The men's tournament of the 2016 European Curling Championships was held from November 18 to 26 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The winners of the Group C tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia will move on to the Group B tournament. The top eight men's teams at the 2016 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Group A
Teams Skip: Sebastian Wunderer Third: Mathias Genner Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Philipp Nothegger Alternate: Markus ForejtekSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Oliver DupontSkip: Aku Kauste Third: Kasper Hakunti Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Jere SullanmaaFourth: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Daniel Herberg Skip: Andy Kapp Alternate: Ryan SherrardSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Andrea Pilzer Lead: Daniele Ferrazza Alternate: Fabio RibottaSkip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Sander RølvågSkip: Alexey Timofeev Third: Alexey Stukalskiy Second: Timur Gadzhikanov Lead: Artur Razhabov Alternate: Artur AliSkip: Tom Brewster Third: Glen Muirhead Second: Ross Paterson Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Duncan MenziesSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik LeekFourth: Benoît Schwarz Third: Claudio Pätz Skip: Peter de Cruz Lead: Valentin Tanner Alternate: Reto Gribi
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2016 Group B CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Niklas Edin 8 1 65 30 36 23 14 9 88% Thomas Ulsrud 6 3 64 43 37 31 14 10 84% Peter de Cruz 6 3 50 40 32 31 17 7 84% Alexey Timofeev 6 3 59 49 40 33 10 13 81% Andreas Kapp 4 5 53 49 33 31 18 7 81% Tom Brewster 4 5 50 53 34 36 20 8 84% Joel Retornaz 3 6 51 58 35 37 13 6 78% Sebastian Wunderer 3 6 46 72 31 37 10 4 74% Aku Kauste 3 6 41 65 30 39 14 6 79% Rasmus Stjerne 2 7 38 58 26 36 16 5 79%
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Saturday, November 19, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 19, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 20, 12:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 21, 8:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 21, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 22, 9:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 22, 19:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 23, 12:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, November 23, 20:00
Placement game Thursday, November 24, 14:00
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 25, 19:00
Challenge 2 Saturday, November 26, 9:00
Challenge 3 Saturday, November 26, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals Thursday, November 27, 19:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 25, 19:00
Gold-medal game Saturday, November 26, 15:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Christoffer Sundgren 88 Artur Razhabov 86 Valentin Tanner 86 Troels Harry 86 Andy Kapp 85 Seconds % Rasmus Wranå 88 Peter de Cruz 87 Timur Gadzhikhanov 86 Christoffer Svae 84 Ross Paterson 83 Thirds % Glen Muirhead 88 Torger Nergård 86 Oskar Eriksson 86 Claudio Pätz 85 Alexey Stukalskiy 81 Skips/Fourths % Niklas Edin 89 Thomas Ulsrud 82 Alexander Baumann 81 Tom Brewster 80 Benoit Schwarz 80
Group B
Teams Skip: Timothy Verreycken Third: Tom Waterschoot Second: Gregory Janbroers Lead: Pieter Meijlaers Alternate: Jeroen SpruytFourth: Jiří Candra Skip: Karel Kubeška Second: Martin Jurík Lead: David Jirounek Alternate: Lukáš KlímaSkip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Thomas Jaeggi Alternate: Ben FowlerSkip: Martin Lill Third: Ingar Mäesalu Second: Johan Karlson Lead: Tanel ToomvaliSkip: Jean-Olivier Biechely Third: Louis Pizon Second: Simon Pagnot Lead: Sylvian Mouterde Alternate: Theo DucrozSkip: Gergely Szabó Third: Gábor Bodor Second: Gergely Major Lead: Gábor Szarvas Alternate: Tamás LadosSkip: Ritvars Gulbis Third: Normunds Šaršūns Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Raivis Bušmanis Alternate: Janis KliveSkip: Tadas Vyskupaitis Third: Vytis Kulakauskas Second: Laurynas Telksnys Lead: Vidas Sadauskas Alternate: Nerijus PacevičiusSkip: Adam Freilich Third: Leonid Rivkind Second: Ariel Krasik-Geiger Lead: Jeffrey Lutz Alternate: Gabriel KempenichSkip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Wouter Gosgen Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Lars de BoomSkip: Borys Jasiecki Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Damian Cebula Lead: Bartosz Łobaza Alternate: Maciej KołodziejFourth: David Mišun Third: Patrik Kaprálik Skip: Juraj Gallo Lead: Jakub PolákSkip: Štefan Sever Third: Aljaž Stopar Second: Noël Gregori Lead: Luka Prezelj Alternate: Gašper StoparFourth: Alfonso Gracia Skip: Lucas Munuera Second: Rodrigo García Lead: Óscar Tesa Alternate: Eduardo de PazSkip: Alican Karataş Third: Uğurcan Karagöz Second: Bilal Ömer Çakır Lead: Kadir ÇakırSkip: Adrian Meikle Third: James Pougher Second: Rhys Phillips Lead: Gary Coombs Alternate: Simon Pougher
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2016 Group C
Pool A Skip W L Karel Kubeška 6 1 Adam Freilich 5 2 Juraj Gallo 5 2 Alican Karataş 5 2 Adrian Meikle 4 3 Tadas Vyskupaitis 2 5 Jean-Olivier Biechely 1 6 Lucas Munuera 0 7 Pool B Skip W L Jaap van Dorp 6 1 Ritvars Gulbis 5 2 Gergely Szabó 4 3 Borys Jasiecki 4 3 Alan MacDougall 4 3 Timothy Verreycken 2 5 Martin Lill 2 5 Štefan Sever 1 6
Round-robin results
Group A
Draw 1 Saturday, November 19, 9:00 & 15:00
Draw 2 Sunday, November 20, 8:00
In the France vs. Israel game team France ran out of time and forfeited the game.
Draw 3 Sunday, November 20, 16:00 & Monday, November 21, 16:00 & 20:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 21, 8:00, 12:00, 16:00 & Tuesday, November 22, 12:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 21, 16:00 & Tuesday, November 22, 16:00, 20:00
Draw 6 Monday, November 21, 8:00 & Wednesday, November 23, 12:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 23, 20:00
Group B
Draw 1 Saturday, November 19, 15:00 & 20:00
Draw 2 Sunday, November 20, 8:00, 12:00 & 16:00
Draw 3 Monday, November 21, 8:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 21, 16:00 & Wednesday, November 23, 16:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, November 22, 8:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 22, 16:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 23, 8:00
Tiebreakers Thursday, November 24, 9:00
Relegation round
Relegation Semifinals Thursday, November 24, 20:00
Relegation Final Friday, November 25, 19:00
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Thursday, November 24, 14:30
Semifinals Thursday, November 24, 20:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 25, 13:00
Gold-medal game Friday, November 25, 13:00
Group C
Teams Skip: Josep Garcia Third: Oscar Zazo Second: Cesar Mialdea Lead: Carles Herrero Alternate: Jordi MonteroSkip: Ilya Shalamitski Third: Konstantin Balakin Second: Aliaksei Smotrin Lead: Viktar Hilitski Alternate: Aliaksandr TsiushkevichSkip: Reto Seiler Third: Bojidar Momerin Second: Nikolay Runtov Lead: Petar Tchakarov Alternate: Stanko VelinovSkip: Robert Mikulandric Third: Ante Baus Second: Neven Pufnik Lead: Dario Vukovic Alternate: Jurica BicanSkip: Martin Lill Third: Ingar Mäesalu Second: Johan Karlson Lead: Tanel ToomvaliSkip: Jean-Olivier Biechely Third: Louis Pizon Second: Simon Pagnot Lead: Sylvain Mouterde Alternate: Theo DucrozSkip: Andri Magnusson Third: Gudmundur Olafsson Second: Sigurjon Steinsson Lead: Jonas Gustafsson Alternate: Trausti HilmissonSkip: Andrew Gilmore Third: Alan Mitchell Second: Bob Sherrard Lead: Tom RocheSkip: Marc Hansen Third: Francesco Grassi Second: Alex Benoy Lead: Fabio Veltri Alternate: Ian MunnSkip: Stefan Bodea Third: Bogdan Taut Second: Cristian Matau Lead: Adrian Dobos Alternate: Gabriel TimusSkip: Đorđe Nešković Third: Goran Ungurović Second: Marko Stojanović Lead: Filip Stojanović
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Martin Lill 10 0 Jean-Olivier Biechely 7 3 Andrew Gilmore 7 3 Reto Seiler 7 3 Marc Hansen 6 4 Ilya Shalamitski 6 4 Đorđe Nešković 5 5 Stefan Bodea 2 8 Robert Mikulandric 2 8 Josep Garcia 2 8 Andri Magnusson 0 10
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Draw 10
Draw 11
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Winner advances to Group B competitions. Loser advances to Second Place Game.
3 vs. 4
Winner advances to Second Place Game.
Second Place Game
Winner advances to Group B competitions.
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