# 1981 European Curling Championships

The 1981 European Curling Championships were held from 7 to 12 December at the Sportzentrum arena in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
The Swiss men's team skipped by Jürg Tanner won their third European title, and the Swiss women's team skipped by Susan Schlapbach won their second European title.
For the first time, the men's team of Austria and Finland and women's teams of Austria and Luxembourg took part in the European Championship.

## Men's
### Teams

| Team | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club |
| Austria | Arthur Fabi | Ludwig Karrer | Manfred Fabi | Dieter Küchenmeister | | |
| Denmark | Per Berg | Gert Larsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Bob Martin | Ronald D. Thornton | John D. Kerr | Michael Thompson | | |
| Finland | Isto Kolemainen | Juhani Heinonen | Pekka Sylvander | Keijo Silvan | | |
| France | André Tronc | Maurice Mercier | Yves Tronc | Jean-Francois Orset | | |
| Germany | Keith Wendorf | Hans Dieter Kiesel | Sven Saile | Heiner Martin | | |
| Italy | Giuseppe Dal Molin | Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Claudio Alvera | |
| Luxembourg | Marco Staedtgen | William Bannerman | Nico Schweich | Guy Schweich | | |
| Netherlands | Otto Veening | Robin Claushuis | Gustaf van Imhoff | Sytze van Dam | | |
| Norway | Pål Trulsen | Flemming Davanger | Stig-Arne Gunnestad | Kjell Berg | | |
| Scotland | Colin Hamilton | W. Michael Dick | David Ramsay | Richard Pretsel | | |
| Sweden | Göran Roxin | Björn Rudström | Håkan Rudström | Christer Mårtensson | Hans Timan | Magnus Ladulås CK, Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Jürg Tanner | Jürg Hornisberger | Patrik Lörtscher | Franz Tanner | | |
| Wales | Richard Davis | David Humphreys | Chris Wells | Ray King | | |

### Round robin

Group A
| | Team | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | W | L | Place |
| A1 | Austria | * | 6:7 | 5:6 | 5:8 | 10:8 | 6:14 | 5:7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| A2 | England | 7:6 | * | 7:9 | 7:9 | 10:6 | 4:14 | 3:11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| A3 | France | 6:5 | 9:7 | * | 3:10 | 11:3 | 7:6 | 4:7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| A4 | Germany | 8:5 | 9:7 | 10:3 | * | 11:4 | 7:6 | 5:7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| A5 | Netherlands | 8:10 | 6:10 | 3:11 | 4:11 | * | 4:9 | 1:13 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| A6 | Scotland | 14:6 | 14:4 | 6:7 | 6:7 | 9:4 | * | 4:7 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| A7 | Switzerland | 7:5 | 11:3 | 7:4 | 7:5 | 13:1 | 7:4 | * | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Group B
| | Team | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | W | L | Place |
| B1 | Denmark | * | 12:5 | 11:6 | 6:5 | 7:6 | 9:10 | 13:3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| B2 | Finland | 5:12 | * | 3:7 | 7:6 | 2:13 | 3:13 | 3:8 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| B3 | Italy | 6:11 | 7:3 | * | 15:3 | 2:7 | 3:9 | 12:2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| B4 | Luxembourg | 5:6 | 6:7 | 3:15 | * | 1:14 | 2:9 | 11:9 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| B5 | Norway | 6:7 | 13:2 | 7:2 | 14:1 | * | 7:8 | 14:2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| B6 | Sweden | 10:9 | 13:3 | 9:3 | 9:2 | 8:7 | * | 14:4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| B7 | Wales | 3:13 | 8:3 | 2:12 | 9:11 | 2:14 | 4:14 | * | 1 | 5 | 6 |
    Teams to playoffs

### Ranking games for 5th-14th places

| For 13th place | For 13th place |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Finland | 2 |
| For 11th place | For 11th place |
| Austria | 10 |
| Wales | 4 |
| For 9th place | For 9th place |
| England | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 6 |
| For 7th place | For 7th place |
| Scotland | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| For 5th place | For 5th place |
| France | 8 |
| Norway | 6 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A(1) | Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| B(2) | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| B(2) | Denmark | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| B(1) | Sweden | 7 | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| A(2) | Germany | 6 | Bronze game | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 10 |
| | | | Germany | Germany | 4 |

### Final standings

| Place | Team | Skip | GP | W | L |
| | Switzerland | Jürg Tanner | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | Sweden | Göran Roxin | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Denmark | Per Berg | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | Keith Wendorf | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | France | André Tronc | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway | Pål Trulsen | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Scotland | Colin Hamilton | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | Giuseppe Dal Molin | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | England | Bob Martin | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | Marco Staedtgen | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Austria | Arthur Fabi | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Wales | Richard Davis | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Netherlands | Otto Veening | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Finland | Isto Kolemainen | 7 | 1 | 6 |

## Women's
### Teams

| Team | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
| Austria | Marianne Gartner | Antje Karrer | Susanne Wieser | Herta Kuchenmeister | Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel |
| Denmark | Helena Blach | Marianne Jørgensen | Astrid Birnbaum | Malene Krause | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
| England | Gwen French | Pauline Douglas | Jean Picken | Lynda Clegg | |
| France | Huguette Jullien (fourth) | Agnes Mercier | Paulette Sulpice (skip) | Anne-Claude Kennerson | |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | Monica Wackerle | Monika Wagner | Marga Hupertz | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | Ann Lacedelli | Tea Valt | Angela Constantini | |
| Luxembourg | Micheline Städtgen | Sanny Mohnen | Madeleine van den Houten | Carine Schweich | |
| Netherlands | Margreet Poost | Elly de Vries | Marianne Mirck | Nicole van den Brink | |
| Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Cathrine Hannevig | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
| Scotland | Helen Caird | Rae Gray | Sheena Hay | Helen Watson | Broughty Ferry Ladies CC, Dundee |
| Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | Katarina Hultling | Birgitta Sewik | Karin Sjögren | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Switzerland | Susan Schlapbach | Irene Bürgi | Ursula Schlapbach | Katrin Peterhans | CC Bern, Bern |
| Wales | Jean King | Sheila Nells | Rhoda Basnett | Madzia Williams | |

### Round robin

Group A
| | Team | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | W | L | Place |
| A1 | Austria | * | 4:11 | 3:8 | 15:6 | 16:7 | 1:14 | 3:18 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| A2 | Denmark | 11:4 | * | 6:4 | 11:6 | 14:6 | 7:9 | 3:4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| A3 | France | 8:3 | 4:6 | * | 14:4 | 13:4 | 8:7 | 5:10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| A4 | Luxembourg | 6:15 | 6:11 | 4:14 | * | 3:15 | 9:7 | 3:15 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| A5 | Netherlands | 7:16 | 6:14 | 4:13 | 15:3 | * | 3:9 | 3:15 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| A6 | Scotland | 14:1 | 9:7 | 7:8 | 7:9 | 9:3 | * | 7:6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| A7 | Sweden | 18:3 | 4:3 | 10:5 | 15:3 | 15:3 | 6:7 | * | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Group B
| | Team | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | W | L | Place |
| B1 | England | * | 5:13 | 6:9 | 6:15 | 3:9 | 7:8 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| B2 | Germany | 13:5 | * | 4:6 | 5:9 | 6:5 | 10:9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| B3 | Italy | 9:6 | 6:4 | * | 3:9 | 5:7 | 3:4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| B4 | Norway | 15:6 | 9:5 | 9:3 | * | 3:4 | 9:2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| B5 | Switzerland | 9:3 | 5:6 | 7:5 | 4:3 | * | 8:3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| B6 | Wales | 8:7 | 9:10 | 4:3 | 2:9 | 3:8 | * | 2 | 3 | 4 |
    Teams to playoffs

### Ranking games for 5th-12th places

| For 11th place | For 11th place |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| England | 6 |
| For 9th place | For 9th place |
| Austria | 6 |
| Italy | 3 |
| For 7th place | For 7th place |
| Scotland | 11 |
| Wales | 3 |
| For 5th place | For 5th place |
| France | 10 |
| Germany | 4 |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A(1) | Sweden | 7 | | | |
| B(2) | Norway | 5 | | | |
| B(2) | Norway | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| B(1) | Switzerland | 7 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 |
| A(2) | Denmark | 6 | Bronze game | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 8 |

### Final standings

| Place | Team | Skip | GP | W | L |
| | Switzerland | Susan Schlapbach | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| | Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| | Denmark | Helena Blach | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | France | Paulette Sulpice | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Scotland | Helen Caird | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Wales | Jean King | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Austria | Marianne Gartner | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Margreet Poost | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | England | Gwen French | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | Micheline Städtgen | 6 | 1 | 5 |