# 1987 European Curling Championships

The 1987 European Curling Championships were held from 8 to 12 December at the Eis-Bundesleistungs-Zentrum arena in Oberstdorf, West Germany.
The Swedish men's team skipped by Thomas Norgren won their second title and the West German women's team skipped by Andrea Schöpp won their third title.

## Men
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Alois Kreidl | Günther Mochny | Dieter Küchenmeister | Stefan Salinger | | | Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel |
| Denmark | Sören Bang | Henrik Jakobsen | Lasse Lavrsen | Ulrik Schmidt | Michael Harry | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | John Deakin | Gordon Vickers | Martyn Deakin | Peter Bowyer | | | |
| Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Jarmo Jokivalli | Jari Laukkanen | Petri Tsutsunen | Juhani Heinonen | | |
| France | Christophe Boan | Gerard Ravello | Alain Brangi | Thierry Mercier | | | |
| Italy | Fabio Alverà | Adriano Lorenzi | Stefano Morona | Stefano Zardini | | | |
| Luxembourg | Denis Boulianne | Nico Schweich | Norbert Busch | William Bannerman | | | |
| Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | Otto Veening | Sytze van Dam | Cock Sonneveld | | | |
| Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Bo Bakke | | | |
| Scotland | Douglas Dryburgh | Philip Wilson | Lindsay Clark | Billy Andrew | | | |
| Sweden | Thomas Norgren | Jan Strandlund | Lars Strandqvist | Lars Engblom | Olle Håkansson | Olle Håkansson | Timrå CK, Timrå |
| Switzerland | Dieter Wüest | Jens Piesbergen | Peter Grendelmeier | Simon Roth | | | |
| Wales | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | | | |
| West Germany | Keith Wendorf | Uwe Saile | Sven Saile | Hans Dieter Kiesel | | | CC Schwenningen, Schwenningen |

### 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 | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 11 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| Italy | Italy | 8 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 12 | Scotland | Scotland | 3 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 4 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 8 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 7 | England | England | 5 | | | |
| England | England | 8 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| Norway | Norway | 12 | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Norway | Norway | 6 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 7 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |

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

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| England | England | 3 | Wales | Wales | 1 |
| Wales | Wales | 8 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | Finland | Finland | 6 |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 7 |
| Austria | Austria | 8 | Austria | Austria | 6 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 7 | | | |

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

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 8 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | Norway | Norway | 6 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 6 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 7 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 7 | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 6 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 6 | West Germany | West Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 8 | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | |

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

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

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Denmark | Denmark | 6 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| Finland | Finland | 7 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |

### Playoffs

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

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | Sweden | Thomas Norgren | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| | Switzerland | Dieter Wüest | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany | Keith Wendorf | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark | Sören Bang | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland | Douglas Dryburgh | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Wim Neeleman | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Austria | Alois Kreidl | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | Fabio Alverà | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | England | John Deakin | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | France | Christophe Boan | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | John Hunt | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | Denis Boulianne | 6 | 0 | 6 |

## Women
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Lilly Hummelt | Andrea von Malberg | Inge Lamprecht | Jutta Kober | | |
| Denmark | Marianne Qvist | Lene Bidstrup | Astrid Birnbaum | Lilian Frøhling | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Caroline Cumming | Aileen Gemmell | Penni Hinds | Alison Arthur | Robin Gemmell | |
| Finland | Anne Eerikäinen | Mari Lundén | Tytti Haapasaari | Terhi Liukkonen | | |
| France | Agnes Mercier | Annick Mercier | Andrée Dupont-Roc | Catherine Lefebvre | | |
| Italy | Ann Lacedelli | Francesca Del Fabbro | Emanuela Sarto | Loredana Siorpaes | | |
| Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | Gerrie Veening | Kniertje van Kuyk | Mirjam Gast | | |
| Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Mette Halvorsen | | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
| Scotland | Marion Miller | Janice Miller | Jane McConnell | Moira McConnell | | Greenacres CC, Renfrewshire |
| Sweden | Anette Norberg | Sofie Marmont | Anna Rindeskog | Louise Marmont | | Härnösands CK, Härnösand |
| Switzerland | Cristina Lestander | Barbara Meier | Christina Gartenmann | Katrin Peterhans | | |
| Wales | Helen Lyon | Jean Robinson | Anna Martin | Jackie Jones | | |
| West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | Almut Hege | Monika Wagner | Suzanne Fink | | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen |

### 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 | 6 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 14 | | | | Norway | Norway | 10 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 13 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 2 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | Scotland | Scotland | 14 | | | |
| France | France | 5 | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 6 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 4 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 11 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 10 |
| | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 11 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 7 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| England | England | 6 | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| | | | | | | France | France | 10 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 1 | France | France | 6 | | | |
| France | France | 13 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 9 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
| Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 9 |
| Finland | Finland | 13 | Finland | Finland | 3 |
| England | England | 1 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 8 |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Wales | Wales | 1 |
| Wales | Wales | 9 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 12 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | England | England | 5 |
| England | England | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 6 |
| Austria | Austria | 9 |

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

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 7 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 7 | West Germany | West Germany | 12 |
| | | | France | France | 4 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 6 | France | France | 4 |
| France | France | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 12 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| Norway | Norway | 8 | Norway | Norway | 9 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 4 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | France | France | 8 |
| Finland | Finland | 6 | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | | | |

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

| Quarterfinal (9-13) | Quarterfinal (9-13) | Quarterfinal (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) |
| | | | Wales | Wales | 1 |
| | | | England | England | 10 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 10 |
| Italy | Italy | 9 | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | |
| Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Semifinal (11-13) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 10 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| Finland | Finland | 4 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Austria | Austria | 6 |

### Playoffs

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

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| | Sweden | Anette Norberg | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | France | Agnes Mercier | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | Cristina Lestander | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Finland | Anne Eerikäinen | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Austria | Lilly Hummelt | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Scotland | Marion Miller | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Denmark | Marianne Qvist | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | England | Caroline Cumming | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Italy | Ann Lacedelli | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | Helen Lyon | 6 | 1 | 5 |