European Curling Championship 1991

Chamonix

Venue: Chamonix

The 1991 European Curling Championships for men and women took place from December 8th to 14th in Chamonix , France . 1991 they returned to the mode with round robin and play-off. In addition, the field of participants was divided into two performance classes, in group A they played for the title, the team in last place was relegated to group B for the following year, the second from last played a barrage against the second in group B for membership in of group A. The winner of group B was promoted directly to group A. The tournament also served to qualify for the 1992 Curling World Championship , the first 5 teams in Group A and the winner of Group B were qualified directly, the winner of the Barrage got the last free starting place.

Men's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Denmark	Germany	France	Norway
Skip: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Michael Harry Lead: Henrik Jakobsen Alternate: Ulrik Schmidt	Skip: Roland Jentsch Third: Uli Sutor Second: Charlie Kapp Lead: Alexander Huchel Alternate: Ulrich Kapp	Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc Third: Claude Feige Second: Patrick Philippe Lead: Daniel Moratelli Alternate: Thierry Mercier	Skip: Tormod Andreassen Third: Stig-Arne Gunnestad Second: Flemming Davanger Lead: Kjell Berg
Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Per Hedin Third: Jan Strandlund Second: Kenneth Rydén Lead: Jan Lundblad Alternate: Lars-Åke Nordström	Skip: Daniel Model Third: Mario Flückiger Second: Michael H.-J. Lips Lead: Thomas Lips Alternate: Marc Brügger	Skip: David Smith (curler) David Smith Third: Graeme Connal Second: Peter Smith Lead: David Hay

Group B

Belgium	Bulgaria	England	Finland	Italy
Skip: Blair Roberts Third: Walter Verbueken Second: Marcel Marién Lead: Pierre Hallants Alternate: Didier Plasschaert	Skip: Lubomir Velinov Third: Miron Mironov Second: Kiril Kirilov Lead: Nicholay Smilev	Skip: Alistair Burns Third: John Deakin Second: Neil Hardie Lead: Stephen Watt	Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Third: Jori Aro Second: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Lead: Mikko Orrainen Alternate: Juhani Heinonen	Skip: Vittorino Boschet Third: Alessandro Fummi Second: Vittorio Moglia Lead: Livio Zanardo
Luxembourg	Netherlands	Austria	Czechoslovakia	Wales
Skip: Dave Davidson Third: Nico Schweich Second: Denis Boulianne Lead: Phillipe Dieron Alternate: William Bannerman	Skip: Wim Neeleman Third: Gustaf van Imhoff Second: Floris van Imhoff Lead: Rob Vilain	Skip: Jakob Küchl Third: Ronald Koudelka Second: Richard Obermoser Lead: Adolf Bachler	Skip: Radek Klima Third: Tomas Klima Second: Milos Plzak Lead: Radek Zdarsky Alternate: Jan Letal	Skip: Adrian Meikle Third: Hugh Meikle Second: J.Paul Heiskle Lead: Nick Leslie Alternate: Timothy Rhodes

Round robin

Group A

key
	Play-offs
	Tie breaker

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Scotland - Denmark	5-4	Germany - Switzerland	6-5	Sweden - France	5-4
2	Denmark - Switzerland	8-6	Scotland - France	8-3	Germany - Norway	6-4
3	Switzerland - Sweden	12-4	Scotland - Norway	7-4	Germany - Denmark	8-5
4th	Scotland - Sweden	9-2	Switzerland - Norway	4-3	France - Denmark	7-5
5	Scotland - Germany	9-3	Sweden - Denmark	10-5	France - Norway	7-3
6th	Denmark - Norway	8-0	Sweden - Germany	10-0	Switzerland - France	7-5
7th	Sweden - Norway	9-7	Germany - France	9-4	Switzerland - Scotland	13-1

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

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
for rank 5	France - Denmark	8-5

Group B

key
	Play-offs
	Tie breaker

Group B 1

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Austria - Wales	9-3	Finland - Czechoslovakia	16-0
2	Finland - Austria	8-4	Wales - Belgium	7-6
3	Austria - Belgium	5-3	Wales - Czechoslovakia	9-5
4th	Finland - Belgium	10-2	Austria - Czechoslovakia	10-5
5	Czechoslovakia - Belgium	9-4	Finland - Wales	8-4

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Finland	4th	4th	0
2.	Austria	4th	3	1
3.	Wales	4th	2	2
4th	Czechoslovakia	4th	1	3
5.	Belgium	4th	0	4th

Group B2

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Netherlands - Italy	13-3	Luxembourg - England	6-5
2	England - Italy	8-6	Netherlands - Bulgaria	18-3
3	Italy - Bulgaria	20-1	Netherlands - Luxembourg	7-4
4th	Luxembourg - Italy	7-3	England - Bulgaria	19-2
5	Luxembourg - Bulgaria	12-4	England - Netherlands	8-7

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	England	4th	3	1
2.	Netherlands	4th	3	1
3.	Luxembourg	4th	3	1
4th	Italy	4th	1	3
5.	Bulgaria	4th	0	4th

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
for 3rd place	England - Luxembourg	7-1
for rank 1	England - Netherlands	8-7

Play-off

Group A

	Semifinals					final
	1	Scotland	6th
	4th	Sweden	4th
						2	Germany	4th
						1	Scotland	3
	2	Germany	8th
	3	Switzerland	6th
						Game for the bronze medal
						3	Switzerland	9
						4th	Sweden	8th

Final group B

encounter	result
Finland - England	5-3

Barrage

to remain in Group A and qualify for the World Cup

encounter	result
England - Denmark	8-7

Final score

Group A

key
	Relegated to group B

space	country
1	Germany
2	Scotland
3	Switzerland
4th	Sweden
5	France
6th	Denmark
7th	Norway

Group B

key
	Promoted to group A

space	country
1	Finland
2	England
3	Austria
	Luxembourg
5	Netherlands
	Wales
7th	Czechoslovakia
	Italy
9	Belgium
	Bulgaria

Women's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Denmark	Germany	France	Norway
Skip: Helena Blach Lavrsen Third: Lene Bidstrup Second: Malene Krausey Lead: Susanne Slotsager Alternate: Dorthe Holm	Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Stephanie Mayr Second: Monika Wagner Lead: Sabine Huth	Skip: Annick Mercier Third: Brigitte Lamy Second: Claire Niatel Lead: Brigitte Collard Alternate: Géraldine Girod	Skip: Trine Trulsen Vågberg Third: Ellen Githmark Second: Ingvill Githmark Lead: Billie Sørum
Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Anna Rindeskog Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Helene Granqvist Alternate: Ann-Catrin Kjerr	Skip: Brigitte Leutenegger Third: Gisela Peter Second: Karin Leutenegger Lead: Helga Greiner Alternate: Susanne Geissbühler	Skip: Hazel Erskine Third: Edith Loudon Second: Katie Loudon Lead: Fiona Bayne

Group B

Bulgaria	England	Finland
Skip: Tatiana Yordanova Third: Elena Bacheva Second: Rumiana Karagiozova Lead: Iordanka Dimitrova	Skip: Joan Reed Third: Venetia Scott Second: Margaret Martin Lead: Moira Davison Alternate: Christine Short	Skip: Jaana Jokela Third: Terhi Aro Second: Nina Pöllänen Lead: Heidi Koskiheimo Alternate: Sari Suvanto
Italy	Austria	Czechoslovakia
Skip: Ann Lacedelli Third: Daniela Zandegiacomo Second: Maria Carla Lorenzi Lead: Loredana Siorpaes	Skip: Edeltraud Koudelka Third: Margit Holzer Second: Anna Egger Lead: Veronika Huber	Skip: Veronika Svobodova Third: Eva Senfeldova Second: Lenka Sáfránkovár Lead: Andrea Sotornikova

Round robin

Group A

key
	Play-offs
	Tie-breaker for 3rd and 4th place
	Tie-breaker for 6th place

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Denmark - Scotland	7-6	Norway - Sweden	8-6	Germany - Switzerland	6-5
2	Norway - Scotland	10-3	Denmark - Switzerland	8-7	France - Sweden	7-6
3	Germany - Norway	6-2	Denmark - France	8-5	Sweden - Scotland	6-4
4th	Denmark - Germany	7-6	Norway - France	8-2	Scotland - Switzerland	8-4
5	Sweden - Denmark	8-3	Scotland - Germany	6-5	Switzerland - France	8-7
6th	Scotland - France	9-2	Germany - Sweden	6-5	Switzerland - Norway	8-4
7th	France - Germany	9-8	Sweden - Switzerland	4-3	Norway - Denmark	7-4

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Norway	6th	4th	2
2.	Denmark	6th	4th	2
3.	Germany	6th	3	3
4th	Sweden	6th	3	3
5.	Scotland	6th	3	3
6th	Switzerland	6th	2	4th
7th	France	6th	2	4th

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
for rank 6	Switzerland - France	6-5
for rank 4	Germany - Scotland	5-4
for 3rd place	Sweden - Scotland	13-5

Group B

key
	Final round

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter
1	Italy - England	7-5	Finland - Austria	7-1	Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia	9-1
2	Austria - England	10-3	Italy - Bulgaria	13-5	Finland - Czechoslovakia	12-2
3	Austria - Bulgaria	15-4	Italy - Czechoslovakia	6-5	Finland - England	6-5
4th	Italy - Finland	10-6	Austria - Czechoslovakia	19-0	England - Bulgaria	11-4
5	England - Czechoslovakia	14-4	Finland - Bulgaria	10-3	Austria - Italy	7-6

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Austria	5	4th	1
2.	Finland	5	4th	1
3.	Italy	5	4th	1
4th	England	5	2	3
5.	Bulgaria	5	1	4th
5.	Czechoslovakia	5	0	5

Play-off

Group A

	Semifinals					final
	1	Norway	10
	4th	Sweden	8th
						2	Germany	5
						1	Norway	2
	2	Germany	8th
	3	Denmark	6th
						Game for the bronze medal
						3	Denmark	3
						4th	Sweden	9

Final round group B

encounter	result
Finland - Italy	6-3
Finland - Austria	8-4
Austria - Italy	12-1

Barrage

to remain in Group A and qualify for the World Cup

encounter	result
Switzerland - Austria	7-4

Final score

Group A

key
	Relegated to group B

space	country
1	Germany
2	Norway
3	Sweden
4th	Denmark
5	Scotland
6th	Switzerland
7th	France

Group B

key
	Promoted to group A

space	country
1	Finland
2	Austria
3	Italy
4th	England
5	Bulgaria
6th	Czechoslovakia

Web links

• European Curling Championships 1991 men , women on Worldcurling.org (English)