# 2014 European Curling Championships

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, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C competitions was held in October at the PWA Silverdome in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
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.
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
### Group A

The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

#### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
* Teams relegated to 2015 Group B
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Sweden | Niklas Edin | 9 | 0 |
| Italy | Joël Retornaz | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Sven Michel | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | Thomas Ulsrud | 5 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | Jiří Snítil | 5 | 4 |
| Russia | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | David Edwards | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | Alexander Baumann | 3 | 6 |
| Denmark | Rasmus Stjerne | 1 | 8 |
| Latvia | Ritvars Gulbis | 1 | 8 |
Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.

#### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | | | | 1 | Sweden | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | | | | 4 | Norway | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Italy | 6 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Norway | 7 | | | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 2 | Italy | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 8 |

##### Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 19:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Italy (Retornaz) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Michel) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Player percentages :
| Italy | Italy | Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Andrea Pilzer | 86% | Stefan Meienberg | 84% |
| Sebastiano Arman | 85% | Simon Gempeler | 71% |
| Joël Retornaz | 73% | Florian Meister | 71% |
| Amos Mosaner | 75% | Sven Michel | 83% |
| Total | 80% | Total | 77% |

##### Gold Medal Game

Saturday, November 29, 15:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Sweden (Edin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Norway (Ulsrud) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Player percentages :
| Sweden | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| Christoffer Sundgren | 91% | Håvard Vad Petersson | 98% |
| Kristian Lindström | 86% | Christoffer Svae | 72% |
| Oskar Eriksson | 76% | Torger Nergård | 85% |
| Niklas Edin | 86% | Thomas Ulsrud | 90% |
| Total | 85% | Total | 86% |

### Group B

The Group B competitions will be contested in Monthey.

#### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
* Teams relegated to 2015 Group C
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
| England | Alan MacDougall | 6 | 1 |
| Netherlands | Jaap van Dorp | 6 | 1 |
| Croatia | Alen Čadež | 4 | 3 |
| Turkey | Alican Karataş | 4 | 3 |
| Estonia | Martin Lill | 4 | 3 |
| Israel | Adam Freilich | 3 | 4 |
| Lithuania | Mantas Kulakauskas | 1 | 6 |
| France | Lionel Roux | 0 | 7 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| Finland | Aku Kauste | 6 | 1 |
| Hungary | Krisztian Hall | 5 | 2 |
| Austria | Sebastian Wunderer | 5 | 2 |
| Belgium | Timothy Verreycken | 4 | 3 |
| Wales | James Pougher | 4 | 3 |
| Poland | Borys Jasiecki | 3 | 4 |
| Spain | Carles de Moxo | 1 | 6 |
| Romania | Allen Coliban | 0 | 7 |
Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.

#### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | England | 2 | | | | B1 | Finland | 7 |
| B1 | Finland | 8 | | | | A2 | Netherlands | 6 |
| | | | A1 | England | 4 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Netherlands | 10 | | | |
| A2 | Netherlands | 9 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Hungary | 7 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| A1 | England | 8 |
| B2 | Hungary | 5 |

##### Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| England (MacDougall) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Hungary (Hall) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |

##### Gold Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Group C

The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

#### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Ireland | Alan Mitchell | 7 | 2 |
| Belgium | Walter Verbueken | 7 | 2 |
| Slovakia | Pavol Pitoňák | 6 | 3 |
| Israel | Adam Freilich | 6 | 3 |
| Belarus | Dmitry Kirillov | 5 | 4 |
| Slovenia | Gašper Uršič | 5 | 4 |
| Iceland | Jón Ingi Sigurðsson | 3 | 6 |
| Serbia | Bojan Mijatović | 3 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | Stoil Georgiey | 2 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | Alex Benoy | 2 | 7 |

#### Playoffs

| Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 1 | Ireland | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Belgium | 7 |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | Belgium | 7 |
| 4 | Israel | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Israel | 7 | 3 | Slovakia | 6 |
| | | | 4 | Israel | 7 |

## Women
### Group A

The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Countries relegated to 2015 Group B
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Russia | Anna Sidorova | 9 | 0 |
| Switzerland | Binia Feltscher | 6 | 3 |
| Scotland | Eve Muirhead | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark | Lene Nielsen | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden | Anna Hasselborg | 5 | 4 |
| Finland | Sanna Puustinen | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 4 | 5 |
| Estonia | Maile Mölder | 2 | 7 |
| Latvia | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | 1 | 8 |
| Czech Republic | Linda Klímová | 1 | 8 |

#### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | | | | 2 | Switzerland | 8 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 | | | | 1 | Russia | 7 |
| | | | 1 | Russia | 9 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 8 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 |

##### Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 19:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scotland (Muirhead) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Denmark (Nielsen) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
Player percentages :
| Scotland | Scotland | Denmark | Denmark |
| Sarah Reid | 97% | Charlotte Clemmensen | 81% |
| Vicki Adams | 86% | Jeanne Ellegaard | 78% |
| Anna Sloan | 86% | Stephanie Risdal | 56% |
| Eve Muirhead | 89% | Lene Nielsen | 69% |
| Total | 89% | Total | 71% |

##### Gold Medal Game

Saturday, November 29, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Switzerland (Feltscher) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Russia (Sidorova) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Player percentages :
| Switzerland | Switzerland | Russia | Russia |
| Christine Urech | 92% | Ekaterina Galkina | 88% |
| Franziska Kaufmann | 86% | Alexandra Saitova | 81% |
| Irene Schori | 79% | Margarita Fomina | 86% |
| Binia Feltscher | 75% | Anna Sidorova | 80% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 84% |

### Group B

The Group B competitions will be contested in Champéry.

#### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
* Countries relegated to 2015 Group C
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Norway | Kristin Skaslien | 8 | 1 |
| Austria | Karina Toth | 7 | 2 |
| Italy | Veronica Zappone | 6 | 3 |
| Hungary | Dorottya Palancsa | 5 | 4 |
| Turkey | Öznur Polat | 5 | 4 |
| England | Anna Fowler | 5 | 4 |
| Netherlands | Marianne Neeleman | 4 | 5 |
| Poland | Marta Pluta | 4 | 5 |
| Belarus | Alina Pavlyuchik | 1 | 8 |
| Slovakia | Marína Gallová | 0 | 9 |

#### Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Norway | 10 | | | | 1 | Norway | 10 |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | | | | 4 | Hungary | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Austria | 6 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Hungary | 7 | | | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hungary | 11 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 2 | Austria | 2 |
| 3 | Italy | 10 |

##### Bronze Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00
| Sheet K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Austria (Toth) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Italy (Zappone) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 |

##### Gold Medal Game

Friday, November 28, 10:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Norway (Skaslien) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Hungary (Palancsa) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Group C

The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

#### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Slovakia | Marina Gallova | 6 | 0 |
| Netherlands | Marianne Neeleman | 4 | 2 |
| Spain | Oihane Otaegi | 4 | 2 |
| Slovenia | Valentina Jurinčič | 3 | 3 |
| Croatia | Melani Turkovic | 2 | 4 |
| Ireland | Margarita Sweeney-Baird | 1 | 5 |
| Romania | Daiana Colceriu | 1 | 5 |

#### Playoffs

| Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 1 | Slovakia | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 3 | Spain | 8 |
| | | | 4 | Slovenia | 4 |