2012 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2012 European Curling Championships was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden from December 7 to 15. The winners of the Group C tournament in Erzurum, Turkey moved on to the Group B tournament. The top seven women's teams at the 2012 European Curling Championships, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, will represent their respective nations at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia.
In the Group A competitions, Sweden, Scotland, and Russia finished at the top of the round robin standings with two losses apiece. Denmark defeated Switzerland in a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs. The page playoffs saw defending champions Scotland rout Sweden and Russia edge past Denmark. Sweden dropped to the bronze medal game after a surprising loss in the semifinal to Russia, who stole the 8–6 win in an extra end. Hometown favorite Sweden, skipped by Margaretha Sigfridsson, recovered by defeating Denmark's Lene Nielsen with a score of 9–3 to win the bronze medal. Russia then played Scotland in the final, and stole one point in the first and fifth ends to hold the lead at the break, and stole one more point in the second half of the game. Scotland's Eve Muirhead managed to hang on with two deuces, and tied the game in the tenth end. Russia's Anna Sidorova secured a second European championship for Russia with a hit in the extra end, winning with a score of 6–5.
The Group C competitions in Erzurum saw Belarus and Turkey advancing to the Group B competitions, where they and two other teams played in a round robin tournament. Undefeated Norway dominated the round robin, and defeated Estonia in the page playoffs to advance to the final. Latvia moved up to the semifinal with a win over Austria in the page playoffs, and defeated Estonia in the semifinal to advance to the final. Austria defeated Estonia in the bronze medal game with a score of 8–5, while Norway's winning streak was broken with a 7–4 loss to Latvia. Latvia and Norway advance to the Group A competitions, replacing Finland and Hungary, and Belarus and Slovakia were relegated to the Group C competitions. Latvia were scheduled to play Germany in the World Challenge Games, but qualified to the world championships automatically as hosts.
Group A
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Anna Kubešková Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Tereza Plišková | Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Ane Hansen | Skip: Anne Malmi Third: Oona Kauste Second: Heidi Hossi Lead: Marjo Hippi Alternate: Tiina Suuripää | Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Imogen Oona Lehmann Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Nicole Muskatewitz | Skip: Ildikó Szekeres Third: Alexandra Béres Second: Ágnes Patonai Lead: Boglárka Ádám Alternate: Blanka Páthy-Denscő |
Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Maria Gaspari | Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Liudmila Privivkova Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh | Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Sarah Reid | Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Agnes Knochenhauer | Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsRound Robin Results
Draw 1
Saturday, December 8, 14:00Draw 2
Sunday, December 9, 8:00Draw 3
Sunday, December 9, 16:00Draw 4
Monday, December 10, 9:00Draw 5
Monday, December 10, 19:00Draw 6
Tuesday, December 11, 12:00Draw 7
Tuesday, December 11, 20:00Draw 8
Wednesday, December 12, 14:00Draw 9
Thursday, December 13, 8:00Tiebreaker
Thursday, December 13, 15:00Placement Game
Thursday, December 13, 15:00was scheduled to play in the World Challenge Games, a best-of-three series with the winner of Group B to determine which team advances to the World Women's Championships, but the winner of Group B, Latvia, was qualified as the host of the World Women's Championships, so Germany qualified automatically.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, December 14, 13:003 vs. 4
Friday, December 14, 13:00Semifinal
Friday, December 14, 20:00Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, December 15, 10:00Gold Medal Game
Saturday, December 15, 10:00Player percentages
Round Robin onlyGroup BTeamsThe teams are listed as follows:
Round Robin ResultsFinal Round Robin StandingsDraw 1Saturday, December 8, 12:00Draw 2Saturday, December 8, 20:00Draw 3Sunday, December 9, 12:00Draw 4Sunday, December 9, 20:00Draw 5Monday, December 10, 12:00Draw 6Monday, December 10, 20:00Draw 7Tuesday, December 11, 12:00Draw 8Tuesday, December 11, 20:00Draw 9Wednesday, December 12, 12:00Playoffs1 vs. 2Thursday, December 13, 20:003 vs. 4Thursday, December 13, 20:00SemifinalFriday, December 14, 8:00Bronze Medal GameFriday, December 14, 13:00Gold Medal GameFriday, December 14, 13:00Group CTeamsThe teams are listed as follows:
Round Robin StandingsFinal Round Robin StandingsRound Robin ResultsDraw 1Friday, October 5, 17:30Draw 2Saturday, October 6, 9:00Draw 3Saturday, October 6, 13:00Draw 4Sunday, October 7, 9:00Draw 5Sunday, October 7, 14:00Draw 6Sunday, October 7, 19:00Draw 7Monday, October 8, 9:00Draw 8Monday, October 8, 14:00Draw 9Monday, October 8, 19:00PlayoffsIn the playoffs, the first and second seeds, Turkey and Belarus, played a semifinal game to determine the first team to advance to the Group B competitions. The loser of this game, along with the winners of the semifinal game played by the third and fourth seeds, the Netherlands and Croatia, advance to the second place game, which determines the second team to advance to the Group B competitions.SemifinalsTuesday, October 9, 18:00advances to the Group B competitions. moves to Second Place Game. advances to Second Place Game Second Place GameWednesday, October 10, 10:00advances to the Group B competitions. |
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