The men's tournament of the 2014 European Curling Championships was held from November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. The winners of the Group C tournament in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands will move on to the Group B tournament. The top eight men's teams at the 2014 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Group A
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Lukáš Klíma Second: Martin Snítil Lead: Jindřich Kitzberger Alternate: Samiel MokrišSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Mikkel Krause Second: Oliver Dupont Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Martin GrønbechSkip: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Marc Muskatewitz Lead: Sebastian Schweizer Alternate: Jörg EngesserFourth: Amos Mosaner Skip: Joël Retornaz Second: Daniele Ferrazza Lead: Andrea Pilzer Alternate: Sebastiano ArmanSkip: Ritvars Gulbis Third: Normunds Šaršūns Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Artürs Gerhards Alternate: Janis KliveSkip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Sander RølvågSkip: Evgeniy Arkhipov Third: Alexander Kozyrev Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Alexey StukalskiySkip: David Edwards Third: John Penny Second: Scott Macleod Lead: Billy Morton Alternate: Tom BrewsterSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Kristian Lindström Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik LeekSkip: Sven Michel Third: Florian Meister Second: Simon Gempeler Lead: Stefan Meienberg Alternate: Marc Pfister
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2015 Group B CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Niklas Edin 9 0 68 45 36 34 12 4 86% Joël Retornaz 7 2 61 50 35 31 15 9 80% Sven Michel 6 3 53 52 32 36 19 4 81% Thomas Ulsrud 5 4 61 48 37 32 13 9 84% Jiří Snítil 5 4 52 46 38 32 19 5 79% Evgeniy Arkhipov 5 4 52 53 33 33 16 5 82% Alexander Baumann 3 6 52 54 33 38 11 5 79% David Edwards 3 6 56 63 35 39 14 8 77% Rasmus Stjerne 1 8 47 62 36 39 12 7 74% Ritvars Gulbis 1 8 41 70 32 34 14 6 74% Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 22, 11:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 22, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 23, 12:00
Draw 4 Sunday, November 23, 20:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 24, 14:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 25, 8:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 25, 16:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 26, 9:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, November 26, 19:00
Placement game Thursday, November 27, 14:00
qualifies for World Championships to play in World Challenge Games
World Challenge Games The World Challenge Games are held between the eighth-ranked team in the Group A round robin and the winner of the Group B tournament to determine which of these two teams will play at the World Championships.
Challenge 1 Friday, November 28, 19:30
Challenge 2 Saturday, November 29, 9:00
Tiebreaker Thursday, November 27, 14:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, November 27, 19:00
3 vs. 4 Thursday, November 27, 19:00
Semifinal Friday, November 28, 13:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 28, 19:30
Gold-medal game Saturday, November 29, 15:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Anton Kalalb 88 Christoffer Sundgren 87 Håvard Vad Petersson 87 Billy Morton 83 Stefan Meienberg 82 Seconds % Kristian Lindström 87 Christoffer Svae 84 Artur Razhabov 83 Martin Snítil 83 Simon Gempeler 82 Thirds % Oskar Eriksson 86 Torger Nergård 83 Manuel Walter 82 Florian Meister 81 Joel Retornaz 81 Skips/Fourths % Niklas Edin 83 Thomas Ulsrud 83 Amos Mosaner 80 Jiri Snítil 80 Sven Michel 79
Group B
Teams
Group A
Skip: Alen Čadež Third: Dražen Ćutić Second: Ognjen Golubić Lead: Robert Mikulandrić Alternate: Mislav MartinićSkip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Tom Jaeggi Alternate: Ben FowlerSkip: Martin Lill Third: Harri Lill Second: Siim Sildnik Lead: Fred Randver Alternate: Robert-Kent PällSkip: Lionel Roux Third: Jérémy Frarier Second: Romain Borini Lead: Herve Poirot Alternate: Thierry MercierSkip: Adam Freilich Third: Yuval Grinspun Second: Jeffrey Lutz Lead: Gabriel Kempenich Alternate: Gilad KempenichSkip: Mantas Kulakauskas Third: Konstantin Rykov Second: Tadas Vyskupaitis Lead: Vytis Kulakauskas Alternate: Mantas BielinisSkip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Carlo Glasbergen Second: Wouter Gösgens Lead: Joey Bruinsma Alternate: Laurens HoekmanSkip: Alican Karataş Third: Kadir Çakır Second: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Lead: Bilal Ömer Çakır Alternate: Melik Şenol
Group B Skip: Sebastian Wunderer Third: Mathias Genner Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Markus Forejtek Alternate: Felix PurznerSkip: Timothy Verreycken Third: Dirk Heylen Second: Walter Verbueken Lead: Gregory Janbroers Alternate: Tom van WaterschootSkip: Aku Kauste Third: Kasper Hakunti Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Leo MäkeläSkip: Krisztian Hall Third: Gabor Ezsöl Second: Lajos Belleli Lead: Joszef Nyitrai Alternate: Balazs FotiSkip: Borys Jasiecki Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Bartosz Lobaza Lead: Marcin Cieminski Alternate: Maciej KolodziejSkip: Allen Coliban Third: Bogdan Colceriu Second: Bogdan Taut Lead: Cristian MatauSkip: Carles de Moxo Third: Jordi Divi Second: Jordi Mas Lead: Eduard Ferrer Alternate: Carlos LorenteSkip: James Pougher Third: Garry Coombs Second: Rhys Phillips Lead: Simon Pougher Alternate: Adrian Meikle
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2015 Group C
Group A Skip W L Alan MacDougall 6 1 Jaap van Dorp 6 1 Alen Čadež 4 3 Alican Karataş 4 3 Martin Lill 4 3 Adam Freilich 3 4 Mantas Kulakauskas 1 6 Lionel Roux 0 7 Group B Skip W L Aku Kauste 6 1 Krisztian Hall 5 2 Sebastian Wunderer 5 2 Timothy Verreycken 4 3 James Pougher 4 3 Borys Jasiecki 3 4 Carles de Moxo 1 6 Allen Coliban 0 7 Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 22, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 22, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 23, 9:00
Draw 4 Sunday, November 23, 19:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 24, 8:00
Draw 6 Monday, November 24, 12:00
Draw 7 Monday, November 24, 20:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, November 25, 14:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, November 25, 19:00
Draw 10 Wednesday, November 26, 8:00
Draw 11 Wednesday, November 26, 12:00
Draw 12 Wednesday, November 26, 16:00
Tiebreaker Thursday, November 27, 8:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, November 27, 14:00
3 vs. 4 Thursday, November 27, 14:00
Semifinal Thursday, November 27, 20:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 28, 10:00
Gold-medal game Friday, November 28, 10:00
Group C
Teams Teams are to be announced. Skip: Dmitry Kirillov Third: Pavel Petrov Second: Ilya Kazlouski Lead: Andrey Aulasenka Alternate: Oleksii VoloshenkoSkip: Walter Verbueken Third: Timothy Verreycken Second: Dirk Heylen Lead: Gregory Janbroers Alternate: Tom van WaterschootSkip: Stoil Georgiev Third: Petar Chakarov Second: Tihomir Todorov Lead: Ilian Kirilov Alternate: Stanimar PetrovSkip: Jón Ingi Sigurðsson Third: Ólafur Númason Second: Andri Magnússon Lead: Guðmundur Karl Ólafsson Alternate: Sigurður SteindórssonFourth: James Russell Third: Craig Whyte Skip: Alan Mitchell Lead: Arran Cameron Alternate: John FureySkip: Adam Freilich Third: Yuval Grinspun Second: Gabriel Kempenich Lead: Jeffrey Yaakov Lutz Alternate: Gilad KempenichFourth: Yannick Hansen Skip: Alex Benoy Second: Philippe Husi Lead: Marc HansenFourth: Đorđe Nešković Skip: Bojan Mijatović Second: Goran Ungurović Lead: Filip StojanovićSkip: Pavol Pitoňák Third: František Pitoňák Second: Tomáš Pitoňák Lead: Peter Pitoňák Alternate: Juraj GalloFourth: Tomas Tišler Skip: Gašper Uršič Second: Jure Čulič Lead: Jošt Lajovec Alternate: Gregor Verbinc
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Alan Mitchell 7 2 Walter Verbueken 7 2 Pavol Pitoňák 6 3 Adam Freilich 6 3 Dmitry Kirillov 5 4 Gašper Uršič 5 4 Jón Ingi Sigurðsson 3 6 Bojan Mijatović 3 6 Alex Benoy 2 7 Stoil Georgiey 1 8
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Sunday, October 5, 8:00
Draw 2 Sunday, October 5, 12:00
Draw 3 Sunday, October 5, 16:00
Draw 4 Sunday, October 5, 20:00
Draw 5 Monday, October 6, 8:00
Draw 6 Monday, October 6, 12:00
Draw 7 Monday, October 6, 16:00
Draw 8 Monday, October 6, 20:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, October 7, 8:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, October 7, 12:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, October 7, 16:00
Draw 12 Tuesday, October 7, 20:00
Draw 13 Wednesday, October 8, 8:00
Draw 14 Wednesday, October 8, 12:00
Draw 15 Wednesday, October 8, 16:00
Draw 17 Thursday, October 9, 8:00
Draw 18 Thursday, October 9, 12:00
Draw 19 Thursday, October 9, 16:00
Draw 20 Thursday, October 9, 20:00
Draw 21 Friday, October 10, 8:00
Draw 22 Friday, October 10, 12:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, October 10, 20:00
advances to Group B competitions. advances to Second Place Game.
3 vs. 4 Saturday, October 11, 9:00
advances to Second Place Game.
Second Place Game Saturday, October 11, 13:30
advances to Group B competitions.
References General Specific
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