Team USA
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
| 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.[1]
| 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.[2]
| 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.[3]
| 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.[4]
| 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
- 2019 Outrider Cup information, t=73616
- Congratulations Team USA, t=74436
- 2019 Outrider Cup, starwarsccg.org
- Team Europe Wins the 2021 Outrider Cup
- Outrider Cup III Wrap-up: Victory for Team USA
- 2023-11 Outrider Cup III, starwarsccg.org
- 2026-02 Outrider Cup IV, starwarsccg.org