European Curling Championship 1996

Copenhagen

Venue

The 1996 European Curling Championships for men and women took place from November 30th to December 7th in Copenhagen , Denmark .

Men's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Bulgaria	Denmark	Germany	England
Skip: Bojidar Momerin Third: Lubomir Velinov Second: Georgy Petrov Lead: Ivaylo Petrov Alternate: Kiril Kirilov	Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Brian Hansen Lead: Ulrik Damm Alternate: Frants Gufler	Skip: Daniel Herberg Third: Björn Schröder Second: Stephan Knoll Lead: Patrick Hoffman Alternate: Markus Messenzehl	Skip: Martyn Deakin Third: Alan Turner Second: Harvey Curle Lead: Ian Coutts Alternate: Stephen Hinds
Finland	France	Italy	Norway
Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Second: Raimo Lind Lead: Wille Mäkelä	Skip: Jan Henri Ducroz Third: Spencer Mugnier Second: Thomas Dufour Lead: Lionel Tournier Alternate: Cyrille Prunet	Skip: Claudio Pescia Third: Valter Bombassei Second: Davide Zandiegiacomo Lead: Diego Bombassei Alternate: Fabio Alverà	Skip: Tormod Andreassen Third: Stig-Arne Gunnestad Second: Niclas Järund Lead: Kjell Berg Alternate: Flemming Davanger
Austria	Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Alois Kreidl Third: Stefan Salinger Second: Richard Obermoser Lead: Franz Huber Alternate: Dieter Küchenmeister	Skip: Lars-Åke Nordström Third: Jan Strandlund Second: Örjan Jonsson Lead: Owe Ljungdahl Alternate: Hans Nordin	Skip: Felix Luchsinger Third: Werner Attinger Second: Markus Foitek Lead: Markus Luchsinger Alternate: Thomas Grendelmeier	Skip: Hammy McMillan Third: Norman Brown Second: Mike Hay Lead: Brian Binnie Alternate: Peter Loudon

Group B

Luxembourg	Netherlands	Russia
Skip: Hanjörg Bless Third: Nico Schweich Second: Andreas Westenfelder Lead: Bo Kleimann Alternate: Jesper Winding	Skip: Floris van Imhoff Third: Gustaf van Imhoff Second: Rob Vilain Lead: Erik A van der Zwan Alternate: Wim Neeleman	Skip: Aleksander Kolesnikov Third: Evgenie Izotov Second: Matvei Vakin Lead: Victor Vorobiev Alternate: Jury Shouliko
Czech Republic	Hungary	Wales
Skip: Radek Klima Third: Tomas Klima Second: Milos Plzak Lead: Radek Zdarsky Alternate: Karel Havl¡cek	Skip: Barna Kereszi Third: Peter Fenyves Second: Tibor Timar Lead: Attila Bana Alternate: István Siági	Skip: John Hunt Third: Chris Wells Second: Gordon Vickers Lead: Patrick Stone

Round robin

Group A 1

key
	Quarter finals
	Challenge play-off
	Tie-breaker for 5th place

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Scotland - Finland	7-4	Denmark - Italy	10-8	Germany - France	7-6
2	Denmark - Germany	8-7	Scotland - France	9-7	Finland - Italy	9-4
3	Scotland - Italy	8-2	Germany - Finland	10-7	France - Denmark	9-8
4th	Finland - Denmark	9-3	Italy - France	7-3	Scotland - Germany	7-3
5	Germany - Italy	7-3	Scotland - Denmark	5-4	Finland - France	10-4

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Scotland	5	5	0
2.	Germany	5	3	2
3.	Finland	5	3	2
4th	Denmark	5	2	3
5.	Italy	5	1	4th
6th	France	5	1	4th

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
To rank 5	Italy - France	6-3

Group A2

key
	Quarter finals
	Tie-breaker for 4th place

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Switzerland - Bulgaria	12-4	Sweden - England	5-1	Norway - Austria	8-1
2	England - Austria	8-3	Sweden - Switzerland	6-5	Norway - Bulgaria	11-1
3	Switzerland - Norway	7-3	England - Bulgaria	8-5	Sweden - Austria	4-1
4th	Austria - Bulgaria	7-63	Sweden - Norway	9-5	Switzerland - England	9-0
5	England - Norway	7-4	Austria Switzerland	8-1	Sweden - Bulgaria	10-3

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	5	5	0
2.	Switzerland	5	3	2
3.	England	5	3	2
4th	Norway	5	2	3
5.	Austria	5	2	3
6th	Bulgaria	5	0	5

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
To rank 4	Norway - Austria	8-1

Group B

key
	Challenge play-off
	Tie breaker

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Netherlands - Hungary	12-3	Wales - Czech Republic	8-4	Luxembourg - Russia	11-3
2	Czech Republic - Russia	8-6	Netherlands - Luxembourg	3-1	Wales - Hungary	11-3
3	Wales - Netherlands	11-7	Russia - Hungary	10-8	Luxembourg - Czech Republic	5-3
4th	Czech Republic - Hungary	11-4	Luxembourg - Wales	10-1	Netherlands - Russia	8-4
5	Wales - Russia	5-4	Netherlands - Czech Republic	5-4	Luxembourg - Hungary	10-3

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Netherlands	5	4th	1
2.	Luxembourg	5	4th	1
3.	Wales	5	4th	1
4th	Czech Republic	5	2	3
5.	Russia	5	1	4th
6th	Hungary	5	0	5

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
To rank 2	Luxembourg - Wales	9-3

Challenge play-off

The winners are in the quarter-finals, the losers play for 11th place.

game	encounter	result
	Norway - Luxembourg	6-3
	Denmark - Netherlands	8-7

Play-off

To rank 1-4

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Scotland

10

Norway

7th

Scotland

8th

Switzerland

7th

Switzerland

5

Finland

4th

Scotland

10

Sweden

3

Sweden

9

Denmark

1

Sweden

7th

3rd place match

Germany

3

Germany

7th

Switzerland

8th

England

1

Germany

7th

To rank 5-8

	Semifinals					Play for rank 5
		Denmark	9
		England	5
							Denmark	7th
							Norway	6th
		Norway	10
		Finland	4th
						Game for rank 7
						3	Finland	9
						4th	England	4th

Placement games

game	encounter	result
To rank 9	Austria - Italy	8-7
To rank 11	Luxembourg - Netherlands	4-3

Final score

The first 12 play in Group A in 1995

space	country
1	Scotland
2	Sweden
3	Switzerland
4th	Germany
5	Denmark
6th	Norway
7th	Finland
8th	England
9	Austria
10	Italy
11	Luxembourg
12	Netherlands
13	Bulgaria
13	France
15th	Wales
16	Czech Republic
17th	Russia
18th	Hungary

Women's tournament

Attendees

Group A

Denmark	Germany	England	Finland
Skip: Dorthe Holm Third: Margit Pörtner Second: Helene Jensen Lead: Lisa Richardson Alternate: Helena Blach Lavrsen	Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Natalie Nessler Lead: Carina Meideler Alternate: Heike Schwaller	Skip: Janice Manson Third: Sarah McVey Second: Pamela Wright Lead: Jane Johnston Alternate: Aileen Gemmell	Skip: Jaana Jokela Third: Anne Malmin Second: Laura Tsutsunen Lead: Johanna Kartano Alternate: Tiina Kautonen
Italy	Norway	Austria	Russia
Skip: Giulia Lacedelli Third: Elena Faita Second: Violetta Caldart Lead: Carla Alvera Alternate: Christina Alvera	Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Haslum Second: Marianne Aspelin Lead: Kristin Tøsse Løvseth Alternate: Hanne Woods	Skip: Edeltraud Koudelka Third: Margit Holzer Second: Heidi Morgenthaler Lead: Elke Koudelka	Skip: Tatiana Smirnova Third: Irina Kolesnikova Second: Yana Nekrasova Lead: Marina Tcherepanova
Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland	Czech Republic
Skip: Elisabet Gustafson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Louise Marmont Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl	Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Marianne Flotron Second: Franziska von Känel Lead: Caroline Balz Alternate: Annina von Planta	Skip: Rhona Martin Third: Gail McMillan Second: Fiona Bayne Lead: Linda McAulay Alternate: Jackie Lockhart	Skip: Eva Petráková Third: Lenka Sáfránková Second: Pavla Rubasova Lead: Vera Ruzková Alternate: Helena Holakovska

Group B

Bulgaria	France	Luxembourg	Netherlands
Skip: Rumiana Atanasova Third: Rousiana Rouskova Second: Petia Gavazova Lead: Elitza Dimitrova Alternate: Anna Tzaneva	Skip: Nadia Bénier Third: Fabienne Morand Second: Mireille Mercier Lead: Tania Ducroz Alternate: Patrick Philippe	Skip: Karen Wauters Third: Stefanie Bless Second: Maggy Schweich Lead: Karen MacDougall Alternate: Candice Richards	Skip: Beatrice Miltenburg Third: Marijke Paulissen Second: Anneke Waijers Lead: Hannie Gast

Round robin

Group A 1

key
	Quarter finals
	Challenge play-off
	Tie-breaker for 5th place

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Germany - Italy	13-3	Norway - England	12-4	Denmark - Austria	9-1
2	England - Denmark	11-6	Germany, Austria	9-2	Norway - Italy	8-2
3	Germany - Norway	7-5	Denmark - Italy	10-5	Austria - England	12-9
4th	Italy - England	9-5	Norway - Austria	9-4	Germany - Denmark	8-3
5	Norway - Denmark	10-2	Germany - England	10-2	Italy - Austria	7-4

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Germany	5	5	0
2.	Norway	5	4th	1
3.	Denmark	5	2	3
4th	Italy	5	2	3
5.	Austria	5	1	4th
6th	England	5	1	4th

Tie breaker

game	encounter	result
To rank 5	Austria - England	8-7

Group A2

key
	Quarter finals
	Challenge play-off

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Scotland - Russia	11-3	Sweden - Czech Republic	12-2	Switzerland - Finland	7-3
2	Finland - Czech Republic	11-4	Scotland - Switzerland	6-5	Sweden - Russia	9-2
3	Scotland - Sweden	10-2	Finland - Russia	11-2	Switzerland - Czech Republic	15-4
4th	Czech Republic - Russia	7-5	Switzerland - Sweden	9-3	Scotland - Finland	7-4
5	Sweden - Finland	9-1	Scotland-Czech Republic	13-6	Switzerland - Russia	9-2

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Scotland	5	5	0
2.	Switzerland	5	4th	1
3.	Sweden	5	3	2
4th	Finland	5	2	3
5.	Czech Republic	5	1	4th
6th	Russia	5	0	5

Group B

key
	Challenge play-off

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	France - Bulgaria	9-4	Luxembourg-Netherlands	10-5
2	Bulgaria - Netherlands	16-4	France - Luxembourg	7-6
3	France - Netherlands	11-7	Luxembourg - Bulgaria	7-5
4th	Luxembourg-Netherlands	13-4	France - Bulgaria	9-3
5	France - Netherlands	11-4	Luxembourg - Bulgaria	8-7
6th	Bulgaria - Netherlands	10-5	France - Luxembourg	6-5

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	France	6th	6th	0
2.	Luxembourg	6th	4th	2
3.	Bulgaria	6th	2	4th
4th	Netherlands	6th	0	6th

Challenge play-off

The winners are in the quarter-finals, the losers play for 11th place.

game	encounter	result
	Finland - Luxembourg	13-5
	France - Italy	5-3

Play-off

To rank 1-4

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Germany

11

Finland

2

Switzerland

8th

Germany

3

Switzerland

6th

Denmark

3

Switzerland

8th

Sweden

4th

Sweden

9

Norway

3

Sweden

8th

3rd place match

Scotland

4th

Scotland

6th

Germany

6th

France

4th

Scotland

4th

To rank 5-8

	Semifinals					Play for rank 5
		Finland	7th
		Denmark	6th
							Norway	9
							Finland	7th
		Norway	11
		France	2
						Game for rank 7
						3	Denmark	8th
						4th	France	3

Placement games

game	encounter	result
To rank 9	Italy - Czech Republic	10-7
To rank 11	Austria - Luxembourg	8-5

Final score

The first 12 play in Group A in 1995

space	country
1	Switzerland
2	Sweden
3	Germany
4th	Scotland
5	Norway
6th	Finland
7th	Denmark
8th	France
9	Italy
10	Czech Republic
11	Austria
12	Luxembourg
13	England
13	Russia
15th	Bulgaria
16	Netherlands

Web links

• European Curling Championships 1996 men , women on Worldcurling.org (English)