European Curling Championships 1979

Varese

Venue

The 1979 European Curling Championships for men and women took place in Varese , Italy from November 18 to 24 .

Men's tournament

Attendees

Denmark	BR Germany	England
Skip: Per mountain Third: Gert Larsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael Harry	Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Balint from Bery Second: Heino from L'Estocq Lead: Peter Fischer-Weppler	Skip: Tony Atherton Third: Frank Kershaw Second: Tony Fraser Lead: John D. Kerr
France	Italy	Netherlands
Skip: Daniel Paris Third: Serge Ferracani Second: Joel Vantadour Lead: Antonio Barca	Skip: Giuseppe dal Molin Third: Andrea Pavani Second: Giancarlo Valt Lead: Enea Pavani	Skip: Eric Harmsen Third: Robert Harmsen Second: Otto Veening Lead: Wim Neeleman
Norway	Sweden	Switzerland
Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Eigil Ramsfjell Second: Gunnar Meland Lead: Harald Ramsfjell	Skip: Jan Ullsten Third: Anders Thidholm Second: Anders Nilsson Lead: Bertil Timan	Skip: Karl Grossman Third: Hans Peter Nauer Second: Willi Bless Lead: Heinz Meierhofer
Scotland	Wales
Skip: JJimmy Waddell Third: Willie Frame Second: Jim Forrest Lead: WGeorge Bryan	Skip: John Stone Third: David Humphreys Second: Gordon Vickers Lead: Peter Hodgkinson

Round robin

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Italy - Netherlands	14-2	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	8-4	Norway - England	14-4	Sweden - Scotland	7-5	France - Denmark	8-6
2	Sweden - Switzerland	8-6	Italy - England	7-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Denmark	9-1	France - Wales	19-3	Norway - Scotland	7-5
3	Denmark - England	9-7	France - Sweden	7-4	Italy - Wales	16-3	Norway - FR Germany	7-6	Switzerland - Netherlands	10-4
4th	Norway - Wales	15-2	Scotland - Netherlands	13-5	Switzerland - France	10-3	Denmark - Italy	8-2	Sweden - England	11-5
5	Scotland - France	7-5	Denmark - Norway	6-3	Sweden - Netherlands	12-3	Wales - England	10-9	Italy - FR Germany	11-4
6th	Federal Republic of Germany - Sweden	8-6	Switzerland - Wales	8-2	Italy - Scotland	6-5	Norway - Netherlands	13-6	France - England	9-3
7th	Italy - France	10-4	England - FR Germany	9-6	Sweden - Denmark	8-7	Scotland - Switzerland	9-4	Wales - Netherlands	8-7
8th	Federal Republic of Germany - Wales	8-4	Scotland - Denmark	9-7	Netherlands - France	9-7	Sweden - Italy	6-5	Switzerland - Norway	5-4
9	England - Netherlands	15-1	Sweden - Wales	9-3	Italy - Norway	6-5	Denmark - Switzerland	3-2	Scotland - FR Germany	9-6
10	Italy - Switzerland	3-2	Norway - France	9-2	Scotland - England	7-6	Netherlands - FR Germany	11-4	Wales - Denmark	9-6
11	Scotland - Wales	14-1	Denmark - Netherlands	10-4	Federal Republic of Germany - France	9-4	Switzerland - England	11-5	Sweden - Norway	9-5

key
	Qualified for the play-offs
	Tie breaker

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	10	8th	2
2.	Italy	10	8th	2
3.	Scotland	10	7th	3
4th	Norway	10	6th	4th
5.	Switzerland	10	6th	4th
6th	Denmark	10	5	5
7th	BR Germany	10	4th	6th
8th.	France	10	4th	6th
9.	Wales	10	3	7th
10.	England	10	2	8th
11.	Netherlands	10	2	8th

Tie break

Draw	encounter	result
1	Norway - Switzerland	11-5

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
	1	Sweden	8th
	4th	Norway	7th
						1	Sweden	7th
						3	Scotland	8th
	2	Italy	4th
	3	Scotland	7th

Final score

space	country
1	Scotland
2	Sweden
3	Italy
3	Norway
5	Switzerland
6th	Denmark
7th	BR Germany
8th	France
9	Wales
10	England
11	Netherlands

Women's tournament

Attendees

Denmark	BR Germany	England
Skip: Birgitte Jacobsen Third: Jytte Berg Second: Karen Eriksen Lead: Karina Blach	Skip: Susi Kiesel Third: Gisela Lunz Second: Hildegard Meier Lead: Trudi Benzing	Skip: Janette Forrest Third: Enid Logan Second: Dorothy Shell Lead: Mary Aitchison
France	Italy	Norway
Skip: Huguette Jullien Third: Suzanne Parodi Second: Paulette Delachat Lead: Erna Gay	Skip: Maria-Grazzia Lacedelli Third: Tea Valt Second: Ann Lacedelli Lead: Marina Pavani	Skip: Ellen Githmark Third: Trine Trulsen Vågberg Second: Ingvill Githmark Lead: Kirsten Vaule
Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Birgitta Törn Third: Katarina Hultling Second: Susanne Gynning-Ödling Lead: Gunilla Bergman	Skip: Gaby Casanova Third: Betty Bourquin Second: Linda Thommen Lead: Rosi Manger	Skip: Beth Lindsay Third: Ann McKellar Second: Jeanette Johnston Lead: May Taylor

Round robin

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	France - Norway	15-12	Switzerland - Denmark	14-3	Sweden - FR Germany	15-4	Scotland - England	11-5
2	Sweden - Switzerland	7-5	Scotland - FR Germany	11-7	Denmark - France	8-7	Italy - Norway	7-3
3	England - Italy	9-4	Switzerland - Scotland	13-6	Denmark - Norway	9-5	Sweden - France	13-7
4th	Italy - FR Germany	9-5	Sweden - Norway	7-5	France - Switzerland	11-4	Denmark - England	8-6
5	Scotland - Denmark	12-8	Norway - England	15-1	Sweden - Italy	11-5	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	9-8
6th	Sweden - England	10-4	Scotland - France	10-3	Italy - Denmark	7-4	Norway - FR Germany	10-6
7th	Sweden - Denmark	14-1	Federal Republic of Germany - France	10-4	Switzerland - England	13-3	Scotland - Italy	19-3
8th	Switzerland - Norway	12-1	France - Italy	11-10	Sweden - Scotland	5-3	Federal Republic of Germany - England	12-6
9	France - England	12-4	Switzerland - Italy	7-3	Federal Republic of Germany - Denmark	11-5	Scotland - Norway	12-8

key
	Qualified for the finals
	Semifinals

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	8th	8th	0
2.	Switzerland	8th	6th	2
3.	Scotland	8th	6th	2
4th	France	8th	4th	4th
5.	Italy	8th	3	5
6th	BR Germany	8th	3	5
7th	Denmark	8th	3	5
8th.	Norway	8th	2	6th
9.	England	8th	1	7th

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
						1	Sweden	7th
	2	Switzerland	5			2	Switzerland	9
	3	Scotland	3

Final score

space	country
1	Switzerland
2	Sweden
3	Scotland
4th	France
5	Italy
6th	BR Germany
7th	Denmark
8th	Norway
9	England

Web links

• European Curling Championships 1979 men , women on Worldcurling.org (English)