# 1985 European Curling Championships

The 1985 European Curling Championships were held from 10 to 14 December at the Sportzentrum arena in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
The West German men's team skipped by Rodger Gustaf Schmidt won their first title and the Swiss women's team skipped by Jaqueline Landolt won their third title.

## Men
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Konrad Weiser | Thomas Wieser | Herwig Ritter | Christian Wieser | | | |
| Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | Per Berg | Peter Andersen | Ivan Frederiksen | | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Bob Martin | Ronnie Brock | Ian Coutts | John Brown | | | |
| Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Petri Tsutsunen | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | Jarmo Jokivalli | Juhani Heinonen | | |
| France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Christian Dupont-Roc | Thierry Mercier | Daniel Cosetto | | | |
| Italy | Andrea Pavani | Franco Sovilla | Fabio Alverà | Stefano Morona | | | |
| Luxembourg | Nico Schweich | Guy Schweich | Georges Schweich | William Bannerman | Paul Bannerman | | |
| Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | Otto Veening | Gérard Verbeek | Jeroen Tilman | | Darrell Ell | |
| Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | Sjur Loen | Gunnar Meland | Morten Skaug | | | |
| Scotland | Billy Howat | Robert Clark | Robert Shaw | Alistair Henry | | | |
| Sweden | Connie Östlund (fourth) | Per Lindeman (skip) | Bo Andersson | Göran Åberg | | | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Switzerland | Jürg Tanner | Patrick Hürlimann | Patrik Lörtscher | Mario Gross | | | Lausanne-Riviera CC, Lausanne |
| Wales | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Scott Lyon | | |
| West Germany | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | Wolfgang Burba | Johnny Jahr | Hans-Joachim Burba | | | |

### 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 | 4 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Italy | Italy | 7 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 8 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 9 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 9 |
| Wales | Wales | 4 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 | | | |
| England | England | 15 | England | England | 5 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 6 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 6 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 9 |
| Norway | Norway | 10 | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Norway | Norway | 6 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| France | France | 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 |
| | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 10 |
| | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 9 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 6 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | France | France | 3 | | | |
| France | France | 12 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | | | |
| England | England | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 6 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 9 | Sweden | Sweden | 8 |
| Wales | Wales | 1 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 4 |
| England | England | 7 | England | England | 9 |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 9 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 |
| France | France | 6 | | | |

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

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 9 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| Norway | Norway | 8 | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| England | England | 2 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 8 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 6 | Denmark | Denmark | 8 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 9 | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| England | England | 4 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 5 | | | |

### Placement Phase
#### Range 9-14

| Quarterfinals (9-14) | Quarterfinals (9-14) | Quarterfinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 7 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | Austria | Austria | 8 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 6 | | | | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | Finland | Finland | 7 |
| France | France | 8 | France | France | 3 | | | |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
| Semifinal (11-14) | Semifinal (11-14) | Semifinal (11-14) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 11 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 11 | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| | | | France | France | 5 |
| France | France | 10 | France | France | 5 |
| Wales | Wales | 4 | Final for 13th place | Final for 13th place | Final for 13th place |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 |
| | | | Wales | Wales | 9 |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 7 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| England | England | 5 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | West Germany | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 7 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden | 8 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 5 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | West Germany | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Sweden | Per Lindeman | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| | Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | Jürg Tanner | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Scotland | Billy Howat | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | England | Bob Martin | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Austria | Konrad Weiser | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Italy | Andrea Pavani | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | John Hunt | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | Nico Schweich | 8 | 2 | 6 |

## Women
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Edeltraud Koudelka | Christl Naegle | Ingrid Märker | Veronika Hölzl | | |
| Denmark | Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen | Jane Bidstrup | Hanne Olsen | Lone Bagge | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Margaret Maxwell | Enid Logan | Caroline Cumming | Dorothy Shell | | |
| Finland | Jaana Jokela | Nina Ahvenainen | Taru Kivinen | Kirsi Jeskanen | | |
| France | Paulette Sulpice | Huguette Jullien | Isabelle Quere | Jocelyn Lhenry | | |
| Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | Angela Constantini | Tea Valt | Nella Alvera | | |
| Luxembourg | Cilly Schweich | Madeleine van den Houten | Marie Garritze | Pat Bannerman | | |
| Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | Gerrie Veening | Marjorie Querido | Jenny Bovenschen | Darrell Ell | |
| Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Mette Halvorsen | | |
| Scotland | Jeanette Johnston | Catherine Dodds | Marjorie Kidd | Ella Gallanders | | |
| Sweden | Maud Nordlander (fourth) | Inga Arfwidsson (skip) | Ulrika Åkerberg | Barbro Arfwidsson | | Norrköpings CK, Norrköping |
| Switzerland | Jaqueline Landolt | Christine Krieg | Marianne Uhlmann | Silvia Benoit | | |
| Wales | Jean King | Helen Lyon | Margaret Crawley | Anne Stone | | |
| West Germany | Almut Hege | Petra Tschetsch | Suzanne Fink | Josefine Einsle | | |

### 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 | 7 | | | |
| England | England | 7 | Norway | Norway | 6 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 11 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
| Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 12 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 9 | Denmark | Denmark | 11 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 10 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 4 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 4 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 10 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 10 | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Wales | Wales | 1 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 9 | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Italy | Italy | 9 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Italy | Italy | 9 | | | |
| | | | England | England | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 8 |
| | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 5 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 7 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 3 | France | France | 4 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 12 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Norway | Norway | 8 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 11 | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Wales | Wales | 7 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 12 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 10 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | Finland | Finland | 8 |
| Finland | Finland | 9 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 13 |
| England | England | 4 | France | France | 5 |
| France | France | 10 | | | |

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

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 7 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| Italy | Italy | 1 | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 9 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 9 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 8 | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 14 | Norway | Norway | 9 |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | |

### Placement Phase
#### Range 9-14

| Quarterfinal (9-14) | Quarterfinal (9-14) | Quarterfinal (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 14 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 9 | Wales | Wales | 5 | | | |
| England | England | 8 | | | | Finland | Finland | 8 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | | | | France | France | 5 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | |
| | | | France | France | 11 | | | |
| Semifinal (11-14) | Semifinal (11-14) | Semifinal (11-14) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| Wales | Wales | 5 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 12 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| England | England | 1 | Final for 13th place | Final for 13th place | Final for 13th place |
| | | | Wales | Wales | 1 |
| | | | England | England | 9 |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 1 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Austria | Austria | 7 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 7 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | Switzerland | Jaqueline Landolt | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| | Scotland | Jeanette Johnston | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark | Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | Inga Arfwidsson | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | West Germany | Almut Hege | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | Edeltraud Koudelka | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Finland | Jaana Jokela | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | France | Paulette Sulpice | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | Cilly Schweich | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | England | Margaret Maxwell | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Wales | Jean King | 8 | 2 | 6 |