2014 European Curling Championships

2014 European Curling Championships
Host cityChampéry, Switzerland
ArenaPalladium de Champéry
DatesNovember 22–29
Men's winner Sweden
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad
SkipNiklas Edin
ThirdOskar Eriksson
SecondKristian Lindström
LeadChristoffer Sundgren
AlternateHenrik Leek
CoachPeja Lindholm
Finalist Norway (Thomas Ulsrud)
Women's winner Switzerland
Curling clubFlims CC, Flims
SkipBinia Feltscher
ThirdIrene Schori
SecondFranziska Kaufmann
LeadChristine Urech
AlternateCarole Howald
CoachAl Moore
Finalist Russia (Anna Sidorova)
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Events at the 2014 European
Curling Championships
Men's Tournament
Group AGroup BGroup C
Women's Tournament
Group AGroup BGroup C

The 2014 European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2010, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C competitions was held in October at the PWA Silverdome in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.[1]

At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship in Sapporo, and the top eight men's teams will go to the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax.

This edition of the European Curling Championships marks the first appearance of Israel at an international curling event. The Israeli men's curling team will compete in the Group C tournament in Zoetermeer.

Men

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Main article: 2014 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament

Group A

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The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Teams relegated to 2015 Group B
Country Skip W L
 Sweden Niklas Edin 9 0
 Italy Joël Retornaz 7 2
 Switzerland Sven Michel 6 3
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 5 4
 Czech Republic Jiří Snítil 5 4
 Russia Evgeniy Arkhipov 5 4
 Scotland David Edwards 3 6
 Germany Alexander Baumann 3 6
 Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 1 8
 Latvia Ritvars Gulbis 1 8

Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.

Playoffs

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Bronze Medal Game
   
2  Italy 6
3  Switzerland 8
Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 19:30

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
 Switzerland (Michel) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Player percentages
 Italy  Switzerland
Andrea Pilzer 86% Stefan Meienberg 84%
Sebastiano Arman 85% Simon Gempeler 71%
Joël Retornaz 73% Florian Meister 71%
Amos Mosaner 75% Sven Michel 83%
Total 80% Total 77%
Gold Medal Game

Saturday, November 29, 15:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Sweden (Edin) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
 Norway (Ulsrud) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
Player percentages
 Sweden  Norway
Christoffer Sundgren 91% Håvard Vad Petersson 98%
Kristian Lindström 86% Christoffer Svae 72%
Oskar Eriksson 76% Torger Nergård 85%
Niklas Edin 86% Thomas Ulsrud 90%
Total 85% Total 86%

Group B

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The Group B competitions will be contested in Monthey.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Teams relegated to 2015 Group C
Group A Skip W L
 England Alan MacDougall 6 1
 Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 6 1
 Croatia Alen Čadež 4 3
 Turkey Alican Karataş 4 3
 Estonia Martin Lill 4 3
 Israel Adam Freilich 3 4
 Lithuania Mantas Kulakauskas 1 6
 France Lionel Roux 0 7
Group B Skip W L
 Finland Aku Kauste 6 1
 Hungary Krisztian Hall 5 2
 Austria Sebastian Wunderer 5 2
 Belgium Timothy Verreycken 4 3
 Wales James Pougher 4 3
 Poland Borys Jasiecki 3 4
 Spain Carles de Moxo 1 6
 Romania Allen Coliban 0 7

Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.

Playoffs

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Bronze Medal Game
   
A1  England 8
B2  Hungary 5
Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 England (MacDougall) (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
 Hungary (Hall) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Gold Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Finland (Kauste) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
 Netherlands (van Dorp) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6

Group C

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The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L
 Ireland Alan Mitchell 7 2
 Belgium Walter Verbueken 7 2
 Slovakia Pavol Pitoňák 6 3
 Israel Adam Freilich 6 3
 Belarus Dmitry Kirillov 5 4
 Slovenia Gašper Uršič 5 4
 Iceland Jón Ingi Sigurðsson 3 6
 Serbia Bojan Mijatović 3 6
 Bulgaria Stoil Georgiey 2 7
 Luxembourg Alex Benoy 2 7

Playoffs

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Second Place GameSemifinals
1 Ireland5
2 Belgium7
1 Ireland3
4 Israel7
3 Slovakia6
4 Israel7

Women

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Main article: 2014 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament

Group A

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The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Countries relegated to 2015 Group B
Country Skip W L
 Russia Anna Sidorova 9 0
 Switzerland Binia Feltscher 6 3
 Scotland Eve Muirhead 6 3
 Denmark Lene Nielsen 6 3
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 5 4
 Finland Sanna Puustinen 5 4
 Germany Andrea Schöpp 4 5
 Estonia Maile Mölder 2 7
 Latvia Iveta Staša-Šaršūne 1 8
 Czech Republic Linda Klímová 1 8

Playoffs

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Bronze Medal Game
   
3  Scotland 8
4  Denmark 4
Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 19:30

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Muirhead) 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 X X 8
 Denmark (Nielsen) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
Player percentages
 Scotland  Denmark
Sarah Reid 97% Charlotte Clemmensen 81%
Vicki Adams 86% Jeanne Ellegaard 78%
Anna Sloan 86% Stephanie Risdal 56%
Eve Muirhead 89% Lene Nielsen 69%
Total 89% Total 71%
Gold Medal Game

Saturday, November 29, 10:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 8
 Russia (Sidorova) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Russia
Christine Urech 92% Ekaterina Galkina 88%
Franziska Kaufmann 86% Alexandra Saitova 81%
Irene Schori 79% Margarita Fomina 86%
Binia Feltscher 75% Anna Sidorova 80%
Total 83% Total 84%

Group B

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The Group B competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Countries relegated to 2015 Group C
Country Skip W L
 Norway Kristin Skaslien 8 1
 Austria Karina Toth 7 2
 Italy Veronica Zappone 6 3
 Hungary Dorottya Palancsa 5 4
 Turkey Öznur Polat 5 4
 England Anna Fowler 5 4
 Netherlands Marianne Neeleman 4 5
 Poland Marta Pluta 4 5
 Belarus Alina Pavlyuchik 1 8
 Slovakia Marína Gallová 0 9

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1 Norway101 Norway10
2 Austria54 Hungary6
2 Austria6
4 Hungary7
3 Italy3
4 Hungary11
Bronze Medal Game
   
2  Austria 2
3  Italy 10
Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00

Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Toth) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
 Italy (Zappone) 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 X X 10
Gold Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Skaslien) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 10
 Hungary (Palancsa) 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6

Group C

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The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L
 Slovakia Marina Gallova 6 0
 Netherlands Marianne Neeleman 4 2
 Spain Oihane Otaegi 4 2
 Slovenia Valentina Jurinčič 3 3
 Croatia Melani Turkovic 2 4
 Ireland Margarita Sweeney-Baird 1 5
 Romania Daiana Colceriu 1 5

Playoffs

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Second Place GameSemifinals
1 Slovakia5
2 Netherlands6
1 Slovakia4
3 Spain3
3 Spain8
4 Slovenia4

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ "Zoetermeer, Netherlands to host 2014 European Curling Championships C-Group". World Curling Federation. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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