The 2022 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships was held in May and November 2022, to qualify European curling teams for the 2023 World Curling Championships. The A and B division competitions were held from November 18 to 26 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The C division competition was held from April 30 to May 5 at the Kaunas Ice Palace in Kaunas, Lithuania.
The top eight men's and women's team qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship respectively. Sweden, the host of the women's world championship, automatically qualified as one of the eight European entrants. Because of the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships, the European Championship have a set number of qualifiers for the World Championships for the first time. As a result, the World Qualification Event has been discontinued.
Medalists MenBruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Kyle WaddellBenoît Schwarz (Fourth)Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo LachatJoël RetornazAmos MosanerSebastiano ArmanMattia GiovanellaAlberto PimpiniWomenMadeleine DupontMathilde HalseDenise DupontMy LarsenJasmin LanderAlina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Carole HowaldBriar Schwaller-HürlimannAnna GutRebecca MorrisonGina AitkenSophie SinclairSophie JacksonHailey Duff
Men
A division
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2021 European Curling Championships A Division 8 2021 European Curling Championships B Division 2 TOTAL 10
Russian participation As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on September 23, the World Curling Federation made the decision to remove Russian and Belarusian teams from the 2022 European Curling Championships. Because the Russian men's team qualified for the 2022 A Division through the 2021 B Division, their spot was filled by the next placing team in the 2021 B Division, which was Spain.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Radek Boháč Lead: Lukáš Klípa Alternate: Martin JuríkSkip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgaard Second: Tobias Thune Lead: Henrik Holtermann Alternate: Oliver Rosenkrands SøeSkip: Sixten Totzek Third: Klaudius Harsch Second: Magnus Sutor Lead: Dominik Greindl Alternate: Joshua SutorSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Mattia Giovanella Alternate: Alberto PimpiniSkip: Steffen Walstad Third: Magnus Nedregotten Second: Mathias Brænden Lead: Magnus Vågberg Alternate: Andreas HårstadSkip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Kyle WaddellSkip: Sergio Vez Third: Mikel Unanue Second: Eduardo de Paz Lead: Nicholas Shaw Alternate: Luis GómezSkip: Oskar Eriksson Third: Rasmus Wranå Second: Daniel Magnusson Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Simon OlofssonFourth: Benoît Schwarz Skip: Yannick Schwaller Second: Sven Michel Lead: Pablo LachatSkip: Uğurcan Karagöz Third: Muhammet Haydar Demirel Second: Muhammed Zeki Uçan Lead: Orhun Yüce Alternate: Faruk Kavaz
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Relegated to 2023 B Division
CountrySkip Yannick Schwaller 8 1 1–1 65 36 37 26 7 9 86.9% 19.00 Bruce Mouat 8 1 1–1 69 42 38 31 5 7 83.5% 21.48 Joël Retornaz 8 1 1–1 68 44 42 31 3 14 86.4% 21.67 Oskar Eriksson 6 3 – 72 47 40 31 8 7 85.9% 18.11 Steffen Walstad 4 5 1–0 51 57 34 36 1 10 81.2% 25.41 Uğurcan Karagöz 4 5 0–1 49 65 34 37 3 12 73.1% 30.16 Lukáš Klíma 3 6 1–0 51 62 32 36 2 5 79.3% 30.50 Sixten Totzek 3 6 0–1 52 67 33 40 7 4 75.9% 30.79 Sergio Vez 1 8 – 48 72 35 41 3 8 75.1% 47.08 Mikkel Krause 0 9 – 39 72 25 41 9 2 74.7% 38.96
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 7 3–6 10 0–9 8 3–6 3 8–1 5 4–5 2 8–1 9 1–8 4 6–3 1 8–1 6 4–5
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 19, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 19, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 20, 14:00
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, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 24, 8:00
Playoffs
Semifinal 1 Thursday, November 24, 20:00
Semifinal 2 Friday, November 25, 9:00
Bronze medal game Friday, November 25, 19:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 26, 13:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Christoffer Sundgren 92.5 Mattia Giovanella 91.2 Magnus Vågberg 91.0 Pablo Lachat 87.7 Hammy McMillan Jr. 87.2 Seconds % Sebastiano Arman 87.3 Sven Michel 86.3 Daniel Magnusson 81.9 Mathias Brænden 80.3 Bobby Lammie 79.7 Thirds % Yannick Schwaller (Skip) 86.8 Rasmus Wranå 85.2 Grant Hardie 82.1 Amos Mosaner 81.1 Marek Černovský 80.6 Skips % Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) 86.6 Joël Retornaz 86.3 Oskar Eriksson 84.7 Bruce Mouat 84.5 Steffen Walstad 75.6
Final standings KeyTeams Advance to the 2023 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Relegated to 2023 B Division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B division
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Mathias Genner Third: Jonas Backofen Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Florian Mavec Alternate: Philipp NotheggerFourth: Jeroen Spruyt Skip: Timothy Verreycken Second: Bram Van Looy Lead: Daan Yskout Alternate: Tuur VermeirenSkip: Andrew Woolston Third: Andrew Reed Second: Scott Gibson Lead: James Whittle Alternate: Martin GregoryFourth: Mihhail Vlassov Skip: Eduard Veltsman Second: Janis Kiziridi Lead: Igor Dzenzeljuk Alternate: Konstantin DotsenkoSkip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Jermu Pöllänen Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Jouni MikkonenFourth: Quentin Morard Skip: Eddy Mercier Second: Yannick Valvassori Lead: Killian GaudinFourth: Zsolt Kiss Skip: Kristóf Czermann Second: Dávid Balázs Lead: Callum Macfarlane Alternate: Ottó KalocsaySkip: John Wilson Third: Kyle Paradis Second: James Russell Lead: Craig Whyte Alternate: Eoin MccrossanSkip: Mārtiņš Trukšāns Third: Jānis Klīve Second: Arnis Veidemanis Lead: Sandris Buholcs Alternate: Aivars AvotiņšSkip: Konstantin Rykov Third: Paulius Rymeikis Second: Vytis Kulakauskas Lead: Donatas Kiudys Alternate: Matas JunevičiusSkip: Wouter Gösgens Third: Jaap van Dorp Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Tobias van den Hurk Alternate: Alexander MaganSkip: Steve Seixeiro Third: Chris Ribau Second: José Ribau Lead: Victor Santos Alternate: Ramiro SantosFourth: Patrik Kaprálik Third: Jakub Polák Skip: Juraj Gallo Lead: Milan Moravčík Alternate: Jakub ČervenkaSkip: Štefan Sever Third: Marko Harb Second: Simon Langus Lead: Žiga Babič Alternate: Martin RazingerSkip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Mykyta Velychko Lead: Artem SuhakSkip: James Pougher Third: Rhys Phillips Second: Garry Coombs Lead: Simon Pougher
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Relegation Playoff Group A Skip W L Kalle Kiiskinen 6 1 – 38.73 James Pougher 4 3 2–0 60.36 John Wilson 4 3 1–1 59.50 Andrew Woolston 4 3 0–2 60.52 Juraj Gallo 3 4 2–0 40.33 Konstantin Rykov 3 4 1–1 80.21 Eduard Nikolov 3 4 0–2 69.00 Eduard Veltsman 1 6 – 65.28 Group B Skip W L Wouter Gösgens 6 1 1–0 36.63 Eddy Mercier 6 1 0–1 62.18 Mārtiņš Trukšāns 5 2 – 58.88 Mathias Genner 3 4 1–0 55.73 Kristóf Czermann 3 4 0–1 71.77 Steve Seixeiro 2 5 1–0 134.62 Timothy Verreycken 2 5 0–1 50.94 Štefan Sever 1 6 – 79.39
+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 4 4–3 8 1–6 1 6–1 3 4–3 6 3–4 5 3–4 7 3–4 2 4–3
+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 4 3–4 7 2–5 2 6–1 5 3–4 3 5–2 1 6–1 6 2–5 8 1–6
Relegation round
Semifinals Friday, November 25, 13:00
Final Friday, November 25, 19:30
Playoffs
Qualification games Friday, November 25, 13:00
Semifinals Friday, November 25, 19:30
Bronze medal game Saturday, November 26, 9:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 26, 9:00
Final standings
KeyTeams Qualify for 2023 A DivisionTeams Relegated to 2023 C Division
PlaceTeam 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
C division
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Josep Garcia Third: Enric Morral Second: Cesar Mialdea Lead: Valentin OrtizSkip: Reto Seiler Third: Bojidar Momerin Second: Stoil Georgiev Lead: Stanimir Petrov Alternate: Tihomir TodorovSkip: Alen Čadež Third: Hrvoje Tokić Second: Mislav Martinic Lead: Robert Mikulandrić Alternate: Miroslav JurkovićSkip: John Wilson Third: Kyle Paradis Second: James Russell Lead: Craig Whyte Alternate: Eoin McCrossanSkip: Lukas Matt Third: Harald Sprenger Second: Johannes Zimmermann Lead: Peter Prasch Alternate: Urs SprengerSkip: Konstantin Rykov Third: Paulius Rymeikis Second: Mindaugas Balvočius Lead: Vytis Kulakauskas Alternate: Donatas KiudysSkip: Steve Seixeiro Third: Chris Ribau Second: Joe Ribau Lead: Víctor Santos Alternate: Ramiro SantosSkip: Allen Coliban Third: Cristian Matau Second: Bogdan Colceriu Lead: Razvan BouleanuSkip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Mykyta Velychko Lead: Artem Suhak
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip John Wilson 7 1 – 53.38 Eduard Nikolov 6 2 1–0 56.94 Konstantin Rykov 6 2 0–1 55.99 Steve Seixeiro 5 3 1–0 73.47 Allen Coliban 5 3 0–1 95.77 Alen Čadež 4 4 – 76.83 Reto Seiler 2 6 – 59.99 Josep Garcia 1 7 – 88.14 Lukas Matt 0 8 – 129.49
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 8 1–7 7 2–6 6 4–4 1 7–1 9 0–8 3 6–2 4 5–3 5 5–3 2 6–2
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, April 30, 17:00
Draw 2 Sunday, May 1, 8:00
Draw 4 Sunday, May 1, 16:00
Draw 6 Monday, May 2, 8:00
Draw 8 Monday, May 2, 16:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, May 3, 8:00
Draw 12 Tuesday, May 3, 16:00
Draw 14 Wednesday, May 4, 9:00
Draw 16 Wednesday, May 4, 19:00
Playoffs
Semifinals Thursday, May 5, 9:30
Bronze medal game Thursday, May 5, 15:30
Gold medal game Thursday, May 5, 15:30
Final standings KeyPromoted to 2022 B divisionPromoted to 2022 B division after the expulsion of Russia and Belarus PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9
Women
A division
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2021 European Curling Championships A Division 8 7 2021 European Curling Championships B Division 2 3 TOTAL 10
Russian participation As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on September 23, the World Curling Federation made the decision to remove Russian and Belarusian teams from the 2022 European Curling Championships. Because the Russian women's team qualified for the 2022 A Division, their spot was filled by the next placing team in the 2021 B Division, which was Hungary.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin LanderSkip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Pia-Lisa Schöll Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Lena KappFourth: Bernadett Biró Skip: Csilla Halász Second: Blanka Biró Lead: Tímea Schrotter-Nagy Alternate: Zsanett GunzinámSkip: Stefania Constantini Third: Marta Lo Deserto Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Camilla GilbertiFourth: Ieva Rudzīte Skip: Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa Second: Katrīna Gaidule Lead: Tīna Siliņa Alternate: Betija GulbeFourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Maia RamsfjellSkip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Gina Aitken Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Hailey DuffSkip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Agnes Knochenhauer Second: Sofia Mabergs Lead: Johanna Heldin Alternate: Therese WestmanFourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Carole Howald Lead: Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Alternate: Anna GutSkip: Dilşat Yıldız