# 1986 European Curling Championships

The 1986 European Curling Championships were held from 9 to 13 December at the Hvidovre Ice Rink arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Swiss men's team skipped by Felix Luchsinger won their sixth title and the West German women's team skipped by Andrea Schöpp won their second title.

## Men
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Christian Wieser | Herwig Ritter | Thomas Wieser | Konrad Weiser | | |
| Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | Per Berg | Peter Andersen | Ivan Frederiksen | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Bob Martin | Ronnie Brock | Robin Gemmell | John Brown | | |
| Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Jarmo Jokivalli | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Petri Tsutsunen | Juhani Heinonen | |
| France | Jean-Francois Orset | Claude Feige | Jean-Louis Sibuet | Marc Sibuet | | |
| Italy | Andrea Pavani | Franco Sovilla | Fabio Alverà | Stefano Morona | | |
| Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | Jeroen Tilman | Otto Veening | Floris van Imhoff | | |
| Norway | Tormod Andreassen | Flemming Davanger | Stig-Arne Gunnestad | Kjell Berg | | |
| Scotland | Lindsay Scotland | Richard Gray | Alistair Gray | Martin Brown | | |
| Sweden | Göran Roxin | Claes Roxin | Björn Roxin | Lars-Eric Roxin | Anders Ehrling | CK Ena, Enköping |
| Switzerland | Felix Luchsinger | Thomas Grendelmeier | Daniel Steiff | Fritz Luchsinger | | |
| Wales | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | John Hunt | | |
| West Germany | Roland Jentsch | Uli Sutor | Charlie Kapp | Thomas Vogelsang | | |

### First Phase (Triple Knockout)
#### Round 1

Two teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 9 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 7 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 8 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 10 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 10 | | | |
| England | England | 6 | England | England | 5 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 8 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 6 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 8 | Scotland | Scotland | 1 | | | |
| France | France | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Round 2

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 7 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 5 | Italy | Italy | 8 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 6 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | France | France | 7 |
| France | France | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
| England | England | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 8 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 9 |
| England | England | 5 | England | England | 4 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
| Austria | Austria | 7 | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 |

### Second Phase (Double Knockout)
#### Round 1

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Italy | Italy | 9 | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 6 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | | | |
| France | France | 4 | | | |
| France | France | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 6 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 6 |
| France | France | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 2 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 6 | | | |

### Placement Phase
#### Range 9-13

| Quarterfinals (9-13) | Quarterfinals (9-13) | Quarterfinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
| | | | England | England | 7 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 7 | Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 6 | | | | England | England | 2 |
| | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 9 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 6 | | | |
| Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 8 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 7 | Wales | Wales | 3 |
| Wales | Wales | 8 | | | |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
| France | France | 2 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 9 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 9 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | Switzerland | Felix Luchsinger | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Sweden | Göran Roxin | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| | Norway | Tormod Andreassen | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | Andrea Pavani | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Scotland | Lindsay Scotland | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | Roland Jentsch | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | France | Jean-Francois Orset | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Austria | Christian Wieser | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | England | Bob Martin | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Wales | John Stone | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | 6 | 1 | 5 |

## Women
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Lilly Hummelt | Anna Egger | Andrea von Malberg | Jutta Kober | |
| Denmark | Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen | Jane Bidstrup | Hanne Olsen | Lone Bagge | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Jean Picken | Lynda Clegg | Mary Finlay | Doris Vickers | |
| Finland | Taru Kivinen (fourth) | Jaana Jokela (skip) | Kirsi Jeskanen | Nina Ahvenainen | |
| France | Andrée Dupont-Roc (fourth) | Annick Mercier | Catherine Lefebvre | Agnes Mercier (skip) | |
| Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | Ann Lacedelli | Tea Valt | Angela Constantini | |
| Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | Gerrie Veening | Jenny Bovenschen | Mirjam Gast | |
| Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Mette Halvorsen | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
| Scotland | Gay Deas | Beryl Anita Harley | Jane Smith | Edna Nelson | |
| Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | Birgitta Sewik | Eva Andersson | Bitte Berg | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Switzerland | Liliane Raisin | Claude Orizet | Carole Barbey | Beatrice Pochon | |
| Wales | Elizabeth Hunt | Margaret Guyan | Margaret Crawley | Jean Robinson | |
| West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | Almut Hege | Monika Wagner | Elinore Schöpp | |

### First Phase (Triple Knockout)
#### Round 1

Two teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 10 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 7 | Finland | Finland | 7 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 11 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 8 |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 9 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| England | England | 5 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 11 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | France | France | 9 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
| | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 8 | West Germany | West Germany | 8 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Round 2

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| Wales | Wales | 1 | | | | | | |
| England | England | 11 | England | England | 2 | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 6 |
| | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 10 |
| Austria | Austria | 9 | Austria | Austria | 5 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 8 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Finland | Finland | 9 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 7 | Finland | Finland | 10 |
| France | France | 9 | France | France | 12 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 15 |
| Norway | Norway | 11 | Norway | Norway | 3 |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 4 |
| England | England | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 11 |

### Second Phase (Double Knockout)
#### Round 1

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 7 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 5 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | Italy | 10 | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | France | France | 6 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | France | France | 8 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 7 | Scotland | Scotland | 11 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 8 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | |

### Placement Phase
#### Range 9-13

| Quarterfinal (9-13) | Quarterfinal (9-13) | Quarterfinal (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 12 |
| | | | England | England | 9 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 12 |
| Italy | Italy | 9 | Austria | Austria | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | |
| Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| | | | England | England | 7 |
| Austria | Austria | 10 | Austria | Austria | 5 |
| Wales | Wales | 4 | | | |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| France | France | 8 |
| Italy | Italy | 6 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 9 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | West Germany | 11 | | | |
| 4 | Scotland | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Scotland | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 9 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| | Switzerland | Liliane Raisin | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| | Denmark | Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Scotland | Gay Deas | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | France | Agnes Mercier | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | Jaana Jokela | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | England | Jean Picken | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Austria | Lilly Hummelt | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | Elizabeth Hunt | 5 | 0 | 5 |