2015 European Curling Championships
| 2015 European Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Arena | Granly Hockey Arena Esbjerg Curling Club |
| Dates | November 20–28 |
| Men's winner |  Sweden |
| Curling club | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Skip | Niklas Edin |
| Third | Oskar Eriksson |
| Second | Kristian Lindström |
| Lead | Christoffer Sundgren |
| Alternate | Henrik Leek |
| Finalist |  Switzerland (Peter de Cruz) |
| Women's winner |  Russia |
| Curling club | Moskvitch CC, Moscow |
| Skip | Anna Sidorova |
| Third | Margarita Fomina |
| Second | Alexandra Raeva |
| Lead | Nkeirouka Ezekh |
| Alternate | Alina Kovaleva |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Eve Muirhead) |
« 2014 2016 » | |
| Events at the 2015 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 | |
The 2015 European Curling Championships were held from November 20 to 28 in Esbjerg, Denmark.[1] Denmark last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1996 in Copenhagen. The Group C competitions were held during October in Champéry, Switzerland.
At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams went to the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, and the top seven men's teams to the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel.
Men
[edit]Group A
[edit]The Group A competitions were contested at the Granly Hockey Arena in Esbjerg.
Round-robin standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Teams relegated to 2016 Group B | |
Final round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway |
Thomas Ulsrud | 9 | 0 |
 Finland |
Aku Kauste | 5 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
Peter de Cruz | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden |
Niklas Edin | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland |
Kyle Smith | 5 | 4 |
 Germany |
Alexander Baumann | 4 | 5 |
| Russia |
Alexey Stukalskiy | 4 | 5 |
 Italy |
Joël Retornaz | 3 | 6 |
 Czech Republic |
David Šik | 3 | 6 |
 Netherlands |
Jaap van Dorp | 2 | 7 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Norway
| 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Switzerland
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Finland
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Switzerland
| 10 | |||||||
| Bronze-medal game | ||||
| 1 | Norway
| 7 | ||
| 2 | Finland
| 4 | ||
Bronze-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway (Ulsrud) 
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Finland (Kauste)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway
|
Finland
| ||
| Håvard Vad Petersson | 79% | Janne Pitko | 96% |
| Christoffer Svae | 96% | Pauli Jäämies | 89% |
| Torger Nergård | 98% | Kasper Hakunti | 83% |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 92% | Aku Kauste | 84% |
| Total | 91% | Total | 86% |
Gold-medal game
[edit]Saturday, November 27, 10:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (Edin)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Switzerland (de Cruz)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
|
Switzerland
| ||
| Christoffer Sundgren | 94% | Valentin Tanner | 90% |
| Kristian Lindström | 88% | Peter de Cruz | 89% |
| Oskar Eriksson | 91% | Claudio Pätz | 85% |
| Niklas Edin | 93% | Benoît Schwarz | 93% |
| Total | 92% | Total | 89% |
Group B
[edit]The Group B competitions will be contested at the Esbjerg Curling Club in Esbjerg.
Round Robin standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Teams relegated to 2016 Group C | |
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Final round-robin standings
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Final round-robin standings
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Relegation round
[edit]| Relegation Finals | Relegation Semifinals | |||||||
| A7 |  Wales | 10 | ||||||
| B7 |  Croatia | 4 | ||||||
| B7 | Croatia | 8 | ||||||
| A8 |  Belgium | 10 | ||||||
| A8 | Belgium | 6 | ||||||
| B8 |  Estonia | 5 | ||||||
Playoffs
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 |  Denmark
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  Latvia
| 8 | B2 | Latvia
| 5 | |||||||||
| A3 |  Slovenia
| 2 | A1 | Denmark
| 6 | |||||||||
| B1 |  Austria
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Austria
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  Lithuania
| 7 | B3 |  Israel
| 4 | |||||||||
| B3 | Israel
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| Bronze-medal game | ||||
| B2 | Latvia
| 13 | ||
| B3 | Israel
| 3 | ||
Bronze-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 13:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia (Gulbis)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 13 |
| Israel (Freilich)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Gold-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 13:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Austria (Wunderer)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Group C
[edit]The Group C competitions will be contested at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry.
Round Robin standings
[edit]Final round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia |
Juraj Gallo | 9 | 1 |
| Slovenia |
Tomas Tišler | 8 | 2 |
 France |
Wilfrid Coulot | 7 | 3 |
 Ireland |
James Russell | 7 | 3 |
 Serbia |
Bojan Mijatović | 6 | 4 |
 Bulgaria |
Reto Seiler | 5 | 5 |
 Belarus |
Pavel Petrov | 5 | 5 |
 Luxembourg |
Marc Hansen | 4 | 6 |
 Romania |
Allen Coliban | 3 | 7 |
 Iceland |
Olafur Hreinsson | 1 | 9 |
 Andorra |
Josep Garcia | 0 | 10 |
Playoffs
[edit]Women
[edit]Group A
[edit]The Group A competitions were contested at the Granly Hockey Arena in Esbjerg.
Round-robin standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams relegated to 2016 Group B | |
Final round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
Anna Sidorova | 8 | 1 |
| Scotland |
Eve Muirhead | 7 | 2 |
| Finland |
Oona Kauste | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark |
Lene Nielsen | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden |
Cissi Östlund | 5 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
Alina Pätz | 4 | 5 |
| Germany |
Daniela Driendl | 4 | 5 |
| Norway |
Kristin Skaslien | 3 | 6 |
| Estonia |
Maile Mölder | 1 | 8 |
 Hungary |
Dorottya Palancsa | 1 | 8 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Russia
| 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Denmark
| 5 | |||||||
| 1 | Russia
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland
| 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Finland
| 7 | |||||||
| Bronze-medal game | ||||
| 4 | Denmark
| 8 | ||
| 3 | Finland
| 10 | ||
Bronze-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Nielsen)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Finland (Kauste)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark
|
Finland
| ||
| Charlotte Clemmensen | 90% | Marjo Hippi | 80% |
| Stephenie Risdal Nielsen | 89% | Maija Salmiovirta | 88% |
| Helle Simonsen | 94% | Milja Hellsten | 68% |
| Lene Nielsen | 85% | Oona Kauste | 88% |
| Total | 90% | Total | 81% |
Gold-medal game
[edit]Saturday, November 28, 15:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia (Sidorova)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Scotland (Muirhead)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia
|
Scotland
| ||
| Nkeiruka Ezekh | 93% | Sarah Reid | 91% |
| Alexandra Raeva | 93% | Vicki Adams | 89% |
| Margarita Fomina | 76% | Anna Sloan | 89% |
| Anna Sidorova | 88% | Eve Muirhead | 79% |
| Total | 88% | Total | 87% |
Group B
[edit]The Group B competitions were contested at the Esbjerg Curling Club in Esbjerg.
Round-robin standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Teams relegated to 2016 Group C | |
Final round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Federica Apollonio | 7 | 2 |
| Latvia |
Evita Regža | 7 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
Anna Kubešková | 7 | 2 |
 England |
Anna Fowler | 6 | 3 |
 Turkey |
Dilşat Yıldız | 6 | 3 |
 Poland |
Marta Szeliga-Frynia | 5 | 4 |
| Slovakia |
Gabriela Kajanova | 3 | 6 |
| Netherlands |
Marianne Neeleman | 2 | 7 |
| France |
Pauline Jeanneret | 1 | 8 |
| Austria |
Hannah Augustin | 1 | 8 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Italy
| 7 | |||||||
| 4 | England
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Italy
| 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Latvia
| 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Czech Republic
| 7 | |||||||
| Bronze-medal game | ||||
| 4 | England
| 7 | ||
| 2 | Latvia
| 8 | ||
Bronze-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 13:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (Fowler)
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Latvia (Regža)
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Gold-medal game
[edit]Friday, November 27, 13:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy (Apollonio)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Group C
[edit]The Group C competitions were contested at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry.
Round-robin standings
[edit]Final round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Pauline Jeanneret | 6 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
Nina Kremzar | 6 | 1 |
| Belarus |
Alina Pavlyuchik | 4 | 3 |
| Ireland |
Alison Fyfe | 3 | 4 |
 Spain |
Irantzu Garcia | 3 | 4 |
| Slovenia |
Gabriela Kajanova | 3 | 4 |
| Croatia |
Iva Penava | 2 | 5 |
| Romania |
Raluca Daiana Colceriu | 1 | 6 |
Playoffs
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "European Curling Championships 2015". World Curling Federation.
- "2015 European Curling Championships C Division". World Curling Federation.
- Specific
- ^ "Esbjerg to host European Curling Championships 2015 and World Women's Curling Championship 2019". World Curling Federation. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2014.