2014 European Curling Championships

{{infobox curling | Name = 2014 European Curling Championships | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Champéry]], [[Switzerland]] | Arena = [[Palladium de Champéry]] | Dates = November 22–29 | Men's winner = '''{{SWE}}''' | Curling club = [[Karlstads Curlingklubb|Karlstads CK]], [[Karlstad]] | Skip = [[Niklas Edin]] | Third = [[Oskar Eriksson]] | Second = [[Kristian Lindström]] | Lead = [[Christoffer Sundgren]] | Alternate = [[Henrik Leek]] | Coach = [[Peja Lindholm]] | Finalist = {{NOR}} ([[Thomas Ulsrud]]) | Women's winner = '''{{SUI}}''' | Curling club2 = [[Flims Curling Club|Flims CC]], [[Flims]] | Skip2 = [[Binia Feltscher]] | Third2 = [[Irene Schori]] | Second2 = [[Franziska Kaufmann]] | Lead2 = [[Christine Urech]] | Alternate2 = [[Carole Howald]] | Coach2 = Al Moore | Finalist2 = {{RUS}} ([[Anna Sidorova]]) | prev = [[2013 European Curling Championships|2013]] | next = [[2015 European Curling Championships|2015]] }} {{2014ECC}} 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 European Curling Championships|2010]], when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C competitions was held in October at the [[PWA Silverdome]] in [[Zoetermeer]], the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/zoetermeer-netherlands-to-host-european-curling-championships-c-group-2014|title=Zoetermeer, Netherlands to host 2014 European Curling Championships C-Group|date=14 May 2014|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

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 Regional Municipality|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== {{Main|2014 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions will be contested in Champéry.

====Round-robin standings==== ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- | style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Playoffs |- | style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Tiebreaker |- | style="background:#ffcccc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams relegated to 2015 Group B |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SWE}} || [[Niklas Edin]] || 9 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ITA}} || [[Joël Retornaz]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SUI}} || [[Sven Michel (curler)|Sven Michel]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{NOR}} || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{CZE}} || [[Jiří Snítil]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{RUS}} || [[Evgeniy Arkhipov]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{SCO}} || [[David Edwards (curler)|David Edwards]] || 3 || 6 |- | {{GER}} || [[Alexander Baumann (curler)|Alexander Baumann]] || 3 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{DEN}} || [[Rasmus Stjerne]] || 1 || 8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{LAT}} || [[Ritvars Gulbis]] || 1 || 8 |} Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.

====Playoffs==== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score1= '''6''' | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= {{ITA}} | RD1-score2= 2 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= {{SUI}} | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD1-score4= '''5'''

| RD2-seed1= 2 | RD2-team1= {{ITA}} | RD2-score1= 6 | RD2-seed2= 4 | RD2-team2= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD2-score2= '''7'''

| RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD3-score1= '''5''' | RD3-seed2= 4 | RD3-team2= {{NOR}} | RD3-score2= 4 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1= Bronze Medal Game | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= {{ITA}} | RD1-score1= 6 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= '''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score2= '''8''' }}

;Bronze Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 19:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ITA}} (Retornaz) {{X}} |0|1|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|0| |6 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Michel) |1|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|0|1| |8 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{ITA}} | [[Andrea Pilzer]] | 86% | [[Sebastiano Arman]] | 85% | [[Joël Retornaz]] | 73% | [[Amos Mosaner]] | 75% | teampct1 = 80% | team2 = {{SUI}} | [[Stefan Meienberg]] | 84% | [[Simon Gempeler]] | 71% | [[Florian Meister]] | 71% | [[Sven Michel (curler)|Sven Michel]] | 83% | teampct2 = 77% }}

;Gold Medal Game ''Saturday, November 29, 15:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = {{SWE}} (Edin) {{X}} |0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|5 | team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) |0|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|4 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{SWE}} | [[Christoffer Sundgren]] | 91% | [[Kristian Lindström]] | 86% | [[Oskar Eriksson]] | 76% | [[Niklas Edin]] | 86% | teampct1 = 85% | team2 = {{NOR}} | [[Håvard Vad Petersson]] | 98% | [[Christoffer Svae]] | 72% | [[Torger Nergård]] | 85% | [[Thomas Ulsrud]] | 90% | teampct2 = 86% }}

===Group B=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group B|Group B]] competitions will be contested in Monthey.

{| |valign=top width=10%| {| class=wikitable |- !width=150| Group A !!width=135| Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ENG}} || [[Alan MacDougall (curler)|Alan MacDougall]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{NED}} || [[Jaap van Dorp]] || 6 || 1 |- | {{CRO}} || [[Alen Čadež]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{TUR}} || [[Alican Karataş]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{EST}} || [[Martin Lill]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{ISR}} || [[Adam Freilich]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{LTU}} || [[Mantas Kulakauskas]] || 1 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{FRA}} || [[Lionel Roux (curler)|Lionel Roux]] || 0 || 7 |} |valign=top width=10%| {| class=wikitable |- ! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=150| Group B !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=150| Skip !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=15| W !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=15| L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FIN}} || [[Aku Kauste]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{HUN}} || [[Krisztian Hall]] || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{AUT}} || [[Sebastian Wunderer]] || 5 || 2 |- | {{BEL}} || [[Timothy Verreycken]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{WAL}} || [[James Pougher]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{POL}} || [[Borys Jasiecki]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{ESP}} || [[Carles de Moxo]] || 1 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{ROU}} || [[Allen Coliban]] || 0 || 7 |} |} Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.

====Playoffs==== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= A1 | RD1-team1= {{ENG}} | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= B1 | RD1-team2= '''{{FIN}}''' | RD1-score2= '''8''' | RD1-seed3= A2 | RD1-team3= '''{{NED}}''' | RD1-score3= '''9''' | RD1-seed4= B2 | RD1-team4= {{HUN}} | RD1-score4= 7

| RD2-seed1= A1 | RD2-team1= {{ENG}} | RD2-score1= 4 | RD2-seed2= A2 | RD2-team2= '''{{NED}}''' | RD2-score2= '''10'''

| RD3-seed1= B1 | RD3-team1= '''{{FIN}}''' | RD3-score1= '''7''' | RD3-seed2= A2 | RD3-team2= {{NED}} | RD3-score2= 6 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1= Bronze Medal Game | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= A1 | RD1-team1= '''{{ENG}}''' | RD1-score1= '''8''' | RD1-seed2= B2 | RD1-team2= {{HUN}} | RD1-score2= 5 }}

;Bronze Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ENG}} (MacDougall) {{X}} |0|3|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|X| |8 | team2 = {{HUN}} (Hall) |1|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |5 }}

;Gold Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FIN}} (Kauste) |0|1|2|0|0|1|0|1|1|0|1 |7 | team2 = {{NED}} (van Dorp) {{X}} |1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|2|0 |6 }}

===Group C=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

====Round-robin standings==== ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- | style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Playoffs |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{IRL4}} || [[Alan Mitchell (curler)|Alan Mitchell]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{BEL}} || [[Walter Verbueken]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SVK}} || [[Pavol Pitoňák]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ISR}} || [[Adam Freilich]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{BLR}} || [[Dmitry Kirillov (curler)|Dmitry Kirillov]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{SLO}} || [[Gašper Uršič]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{ISL}} || [[Jón Ingi Sigurðsson]] || 3 || 6 |- | {{SRB}} || [[Bojan Mijatović]] || 3 || 6 |- | {{BUL}} || [[Stoil Georgiey]] || 2 || 7 |- | {{LUX}} || [[Alex Benoy]] || 2 || 7 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4Team-2Round-Repechage | RD1 = Second Place Game | RD2 = Semifinals | team-width= 150px

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= {{IRL4}} | RD2-score1= 5 | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= '''{{BEL}}''' | RD2-score2= '''7''' | RD2-seed3= 3 | RD2-team3= {{SVK}} | RD2-score3= 6 | RD2-seed4= 4 | RD2-team4= '''{{ISR}}''' | RD2-score4= '''7'''

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= {{IRL4}} | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= '''{{ISR}}''' | RD1-score2= '''7''' }}

==Women== {{Main|2014 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions will be contested in Champéry.

===Round-robin standings=== ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- | style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Playoffs |- | style="background:#ffcccc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Countries relegated to 2015 Group B |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{RUS}} || [[Anna Sidorova]] || 9 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SUI}} || [[Binia Feltscher]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SCO}} || [[Eve Muirhead]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{DEN}} || [[Lene Nielsen]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{SWE}} || [[Anna Hasselborg]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{FIN}} || [[Sanna Puustinen]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{GER}} || [[Andrea Schöpp]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{EST}} || [[Maile Mölder]] || 2 || 7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{LAT}} || [[Iveta Staša-Šaršūne]] || 1 || 8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{CZE}} || [[Linda Klímová]] || 1 || 8 |}

====Playoffs==== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= {{RUS}} | RD1-score1= 5 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= '''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score2= '''6''' | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= {{SCO}} | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= '''{{DEN}}''' | RD1-score4= '''8'''

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{RUS}}''' | RD2-score1= '''9''' | RD2-seed2= 4 | RD2-team2= {{DEN}} | RD2-score2= 4

| RD3-seed1= 2 | RD3-team1= '''{{SUI}}''' | RD3-score1= '''8''' | RD3-seed2= 1 | RD3-team2= {{RUS}} | RD3-score2= 7 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1= Bronze Medal Game | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 3 | RD1-team1= '''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score1= '''8''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{DEN}} | RD1-score2= 4 }}

;Bronze Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 19:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SCO}} (Muirhead) |0|2|0|2|0|2|2|0|X|X| |8 | team2 = {{DEN}} (Nielsen) {{X}} |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|X|X| |4 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{SCO}} | [[Sarah Reid (curler)|Sarah Reid]] | 97% | [[Vicki Adams]] | 86% | [[Anna Sloan]] | 86% | [[Eve Muirhead]] | 89% | teampct1 = 89% | team2 = {{DEN}} | [[Charlotte Clemmensen]] | 81% | [[Jeanne Ellegaard]] | 78% | [[Stephanie Risdal]] | 56% | [[Lene Nielsen]] | 69% | teampct2 = 71% }}

;Gold Medal Game ''Saturday, November 29, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = {{SUI}} (Feltscher) {{X}} |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|4|0|0| |8 | team2 = {{RUS}} (Sidorova) |0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|1| |7 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{SUI}} | [[Christine Urech]] | 92% | [[Franziska Kaufmann]] | 86% | [[Irene Schori]] | 79% | [[Binia Feltscher]] | 75% | teampct1 = 83% | team2 = {{RUS}} | [[Ekaterina Galkina]] | 88% | [[Alexandra Saitova]] | 81% | [[Margarita Fomina]] | 86% | [[Anna Sidorova]] | 80% | teampct2 = 84% }}

===Group B=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group B|Group B]] competitions will be contested in Champéry.

====Round-robin standings==== ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- | style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Playoffs |- | style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Tiebreaker |- | style="background:#ffcccc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Countries relegated to 2015 Group C |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{NOR}} || [[Kristin Skaslien]] || 8 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{AUT}} || [[Karina Toth]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ITA}} || [[Veronica Zappone]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{HUN}} || [[Dorottya Palancsa]] || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{TUR}} || [[Öznur Polat]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{ENG}} || [[Anna Fowler]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{NED}} || [[Marianne Neeleman]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{POL}} || [[Marta Pluta]] || 4 || 5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{BLR}} || [[Alina Pavlyuchik]] || 1 || 8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{SVK}} || [[Marína Gallová]] || 0 || 9 |}

====Playoffs==== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD1-score1= '''10''' | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= {{AUT}} | RD1-score2= 5 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= {{ITA}} | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= '''{{HUN}}''' | RD1-score4= '''11'''

| RD2-seed1= 2 | RD2-team1= {{AUT}} | RD2-score1= 6 | RD2-seed2= 4 | RD2-team2= '''{{HUN}}''' | RD2-score2= '''7'''

| RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD3-score1= '''10''' | RD3-seed2= 4 | RD3-team2= {{HUN}} | RD3-score2= 6 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1= Bronze Medal Game | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= {{AUT}} | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= '''{{ITA}}''' | RD1-score2= '''10''' }}

;Bronze Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = K | team1 = {{AUT}} (Toth) |0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|X|X| |2 | team2 = {{ITA}} (Zappone) |1|1|2|1|2|0|3|0|X|X| |10 }}

;Gold Medal Game ''Friday, November 28, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Skaslien) {{X}} |2|0|2|0|0|3|0|0|2|1| |10 | team2 = {{HUN}} (Palancsa) |0|1|0|1|3|0|1|0|0|0| |6 }}

===Group C=== The [[2014 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

====Round-robin standings==== ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- | style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams to Playoffs |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SVK}} || [[Marina Gallova]] || 6 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{NED}} || [[Marianne Neeleman]] || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ESP}} || [[Oihane Otaegi]] || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SLO}} || [[Valentina Jurinčič]] || 3 || 3 |- | {{CRO}} || [[Melani Turkovic]] || 2 || 4 |- | {{IRL4}} || [[Margarita Sweeney-Baird]] || 1 || 5 |- | {{ROU}} || [[Daiana Colceriu]] || 1 || 5 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4Team-2Round-Repechage | RD1 = Second Place Game | RD2 = Semifinals | team-width= 150px

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= {{SVK}} | RD2-score1= 5 | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= '''{{NED}}''' | RD2-score2= '''6''' | RD2-seed3= 3 | RD2-team3= '''{{ESP}}''' | RD2-score3= '''8''' | RD2-seed4= 4 | RD2-team4= {{SLO}} | RD2-score4= 4

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{SVK}}''' | RD1-score1= '''4''' | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= {{ESP}} | RD1-score2= 3 }}

==References== ;General ;Specific {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.ecc2014.curlingevents.com/}}

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