2006 European Curling Championships

The 2006 European Curling Championships were held December 9–16, 2006 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Men Division A

Teams

 Denmark  Finland  France
Skip: Johnny Frederiksen

Third: Lars Vilandt
Second: Bo Jensen
Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl
Alternate: Ivan Frederiksen

 Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi

Third: Kalle Kiiskinen
Second: Jani Sullanmaa
Lead: Teemu Salo
Alternate: Jari Rouvinen

 Skip: Thomas Dufour

Third: Tony Angiboust
Second: Jan Ducroz
Lead: Richard Ducroz
Alternate: Raphael Mathieu

 Germany  Ireland  Norway
Skip: Sebastian Stock

Third: Daniel Herberg
Second: Markus Messenzehl
Lead: Patrick Hoffman
Alternate: Bernhard Mayr

 Skip: Robin Gray

Third: John Kenny
Second: Neil Fyfe
Lead: Peter Wilson
Alternate: Tony Tierney

 Skip: Thomas Ulsrud

Third: Torger Nergaard
Second: Thomas Due
Lead: Jan Thoresen
Alternate: Petter Moe

 Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland
Skip: David Murdoch

Third: Ewan MacDonald
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: Euan Byers
Alternate: David Hay

 Skip: Per Carlsen

Third: Mickael Norberg
Second: Rickard Hallström
Lead: Fredrik Hallström
Alternate: Nils Carlsen

 Skip: Andy Schwaller

Third: Ralph Stöckli
Second: Thomas Lips
Lead: Damian Grichting
Alternate: Raphael Brütsch

 Wales
Skip: Adrian Meikle

Third: Jamie Meikle
Second: Stuart Hills
Lead: Andrew Tanner
Alternate: Colin Morrison

Standings

A tournament

Final round-robin standings

Country Skip W L
 Scotland David Murdoch 7 2
 Switzerland Andy Schwaller 7 2
 Germany Sebastian Stock 6 3
 Sweden Per Carlsen 5 4
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 5 4
 Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 5 4
 Denmark Johnny Frederiksen 3 6
 Ireland Robin Gray 3 6
 France Thomas Dufour 3 6
 Wales Adrian Meikle 1 8

Session 1

December 9, 2006

Switzerland Switzerland 8–6 France France
Finland Finland 5–6 Germany Germany
Denmark Denmark 4–5 Ireland Ireland
Wales Wales 7–9 Scotland Scotland
Norway Norway 5–6 Sweden Sweden

Session 2

December 9, 2006

Denmark Denmark 9–7 France France
Scotland Scotland 10–3 Germany Germany
Sweden Sweden 8–6 Ireland Ireland
Wales Wales 3–8 Switzerland Switzerland
Norway Norway 8–7 Finland Finland

Session 3

December 10, 2006

Scotland Scotland 6–4 Sweden Sweden
France France 9–7 Wales Wales
Germany Germany 3–4 Norway Norway
Ireland Ireland 5–8 Switzerland Switzerland
Denmark Denmark 2–8 Finland Finland

Session 4

December 11, 2006

Wales Wales 7–8 Ireland Ireland
France France 5–10 Germany Germany
Scotland Scotland 5–4 Norway Norway
Denmark Denmark 1–4 Switzerland Switzerland
Sweden Sweden 5–7 Finland Finland

Session 5

December 11, 2006

Germany Germany 10–7 Ireland Ireland
Sweden Sweden 5–6 Switzerland Switzerland
Scotland Scotland 11–5 France France
Denmark Denmark 2–8 Norway Norway
Wales Wales 8–9 Finland Finland

Session 6

December 12, 2006

Wales Wales 2–7 Sweden Sweden
Denmark Denmark 4–7 Germany Germany
France France 4–9 Norway Norway
Scotland Scotland 8–3 Switzerland Switzerland
Ireland Ireland 6–9 Finland Finland

Session 7

December 12, 2006

Wales Wales 6–4 Germany Germany
France France 2–8 Sweden Sweden
Scotland Scotland 7–9 Denmark Denmark
Finland Finland 4–7 Switzerland Switzerland
Norway Norway 4–6 Ireland Ireland

Session 8

December 13, 2006

Wales Wales 5–7 Norway Norway
France France 6–2 Finland Finland
Scotland Scotland 7–1 Ireland Ireland
Denmark Denmark 5–7 Sweden Sweden
Switzerland Switzerland 3–7 Germany Germany

Session 9

December 14, 2006

Wales Wales 5–7 Denmark Denmark
France France 8–2 Ireland Ireland
Scotland Scotland 3–9 Finland Finland
Norway Norway 2–6 Switzerland Switzerland
Sweden Sweden 4–5 Germany Germany

Tie-breakers

December 14, 2006

Finland Finland 5–6 Norway Norway
Ireland Ireland 4–5 France France
Denmark Denmark 5–6 France France
Sweden Sweden 7–6 Norway Norway

Play-off

December 15, 2006

Sweden Sweden 6–2 Germany Germany
Switzerland Switzerland 9–5 Scotland Scotland

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Sweden Sweden 2–5 Scotland Scotland

Final

December 16, 2006

Switzerland Switzerland 7–6 Scotland Scotland

Men Division B

Teams Group 1

 Austria  Belgium  Bulgaria
Skip: Harald Fendt

Third: Andreas Schlögel
Second: Peter Mondl
Lead: Markus Schlögel
Alternate: Hubert Hierner

Skip: Pieter-Jan Witzig

Third: Marc Suter
Second: Thomas Suter
Lead: Samie Witzig
Alternate: Dirk Heylen

 Skip: Lubomir Velinov

Third: Tihomir Todorov
Second: Stoil Georgiev
Lead: Svetlin Rangelov
Alternate: Ilian Kirilov

 Croatia  Czech Republic  Italy
Skip: Alen Cadez

Third: Dalibor Golec
Second: Drazen Gutic
Lead: Ognjen Golubic
Alternate: Davor Palcec

Skip: Jiri Snitil

Third: Martin Snitil
Second: Jindrich Kitzberger
Lead: Marek Vydra
Alternate: Marek David

Skip: Stefano Ferronato

Third: Alessandro Zisa
Second: Marco Mariani
Lead: Adriano Lorenzi
Alternate: Giorgio da Rin

 Latvia  Lithuania  Slovakia
Skip: Kārlis Smilga

Third: Artis Zentelis
Second: Roberts Krusts
Lead: Jānis Laizāns
Alternate: Jānis Klīve

Skip: Arunas Skrolis

Third: Paulius Kamarauskas
Second: Irtmantas Jakutis
Lead: Martynas Norkus
Alternate: Vygantas Zalieckas

Skip: Frantisek Pitonak

Third: Milan Kajan
Second: Boris Kutka
Lead: Rene Petko
Alternate: Karel Pospichal

 Spain
Skip: Luis Domingo Vicent

Third: Hector Manero Vicente
Second: Jesus Manero Casas
Lead: Javier Fernandez Dominguez
Alternate: Juan Pablo Percides Pla

Standings

Country G W L
 Italy 9 9 0
 Czech Republic 9 8 1
 Belgium 9 7 2
 Latvia 9 6 3
 Slovakia 9 5 4
 Bulgaria 9 4 5
 Austria 9 3 6
 Croatia 9 2 7
 Spain 9 1 8
 Lithuania 9 0 9

Teams Group 2

 Belarus  England  Estonia
Skip: Yauhen Puchkou

Third: Ihar Mishaniou
Second: Yauheni Mamadaliyeu
Lead: Barys Rutman
Alternate: Dmitry Kirillov

 Skip: Michael Opel

Third: Jamie Malton
Second: Andrew Woolston
Lead: Kenneth Malton
Alternate: John Brown

Skip: Leo Jakobson

Third: Andres Jakobson
Second: Sven Petermann
Lead: Juri Rouk
Alternate: none

 Greece  Hungary  Kazakhstan
Skip: Athanasios Pantios

Third: Nikolaos Zacharias
Second: Dimitrios Kolonas
Lead: Nicholas Sarris
Alternate: Efstratios Kokkinellis

Skip: Gyoergy Nagy

Third: Balazs Nemeth
Second: Zoltan Jakab
Lead: Krisztian Barna
Alternate: Zsombor Rokusfalvy

Skip: Viktor Kim

Third: Vladislav Kogay
Second: Zhanibek Ukubayev
Lead: Bashir Chimirov
Alternate: Arman Kassenov

 Netherlands  Poland  Russia
Skip: Steven van der Cammen

Third: Reg Wiebe
Second: Mark Neeleman
Lead: Christiaan Offringa
Alternate: Greg Dunn

Skip: Damian Herman

Third: Piotr Podgórski
Second: Krzysztof Beck
Lead: Tomasz Sapiński
Alternate: Maciej Cesarz

Skip: Alexander Kirikov

Third: Petr Dron
Second: Dmitriy Abanin
Lead: Aleksey Kamnev
Alternate: Vadim Shkolnikov

 Serbia
Skip: Marko Stojanovic

Third: Darko Sovran
Second: Bojan Mijatovic
Lead: Vuk Krajacic
Alternate: none

Standings

Country G W L
 Russia 9 9 0
 England 9 7 2
 Netherlands 9 7 2
 Hungary 9 7 2
 Poland 9 5 4
 Greece 9 3 6
 Belarus 9 3 6
 Serbia 9 2 7
 Estonia 9 2 7
 Kazakhstan 9 0 9

Tie-breakers

December 13–14, 2006

Hungary Hungary 8–5 Netherlands Netherlands
Hungary Hungary 12–6 England England

Play-off

December 14, 2006

Italy Italy 6–4 Russia Russia
Hungary Hungary 3–8 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Russia Russia 7–12 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Final

December 15, 2006

Italy Italy 6–9 Czech Republic Czech Republic

World Cup Challenge

December 16, 2006

Denmark Denmark 2–1 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Women Division A

Teams

 Czech Republic  Denmark  Germany
Skip: Hana Synackova

Third: Lenka Danielisova
Second: Lenka Kucerova
Lead: Karolina Pilarova
Alternate: Michala Souhradová

Fourth: Madeleine Dupont

Third: Camilla Jensen
Second: Denise Dupont
Skip: Angelina Jensen
Alternate: Charlotte Hedegaard

Skip: Andrea Schöpp

Third: Monika Wagner
Second: Anna Hartelt
Lead: Marie-Therese Rotter
Alternate: Martina Tichatschke

 Italy  Netherlands  Norway
Skip: Diana Gaspari

Third: Giulia Lacedelli
Second: Giorgia Apollonio
Lead: Violetta Caldart
Alternate: Elettra de Col

 Skip: Shari Leibbrandt

Third: Margrietha Voskuilen
Second: Idske de Jong
Lead: Marlijn Muller
Alternate: Ester Romijn

Skip: Dordi Nordby

Third: Marianne Rørvik
Second: Charlotte Hovring
Lead: Camilla Holth
Alternate: Kristin Skaslien

 Russia  Scotland  Sweden
Skip: Ludmila Privivkova

Third: Olga Jarkova
Second: Nkeirouka Ezekh
Lead: Ekaterina Galkina
Alternate: Margarita Fomina

 Skip: Rhona Martin

Third: Debbie Knox
Second: Claire Milne
Lead: Lynn Cameron
Alternate: Jacqui Byers

Skip: Camilla Johansson

Third: Katarina Nyberg
Second: Mio Hasselborg
Lead: Elisabeth Persson
Alternate: Linda Ohlson

 Switzerland
Skip: Mirjam Ott

Third: Binia Feltscher-Beeli
Second: Valeria Spälty
Lead: Janine Greiner
Alternate: Manuela Kormann

Standings

Country G W L
 Russia 9 9 0
 Italy 9 6 3
 Switzerland 9 6 3
 Scotland 9 5 4
 Germany 9 5 4
 Sweden 9 5 4
 Denmark 9 4 5
 Czech Republic 9 3 6
 Norway 9 2 7
 Netherlands 9 0 9

Results

Session 1

December 9, 2006

Scotland Scotland 5–2 Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark 3–7 Sweden Sweden
Norway Norway 9–3 Netherlands Netherlands
Russia Russia 12–6 Switzerland Switzerland
Germany Germany 8–5 Italy Italy

Session 2

December 9, 2006

Germany Germany 0–9 Denmark Denmark
Netherlands Netherlands 6–9 Italy Italy
Scotland Scotland 2–7 Russia Russia
Norway Norway 6–4 Czech Republic Czech Republic
Sweden Sweden 8–6 Switzerland Switzerland

Session 3

December 10, 2006

Switzerland Switzerland 4–7 Italy Italy
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5–9 Russia Russia
Sweden Sweden 4–8 Germany Germany
Netherlands Netherlands 2–6 Scotland Scotland
Norway Norway 2–9 Denmark Denmark

Session 4

December 10, 2006

Czech Republic Czech Republic 9–8 Sweden Sweden
Norway Norway 5–7 Scotland Scotland
Denmark Denmark 6–7 Italy Italy
Switzerland Switzerland 7–6 Germany Germany
Russia Russia 14–3 Netherlands Netherlands

Session 5

December 11, 2006

Norway Norway 2–10 Germany Germany
Sweden Sweden 7–2 Netherlands Netherlands
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–9 Switzerland Switzerland
Denmark Denmark 6–10 Russia Russia
Italy Italy 2–6 Scotland Scotland

Session 6

December 11, 2006

Italy Italy 4–6 Russia Russia
Scotland Scotland 4–5 Switzerland Switzerland
Netherlands Netherlands 7–9 Denmark Denmark
Sweden Sweden 7–5 Norway Norway
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5–10 Germany Germany

Session 7

December 12, 2006

Denmark Denmark 8–4 Scotland Scotland
Italy Italy 6–5 Czech Republic Czech Republic
Russia Russia 7–3 Sweden Sweden
Germany Germany 9–3 Netherlands Netherlands
Switzerland Switzerland 6–5 Norway Norway

Session 8

December 13, 2006

Netherlands Netherlands 5–6 Switzerland Switzerland
Russia Russia 9–6 Germany Germany
Italy Italy 9–5 Norway Norway
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8–7 Denmark Denmark
Scotland Scotland 2–5 Sweden Sweden

Session 9

December 13, 2006

Russia Russia 7–5 Norway Norway
Switzerland Switzerland 7–3 Denmark Denmark
Germany Germany 3–6 Scotland Scotland
Italy Italy 9–2 Sweden Sweden
Netherlands Netherlands 4–11 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Tie-breakers

December 14, 2006

Scotland Scotland 7–6 Sweden Sweden
Scotland Scotland 4–3 Germany Germany

Play-off

December 15, 2006

Russia Russia 5–7 Italy Italy
Switzerland Switzerland 8–3 Scotland Scotland

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Switzerland Switzerland 5–7 Russia Russia

Final

December 16, 2006

Russia Russia 9–4 Italy Italy

Women Division B

Teams

 Austria  Croatia  England
Skip: Claudia Toth

Third: Karina Toth
Second: Constanze Hummelt
Lead: Alexandra Bruckmiller
Alternate: none

Skip: Katarina Radonic

Third: Nikolina Petric
Second: Zrinka Muhek
Lead: Marta Muzdalo
Alternate: Slavica Roso

Skip: Joan Reed

Third: Lorna Rettig
Second: Claire Grimwood
Lead: Kirsty Balfour
Alternate: Sarah McVey

 Estonia  Finland  France
Skip: Maile Moelder

Third: Marge Vaher
Second: Anne-Liis Leht
Lead: Margit Peebo
Alternate: none

Skip: Anne Malmi

Third: Mimmi Koivula
Second: Sari Auvinen
Lead: Katri Maatta
Alternate: Tuire Autio

Skip: Sandrine Morand

Third: Karine Baechelen
Second: Delphine Charlet
Lead: Brigitte Mathieu
Alternate: Alexandra Seimbille

 Hungary  Latvia  Lithuania
Skip: Ildikó Szekeres

Third: Alexandra Béres
Second: Gyoengyi Nagy
Lead: Boglarka Adam
Alternate: none

Skip: Evita Regza

Third: Dace Regza
Second: Anete Regza
Lead: Solvita Gulbe
Alternate: none

Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė

Third: Evelina Alekseijenko
Second: Ruta Norkiene
Lead: Rasa Smaliukiene
Alternate: none

 Poland  Slovakia  Spain
Skip: Marta Szeliga-Frynia

Third: Katarzyna Wicik
Second: Agnieszka Ogrodniczek
Lead: Marianna Das
Alternate: Justyna Zalewska

Skip: Barbora Bugarova

Third: Gabriela Kajanova
Second: Veronika Kvasnovska
Lead: Zuzana Axamitova
Alternate: none

Skip: Ellen Kittelsen

Third: Ana Arce
Second: Leti Hino Josa
Lead: Merce Pascual
Alternate: Martina Zurlohe

Standings Group 1

Country G W L
 England 5 4 1
 France 5 4 1
 Austria 5 4 1
 Spain 5 2 3
 Estonia 5 1 4
 Lithuania 5 0 5

Standings Group 2

Country G W L
 Finland 5 5 0
 Hungary 5 4 1
 Poland 5 3 2
 Latvia 5 2 3
 Slovakia 5 1 4
 Croatia 5 0 5

Tie-breakers

December 13, 2006

Austria Austria 7–6 France France

Play-off

December 14, 2006

England England 4–7 Finland Finland
Hungary Hungary 8–9 Austria Austria

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Austria Austria 8–6 England England

Final

December 15, 2006

Austria Austria 7–3 Finland Finland

References