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2011 European Curling Championships

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2011 European Curling Championships
2011 European Curling Championships
Host cityMoscow, Russia
ArenaMegasport Arena
DatesDecember 2–10
Men's winner Norway
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
SkipThomas Ulsrud
ThirdTorger Nergård
SecondChristoffer Svae
LeadHåvard Vad Petersson
AlternateThomas Løvold
Finalist Sweden (Niklas Edin)
Women's winner Scotland
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdAnna Sloan
SecondVicki Adams
LeadClaire Hamilton
AlternateKay Adams
Finalist Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson)
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The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.[1] The Group C competitions were held from September 30 to October 8 in Tårnby, Denmark.[1]

Scotland's Eve Muirhead, last year's runner-up, won the gold medal in the women's tournament after defeating last year's champions Sweden, skipped by Margaretha Sigfridsson, in the final in eight ends. Russia's Anna Sidorova won the bronze medal over Denmark's Lene Nielsen. In the men's tournament, Thomas Ulsrud and team from Norway successfully defended their title by defeating Sweden's Niklas Edin. Last year's runners-up Denmark, skipped by Rasmus Stjerne, won the bronze medal after defeating Jiří Snítil of the Czech Republic, who led his team to the Czech Republic's best finish at the European Championships so far.

A total of seven men's and seven women's teams qualified for the 2012 World Championships. On the men's side, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Germany, Scotland, and France (who defeated Russia in the World Challenge Games), qualified for the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship and will join hosts Switzerland in competition. On the women's side, Scotland, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic (who defeated Hungary in the World Challenge Games), qualified for the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship and will join defending champions Sweden in competition.

Men

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Group A

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The Group A competitions were contested in Moscow. Ten teams, including the teams advancing from last year's Group B competitions (Italy and Latvia), competed in a round robin. The top four teams moved on to the page playoffs. In the page playoffs, Sweden edged defending champions Norway, while the Czech Republic got a close win over Denmark, last year's runners-up.[2] Norway defeated Czech Republic in the semifinal, sending the Czechs to the bronze medal game. Norway moved to the gold medal game, where they defeated Sweden with skip Thomas Ulsrud's draw against two Swedish stones in the final end, finishing with a final score of 7–6.[3] Denmark also won their rematch with the Czech Republic, defeating them 9–6 in 9 ends.

France, the eighth placed team, played Group B winners Russia in the World Challenge Games, and defeated Russia in a best-of-three series to win the final berth at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Countries to Playoffs
Countries to Tiebreakers
Countries relegated to 2012 Group B
Nation Skip W L
 Sweden Niklas Edin 6 3
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 6 3
 Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 6 3
 Switzerland Sven Michel 5 4
 Czech Republic Jiří Snítil 5 4
 Germany John Jahr 5 4
 Scotland David Murdoch 5 4
 France Thomas Dufour 4 5
 Latvia Ritvars Gulbis 2 7
 Italy Joël Retornaz 1 8

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1 Sweden51 Sweden6
2 Norway42 Norway7
2 Norway5
4 Czech Republic2
3 Denmark8
4 Czech Republic9
Bronze-medal game
   
4  Czech Republic 6
3  Denmark 9
Bronze-medal game
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Friday, December 9, 20:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil) (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 9
Gold-medal game
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Saturday, December 10, 15:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
 Norway (Ulsrud) 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7

Group B

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The Group B competitions were contested in Moscow. Sixteen teams, including the teams advancing from the Group C competitions (Poland and Lithuania), were divided into two groups and competed in a round robin within their own groups. The top two teams from each group moved on to the page playoffs. Hungary, the leader of the Red Group, defeated Ireland, the leader of the Blue Group, sending Ireland to the semifinal. Russia, the second-ranked team in the Red Group, defeated England, the runner-up of the Blue Group, and advanced to the semifinal. Russia moved on to the gold medal game, where they defeated Hungary to win the Group B competitions. Ireland was defeated by England in the bronze medal game.

Russia and Hungary advance to the 2012 Men's Group A competitions, and Russia played France in the World Challenge Games, where France defeated Russia in a best-of-three series to win the final berth at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship. Belarus and Croatia were relegated to the 2012 Men's Group C competitions.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Countries to Playoffs
Countries relegated to 2012 Group C
Red Group Skip W L
 Hungary György Nagy 6 1
 Russia Alexey Tselousov 6 1
 Austria Andreas Unterberger 5 2
 Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 4 3
 Spain Antonio de Mollinedo 3 4
 Lithuania Tadas Vyskupaitis 2 5
 Slovakia Pavol Pitoňák 1 6
 Belarus Ihar Platonov 1 6
Blue Group Skip W L
 Ireland Robin Gray 6 1
 England Alan MacDougall 6 1
 Estonia Harri Lill 4 3
 Poland Jakub Glowania 4 3
 Belgium Marc Suter 4 3
 Wales Stuart Hills 2 5
 Netherlands Jaap van Dorp 2 5
 Croatia Alen Cadez 0 7

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
B1 Ireland4R1 Hungary4
R1 Hungary6R2 Russia7
B1 Ireland3
R2 Russia6
B2 England2
R2 Russia6
Bronze-medal game
   
B1  Ireland 4
B2  England 8
Bronze-medal game
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Saturday, December 10, 9:30

Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ireland (Gray) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
 England (MacDougall) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 X 8
Gold-medal game
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Friday, December 9, 13:00

Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Nagy) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4
 Russia (Tselousov) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 7

Group C

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The Group C competitions were contested in Tårnby. The nine participating teams competed in one group of nine and played in a round robin. The top two teams, Poland and Lithuania, advanced to Group B. Poland finished with a 7–1 win–loss record, while Lithuania and Turkey, both finishing with 6–2 win–loss records, played for the second qualifying spot in the semifinal, which went to Lithuania. Poland defeated Lithuania narrowly in the Group C Final, winning after a steal in the ninth end, 7–6.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
To Group C Final
To Group C Semifinal
Nation Skip Win Loss
 Poland Tomasz Zioło 7 1
 Turkey Ilhan Osmanagaoglu 6 2
 Lithuania Tadas Vyskupaitis 6 2
 Iceland Hallgrimur Valsson 5 3
 Luxembourg Marco Etienne 4 4
 Serbia Marko Stojanovic 3 5
 Romania Allen Coliban 3 5
 Greece Georgios Arampatis 1 7
 Slovenia Zvonimir Sever 1 7

Playoffs

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Semifinal Gold-medal game
1  Poland 7
2  Turkey 2 3  Lithuania 6
3  Lithuania 6
Gold-medal game
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Thursday, October 6, 19:30

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Poland (Zioło) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 7
 Lithuania (Vyskupaitis) (has hammer) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6

Women

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Group A

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The Group A competitions were contested in Moscow. Ten teams, including the teams advancing from last year's Group B competitions (the Czech Republic and Italy), competed in a round robin. The top four teams moved on to the page playoffs. In the page playoffs, defending champions Sweden soundly defeated Denmark, while Scotland, last year's runners-up, won in an extra end over Russia.[2] Scotland then defeated Denmark in the semifinal, which sent Denmark to the bronze medal game. Scotland then stormed past Sweden, winning the gold medal game in eight ends with an 8–2 score. Scotland won their second championship, their first since the inaugural championships in 1975. Russia secured a bronze medal win over Denmark with a five-point 10th end, making the final score 13–7.[4]

The Czech Republic, the eighth placed team, played Group B winners Hungary in the World Challenge Games, and defeated Hungary in a best-of-three series to win the final berth at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Countries to Playoffs
Countries to Tiebreakers
Countries relegated to 2012 Group B
Nation Skip W L
 Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 9 0
 Denmark Lene Nielsen 8 1
 Scotland Eve Muirhead 7 2
 Russia Anna Sidorova 5 4
 Germany Andrea Schöpp 5 4
 Italy Diana Gaspari 3 6
 Switzerland Binia Feltscher 3 6
 Czech Republic Linda Klímová 3 6
 Latvia Ineta Mača 1 8
 Norway Linn Githmark 1 8

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1 Sweden121 Sweden2
2 Denmark63 Scotland8
2 Denmark2
3 Scotland10
3 Scotland9
4 Russia6
Bronze-medal game
   
2  Denmark 7
4  Russia 13
Bronze-medal game
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Friday, December 9, 20:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Nielsen) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 7
 Russia (Sidorova) 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 13
Gold-medal game
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Saturday, December 10, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Sigfridsson) (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
 Scotland (Muirhead) 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 X X 8

Group B

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The Group B competitions were contested in Moscow. Ten teams, including the teams advancing from the Group C competitions (Poland and Slovakia), competed in a round robin. The top four teams moved on to the page playoffs. In the page playoffs, Hungary defeated Finland, and Poland defeated Slovakia in a rematch of the Group C final. Poland came close to earning a spot in the Group A competitions, but Finland defeated Poland in the semifinal with a winning point in the 10th end, sending Poland back to play against Slovakia. Hungary secured the top spot in the Group B competitions with a 4–1 win over Finland in nine ends. Slovakia stole their way to a win over Poland in their third matchup, winning in ten ends.

Hungary and Finland advance to the 2012 Women's Group A competitions, and Hungary played the Czech Republic in the World Challenge Games, where France defeated Russia in a best-of-three series to win the final berth at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. Ireland and Wales were relegated to the 2012 Men's Group C competitions.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Countries to Playoffs
Countries to Tiebreakers
Countries relegated to 2012 Group C
Nation Skip W L
 Finland Oona Kauste 8 1
 Hungary Ildikó Szekeres 8 1
 Poland Elzbieta Ran 7 2
 Austria Karina Toth 5 4
 Estonia Kristiine Lill 5 4
 Slovakia Gabriela Kajanova 5 4
 England Fiona Hawker 3 6
 Spain Oihane Otaegi 3 6
 Ireland Carolyn Hibberd 1 8
 Wales Laura Beever 0 9

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1 Hungary71 Hungary4
2 Finland42 Finland1
2 Finland8
3 Poland7
3 Poland7
4 Slovakia3
Bronze-medal game
   
3  Poland 6
4  Slovakia 7
Bronze-medal game
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Saturday, December 10, 9:30

Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Ran) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 6
 Slovakia (Kajanova) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7
Gold-medal game
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Friday, December 9, 13:00

Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Szekeres) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
 Finland (Kauste) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Group C

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The Group C competitions were contested in Tårnby. The ten participating teams competed in two groups of five and played in a round robin within their own groups. The top two teams from each group then played in a page playoff, and the two finalists, Poland and Slovakia will advance to Group B. Poland defeated France in the 1 vs. 2 playoff game, while Slovakia defeated both Turkey and France en route to reaching the final. Poland defeated Slovakia in the Group C Final in seven ends, 8–4.

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Countries to Playoffs
Yellow Group Skip W L
 France Anna Li 4 0
 Turkey Öznur Polat 3 1
 Slovenia Maja Kremzar 2 2
 Romania Crina Novac 1 3
 Serbia Dana Gravara Stojanovic 0 4
Green Group Skip W L
 Poland Elzbieta Ran 4 0
 Slovakia Gabriella Kajanova 3 1
 Belarus Ekaterina Kirillova 2 2
 Belgium Karen Geerts 1 3
 Croatia Iva Pennava 0 4

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
Y1 France4G1 Poland8
G1 Poland5G2 Slovakia4
Y1 France5
G2 Slovakia7
Y2 Turkey2
G2 Slovakia8
Gold-medal game
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Thursday, October 6, 19:30

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Poland (Ran) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 X 8
 Slovakia (Kajanova) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 4

References

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  1. ^ a b ECF News - Annual General Assembly of the European Curling Federation Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "ECC 2011 Play-offs Day 6". World Curling Federation. 8 December 2011.
  3. ^ "ECC 2011 Men's Final". World Curling Federation. 10 December 2011.
  4. ^ "ECC 2011 Women's Final". World Curling Federation. 10 December 2011.
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