2015 European Curling Championships

{{infobox curling | Name = 2015 European Curling Championships | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Esbjerg]], [[Denmark]] | Arena = [[Granly Hockey Arena]] <br> [[Esbjerg Curling Club]] | Dates = November 20–28 | Men's winner = '''{{SWE}}''' | Curling club = [[Karlstads CK]], [[Karlstad]] | Skip = [[Niklas Edin]] | Third = [[Oskar Eriksson]] | Second = [[Kristian Lindström]] | Lead = [[Christoffer Sundgren]] | Alternate = [[Henrik Leek]] | Finalist = {{SUI}} ([[Peter de Cruz]]) | Women's winner = '''{{RUS}}''' | Curling club2 = [[Moskvitch CC]], [[Moscow]] | Skip2 = [[Anna Sidorova]] | Third2 = [[Margarita Fomina]] | Second2 = [[Alexandra Raeva]] | Lead2 = [[Nkeirouka Ezekh]] | Alternate2 = [[Alina Kovaleva]] | Finalist2 = {{SCO}} ([[Eve Muirhead]]) | prev = [[2014 European Curling Championships|2014]] | next = [[2016 European Curling Championships|2016]] }} {{2015ECC}}

The '''2015 [[European Curling Championships]]''' were held from November 20 to 28 in [[Esbjerg]], [[Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldcurling.org/esbjerg-denmark-to-host-european-curling-championships-2015-and-world-womens-curling-championship-2019|title=Esbjerg to host European Curling Championships 2015 and World Women’s Curling Championship 2019|date=28 November 2014|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|access-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228103838/http://www.worldcurling.org/esbjerg-denmark-to-host-european-curling-championships-2015-and-world-womens-curling-championship-2019|archive-date=28 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Denmark last hosted the European Curling Championships in [[1996 European Curling Championships|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== {{Main|2015 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions were contested at the [[Granly Hockey Arena]] in Esbjerg.

====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 2016 Group B |} ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{NOR}} || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 9 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FIN}} || [[Aku Kauste]] || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SUI}} || [[Peter de Cruz]] || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{SWE}} || [[Niklas Edin]] || 5 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{SCO}} || [[Kyle Smith (curler)|Kyle Smith]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{GER}} || [[Alexander Baumann (curler)|Alexander Baumann]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{RUS}} || [[Alexey Stukalskiy]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Joël Retornaz]] || 3 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{CZE}} || [[David Šik]] || 3 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{NED}} || [[Jaap van Dorp]] || 2 || 7 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semifinals | RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= {{NOR}} | RD1-score1= 7 | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score2= '''8''' | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= {{FIN}} | RD1-score3= 4 | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= '''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score4= '''10'''

| RD2-seed1= 4 | RD2-team1= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= 3 | RD2-team2= {{SUI}} | RD2-score2= 6 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= {{FIN}} | RD1-score2= 4 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 19:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{x}} |1|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|X| |7 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Kauste) |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{NOR}} | [[Håvard Vad Petersson]] | 79% | [[Christoffer Svae]] | 96% | [[Torger Nergård]] | 98% | [[Thomas Ulsrud]] | 92% | teampct1 = 91% | team2 = {{FIN}} | [[Janne Pitko]] | 96% | [[Pauli Jäämies]] | 89% | [[Kasper Hakunti]] | 83% | [[Aku Kauste]] | 84% | teampct2 = 86% }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Saturday, November 27, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SWE}} (Edin) |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|0|1 |7 | team2 = {{SUI}} (de Cruz) {{X}} |2|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0 |6 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{SWE}} | [[Christoffer Sundgren]] | 94% | [[Kristian Lindström]] | 88% | [[Oskar Eriksson]] | 91% | [[Niklas Edin]] | 93% | teampct1 = 92% | team2 = {{SUI}} | [[Valentin Tanner]] | 90% | [[Peter de Cruz]] | 89% | [[Claudio Pätz]] | 85% | [[Benoît Schwarz]] | 93% | teampct2 = 89% }}

===Group B=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group B|Group B]] competitions will be contested at the [[Esbjerg Curling Club]] in Esbjerg.

====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 2016 Group C |}

{| |valign=top width=10%| ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class=wikitable |- !width=150| Pool A !!width=135| Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{DEN}} || [[Rasmus Stjerne]] || 7 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{LTU}} || [[Tadas Vyskupaitis]] || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{TUR}} || [[Alican Karataş]] || 4 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{SLO}} || [[Tomas Tišler]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{HUN}} || [[György Nagy (curler)|György Nagy]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{POL}} || [[Tomasz Zioło]] || 2 || 5 |- | {{WAL}} || [[James Pougher]] || 2 || 5 |- | {{BEL}} || [[Timothy Verreycken]] || 1 || 6 |} |valign=top width=10%| ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class=wikitable |- ! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=150| Pool B !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=150| Skip !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=15| W !! style="background: #ADD8E6;" width=15| L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{AUT}} || [[Sebastian Wunderer]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{LAT}} || [[Ritvars Gulbis]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{ISR}} || [[Adam Freilich]] || 4 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{ENG}} || [[Alan MacDougall (curler)|Alan MacDougall]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{SVK}} || [[Juraj Gallo]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{ESP}} || [[Antonio de Mollinedo]] || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{CRO}} || [[Alen Čadež]] || 2 || 5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{EST}} || [[Martin Lill]] || 0 || 7 |} |}

====Relegation round==== {{4Team-2Round-Repechage | RD1 = Relegation Finals | RD2 = Relegation Semifinals | team-width= 150px

| RD2-seed1= A7 | RD2-team1= '''{{WAL}}''' | RD2-score1= '''10''' | RD2-seed2= B7 | RD2-team2= {{CRO}} | RD2-score2= 4 | RD2-seed3= A8 | RD2-team3= '''{{BEL}}''' | RD2-score3= '''6''' | RD2-seed4= B8 | RD2-team4= {{EST}} | RD2-score4= 5

| RD1-seed1= B7 | RD1-team1= {{CRO}} | RD1-score1= 8 | RD1-seed2= A8 | RD1-team2= '''{{BEL}}''' | RD1-score2= '''10''' }}

====Playoffs==== {{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Quarterfinals | RD2= Semifinals | RD3= Final | team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed3= B2 | RD1-team3= '''{{LAT}}''' | RD1-score3= '''8''' | RD1-seed4= A3 | RD1-team4= {{SLO}} | RD1-score4= 2 | RD1-seed7= A2 | RD1-team7= {{LTU}} | RD1-score7= 7 | RD1-seed8= B3 | RD1-team8= '''{{ISR}}''' | RD1-score8= '''9'''

| RD2-seed1= A1 | RD2-team1= '''{{DEN}}''' | RD2-score1= '''10''' | RD2-seed2= B2 | RD2-team2= {{LAT}} | RD2-score2= 5 | RD2-seed3= B1 | RD2-team3= '''{{AUT}}''' | RD2-score3= '''7''' | RD2-seed4= B3 | RD2-team4= {{ISR}} | RD2-score4= 4

| RD3-seed1= A1 | RD3-team1= '''{{DEN}}''' | RD3-score1= '''6''' | RD3-seed2= B1 | RD3-team2= {{AUT}} | RD3-score2= 4 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game | team-width = 150px

| RD1-seed1= B2 | RD1-team1= '''{{LAT}}''' | RD1-score1= '''13''' | RD1-seed2= B3 | RD1-team2= {{ISR}} | RD1-score2= 3 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 13:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{LAT}} (Gulbis) {{x}} |3|1|0|1|4|0|2|2|X|X| |13 | team2 = {{ISR}} (Freilich) |0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|X|X| |3 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 13:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Stjerne) |0|1|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |6 | team2 = {{AUT}} (Wunderer) {{x}} |0|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|X| |4 }}

===Group C=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions will be contested at the [[Palladium de Champéry]] 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 |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SVK}} || [[Juraj Gallo]] || 9 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SLO}} || [[Tomas Tišler]] || 8 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FRA}} || [[Wilfrid Coulot]] || 7 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{IRL4}} || [[James Russell (curler)|James Russell]] || 7 || 3 |- | {{SRB}} || [[Bojan Mijatović]] || 6 || 4 |- | {{BUL}} || [[Reto Seiler]] || 5 || 5 |- | {{BLR}} || [[Pavel Petrov (curler)|Pavel Petrov]] || 5 || 5 |- | {{LUX}} || [[Marc Hansen (curler)|Marc Hansen]] || 4 || 6 |- | {{ROU}} || [[Allen Coliban]] || 3 || 7 |- | {{ISL}} || [[Olafur Hreinsson]] || 1 || 9 |- | {{AND}} || [[Josep Garcia]] || 0 || 10 |}

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

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= {{SVK}} | RD2-score1= 1 | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= '''{{SLO}}''' | RD2-score2= '''8''' | RD2-seed3= 3 | RD2-team3= '''{{FRA}}''' | RD2-score3= '''5''' | RD2-seed4= 4 | RD2-team4= {{IRL4}} | RD2-score4= 3

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{SVK}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= {{FRA}} | RD1-score2= 5 }}

==Women== {{Main|2015 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions were contested at the [[Granly Hockey Arena]] in Esbjerg.

====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|Teams relegated to 2016 Group B |} ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{RUS}} || [[Anna Sidorova]] || 8 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SCO}} || [[Eve Muirhead]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FIN}} || [[Oona Kauste]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{DEN}} || [[Lene Nielsen]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{SWE}} || [[Cissi Östlund]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{SUI}} || [[Alina Pätz]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{GER}} || [[Daniela Driendl]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{NOR}} || [[Kristin Skaslien]] || 3 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{EST}} || [[Maile Mölder]] || 1 || 8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{HUN}} || [[Dorottya Palancsa]] || 1 || 8 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semifinals | RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{RUS}}''' | RD1-score1= '''6''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{DEN}} | RD1-score2= 5 | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= '''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score3= '''9''' | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= {{FIN}} | RD1-score4= 7

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{RUS}}''' | RD2-score1= '''6''' | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= {{SCO}} | RD2-score2= 4 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game

| RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= {{DEN}} | RD1-score1= 8 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= '''{{FIN}}''' | RD1-score2= '''10''' }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 19:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Nielsen) |0|1|0|2|0|2|0|0|3|0| |8 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Kauste) {{x}} |1|0|1|0|4|0|1|2|0|1| |10 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{DEN}} | [[Charlotte Clemmensen]] | 90% | [[Stephenie Risdal Nielsen]] | 89% | [[Helle Simonsen (curler)|Helle Simonsen]] | 94% | [[Lene Nielsen]] | 85% | teampct1 = 90% | team2 = {{FIN}} | [[Marjo Hippi]] | 80% | [[Maija Salmiovirta]] | 88% | [[Milja Hellsten]] | 68% | [[Oona Kauste]] | 88% | teampct2 = 81% }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Saturday, November 28, 15:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Sidorova) {{x}} |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1| |6 | team2 = {{SCO}} (Muirhead) |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|0| |4 }} {{Player percentages | team1 = {{RUS}} | [[Nkeiruka Ezekh]] | 93% | [[Alexandra Raeva]] | 93% | [[Margarita Fomina]] | 76% | [[Anna Sidorova]] | 88% | teampct1 = 88% | team2 = {{SCO}} | [[Sarah Reid (curler)|Sarah Reid]] | 91% | [[Vicki Adams]] | 89% | [[Anna Sloan]] | 89% | [[Eve Muirhead]] | 79% | teampct2 = 87% }}

===Group B=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group B|Group B]] competitions were contested at the [[Esbjerg Curling Club]] in Esbjerg.

====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 2016 Group C |} ''Final round-robin standings'' {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ITA}} || [[Federica Apollonio]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{LAT}} || [[Evita Regža]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{CZE}} || [[Anna Kubešková]] || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{ENG}} || [[Anna Fowler]] || 6 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{TUR}} || [[Dilşat Yıldız]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{POL}} || [[Marta Szeliga-Frynia]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{SVK}} || [[Gabriela Kajanova]] || 3 || 6 |- | {{NED}} || [[Marianne Neeleman]] || 2 || 7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{FRA}} || [[Pauline Jeanneret]] || 1 || 8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | {{AUT}} || [[Hannah Augustin]] || 1 || 8 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semifinals | RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{ITA}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{ENG}} | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= {{LAT}} | RD1-score3= 5 | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= '''{{CZE}}''' | RD1-score4= '''7'''

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{ITA}}''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= 3 | RD2-team2= {{CZE}} | RD2-score2= 6 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game

| RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= {{ENG}} | RD1-score1= 7 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= '''{{LAT}}''' | RD1-score2= '''8''' }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 13:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ENG}} (Fowler) |0|3|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|2| |7 | team2 = {{LAT}} (Regža) {{X}} |2|0|1|0|0|2|1|1|1|0| |8 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Friday, November 27, 13:30'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ITA}} (Apollonio) {{x}} |1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1 |7 | team2 = {{CZE}} (Kubešková) |0|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|3|0 |6 }}

===Group C=== The [[2015 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions were contested at the [[Palladium de Champéry]] 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 |} {| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FRA}} || [[Pauline Jeanneret]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{SVK}} || [[Nina Kremzar]] || 6 || 1 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{BLR}} || [[Alina Pavlyuchik]] || 4 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{IRL4}} || [[Alison Fyfe]] || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | {{ESP}} || [[Irantzu Garcia]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{SLO}} || [[Gabriela Kajanova]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{CRO}} || [[Iva Penava]] || 2 || 5 |- | {{ROU}} || [[Raluca Daiana Colceriu]] || 1 || 6 |}

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

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

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= '''{{SVK}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{IRL4}} | RD1-score2= 6 }}

==References== ;General *{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/ecc2015|title=European Curling Championships 2015|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]}} *{{cite web|url=http://worldcurling.org/european-curling-championships-c-division-2015|title=2015 European Curling Championships C Division|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]}} ;Specific {{reflist}}

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