2013 European Curling Championships
The 2013 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. Norway last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1990.[1] The Group C competitions were held in October at the Tårnby Curling Club in Tårnby, Denmark.[2]
| 2013 European Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Stavanger, Norway |
| Arena | Sørmarka Arena |
| Dates | November 22–30 |
| Men's winner |  Switzerland |
| Curling club | CC Adelboden, Adelboden |
| Skip | Sven Michel |
| Third | Claudio Pätz |
| Second | Sandro Trolliet |
| Lead | Simon Gempeler |
| Alternate | Benoît Schwarz |
| Finalist |  Norway (Thomas Ulsrud) |
| Women's winner |  Sweden |
| Curling club | Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå |
| Skip | Margaretha Sigfridsson |
| Fourth | Maria Prytz |
| Third | Christina Bertrup |
| Second | Maria Wennerström |
| Alternate | Agnes Knochenhauer |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Eve Muirhead) |
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| Events at the 2013 European Curling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Men's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
| Women's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams advanced to the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, and the top eight men's teams advanced to the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship.
Men
Group A
The Group A competitions were contested in Stavanger.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Countries relegated to 2014 Group B | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Thomas Ulsrud | 8 | 1 |
| Switzerland | Sven Michel | 7 | 2 |
 Denmark | Rasmus Stjerne | 7 | 2 |
| Scotland | David Murdoch | 7 | 2 |
| Sweden | Niklas Edin | 5 | 4 |
 Russia | Andrey Drozdov | 4 | 5 |
 Czech Republic | Jiří Snítil | 3 | 6 |
 Latvia | Ritvars Gulbis | 2 | 7 |
 France | Joffrey Vincent | 1 | 8 |
 Finland | Tomi Rantamäki | 1 | 8 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Norway |
7 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland |
4 | 1 | Norway |
6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland |
8 | 2 | Switzerland |
8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Denmark |
7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark |
6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Scotland |
5 | |||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 3 | Denmark
| 6 | ||
| 4 | Scotland
| 7 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, November 30, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Denmark (Stjerne)  |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Scotland (Murdoch) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
Scotland | ||
| Troels Harry | 90% | Michael Goodfellow | 90% |
| Mikkel Poulsen | 78% | Scott Andrews | 83% |
| Johnny Frederiksen | 79% | Greg Drummond | 89% |
| Rasmus Stjerne | 80% | David Murdoch | 88% |
| Total | 82% | Total | 87% |
Final
Saturday, November 30, 15:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Norway (Ulsrud) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Michel) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway |
Switzerland | ||
| Håvard Vad Petersson | 86% | Simon Gempeler | 92% |
| Christoffer Svae | 75% | Benoît Schwarz | 83% |
| Torger Nergård | 90% | Claudio Pätz | 81% |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 73% | Sven Michel | 90% |
| Total | 81% | Total | 86% |
Group B
The Group B competitions were contested in Stavanger.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Countries to Playoffs | |
| Countries to Tiebreakers | |
| Countries relegated to 2014 Group C | |
|
Belgium relegated to Group C after losing tiebreaker to Lithuania. |
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Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| Y1 |  Germany |
7 | |||||||||||
| B1 |  Hungary |
1 | Y1 | Germany |
9 | ||||||||
| B1 | Hungary |
6 | Y2 |  Italy |
3 | ||||||||
| Y2 | Italy |
7 | |||||||||||
| Y2 | Italy |
6 | |||||||||||
| B2 |  Netherlands |
4 | |||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| B1 | Hungary
| 7 | ||
| B2 | Netherlands
| 5 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 29, 12:00
| Sheet H | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Hungary (Ézsöl) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Final
Friday, November 29, 12:00
| Sheet K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Germany (Jahr) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 9 |
| Italy (Mosaner) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Group C
The Group C competitions were contested in Tårnby. Eight men's teams competed for two berths to the Group B competitions in Stavanger. The teams played a single round robin, and at its conclusion, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs, which were held in a format similar to that of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship qualification events. Wales and Romania advanced to the Group B competitions in Stavanger.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | Adrian Meikle | 6 | 1 |
 Romania | Bogdan Colceriu | 5 | 2 |
 Slovenia | Lan Žagar | 5 | 2 |
 Serbia | Đorđe Nešković | 4 | 3 |
 Belarus | Pavel Petrov | 3 | 4 |
 Ireland | Alan Mitchell | 3 | 4 |
 Luxembourg | Jörg Moeser | 2 | 5 |
 Iceland | Ólafur Hreinsson | 0 | 7 |
Women
Group A
The Group A competitions were contested in Stavanger.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers | |
| Teams relegated to 2014 Group B | |
Sweden won the draw-to-the-button challenge and were given the third seed. Russia and Denmark played a tiebreaker game for the fourth seed.
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Scotland |
10 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | Scotland |
5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland |
6 | 3 | Sweden |
10 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sweden |
7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden |
10 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark |
2 | |||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 2 | Switzerland
| 6 | ||
| 4 | Denmark
| 4 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, November 30, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Switzerland (Ott) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Denmark (Nielsen) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
Denmark | ||
| Janine Greiner | 86% | Maria Poulsen | 85% |
| Alina Pätz | 86% | Jeanne Ellegaard | 73% |
| Carmen Schäfer | 88% | Helle Simonsen | 73% |
| Mirjam Ott | 81% | Lene Nielsen | 80% |
| Total | 85% | Total | 78% |
Final
Saturday, November 30, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scotland (Muirhead) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sweden (Sigfridsson) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland |
Sweden | ||
| Claire Hamilton | 81% | Margaretha Sigfridsson | 88% |
| Vicki Adams | 75% | Maria Wennerström | 75% |
| Anna Sloan | 75% | Christina Bertrup | 79% |
| Eve Muirhead | 69% | Maria Prytz | 74% |
| Total | 75% | Total | 79% |
Group B
The Group B competitions were contested in Stavanger.
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers | |
| Countries relegated to 2013 Group C | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | Maile Mölder | 7 | 2 |
| Finland | Sanna Puustinen | 7 | 2 |
 England | Anna Fowler | 6 | 3 |
 Austria | Constanze Hummelt | 5 | 4 |
 Turkey | Elif Kızılkaya | 5 | 4 |
| Hungary | Ildikó Szekeres | 5 | 4 |
| Belarus | Alina Pavlyuchik | 3 | 6 |
 Poland | Elżbieta Ran | 3 | 6 |
| Slovenia | Valentina Jurinčič | 2 | 7 |
 Spain | Irantzu García | 2 | 7 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Estonia |
3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Finland |
8 | 1 | Finland |
9 | ||||||||
| 2 | Estonia |
7 | 2 | Estonia |
8 | ||||||||
| 3 | England |
2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | England |
12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Austria |
7 | |||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 3 | England
| 7 | ||
| 4 | Austria
| 5 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 29, 12:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| England (Fowler) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Austria (Hummelt) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Final
Friday, November 29, 12:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Finland (Puustinen) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Estonia (Mölder) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Group C
The Group C competitions were contested in Tårnby. Four women's teams competed for two berths to the Group B competitions in Stavanger. The teams played a double round robin, and at its conclusion, the top three teams advanced to the playoffs. Belarus and Slovenia advanced to the Group B competitions in Stavanger.
References
- General
- Specific
- "Welcome to Stavanger". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- "Tårnby, Denmark to host 2013 European C-Group Championships". World Curling Federation. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.