# 1988 European Curling Championships

The 1988 European Curling Championships were held from 6 to 10 December at the Perth Ice Rink arena in Perth, Scotland.
The Scottish men's team skipped by David Smith won their fourth title and the Swedish women's team skipped by Elisabeth Högström won their seventh title.
For the first time, the men's team of Belgium took part in the European Championship.

## Men
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Alois Kreidl | Günther Mochny | Dieter Küchenmeister | Stefan Salinger | | Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel |
| Belgium | Marcel Marién | Pierre Mallants | Eric Biehels | Arthur Westerlinck | | |
| Denmark | Christian Thune | Niels Siggaard | Ole Lehmann de Neergard | Finn Nielsen | | |
| England | John Deakin | Gordon Vickers | Malcolm Richardson | Peter Bowyer | | |
| Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Jarmo Jokivalli | Jari Laukkanen | Petri Tsutsunen | Juhani Heinonen | Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää |
| France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Christian Dupont-Roc | Daniel Cosetto | Patrick Philippe | | |
| Italy | Fabio Alverà | Stefano Morona | Adriano Lorenzi | Stefano Zardini | | |
| Netherlands | Robert van der Cammen | Wim Neeleman | Rob Joosen | Fred Melker | | |
| Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Dagfinn Loen | | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
| Scotland | David Smith | Mike Hay | Peter Smith | David Hay | | |
| Sweden | Claes Roxin | Mats Brisegård | Björn Roxin | Lars-Eric Roxin | | CK Ena, Enköping |
| Switzerland | Bernhard Attinger | Werner Attinger | Martin Zürrer | Marcel Senn | | Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf |
| Wales | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | | |
| West Germany | Keith Wendorf | Sven Saile | Uwe Saile | Gregor Kunzemüller | | 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 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 10 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 10 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 6 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 9 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 3 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 8 | | | | Norway | Norway | 8 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 17 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 7 | Scotland | Scotland | 4 | | | |
| England | England | 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 | 7 |
| | | | | | | England | England | 5 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | England | England | 9 | | | |
| England | England | 10 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
| | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 5 | France | France | 7 | | | |
| France | France | 10 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
| Italy | Italy | 7 | Italy | Italy | 6 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | England | England | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| Wales | Wales | 2 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 8 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| Finland | Finland | 7 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | France | France | 10 |
| Austria | Austria | 11 | Austria | Austria | 7 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |

### 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 | 3 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 6 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 8 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Scotland | Scotland | 8 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 5 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Norway | Norway | 7 |
| | | | France | France | 2 |
| Italy | Italy | 6 | France | France | 2 |
| France | France | 7 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | France | France | 3 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 9 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| Italy | Italy | 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 |
| England | England | 12 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | England | England | 8 | | | |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | England | England | 8 |
| | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 9 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 10 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | | | | |
| Semifinals (11-14) | Semifinals (11-14) | Semifinals (11-14) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| Finland | Finland | 9 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 3 | Finland | Finland | 4 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| | | | Wales | Wales | 7 |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |

#### Range 5-8

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

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 7 | Norway | Norway | 3 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| | Scotland | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | Scotland | David Smith | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Switzerland | Bernhard Attinger | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden | Claes Roxin | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark | Christian Thune | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany | Keith Wendorf | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | Fabio Alverà | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Austria | Alois Kreidl | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | England | John Deakin | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Robert van der Cammen | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | John Hunt | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Belgium | Marcel Marién | 6 | 0 | 6 |

## Women
### Teams

| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club, city |
| Austria | Inge Lamprecht | Jutta Kober | Elke Lamprecht | Karin Egger | | |
| Denmark | Marianne Qvist | Lene Bidstrup | Astrid Birnbaum | Linda Laursen | | |
| England | Joan Reed | Moira Davison | Christine Short | Margaret Martin | | Glendale CC, Northumberland |
| Finland | Jaana Jokela | Terhi Aro | Nina Ahvenainen | Carita Säilä | Tiina Majuri | |
| 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 | Jenny Bovenschen | Mirjam Gast | | |
| Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Mette Halvorsen | | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
| Scotland | Hazel McGregor | Edith Loudon | Fiona Bayne | Katie Loudon | | |
| Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | Anette Norberg | Monika Jansson | Marie Henriksson | | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Switzerland | Cristina Lestander | Barbara Meier | Ingrid Thulin | Katrin Peterhans | |
| West Germany | Stephanie Mayr | Simone Vogel | Sabine Belkofer | Hatti Foster | | |

### 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 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 10 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 6 |
| | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
| | | | France | France | 4 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 13 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 13 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 11 | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | |
| England | England | 8 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 8 |
| | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 15 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 8 | Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
| 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 |
| | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | Finland | Finland | 8 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | | | | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 2 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 7 | Scotland | Scotland | 9 |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 11 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 |
| England | England | 7 | | | |

#### Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 9 |
| Italy | Italy | 0 | England | England | 10 |
| England | England | 11 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 9 |
| Austria | Austria | 7 |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 |
| France | France | 1 |

### 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 | 10 | | | |
| England | England | 3 | | | |
| England | England | 3 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 3 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 14 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 6 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Norway | Norway | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | | | |

#### Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 3 |
| England | England | 0 | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 9 | | | |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 7 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 8 | | | |

### Placement Phase
#### Range 9-12

| Semifinals (9-12) | Semifinals (9-12) | Semifinals (9-12) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
| Austria | Austria | 7 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 6 | Austria | Austria | 8 |
| | | | France | France | 7 |
| France | France | 6 | France | France | 7 |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 6 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 8 |

#### Range 5-8

| Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
| Norway | Norway | 8 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 |
| Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
| England | England | 11 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 14 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 8 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland | 7 | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 6 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
| | Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | Scotland | Hazel McGregor | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| | Switzerland | Cristina Lestander | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | Marianne Qvist | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | Stephanie Mayr | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Laura Van Imhoff | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | England | Joan Reed | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Austria | Inge Lamprecht | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | France | Agnes Mercier | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Italy | Ann Lacedelli | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Finland | Jaana Jokela | 7 | 2 | 5 |