2016 European Curling Championships

{{infobox curling | Name = 2016 European Curling Championships | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Braehead]], [[Renfrewshire]], Scotland | Arena = [[Braehead Arena]] | Dates = November 18–26 | Men's winner = '''{{SWE}}''' | Curling club = [[Karlstads Curlingklubb|Karlstads CK]], [[Karlstad]] | Skip = [[Niklas Edin]] | Third =[[Oskar Eriksson]] | Second = [[Rasmus Wrana]] | Lead = [[Christoffer Sundgren]] | Finalist = {{NOR}} ([[Thomas Ulsrud]]) | Women's winner = '''{{RUS}}''' | Curling club2 = [[Adamant CC]], [[Moscow]] | Skip2 = [[Victoria Moiseeva]] | Third2 = [[Uliana Vasileva]] | Second2 = [[Galina Arsenkina]] | Lead2 = [[Julia Guzieva]] | Alternate2 = [[Yulia Portunova]] | Finalist2 = {{SWE}} ([[Anna Hasselborg]]) | prev = [[2015 European Curling Championships|2015]] | next = [[2017 European Curling Championships|2017]] }} {{2016ECC}}

The '''2016 [[European Curling Championships]]''' were held from November 18 to 26 in [[Braehead]], [[Renfrewshire]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships|title=Scotland awarded four international curling championships|date=23 December 2014|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227225137/http://www.worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships|archive-date=27 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Scotland last hosted the European Curling Championships in [[2009 European Curling Championships|2009]] in Aberdeen. The Group C competitions will be held in April in [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldcurling.org/ecc-2016-venue|title=Slovenia to host first international curling event|date=7 January 2016|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>

At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the [[2017 World Women's Curling Championship]] in [[Beijing]], and the top eight men's teams will go to the [[2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship]] in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada.

==Men== {{main|2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions will be contested at the [[Braehead Arena]] in Renfrewshire.

====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 2017 Group B |}

{| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Niklas Edin]] || 8 || 1 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{NOR}} || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 6 || 3 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{SUI}} || [[Peter de Cruz]] || 6 || 3 |-style="background:#ffffcc" | {{RUS}} || [[Alexey Timofeev]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{GER}} || [[Andreas Kapp]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{SCO}} || [[Tom Brewster]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Joel Retornaz]] || 3 || 6 |- | {{AUT}} || [[Sebastian Wunderer]] || 3 || 6 |-style="background:#ffcccc" | {{FIN}} || [[Aku Kauste]] || 3 || 6 |-style="background:#ffcccc" | {{DEN}} || [[Rasmus Stjerne]] || 2 || 7 |}

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

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score1= '''8''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{RUS}} | RD1-score2= 5 | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= '''{{NOR}}''' | RD1-score3= '''7''' | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= {{SUI}} | RD1-score4= 4

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD2-score1= '''6''' | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= {{NOR}} | RD2-score2= 5 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game

| RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= {{RUS}} | RD1-score1= 6 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= '''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score2= '''8''' }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 19:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Timofeev) |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0| |6 | team2 = {{SUI}} (de Cruz) {{X}} |2|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|0|1| |8 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Saturday, November 26, 15:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SWE}} (Edin) {{X}} |1|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|2|0|1 |6 | team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|2|0 |5 }}

===Group B===

====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 to relegation Playoff |}

{| |valign=top width=10%|

{| class=wikitable |- !width=150| Pool A !!width=135| Skip !! W !! L |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{CZE}} || [[Karel Kubeška]] || 6 || 1 |- style="background:#ffffcc | {{ISR}} || [[Adam Freilich]] || 5 || 2 |-style="background:#ccffcc | {{SVK}} || [[Juraj Gallo]] || 5 || 2 |- style="background:#ccffcc | {{TUR}} || [[Alican Karataş]] || 5 || 2 |- | {{WAL}} || [[Adrian Meikle]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{LTU}} || [[Tadas Vyskupaitis]] || 2 || 5 |- style="background:#ffcccc | {{FRA}} || [[Jean-Olivier Biechely]] || 1 || 6 |- style="background:#ffcccc | {{ESP}} || [[Lucas Munuera]] || 0 || 7 |} |valign=top width=10%|

{| 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 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{NED}} || [[Jaap van Dorp]] || 6 || 1 |-style="background:#ffffcc" | {{LAT}} || [[Ritvars Gulbis]] || 5 || 2 |- style="background:#ccffcc" | {{HUN}} || [[Gergely Szabó]] || 4 || 3 |-style="background:#ccffcc" | {{POL}} || [[Borys Jasiecki]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{ENG}} || [[Alan MacDougall (curler)|Alan MacDougall]] || 4 || 3 |- | {{BEL}} || [[Timothy Verreycken]] || 2 || 5 |- style="background:#ffcccc" | {{EST}} || [[Martin Lill]] || 2 || 5 |-style="background:#ffcccc" | {{SLO}} || [[Štefan Sever]] || 1 || 6 |} |}

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

| RD2-seed1= A7 | RD2-team1= {{FRA}} | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= B7 | RD2-team2= '''{{EST}}''' | RD2-score2= '''7''' | RD2-seed3= A8 | RD2-team3= {{ESP}} | RD2-score3= 2 | RD2-seed4= B8 | RD2-team4= '''{{SLO}}''' | RD2-score4= '''5'''

| RD1-seed1= A7 | RD1-team1= {{FRA}} | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= B8 | RD1-team2= '''{{SLO}}''' | RD1-score2= '''6''' }}

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

| RD1-seed3= B2 | RD1-team3= {{LAT}} | RD1-score3= 5 | RD1-seed4= A3 | RD1-team4= '''{{SVK}}''' | RD1-score4= '''6''' | RD1-seed7= A2 | RD1-team7= '''{{ISR}}''' | RD1-score7= '''8''' | RD1-seed8= B3 | RD1-team8= {{POL}} | RD1-score8= 4

| RD2-seed1= A1 | RD2-team1= {{CZE}} | RD2-score1= 8 | RD2-seed2= A3 | RD2-team2= '''{{SVK}}''' | RD2-score2= '''9''' | RD2-seed3= B1 | RD2-team3= '''{{NED}}''' | RD2-score3= '''6''' | RD2-seed4= A2 | RD2-team4= {{ISR}} | RD2-score4= 2

| RD3-seed1= A3 | RD3-team1= {{SVK}} | RD3-score1= 6 | RD3-seed2= B1 | RD3-team2= '''{{NED}}''' | RD3-score2= '''7''' }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game | team-width = 150px

| RD1-seed1= A1 | RD1-team1= '''{{CZE}}''' | RD1-score1= '''10''' | RD1-seed2= A2 | RD1-team2= {{ISR}} | RD1-score2= 3 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 13:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{CZE}} (Kubeška) {{X}} |1|0|4|0|2|0|2|1|X|X| |10 | team2 = {{ISR}} (Freilich) |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X| |3 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 13:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SVK}} (Gallo) |0|0|1|2|0|1|0|0|1|1|0 |6 | team2 = {{NED}} (van Dorp) {{X}} |1|0|0|0|3|0|1|1|0|0|1 |7 }}

===Group C=== The [[2016 European Curling Championships – Men's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions will be contested at the [[Ledena Dvorana Zalog]] in [[Ljubljana]].

====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 | {{EST}} || [[Martin Lill]] || 10 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{FRA}} || [[Jean-Olivier Biechely]] || 7 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{IRL4}} || [[Andrew Gilmore]] || 7 || 3 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{BUL}} || [[Reto Seiler]] || 7 || 3 |- | {{LUX}} || [[Marc Hansen (curler)|Marc Hansen]] || 6 || 4 |- | {{BLR}} || [[Ilya Shalamitski]] || 6 || 4 |- | {{SRB}} || [[Đorđe Nešković]] || 5 || 5 |- | {{ROU}} || [[Stefan Bodea]] || 2 || 8 |- | {{CRO}} || [[Robert Mikulandric]] || 2 || 8 |- | {{AND}} || [[Josep Garcia]] || 2 || 8 |- | {{ISL}} || [[Andri Magnusson]] || 0 || 10 |}

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

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{EST}}''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= {{FRA}} | RD2-score2= 4 | RD2-seed3= 3 | RD2-team3= '''{{IRL4}}''' | RD2-score3= '''9''' | RD2-seed4= 4 | RD2-team4= {{BUL}} | RD2-score4= 6

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= '''{{FRA}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= {{IRL4}} | RD1-score2= 6 }}

====1 vs. 2==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{EST}} (Lill) {{x}} |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|4|0|X| |7 | team2 = {{FRA}} (Biechely) |0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|X| |4 }} Winner advances to [[#Group B|Group B competitions]].<br> Loser advances to [[#Second Place Game|Second Place Game]].

====3 vs. 4==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{IRL4}} (Gilmore) |1|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|3 |9 | team2 = {{BUL}} (Seiler) {{x}} |0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|2|1|0 |6 }} Winner advances to [[#Second Place Game|Second Place Game]].

====Second Place Game==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Biechely) |0|0|0|2|2|1|0|0|2|0| |7 | team2 = {{IRL4}} (Gilmore) {{x}} |0|0|3|0|0|0|1|1|0|1| |6 }}

Winner advances to [[#Group B|Group B competitions]].

==Women== {{main|2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament}}

===Group A=== The [[2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group A|Group A]] competitions will be contested at the [[Braehead Arena]] in Renfrewshire.

{| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{SCO}} || [[Eve Muirhead]] || 9 || 0 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Anna Hasselborg]] || 8 || 1 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{CZE}} || [[Anna Kubešková]] || 6 || 3 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{RUS}} || [[Victoria Moiseeva]] || 6 || 3 |- | {{DEN}} || [[Lene Nielsen]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{SUI}} || [[Binia Feltscher]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{GER}} || [[Daniela Jentsch]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Federica Apollonio]] || 2 || 7 |- style="background:#ffcccc" | {{NOR}} || [[Kristin Skaslien]] || 1 || 8 |- style="background:#ffcccc" | {{FIN}} || [[Anne Malmi]] || 1 || 8 |}

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

| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= {{SCO}} | RD1-score1= 6 | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= '''{{RUS}}''' | RD1-score2= '''11''' | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= '''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score3= '''9''' | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= {{CZE}} | RD1-score4= 2

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

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= '''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score1= '''6''' | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2= {{CZE}} | RD1-score2= 2 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 19:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SCO}} (Muirhead) {{X}} |1|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|1|X| |6 | team2 = {{CZE}} (Kubešková) |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |2 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Saturday, November 26, 10:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Moiseeva) |0|1|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|2| |6 | team2 = {{SWE}} (Hasselborg) {{X}} |2|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0| |4 }}

===Group B===

====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 2017 Group C |}

{| class=wikitable |- ! Country !! Skip !! W !! L |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{HUN}} || [[Dorottya Palancsa]] || 8 || 1 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{TUR}} || [[Dilşat Yıldız]] || 7 || 2 |- style="background:#ffffcc" | {{EST}} || [[Maile Mölder]] || 7 || 2 |-style="background:#ccffcc" | {{NED}} || [[Marianne Neeleman]] || 5 || 4 |- style="background:#ccffcc" | {{ENG}} || [[Anna Fowler]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{LAT}} || [[Santa Blumberga]] || 5 || 4 |- | {{BLR}} || [[Alina Pauliuchyk]] || 4 || 5 |- | {{LTU}} || [[Virginija Paulauskaitė]] || 2 || 7 |- style="background:#ffcccc" | {{SVK}} || [[Elena Axamitová]] || 2 || 7 |- style="background:#ffcccc" | {{POL}} || [[Marta Piuta]] || 0 || 9 |}

====Playoffs==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semifinals | RD2 = Final | RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1='''{{HUN}}''' | RD1-score1= '''9''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{NED}} | RD1-score2= 8 | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= '''{{TUR}}''' | RD1-score3= '''10''' | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= {{EST}} | RD1-score4= 2

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{HUN}}''' | RD2-score1= '''6''' | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= {{TUR}} | RD2-score2=5 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1 = Bronze-medal game | RD1-seed1= 3 | RD1-team1= '''{{EST}}''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= {{NED}} | RD1-score2=5 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 13:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{EST}} (Molder) {{X}} |0|0|0|2|0|0|4|0|0|1| |7 | team2 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |5 }}

====Gold-medal game==== ''Friday, November 25, 13:00'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{HUN}} (Palancsa) {{X}} |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2| |6 | team2 = {{TUR}} (Yıldız) |0|0|0|0|2|0|1|1|1|0| |5 }}

===Group C=== The [[2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament#Group C|Group C]] competitions were contested at the [[Ledena Dvorana Zalog]] in [[Ljubljana]].

====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 | {{BLR}} || [[Alina Pauliuchyk]] || 7 || 0 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{AUT}} || [[Constanze Ocker]] || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{LTU}} || [[Virginija Paulauskaitė]] || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc | {{ESP}} || [[Oihane Otaegi]] || 5 || 2 |- | {{CRO}} || [[Melani Turkovic]] || 3 || 4 |- | {{SLO}} || [[Nika Cerne]] || 2 || 5 |- | {{IRL4}} || [[Ailsa Anderson]] || 1 || 6 |- | {{ROU}} || [[Iulia Ioana Traila]] || 0 || 7 |}

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

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= '''{{BLR}}''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= 2 | RD2-team2= {{AUT}} | RD2-score2= 5 | RD2-seed3= 3 | RD2-team3= '''{{LTU}}''' | RD2-score3= '''8''' | RD2-seed4= 4 | RD2-team4= {{ESP}} | RD2-score4= 4

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= {{AUT}} | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= '''{{LTU}}''' | RD1-score2= '''7''' }}

====1 vs. 2==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{BLR}} (Pavlyuchik) {{X}} |1|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|2| |7 | team2 = {{AUT}} (Ocker) |0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|1|0| |5 }} Winner advances to [[#Group B|Group B competitions]].<br> Loser advances to [[#Second Place Game|Second Place Game]].

====3 vs. 4==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{LTU}} (Paulauskaitė) {{X}} |0|2|1|0|0|0|0|3|1|1| |8 | team2 = {{ESP}} (Otaegi) |1|0|0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0| |4 }} Winner advances to [[#Second Place Game|Second Place Game]].

====Second Place Game==== {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{AUT}} (Ocker) {{x}} |1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|X| |3 | team2 = {{LTU}} (Paulauskaitė) |0|1|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|X| |7 }}

Winner advances to [[#Group B|Group B competitions]].

==References== ;General *{{cite web |url=http://worldcurling.org/ecc2016 |title=2016 European Curling Championships |publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]}} ;Specific {{reflist}}

[[Category:2016 in curling|European Curling Championships]] [[Category:European Curling Championships]] [[Category:International curling competitions hosted by Scotland]] [[Category:2016 in Scottish sport|European Curling Championships]] [[Category:November 2016 sports events in the United Kingdom|European Curling Championships]] [[Category:Sport in Renfrewshire]]