2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament explained

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2016 European Curling Championships Women's tournament
Host City:	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Arena:	Braehead Arena
Dates:	November 18–26
Winner:
Curling Club:	CC Adamant, Moscow
Skip:	Victoria Moiseeva
Third:	Uliana Vasilyeva
Second:	Galina Arsenkina
Lead:	Julia Guzieva
Alternate:	Yulia Portunova
Finalist:	(Anna Hasselborg)

The women's tournament of the 2016 European Curling Championships was held from November 18 to 26 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.^[1] The winners of the Group C tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia moved on to the Group B tournament. The top eight women's teams at the 2016 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing.

The tournament saw the debut of the Italian team. The Czech team for the first time got into the semifinals.^[2] Furthermore, the Russian team headed by skip Victoria Moiseeva debuted on these championships, following their win over Sidorova's defending champion team in the Russian Supercup.^[3] Team Russia won the trophy, defeating Team Sweden in the final.

Group A

Teams

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Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Tereza Pliksova Lead: Klara Svatonova Alternate: Ezhen Kolchevskaia	Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Madeleine Dupont Second: Stephenie Risdal Nielsen Lead: Charlotte Clemmensen Alternate: Denise Dupont	Skip: Anne Malmi Third: Tiina Suuripaa Second: Tuire Autio Lead: Lotta Immonen Alternate: Eszter Juhasz	Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Analena Jentsch Second: Josephine Obermann Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate: Marika Trettin	Skip: Federica Apollonio Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Stefania Menardi Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Chiara Olivieri
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Skip: Kristin Skaslien Third: Anneline Skårsmoen Second: Julie Kjær Molnar Lead: Kristine Davanger	Skip: Victoria Moiseeva Third: Uliana Vasilyeva Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Julia Guzieva^[4] Alternate: Yulia Portunova	Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Lauren Gray Alternate: Kelly Schafer	Skip: Binia Feltscher Third: Irene Schori Second: Franziska Kaufmann Lead: Christine Urech Alternate: Carole Howald	Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Maria Prytz

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker
	Teams relegated to 2017 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.
		9	0	69	40	38	29	15	10	80%
		8	1	69	37	39	31	9	12	80%
		6	3	61	52	38	37	7	9	77%
		6	3	50	49	34	30	21	10	78%
		4	5	48	54	31	35	18	7	74%
		4	5	60	55	36	36	12	7	77%
		4	5	52	55	34	37	13	5	76%
		2	7	52	60	38	34	13	10	73%
		1	8	46	69	33	35	12	8	74%
		1	8	38	74	25	42	11	4	68%

Draw 1

Saturday, November 19, 14:00

Draw 2

Sunday, November 20, 08:00

Draw 3

Sunday, November 20, 16:00

Draw 4

Monday, November 21, 12:00

Draw 5

Monday, November 21, 20:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, November 22, 14:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, November 23, 8:00

Draw 8

Wednesday, November 23, 16:00

Draw 9

Thursday, November 24, 09:00

World Challenge Games

The World Challenge Games are held between the eighth-ranked team in the Group A round robin and the winner of the Group B tournament to determine which of these two teams will play at the World Championships.

Challenge 1

Friday, November 25, 19:00

Challenge 2

Saturday, November 26, 9:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, November 25, 14:00

Bronze-medal game

Friday, November 28, 19:00

Gold-medal game

Saturday, November 26, 11:00

Player percentages

Round Robin only

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Leads	%
	83
	82
	81
	80
	80

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Seconds	%
	83
	81
	79
	79
	78

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Thirds	%
	78
	78
	77
	77
	75

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Skips/Fourths	%
	82
	79
	77
	77
	75

Group B

Teams

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Skip: Alina Pauliuchyk Third: Daria Bogatova Second: Aryna Sviarzhynskaya Lead: Marharyta Dziashuk Alternate: Natallia Sviarzhynskaya	Skip: Hetty Garnier Third: Anna Fowler Second: Angharad Ward Lead: Naomi Robinson Alternate: Lauren Pearce	Skip: Maile Mölder Third: Kristiine Lill Second: Triin Madisson Lead: Lembe Marley	Skip: Dorottya Palancsa Third: Henrietta Miklai Second: Vera Kalocsai Lead: Nikolett Sandor Alternate: Bernadett Biro	Skip: Ieva Krusta Third: Santa Blumberga Second: Zanda Bikše Lead: Evelina Barone Alternate: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne
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Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė Third: Lina Januleviciute Second: Asta Vaicekonyte Lead: Olga Dvojeglazova Alternate: Grazina Eututiene	Skip: Marianne Neeleman Third: Kimberly Honders Second: Linda Kreijns Lead: Bonnie Nilhamn Alternate: Els Neeleman	Skip: Marta Pluta Third: Joanna Waryszak Second: Magdalena Dumanowska Lead: Joanna Benet Alternate: Aneta Lipinska	Skip: Elena Axamitova Third: Jana Vallusova Second: Jana Matulova Lead: Martina Madova Alternate: Slavomira Kristofcakova	Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Semiha Konuksever Lead: Ayşe Gözutok

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker
	Teams relegated to 2017 Group C

Country	Skip	W	L
		8	1
		7	2
		7	2
		5	4
		5	4
		5	4
		4	5
		2	7
		2	7
		0	9

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Saturday, November 19, 09:00

Draw 2

Saturday, November 19, 20:00

Draw 3

Sunday, November 20, 12:00

Draw 4

Sunday, November 20, 20:00

Draw 5

Monday, November 21, 12:00

Draw 6

Monday, November 21, 20:00

Draw 7

Tuesday, November 22, 12:00

Draw 8

Tuesday, November 22, 20:00

Draw 9

Wednesday, November 23, 08:00

Draw 10

Wednesday, November 23, 12:00

Draw 11

Wednesday, November 23, 16:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, November 23, 20:00

Placement game

Thursday, November 24, 09:00

Tiebreaker

Thursday, November 24, 09:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Thursday, November 24, 14:30

Bronze-medal game

Friday, November 25, 13:00

Gold-medal game

Friday, November 25, 13:00

Group C

Teams

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Skip: Constanze Ocker Third: Hannah Augustin Second: Marijke Reitsma Lead: Rebecca Csenar Alternate: Elisabeth Trauner	Skip: Alina Pauliuchyk Third: Daria Bogatova Second: Aryna Sviarzhynskaya Lead: Marharyta Dziashuk Alternate: Natallia Sviarzhynskaya	Fourth: Marijana Bozic Third: Maja Sertic Skip: Melani Turkovic Lead: Emina Crnaic Alternate: Vanja Beganovic	Skip: Ailsa Anderson Third: Katie Kerr Second: Hazel Gormley-Leahy Lead: Clare McCormick
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Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė Third: Lina Januleviciute Second: Asta Vaicekonyte Lead: Olga Dvojeglazova Alternate: Grazina Eututiene	Skip: Iulia Ioana Traila Third: Valentina Crina Boboc Second: Karla Francisca Oprea Lead: Octavia Maria Traila	Fourth: Patricija Cerne Skip: Nika Cerne Second: Ana Smolej Lead: Nika Svetina Alternate: Eva Sever	Skip: Oihane Otaegi Third: Leire Otaegi Second: Aitana Saenz Lead: Asuncion Manterola Alternate: Estrella Labrador

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Country	Skip	W	L
		7	0
		5	2
		5	2
		5	2
		3	4
		2	5
		1	6
		0	7

Round-robin results

Draw 7

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Winner advances to Group B competitions.
Loser advances to Second Place Game.

3 vs. 4

Winner advances to Second Place Game.

Second Place Game

Winner advances to Group B competitions.

References

General

Web site: 2016 European Curling Championships. World Curling Federation.
Web site: 2016 European Curling Championships C Division. World Curling Federation. 2016-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011180858/http://worldcurling.org/2016-ecc-c-division. 2016-10-11. dead. dmy-all.

Specific

Notes and References

Web site: Scotland awarded four international curling championships. 23 December 2014. World Curling Federation. 12 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227225137/http://www.worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships. 27 February 2018. dead.
Web site: First ever European play-off place for Czech Republic in Braehead. 2016-11-26. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126102822/http://www.worldcurling.org/ecc2016/women-session-nine. dead.
http://curlingrussia.com/superkubok-2016-zhenshhiny/ 17.10.2016, 12:20 Суперкубок 2016. Женщины
http://live.ktgsports.com/data/CUR_ECC2016P/Women's_Teams/C84B~Cumulative_Player_Statistics_RUS.pdf Cumulative Player Statistics by Team