2010 European Curling Championships

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2010 Le Gruyère
European Curling Championship
2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championship
Host cityChampéry, Switzerland
Arena
DatesDecember 3–11, 2010
Men's winner Norway
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
SkipThomas Ulsrud
ThirdTorger Nergård
SecondChristoffer Svae
LeadHåvard Vad Petersson
AlternateMarkus Høiberg
Finalist Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne)
Women's winner Sweden
SkipStina Viktorsson
ThirdChristina Bertrup
SecondMaria Wennerström
LeadMargaretha Sigfridsson
AlternateAgnes Knochenhauer
Finalist Scotland (Eve Muirhead)
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Events at the 2010 European
Curling Championships
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Men's Tournament
Group AGroup BGroup C
Women's Tournament
Group AGroup BGroup C
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The 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Champéry, Switzerland from December 3–11, 2010.[1] The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the in Howwood, Scotland. The winners of the Group C matches advanced to the Group B playoffs in Monthey.[2] The Group A round robin matches took place from December 4–11 at the in Champéry, while the Group B matches took place at the in Monthey.

Sweden's Stina Viktorsson won the gold medal when her rink defeated the Eve Muirhead rink from Scotland. Switzerland's Mirjam Ott won the bronze medal game over Russia's Liudmila Privivkova in 9 ends.[3] The Thomas Ulsrud rink from Norway won in the final over Rasmus Stjerne's rink from Denmark, which played surprisingly well at the championships this year. Switzerland's Christof Schwaller won the bronze medal after defeating Germany's Andy Kapp.[4]

Six women's teams qualified for the 2011 World Women's Curling Championship in Esbjerg, Denmark. They are: Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, Russia, Norway, and the Czech Republic (who defeated Latvia in the World Challenge).[5] Only six nations qualified because the host (Denmark) and the defending champion (Germany) are automatically qualified. Eight men's teams qualified for the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are: Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Czech Republic, France (who defeated Italy in the World Challenge).[6][7]

The 2010 European Curling Championships marked the first European curling tournament that Turkey was represented at.[1][8] Turkey was represented by a men's and women's berth, and their women's berth advanced to the B Group of the championships.

Schedule[]

Date Group A Group B
Event Time Event Time
December 3
Friday		 Opening Ceremony
December 4
Saturday		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (W)
12:00 (M)
16:00 (W)
20:00 (M)		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)
December 5
Sunday		 Round Robin - Draw 11:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)
December 6
Monday		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)
December 7
Tuesday		 Round Robin - Draw 10:00 (M)
15:00 (W)
19:00 (M)		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)
December 8
Wednesday		 Round Robin - Draw 10:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
20:00 (W)		 Round Robin - Draw 08:00 (M)
12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)
December 9
Thursday		 Round Robin - Draw 8:00 (M) Tiebreaks
Playoffs
Tiebreaks 12:00 (more if needed)
Play-offs 20:00
9:00
December 10
Friday		 Semifinals
Finals		 8:00
13:00
Semifinals 16:00
20:00
December 11
Saturday		 Bronze Final 8:00 Bronze Final 9:30
Finals 12:00 (W)
16:00 (M)		 Challenge World Championships 9:30
14:00
Closing Ceremony

Men's tournament[]

Main article: 2010 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament

Group A[]

10 men's berths were qualified for Group A, including defending champions Sweden and last year's B Group qualifiers (Russia and the Netherlands).

Results[]

Switzerland, Norway, and Germany finished the round-robin with a 7–2 win-loss record, while Denmark finished with a 6–3 record. Switzerland was defeated by Norway 4–5 in the tenth end and Denmark defeated Germany 10–5 with a game-ending 5-point end in the page playoffs. Norway moved on to the gold final, while Denmark was able to defeat Switzerland in the semifinal, 9–7. Denmark faced Norway in the final, where Norway won 5–3, while Switzerland won over Germany, 7–4.[4]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Gold Medal Game
                           
1   Switzerland 4  
2  Norway 5         2  Norway 5
      1   Switzerland 7   4  Denmark 3
  4  Denmark 9  
3  Germany 5
4  Denmark 10  
Bronze Medal Game
   
1   Switzerland 7
3  Germany 4
Gold Medal Game

Saturday, December 11, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5
 Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Bronze Medal Game

Saturday, December 11, 8:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Schwaller) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 7
 Germany (Kapp) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4

Group B[]

16 men's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C (Slovakia and Belarus) and the teams relegated from last year's A Group (Finland and Italy). They are split into two eight-team groups (B1 and B2).

Results[]

Latvia and Ireland finished at the top of Group B1, while Italy and Slovakia finished at the top of their groups. In the page playoffs, Latvia won over Italy 9–5, while Ireland defeated Slovakia 8–2. Italy won over Ireland 6–5 in 11 ends to advance to the final and face Latvia once more. This time, Italy was able to win over Latvia in an extra end, 10–7. Ireland won over Slovakia in 8 ends, 9–2.[4]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Gold Medal Game
                           
B1-1  Latvia 9  
B2-1  Italy 5         B1-1  Latvia 7
      B2-1  Italy 6   B2-1  Italy 10
  B1-2  Ireland 5  
B1-2  Ireland 8
B2-2  Slovakia 2  
Bronze Medal Game
   
B1-2  Ireland 9
B2-2  Slovakia 2
Gold Medal Game
Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Latvia (Gulbis) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
 Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 10
Bronze Medal Game
Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ireland (Gray) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 X X 9
 Slovakia (Pitonak) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 2

Group C[]

Seven men's berths competed in the first ever Group C tournament.

Results[]

Slovakia and Belarus finished at the top of the group with 5–1 win-loss records. They both qualified for the B Group tournament, and played in the Group C Final, where Slovakia defeated Belarus in 8 ends.[9]

Gold Medal Game
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Slovakia (Pitonak) 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 X X 10
 Belarus (Kirillov) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1

Women's tournament[]

Main article: 2010 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament

Group A[]

10 women's berths were qualified for Group A, including defending champions Germany and last year's B Group qualifiers (the Netherlands and Latvia).

Results[]

Scotland advanced to the playoffs with an impressive 8–1 record; Russia and Switzerland advanced with a 7–2 record, and Sweden with a 6–3 record. In the playoffs, Scotland defeated Russia in 9 ends with a 9–4 score. Sweden was able to work its way to the gold final, defeating Switzerland 5–3 in the playoffs and passing by Russia 7–5 in the semifinals. Sweden met and defeated Scotland in the final, 8–6, taking home the gold. The Switzerland rink faced Russia in the bronze final, winning 9–5 in 9 ends.[3]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Gold Medal Game
                           
1  Scotland 9  
2  Russia 4         1  Scotland 6
      2  Russia 5   4  Sweden 8
  4  Sweden 7  
3   Switzerland 3
4  Sweden 5  
Bronze Medal Game
   
2  Russia 5
3   Switzerland 9
Gold Medal Game
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Muirhead) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
 Sweden (Viktorsson) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 8
Bronze Medal Game
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Russia (Privivkova) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 5
  Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 X 9

Group B[]

10 women's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C (Ireland and Turkey) and the teams relegated from last year's A Group (England and Italy).

Results[]

The Czech Republic finished the round-robin undefeated with an impressive 9–0 record, while Hungary, Austria, and Italy finished with a 7–2 record. The Czech berth defeated Hungary 8–6 in an extra end and Italy defeated Austria 6–3 in the page playoffs. Italy met Hungary in the semifinal and defeated them 7–6. The Czech rink then scored a resounding 14–7 win over Italy in the final game. Austria won over Hungary in the bronze final after an extra end, 5–4.[4]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Gold Medal Game
                           
1  Czech Republic 8  
2  Hungary 6         1  Czech Republic 14
      2  Hungary 6   4  Italy 7
  4  Italy 7  
3  Austria 3
4  Italy 6  
Bronze Medal Game
   
3  Austria 5
2  Hungary 4
Bronze Medal Game
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Austria (Toth) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
 Hungary (Szekeres) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Gold Medal Game
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Kubeskova) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 X 14
 Italy (Menardi) 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 X 7

Group C[]

Five women's berths competed in the first ever Group C tournament.

Results[]

The Turkish team, making its debut in an international curling competition, finished the round robin undefeated at 4–0, while Ireland held a 3–1 record. In the final, Ireland would open with a 4-point end and dominated the game, winning 11–3 over Turkey in 8 ends.[9]

Gold Medal Game
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ireland (Hibberd) 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 X X 11
 Turkey (Akyildiz) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X X 3

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.worldcurling.org/champery-switzerland-ready-to-host-2010-le-gruyere-european-curling-championships
  2. ^ "EMCC & ECC Group C announcement". Royal Caledonian Curling Club.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.worldcurling.org/ecc-2010-womens-finals--bronze-game
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.worldcurling.org/ecc-2010-mens-finals--bronze-game
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://sscurling.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011-ford-world-mens-curling.html
  7. ^ http://www.curling.ca/2010/12/20/qualifying-countries-announced-for-2011-ford-world-mens-cc/
  8. ^ http://www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org/rccc/index.cfm/rccc-news/european-mixed-championship/[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b ECF News (ECC Group C news) Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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