See main article: 2011 European Curling Championships.
2011 European Curling Championships Men's tournament | |
Host City: | Moscow, Russia |
Arena: | Megasport Arena |
Dates: | December 2–10 |
Winner: | |
Curling Club: | Snarøen CC, Oslo |
Skip: | Thomas Ulsrud |
Third: | Torger Nergård |
Second: | Christoffer Svae |
Lead: | Håvard Vad Petersson |
Alternate: | Thomas Løvold |
Finalist: | (Niklas Edin) |
The men's tournament of the 2011 European Curling Championships took place in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10. The winners of the Group C tournament in Tarnby, Denmark, Poland and Lithuania, moved on to the Group B tournament.The top seven men's teams at the 2011 European Curling Championships, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Germany, Scotland, and France, will join hosts Switzerland in representing their respective nations at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Basel. France played Russia in the World Challenge Games, where France defeated Russia after two games in a best-of-three series to win the final berth.
In the Group A competitions, round robin play finished with three teams tied at first and four teams tied at fourth.[1] The Czech Republic emerged victorious from the four-way tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs.[2] The page playoffs saw Sweden slip past defending champions Norway and the Czech Republic edge Denmark, last year's runners-up.[3] Norway soundly defeated the Czech Republic in the semifinal with a score of 5–2, and the Czech Republic dropped to the bronze medal game.[4] The Czechs, skipped by Jiří Snítil, fell to Denmark's Rasmus Stjerne, who led his team in a 9–6 victory over Snítil and team. The final saw Sweden's Niklas Edin face Norway's Thomas Ulsrud in another rematch of the 2011 World Championships bronze medal game. Norway started out strong and continued to solidify their lead with two crucial steals, but Sweden bounced back with two successive deuces with last rock, tying the game up at 6–6. Ulsrud drew against two Swedish stones in the tenth end to secure Norway their second consecutive championship.[5]
The Group C competitions in Tårnby, Denmark saw Poland and Lithuania advance to the Group B competitions, after Lithuania defeated Turkey in the semifinal. They joined fourteen other teams in Group B to create two groups of eight, and a round robin was held within those groups. Hungary and Russia advanced from the Red Group, and Ireland and England advanced from the Blue Group. Hungary advanced straight to the final after defeating Ireland, while Russia advanced to the semifinal against Ireland after defeating England. Russia won the semifinal over Ireland, sending Ireland to the bronze medal game. England stole a win over Ireland in the bronze medal game, winning with a score of 8–4. The home team Russia proceeded to defeat Hungary to win the Group B competitions. As a result, Russia and Hungary advance to the 2012 Men's Group A competitions, replacing Latvia and Italy, and Belarus and Croatia were relegated to the 2012 Men's Group C competitions.
Final round-robin standings
Key | ||
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Countries to Playoffs | ||
Countries to Tiebreakers | ||
Countries relegated to 2012 Group B |
width=130 | Country | width=130 | Skip | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=20 | Ends Won | width=20 | Ends Lost | width=20 | Blank Ends | width=20 | Stolen Ends | width=20 | Shot Pct. |
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6 | 3 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 83% | |||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 65 | 46 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 82% | |||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 80% | |||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 79% | |||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 82% | |||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 79% | |||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 53 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 75% | |||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 47 | 58 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 76% | |||||||||||||
2 | 7 | 49 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 75% | |||||||||||||
1 | 8 | 42 | 62 | 33 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 73% |
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Tuesday, December 6, 11:00
Tuesday, December 6, 20:00
Wednesday, December 7, 12:00
Wednesday, December 7, 20:00
Friday, December 9, 20:00
Saturday, December 10, 9:30 moves on to the 2012 World Men's Championship.
Thursday, December 8, 8:00
Thursday, December 8, 14:00
Thursday, December 8, 20:30
Thursday, December 8, 20:30
Friday, December 9, 13:00
Friday, December 9, 20:00
Saturday, December 10, 15:00
Skip: Andreas Unterberger Third: Markus Forejtek Second: Marcus Schmitt Lead: Marcus Egretzberger Alternate: Christian Sokele | Skip: Ihar Platonov Third: Yury Pavliuchyk Second: Andrei Aulasenka Lead: Yury Karanevich Alternate: Dmitry Kirillov | Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Toni Anttila Second: Kasper Hakunti Lead: Joni Ikonen Alternate: Tommi Häti | Fourth: Krisztián Hall Skip: György Nagy Second: Gábor Ézsöl Lead: Lajos Belleli Alternate: Zsolt Kiss | |
Skip: Tadas Vyskupaitis Third: Vytis Kulakauskas Second: Vidas Sadauskas Lead: Mantas Kulakauskas Alternate: Vygantas Zalieckas | Skip: Alexey Tselousov Third: Alexey Stukalsky Second: Andrey Drozdov Lead: Artur Razhabov Alternate: Alexey Kamnev | Skip: Pavol Pitoňák Third: Frantisek Pitoňák Second: Tomas Pitoňák Lead: Peter Pitoňák Alternate: Milan Kajan | Skip: Antonio de Mollinedo Third: José Manuel Sanguesa Second: Carlos González Lead: Angel García Alternate: Carlos Vega |
Skip: Marc Suter Third: Thomas Suter Second: Timo Verreycken Lead: Thomas Lemmens Alternate: Peter Suter | Skip: Alen Cadez Third: Drazen Cutic Second: Robert Mikulandric Lead: Ognjen Golubic Alternate: Alberto Skendrovic | Skip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Tom Jaeggi Alternate: John Brown | Skip: Harri Lill Third: Erkki Lill Second: Jaanus Lindre Lead: Tanel Telliskivi | |
Skip: Robin Gray Third: John Kenny Second: Bill Gray Lead: Neil Fyfe Alternate: John Furey | Skip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Brian Doucet Second: Floyd Koelewijn Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Mark Neeleman | Skip: Jakub Glowania Third: Tomasz Ziolo Second: Michael Zoltowski Lead: Michael Koziol Alternates: Jakub Chec | Skip: Stuart Hills Third: Andrew Tanner Second: James Pougher Lead: Richard Pougher Alternate: Chris Wells |
Final round-robin standings
Key | ||
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Countries to Playoffs | ||
Countries relegated to 2012 Group C |
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Saturday, December 3, 7:30
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Tuesday, December 6, 8:00
*Belarus ran out of time in the 10th end, and officially forfeited the game to Lithuania.Tuesday, December 6, 16:00
Wednesday, December 7, 16:00
Saturday, December 3, 7:30
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Tuesday, December 6, 8:00
Tuesday, December 6, 16:00
Wednesday, December 7, 8:00
Thursday, December 8, 8:00
Thursday, December 8, 20:00
Thursday, December 8, 20:00
Friday, December 9, 8:00
Saturday, December 10, 9:30
Friday, December 9, 13:00 and advance to the 2012 Group A competitions.
Skip: Georgios Arampatis Third: Nikolaos Zacharias Second: Dionysios Karakostas Lead: Alexandros Arampatsis Alternate: Efstratios Kokkinellis | Skip: Hallgrimur Valsson Third: Kristjan Bjarnason Second: Olafur Hreinsson Lead: Savar Sveinbjörnsson Alternate: Gunnar Haukur Johannesson | Skip: Tadas Vysukpaisas Third: Vytis Kulakauskas Second: Vidas Sadauskas Lead: Mantas Kulakauskas Alternates: Vygantas Zalieckas | Skip: Marco Etienne Third: Jörg Moeser Second: Alex Benoy Lead: Claude Schweitzer | Fourth: Jakub Glowania Skip: Tomasz Zioło Second: Michael Zoltowski Lead: Michael Koziol Alternates: Jakub Chec | |
Skip: Allen Coliban Third: Bogdan Colceriu Second: Bodgan Tăut Lead: Adrian Panaitescu Alternate: Mihai Mardare | Skip: Marko Stojanovic Third: Bojan Mijatovic Second: Goran Ungurovic Lead: Djordje Neskovic | Skip: Zvonimir Sever Third: Mitja Donosa Second: Domen Zalkoar Lead: Marjaz Prezelj Alternate: Mitja Resman | Skip: İlhan Osmanağaoğlu Third: Muhammet Çağrı Bayraktar Second: Kadir Çakır Lead: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Alternate: Yusuf Ziya Bayraktutan |
Final round-robin standings
Key | ||
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To Group C Final | ||
To Group C Semifinal |
Nation | Skip | Win | Loss | |
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7 | 1 | |||
6 | 2 | |||
6 | 2 | |||
5 | 3 | |||
4 | 4 | |||
3 | 5 | |||
3 | 5 | |||
1 | 7 | |||
1 | 7 |
Friday, September 30, 15:00
Saturday, October 1, 08:00
Saturday, October 1, 16:30
Sunday, October 2, 12:00
Sunday, October 2, 19:30
Monday, October 3, 12:00
Monday, October 3, 19:30
Tuesday, October 4, 8:30
Tuesday, October 4, 16:00
Following the round robin, Poland, the leader of the group, automatically qualified to the Group B competitions in Moscow. The semifinal served as a tiebreaker for the second qualifying spot, which went to Lithuania. Poland and Lithuania were both already qualified to the Group B competitions, but played a gold medal game to determine the winner of the Group C competitions.
Thursday, October 6, 12:00
Thursday, October 6, 19:30
and advance to the Group B competitions in Moscow.