The 2019 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships was held in 2019 to qualify European curling teams for the 2020 World Curling Championships and World Qualification Event. The A and B division competitions were held from November 16 to 23 at The Olympia Rink in Helsingborg, Sweden. The C division competition was held from April 13 to 17 at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink in Brașov, Romania.
Seven men's teams, not including the hosts, Scotland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship. The next two teams in the A division and top two teams in the B division, not including the hosts, Finland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Qualification Event.
Seven women's teams qualified for the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship. The next two teams in the A division and top two teams in the B division, not including the hosts, Finland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Qualification Event.
Medalists MenNiklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenDaniel MagnussonYannick SchwallerMichael BrunnerRomano MeierMarcel KäufelerLucien LottenbachRoss PatersonKyle WaddellDuncan MenziesMichael GoodfellowCraig WaddellWomenAnna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsJohanna HeldinEve MuirheadLauren GrayJennifer DoddsVicky WrightSophie SinclairAlina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Esther NeuenschwanderMelanie Barbezat
Men A division Teams
Skip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgård Second: Tobias Engelhardt Lead: Henrik Holtermann Alternate: Kasper WikstenSkip: Andrew Reed Third: Michael Opel Second: Jamie Malton Lead: Thomas Jaeggi Alternate: Andrew WoolstonSkip: Marc Muskatewitz Third: Sixten Totzek Second: Joshua Sutor Lead: Dominik Greindl Alternate: Benjamin KappSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Simone Gonin Alternate: Alberto PimpiniFourth: Wouter Gösgens Skip: Jaap van Dorp Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander MaganSkip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Steffen Walstad Second: Markus Høiberg Lead: Magnus Vågberg Alternate: Magnus NedregottenSkip: Sergey Glukhov Third: Alexey Timofeev Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Aleksey TuzovSkip: Ross Paterson Third: Kyle Waddell Second: Duncan Menzies Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: Craig WaddellSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Daniel MagnussonSkip: Yannick Schwaller Third: Michael Brunner Second: Romano Meier Lead: Marcel Käufeler Alternate: Lucien Lottenbach
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and qualified for World ChampionshipQualified for World ChampionshipTeam Relegated to 2020 Division B but qualified for World Qualification Event
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Niklas Edin 9 0 – 80 31 42 26 7 16 90% 24.78 Yannick Schwaller 6 3 – 66 52 39 37 8 11 84% 30.41 Mikkel Krause 5 4 2–1, 1–0 57 61 39 38 10 10 75% 41.16 Ross Paterson 5 4 2–1, 0–1 56 48 35 28 18 10 87% 21.61 Joël Retornaz 5 4 1–2, 1–0 63 58 41 35 8 14 82% 25.25 Thomas Ulsrud 5 4 1–2, 0–1 56 52 37 37 8 10 84% 29.88 Marc Muskatewitz 4 5 – 48 63 28 37 15 4 80% 17.29 Jaap van Dorp 3 6 – 51 61 34 38 11 9 78% 55.41 Sergey Glukhov 2 7 – 48 70 30 39 12 7 76% 32.66 Andrew Reed 1 8 – 43 72 31 41 9 1 75% 26.73
Round-robin results Draw 1 Saturday, November 16, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 16, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 17, 14:00
Norway had to forfeit their game against England for breaking rule 3G: C3(g): "If an alternate player comes into a game, that player must use the brush head of the player being replaced."
Draw 4 Monday, November 18, 8:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 18, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 19, 9:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 19, 19:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, 20 November, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 21, 9:00
Playoffs
Semi-finals Thursday, November 21, 19:00
Bronze medal game Friday, November 22, 19:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 23, 10:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Christoffer Sundgren 92 Michael Goodfellow 91 Simone Gonin 90 Marcel Käufeler 89 Anton Kalalb 88 Seconds % Rasmus Wranå 91 Duncan Menzies 85 Markus Høiberg 84 Romano Meier 83 Joshua Sutor 83 Thirds % Oskar Eriksson 88 Kyle Waddell 87 Michael Brunner 87 Steffen Walstad 82 Amos Mosaner 81 Skips/Fourths % Niklas Edin 89 Ross Paterson 86 Thomas Ulsrud 84 Marc Muskatewitz 78 Yannick Schwaller 78
B division Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Relegation Playoff
Pool A Skip W L Lukáš Klíma 6 1 – 19.71 Jermu Pöllänen 5 2 1–0 38.22 Sergio Vez 5 2 0–1 38.96 James Pougher 4 3 – 74.75 Harri Lill 3 4 – 43.63 Reto Seiler 2 5 1–0 72.83 Ottó Kalocsay 2 5 0–1 58.62 Pavol Pitoňák 1 6 – 53.07
Pool B Skip W L Borys Jasiecki 7 0 – 35.80 Uğurcan Karagöz 6 1 – 47.36 Ilya Shalamitski 4 3 1–1 31.20 Eddy Mercier 4 3 1–1 58.06 Martins Truksans 4 3 1–1 36.97 Sebastian Wunderer 1 6 1–1 54.34 Konstantin Rykov 1 6 1–1 81.47 Alex Pokras 1 6 1–1 96.88
Relegation round
Playoffs
Qualification Games Friday, November 22, 09:00
5th place game Friday, November 22, 19:00
Semi-finals Friday, November 22, 19:00
Bronze medal game Saturday, November 23, 12:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 23, 12:00
C division Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffs Country Skip W L Eddy Mercier 9 0 – 57.13 Reto Steiler 7 2 – 84.98 Jure Čulić 6 3 1–0 61.02 Valentin Anghelinei 6 3 0–1 93.80 James Russell 5 4 1–0 85.60 Timothy Verreycken 5 4 0–1 62.45 Alexandros Arampatzis 2 7 1–1 111.14 Ante Baus 2 7 1–1 114.75 Matt Lukas 2 7 1–1 123.08 Dan Kelly 1 8 – 102.51
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Loser advances to second place game.
3 vs. 4
Winner advances to second place game.
Second place game
Final standings KeyPromoted to 2019 B division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Women A division Teams
Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Petra Vinšová Lead: Ežen Kolčevská Alternate: Michaela BaudyšováSkip: Mathilde Halse Third Jasmin Lander Second Karolina Jensen Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Gabriella QvistSkip: Marie Turmann Third: Kerli Laidsalu Second: Heili Grossmann Lead: Erika Tuvike Alternate: Liisa TurmannSkip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Mia HöhneSkip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Third: Santa Blumberga Second: Ieva Krusta Lead: Evelīna Barone Alternate: Tīna SiliņaFourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Maia Ramsfjell Lead: Pia Trulsen Alternate: Martine RønningSkip: Alina Kovaleva Third: Maria Komarova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Anastasia DanshinaSkip: Eve Muirhead Third: Lauren Gray Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie SinclairSkip: Anna Hasselborg Third Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna HeldinFourth: Alina Pätz Skip Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Melanie Barbezat
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and qualified for World ChampionshipQualified for World Championship Qualified for World Qualification EventTeam Relegated to 2020 Group B but qualified for World Qualification EventTeam Relegated to 2020 Group B
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Silvana Tirinzoni 8 1 1–0 77 43 45 26 9 15 83% Alina Kovaleva 8 1 0–1 68 37 41 25 10 14 81% Anna Hasselborg 7 2 1–0 65 42 32 32 13 5 84% Eve Muirhead 7 2 0–1 67 59 38 39 7 10 80% Daniela Jentsch 5 4 – 61 55 39 31 11 11 77% Anna Kubešková 3 6 – 53 60 36 40 8 8 74% Mathilde Halse 2 7 1–1 43 60 32 37 9 5 68% 46.98 Marie Turmann 2 7 1–1 52 65 34 45 7 8 69% 53.17 Marianne Rørvik 2 7 1–1 41 67 31 45 7 5 72% 89.63 Iveta Staša-Šaršūne 1 8 – 39 78 32 41 3 8 74%
Round-robin results Draw 1 Saturday, November 16, 15:00
Draw 2 Sunday, November 17, 9:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 17, 19:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 18, 12:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 18, 20:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 19, 14:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 20, 9:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 20, 19:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 21, 14:00
Playoffs
Semi-finals Friday, November 22, 14:00
Bronze medal game Friday, November 22, 19:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 23, 15:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Melanie Barbezat 91 Vicky Wright 87 Evelīna Barone 87 Ekaterina Kuzmina 85 Pia Trulsen 85 Seconds % Agnes Knochenhauer 86 Esther Neuenschwander 81 Jennifer Dodds 79 Galina Arsenkina 77 Klara-Hermine Fomm 75 Thirds % Silvana Tirinzoni 83 Sara McManus 83 Maria Komarova 82 Lauren Gray 79 Emira Abbes 76 Skips/Fourths % Anna Hasselborg 81 Alina Kovaleva 79 Alina Pätz 78 Eve Muirhead 74 Daniela Jentsch 74
B division Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Relegated to 2020 C Division
Country Skip W L Dilşat Yıldız 7 2 1–0 63.35 Veronica Zappone 7 2 0–1 50.95 Dorottya Palancsa 6 3 1–0 65.29 Lisa Farnell 6 3 0–1 81.24 Gabriela Kajanová 5 4 – 101.31 Elina Virtaala 4 5 1–0 72.46 Oihane Otaegi 4 5 0–1 111.97 Alina Pauliuchyk 3 6 – 68.10 Marta Pluta 2 7 – 84.56 Asta Vaičekonytė 1 8 – 79.93
Playoffs
Semi-finals Friday, November 22, 09:00
Bronze medal game Saturday, November 23, 12:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 23, 12:00
C division Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffs Country Skip W L Alina Pavlyuchik 6 1 – 89.47 Gabriela Kajanová 5 2 – 141.93 Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin 4 3 – 100.45 Constanze Ocker 3 4 2–1 71.68 Alison Fyfe 3 4 2–1 76.88 Iva Penava 3 4 2–1 115.04 Stéphanie Barbarin 3 4 0–3 119.10 Iulia Ioana Traila 1 6 – 135.22
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Loser advances to second place game.
3 vs. 4
Winner advances to second place game.
Second place game
Final standings KeyPromoted to 2019 B division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8
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