European Curling Championship 1983

Västerås

Venue

The 1983 European Curling Championship for men and women took place from December 6th to 11th in Västerås , Sweden .

Men's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Denmark	England	France	Italy
Skip: Frants Gufler Third: Hans Gufler Second: Michael Sindt Lead: Holger Slotsager	Skip: Ronnie Brock Third: John Brown Second: Ian Coutts Lead: Duncan Stewart	Skip: Henri Müller Third: Rene Robert Second: Fernand Schillinger Lead: Claude Groff	Skip: Andrea Pavani Third: Franco Sovilla Second: Gian Carlo Valt Lead: Stefano Morona
Sweden	Scotland	Wales
Skip: Inge Granback Third: Mats Svedberg Second: Lars Carlsson Lead: Thomas Brinkeborn	Skip: Mike Hay Third: David Hay Second: David Smith Lead: Russell Keiller	Skip: John Hunt Third: John Stone Second: Peter Williams Lead: Ray King

Group B

BR Germany	Finland	Luxembourg	Netherlands
Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel Second: Sven Saile Lead: Heiner Martin	Skip: Pekka Kouvo Third: Seppo Hietala Second: Timo Korhonen Lead: Kai Pahl	Skip: Nico Schweich Third: Bill Bannerman Second: Gilbert Franz Lead: Georges Schweich	Skip: Wim Neeleman Third: Robert vd Cammen Second: Gustaaf van Imhoff Lead: Jeroen Tilman
Norway	Austria	Switzerland
Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Morten Søgård Second: Dagfinn Loen Lead: Morten Skaug	Skip: Jakob Küchl Third: Günter Mochny Second: Alois Kreidl Lead: Konrad Wieser	Skip: Amédéé Biner Third: Walter Bielser Second: Alex Aufdenblatten Lead: Alfred Paci

Group stage

Group A

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Sweden - England	8-5	Scotland - Denmark	10-3	France - Italy	9-2
2	Italy - Wales	7-3	Scotland - France	6-2	Denmark - England	13-3
3	Sweden - Wales	11-3	Italy - Scotland	7-4	Denmark - France	7-5
4th	France - England	7-5	Sweden - Italy	5-4	Scotland - Wales	5-2
5	Sweden - France	10-3	Denmark - Wales	7-5	England - Italy	8-6
6th	Denmark - Italy	6-3	Wales - England	7-6	Scotland - Sweden	8-3
7th	Scotland - England	8-2	Wales - France	4-3	Sweden - Denmark	8-3

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Scotland	6th	5	1
2.	Sweden	6th	5	1
3.	Denmark	6th	4th	2
4th	France	6th	2	4th
5.	Italy	6th	2	4th
6th	Wales	6th	2	4th
7th	England	6th	1	5

Group B

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Switzerland - Luxembourg	11-3	Federal Republic of Germany - Finland	10-3	Norway - Netherlands	6-2
2	Finland - Austria	6-3	Norway - Switzerland	8-6	Netherlands - Luxembourg	9-4
3	Netherlands - Finland	8-4	Norway - FR Germany	3-2	Austria - Luxembourg	11-2
4th	Norway - Austria	11-5	Federal Republic of Germany - Luxembourg	11-4	Switzerland - Finland	7-5
5	Federal Republic of Germany - Netherlands	5-3	Luxembourg - Finland	9-6	Switzerland Austria	8-3
6th	Switzerland - Netherlands	7-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Austria	13-2	Norway-Luxembourg	12-1
7th	Norway - Finland	7-2	Netherlands - Austria	6-0	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	8-2

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Norway	6th	6th	0
2.	Switzerland	6th	5	1
3.	BR Germany	6th	4th	2
4th	Netherlands	6th	3	3
5.	Finland	6th	1	5
6th	Austria	6th	1	5
7th	Luxembourg	6th	1	5

Placement round

game	encounter	result
Game for 13th place	England - Luxembourg	5-4
Game for 11th place	Wales - Austria	5-4
Play for 9th place	Italy - Finland	8-2
Game for 7th place	Netherlands - France	8-6
Play for 5th place	Federal Republic of Germany - Denmark	6-3

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
	1A	Scotland	4th
	2 B	Switzerland	5
						1B	Norway	2
						2 B	Switzerland	11
	1B	Norway	6th
	2A	Sweden	4th
						Game for the bronze medal
						1A	Scotland	8th
						2A	Sweden	3

Final score

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

Women's tournament

Attendees

Group A

BR Germany	France	Luxembourg	Norway
Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Anneliese Diemer Lead: Lore Schöpp	Skip: Huguette Julien Third: Agnès Mercier Second: Monique Tournier Lead: Paulette Sulpice	Skip: Cilly Schweich Third: Madeleine vd Houten Second: Pat Bannerman Lead: Marie Garritze	Skip: Trine Trulsen Third: Dordi Nordby Second: Hanne Petterson Lead: Anne Gotteberg
Austria	Sweden	Wales
Skip: Edeltraud Koudelka Third: Christl Naegele Second: Monica Hölzl Lead: Herta Küchenmeister	Skip: Elisabeth Högström Third: Katarina Hultling Second: Birgitta Sewik Lead: Karin Sjögren	Skip: Elizabeth Hunt Third: Anne Stone Second: Helen Lyon Lead: Jean Robinson

Group B

Denmark	England	Finland	Italy
Skip: Helena Blach Third: Jette Olsen Second: Malene Krause Lead: Lone Kristoffersen	Skip: Gwen French Third: Jean Picken Second: Mary Finlay Lead: June Henry	Skip: Maria G. Costantini Third: Thea Valt Second: Nella Alvera Lead: Angela Costantini	Skip: Maria G. Costantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Nella Alvera Lead: Angela Costantini
Netherlands	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Laura van Imhoff Third: Gerrie Veening Second: Kniertje van Kuyk Lead: Hanneke Veening	Skip: Erika Müller Third: Barbara Meyer Second: Barbara Meier Lead: Cristina Wirz	Skip: Isobel Torrance Third: Margaret Craig Second: Jackie Steele Lead: Sheila Harvey

Group stage

Group A

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	France - Norway	7-2	Sweden - Luxembourg	12-2	Federal Republic of Germany - Wales	8-4
2	Federal Republic of Germany - Luxembourg	13-3	Sweden - Wales	11-4	Norway - Austria	12-5
3	Norway - Luxembourg	12-5	Sweden - France	8-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Austria	12-4
4th	France - FR Germany	10-5	Norway - Wales	7-1	Sweden - Austria	14-2
5	Austria - Wales	8-5	Norway - FR Germany	8-5	France - Luxembourg	10-3
6th	Sweden - FR Germany	4-3	France - Austria	7-6	Wales - Luxembourg	8-6
7th	France - Wales	8-3	Norway - Sweden	15-3	Luxembourg - Austria	8-5

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Norway	6th	5	1
2.	Sweden	6th	5	1
3.	France	6th	5	1
4th	BR Germany	6th	3	3
5.	Wales	6th	1	5
6th	Luxembourg	6th	1	5
7th	Austria	6th	1	5

Tie break

Draw	encounter	result
1	Norway - Sweden	6-4
2	Sweden - France	4-3

Group B

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Scotland - Finland	19-2	Switzerland - Italy	11-10	Netherlands - Denmark	9-8
2	Switzerland - Denmark	7-4	Scotland - Netherlands	9-2	England - Finland	13-3
3	Italy - England	15-3	Netherlands - Finland	13-4	Scotland - Denmark	10-2
4th	Netherlands - England	12-10	Italy - Finland	12-6	Scotland - Switzerland	6-2
5	Switzerland - Finland	10-3	Scotland - Italy	7-5	Denmark - England	12-4
6th	Netherlands - Italy	9-8	Switzerland - England	16-5	Denmark - Finland	10-6
7th	Scotland - England	12-2	Switzerland - Netherlands	8-5	Denmark - Italy	11-1

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Scotland	6th	6th	0
2.	Switzerland	6th	5	1
3.	Netherlands	6th	4th	2
4th	Denmark	6th	3	3
5.	Italy	6th	2	4th
6th	England	6th	1	5
7th	Finland	6th	0	6th

Placement round

game	encounter	result
Game for 11th place	Netherlands - Luxembourg	10-4
Play for 9th place	Federal Republic of Germany - England	14-3
Game for 7th place	Scotland - Austria	16-2
Play for 5th place	France - Denmark	10-5

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
	1A	Norway	7th
	2 B	Switzerland	3
						2A	Sweden	4th
						1A	Norway	3
	1B	Scotland	3
	2A	Sweden	9
						Game for the bronze medal
						1B	Scotland	6th
						2 B	Switzerland	7th

Final score

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

Web links

• European Curling Championships 1983 men , women on Worldcurling.org (English)