
|-
| [[Joe Olson]] || Captain
|-
| [[Bryan Mischke]] || —
|-
| [[Justin Desai]] || —
|-
| [[Chris Kelly]] || —
|-
| [[Greg Shaw]] || —
|-
| [[Chris Wirfs]] || Captain's pick
|}

== See also ==

* [[Team Europe]]
* [[2019 Outrider Cup]] · [[2021 Outrider Cup]] · [[2023 Outrider Cup III]] · [[2026 Outrider Cup IV]]
* [[List of SWCCG tournaments]]
* [[Tournaments]] · [[Championships]] · [[Formats]]

== Sources ==

* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=73616 2019 Outrider Cup information], t=73616
* [https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=74436 Congratulations Team USA], t=74436
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/2019-outrider-cup/ 2019 Outrider Cup], starwarsccg.org
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/team-europe-wins-the-2021-outrider-cup/ Team Europe Wins the 2021 Outrider Cup]
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/outrider-cup-iii-wrap-up-victory-for-team-usa/ Outrider Cup III Wrap-up: Victory for Team USA]
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/2023-11-outrider-cup-iii/ 2023-11 Outrider Cup III], starwarsccg.org
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/2026-02-outrider-cup-iv/ 2026-02 Outrider Cup IV], starwarsccg.org

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