European Curling Championship 1981

Grindelwald

Venue

The 1981 European Curling Championships for men and women took place from December 7th to 12th in Grindelwald , Switzerland .

Men's tournament

Attendees

Group A

BR Germany	England	France	Netherlands
Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel Second: Sven Saile Lead: Heiner Martin	Skip: Bob Martin Third: Ronald D. Thornton Second: John D. Kerr Lead: Michael Thompson	Skip: André Tronc Third: Maurice Mercier Second: Yves Tronc Lead: Jean-Francois Orset	Skip: Otto Veening Third: Robin Claushuis Second: Gustaf van Imhoff Lead: Sytze van Dam
Austria	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Arthur Fabi Third: Ludwig Karrer Second: Manfred Fabi Lead: Dieter Küchenmeister	Skip: Jürg Tanner Third: Jürg Hornisberger Second: Patrik Lörtscher Lead: Franz Tanner	Skip: Colin Hamilton Third: W. Michael Dick Second: David Ramsay Lead: Richard Pretsel

Group B

Denmark	Finland	Italy	Luxembourg
Skip: Per mountain Third: Gert Larsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael Harry	Skip: Isto Kolemainen Third: Juhani Heinonen Second: Pekka Sylvander Lead: Keijo Silvan	Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin Third: Massimo Alvera Second: Franco Sovilla Lead: Claudio Alvera	Skip: Marco Staedtgen Third: William Bannerman Second: Nico Schweich Lead: Guy Schweich
Norway	Sweden	Wales
Skip: Pål Trulsen Third: Flemming Davanger Second: Stig-Arne Gunnestad Lead: Kjell Berg	Skip: Göran Roxin Third: Björn Rudström Second: Håkan Rudström Lead: Christer Mårtensson Replacement: Hans Timan	Skip: Richard Davis Third: David Humphreys Second: Chris Wells Lead: Ray King

Group stage

Group A

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	France - Scotland	7-6	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	7-5	England - Netherlands	10-6
2	Scotland - Austria	14-6	Switzerland - France	7-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Netherlands	11-4
3	Switzerland Austria	7-5	Scotland - England	14-4	Federal Republic of Germany - France	10-3
4th	Switzerland - England	11-3	Scotland - Netherlands	9-4	France - Austria	6-5
5	Federal Republic of Germany - Scotland	7-6	France - Netherlands	11-3	England - Austria	7-6
6th	Austria - Netherlands	10-8	Federal Republic of Germany - England	9-7	Switzerland - Scotland	7-4
7th	France - England	9-7	Federal Republic of Germany - Austria	8-5	Switzerland - Netherlands	13-1

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Switzerland	6th	6th	0
2.	BR Germany	6th	5	1
3.	France	6th	4th	2
4th	Scotland	6th	3	3
5.	England	6th	2	4th
6th	Austria	6th	1	5
7th	Netherlands	6th	0	6th

Group B

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Sweden - Norway	8-7	Denmark - Italy	11-6	Luxembourg - Wales	11-9
2	Sweden - Denmark	10-9	Norway - Finland	13-2	Italy - Luxembourg	15-3
3	Sweden - Italy	9-3	Denmark - Finland	12-5	Norway - Wales	14-2
4th	Sweden - Finland	13-3	Denmark - Wales	13-3	Norway - Luxembourg	14-1
5	Sweden - Luxembourg	9-2	Norway - Italy	7-2	Wales - Luxembourg	8-3
6th	Finland - Luxembourg	7-6	Italy - Wales	12-2	Denmark-Norway	7-6
7th	Sweden - Wales	14-4	Italy - Finland	7-3	Denmark - Luxembourg	6-5

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	6th	6th	0
2.	Denmark	6th	5	1
3.	Norway	6th	4th	2
4th	Italy	6th	3	3
5.	Luxembourg	6th	2	4th
6th	Wales	6th	1	5
7th	Finland	6th	0	6th

Placement round

game	encounter	result
Game for 13th place	Netherlands - Finland	5-2
Game for 11th place	Austria - Wales	10-4
Play for 9th place	England - Luxembourg	7-6
Game for 7th place	Scotland - Italy	6-5
Play for 5th place	France - Norway	8-6

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
	1A	Switzerland	5
	2 B	Denmark	1
						1A	Switzerland	8th
						1B	Sweden	6th
	1B	Sweden	7th
	2A	BR Germany	6th
						Game for the bronze medal
						2 B	Denmark	10
						2A	BR Germany	4th

Final score

space	country
1	Switzerland
2	Sweden
3	Denmark
4th	BR Germany
5	France
6th	Norway
7th	Scotland
8th	Italy
9	England
10	Luxembourg
11	Austria
12	Wales
13	Netherlands
14th	Finland

Women's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Denmark	France	Luxembourg	Netherlands
Skip: Helena Blach Third: Marianne Jørgensen Second: Astrid Birnbaum Lead: Malene Krause	Skip: Huguette Julien Third: Agnès Mercier Second: Paulette Sulpice Lead: Anne Claude Wolfers	Skip: Micheline Staedtgen Third: Sanny Mohnen Second: Madeleine vd Houten Lead: Carine Schweich	Skip: Margeet Poost Third: Elly de Vries Second: Marianne Mirck Lead: Nicole van den Brink
Austria	Sweden	Scotland
Skip: Marianne Gartner Third: Antje Karrer Second: Susanne Wieser Lead: Herta Küchenmeister	Skip: Elisabeth Högström Third: Katarina Hultling Second: Birgitta Sewik Lead: Karin Sjögren	Skip: Helen Caird Third: Rae Gray Second: Sheena Hay Lead: Helen Watson

Group B

BR Germany	England	Italy
Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monica Wackerle Second: Monika Wagner Lead: Marga Hupertz	Skip: Gwen French Third: Pauline Douglas Second: Jean Picken Lead: Lynda Clegg	Skip: Maria G. Costantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Thea Valt Lead: Angela Costantini
Norway	Switzerland	Wales
Skip: Trine Trulsen Third: Dordi Nordby Second: Hanne Petterson Lead: Catherine Hannevig	Skip: Susan Schlapbach Third: Irene Bürgi Second: Ursula Schlapbach Lead: Katrin Peterhans	Skip: Jean King Third: Sheila Nells Second: Rhoda Basnett Lead: Yadzia Williams

Group stage

Group A

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Scotland - Sweden	7-6	Denmark - Netherlands	14-6	France - Luxembourg	14-4
2	Sweden - Austria	18-3	Scotland - Denmark	9-7	France - Netherlands	13-4
3	Sweden - Luxembourg	15-3	Denmark - Austria	11-4	Scotland - Netherlands	9-3
4th	Sweden - France	10-5	Denmark - Luxembourg	11-6	Scotland - Austria	14-1
5	Sweden - Netherlands	15-3	France - Scotland	8-7	Austria - Luxembourg	15-6
6th	Sweden - Denmark	4-3	France - Austria	8-3	Netherlands - Luxembourg	15-3
7th	Luxembourg - Scotland	9-7	Austria - Netherlands	16-7	Denmark - France	6-4

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	6th	5	1
2.	Denmark	6th	4th	2
3.	France	6th	4th	2
4th	Scotland	6th	4th	2
5.	Austria	6th	2	4th
6th	Netherlands	6th	1	5
7th	Luxembourg	6th	1	5

Group B

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Norway - FR Germany	9-5	Switzerland - Italy	7-5	Wales - England	8-7
2	Switzerland - Norway	4-3	Federal Republic of Germany - Wales	10-9	Italy - England	9-6
3	Switzerland - Wales	8-3	Federal Republic of Germany - England	13-5	Norway - Italy	9-3
4th	Italy - FR Germany	6-4	Switzerland - England	9-3	Norway - Wales	9-2
5	Norway - England	15-6	Federal Republic of Germany - Switzerland	6-5	Wales - Italy	4-3

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Switzerland	5	4th	1
2.	Norway	5	4th	1
3.	BR Germany	5	3	2
4th	Wales	5	2	3
5.	Italy	5	2	3
6th	England	5	0	5

Placement round

game	encounter	result
Game for 11th place	Netherlands - England	10-6
Play for 9th place	Austria - Italy	6-3
Game for 7th place	Scotland - Wales	11-3
Play for 5th place	France - FR Germany	10-4

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
	1A	Sweden	7th
	2 B	Norway	5
						1B	Switzerland	8th
						1A	Sweden	5
	1B	Switzerland	7th
	2A	Denmark	6th
						Game for the bronze medal
						2A	Denmark	8th
						2 B	Norway	4th

Final score

space	country
1	Switzerland
2	Sweden
3	Denmark
4th	Norway
5	France
6th	BR Germany
7th	Scotland
8th	Wales
9	Austria
10	Italy
11	Netherlands
12	England
13	Luxembourg

Web links

• European Curling Championships 1981 men , women on Worldcurling.org (English)