Euro Super Series Explained

Euro Super Series
Established:2021
Current Host City:Stirling, Scotland
Current Arena:National Curling Academy
Purse:£ 20,000
Current Men's Champion: Bruce Mouat
Current Women's Champion: Fay Henderson
Current:2024 Euro Super Series

The Euro Super Series is a curling tournament held annually in August at the National Curling Academy in Stirling, Scotland. The event, which is put on by British Curling was first held in 2021 in a bid to "launch a new era of high class competition (in Europe)".[1] Since 2022, the men's and women's events are held a week apart. The purse for both the men's and women's events is £20,000, with the winners receiving £6,000.

The inaugural event saw team "GB Red" skipped by Rebecca Morrison defeat Sweden's Isabella Wranå in the women's final. British Curling decided to split their nine-player team into two squads for the event (red and blue) in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the men's final, Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller defeated Scotland's Ross Whyte.[2]

At the 2022 event, Germany's Daniela Jentsch defeated Norway's Team Rørvik, which was skipped by Maia Ramsfjell with the absence of regular skip Marianne Rørvik.[3] In the men's event, Team Italy, skipped by Joël Retornaz downed the Korey Dropkin rink from the United States.[4]

The 2023 event saw the return of Olympic champion Eve Muirhead who came out of retirement to spare for the Michèle Jäggi rink.[5] The defending World Champion Bruce Mouat rink won the men's event on home ice, defeating their compatriots, the Ross Whyte rink in the final on the same weekend as Mouat's 29th birthday.[6] The women's event was won by Delaney Strouse of the United States, who beat Italy's Stefania Constantini in the final.[7]

The 2024 event saw a rematch of the men's final from the year prior with Bruce Mouat once again defeating Ross Whyte for a second consecutive year. Team Mouat, who also won the 2024 Baden Masters the week prior, improved their record to 14–0 to begin the 2024–25 season. The reigning Scottish women's champions Team Fay Henderson came out on top in the women's event, defeating Stefania Constantini's Italian rink to claim the title.[8]

Champions

Women's

Notes and References

  1. News: Euro Super Series date for curlers. pressreader. Perthshire Advetiser. 2023-08-27.
  2. News: EVE HOME TRIUMPH FOR GB RED CAPS SUPERB NEW EVENT . British Curling. 2023-09-02.
  3. News: JENTSCH WINS EURO SUPER SERIES SEASON OPENER . British Curling. 2023-09-02.
  4. News: Curling, l’Italia vince le Euro Super Series a Stirling: successo in Scozia. Sportface.it. 2023-09-02. it.
  5. News: EVE MUIRHEAD: Curling ‘comeback’ is off to a winning start in Euro Super Series. The Courier. Evening Telegraph. 2023-09-02.
  6. News: Around Curling: Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend. TSN. 2023-09-02.
  7. News: Scottish Pilgrimage Pays off for Strouse's Young Americans. CurlingZone. 2023-09-02.
  8. News: Double Scotch on ice as Henderson and Mouat revel in home comforts. British Curling. August 25, 2024. August 26, 2024.