The 2023 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships took place in May and November 2023, to qualify European curling teams for the 2024 World Curling Championships. The A and B division competitions were held from November 18 to 25, with the A division being held at Curl Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the B division being held at Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. The C division competition was held from April 29 to May 6 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland.
The top eight men's and women's teams qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship respectively. Switzerland, the host of the men's world championship, automatically qualified as one of the eight European entrants.
Medalists MenBruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Kyle WaddellNiklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenDaniel MagnussonYannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo LachatKim SchwallerWomenAlina Pätz (Fourth)Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip)Selina WitschonkeCarole HowaldStefanie BersetStefania ConstantiniElena MathisAngela RomeiGiulia Zardini LacedelliMarta Lo DesertoKristin Skaslien (Fourth)Marianne Rørvik (Skip)Mille Haslev NordbyeMartine RønningIngeborg Forbregd
Men
A division
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2022 European Curling Championships A Division 8 2022 European Curling Championships B Division 2 TOTAL 10
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Martin Jurík Lead: Lukáš Klípa Alternate: Radek BoháčSkip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Leo Ouni Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Jermu PöllänenSkip: Sixten Totzek Third: Joshua Sutor Second: Magnus Sutor Lead: Jan-Luca Häg Alternate: Benny KappSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Mattia Giovanella Alternate: Alberto PimpiniSkip: Wouter Gösgens Third: Laurens Hoekman Second: Jaap van Dorp Lead: Tobias van den Hurk Alternate: Alexander MaganSkip: Magnus Ramsfjell Third: Martin Sesaker Second: Bendik Ramsfjell Lead: Gaute Nepstad Alternate: Willhelm NæssSkip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Kyle WaddellSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Daniel MagnussonFourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel Skip: Yannick Schwaller Second: Sven Michel Lead: Pablo Lachat Alternate: Kim SchwallerSkip: 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 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Relegated to 2024 B Division
CountrySkip Joël Retornaz 9 0 – 85 38 40 24 3 11 90.1% 19.36 Bruce Mouat 7 2 – 66 45 38 32 5 7 88.7% 30.86 Yannick Schwaller 6 3 1–1 63 52 41 33 8 12 83.6% 16.65 Niklas Edin 6 3 1–1 70 46 40 34 1 9 87.4% 18.58 Magnus Ramsfjell 6 3 1–1 61 52 43 32 6 14 84.2% 42.36 Sixten Totzek 4 5 – 49 62 28 37 5 7 82.0% 79.13 Wouter Gösgens 3 6 – 52 69 34 42 4 5 82.7% 28.56 Lukáš Klíma 2 7 – 48 70 34 44 3 7 76.9% 36.52 Uğurcan Karagöz 1 8 1–0 42 76 30 42 2 3 73.1% 44.74 Kalle Kiiskinen 1 8 0–1 43 69 35 43 1 11 75.9% 45.90
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 8 2–7 10 1–8 6 4–5 1 9–0 7 3–6 5 6–3 2 7–2 4 6–3 3 6–3 9 1–8
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 18, 14:30
Draw 2 Sunday, November 19, 9:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 19, 19:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 20, 12:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 20, 20:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 21, 14:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 22, 9:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 22, 19:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 23, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals Friday, November 24, 9:00
Bronze medal game Friday, November 24, 19:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 25, 14:00
Player percentages Round robin only Leads % Mattia Giovanella 94.1 93.5 92.0 Gaute Nepstad 91.9 Jan-Luca Häg 89.2 Seconds % 89.6 Bobby Lammie 88.6 Rasmus Wranå 86.6 Sven Michel 85.3 Jaap van Dorp 84.3 Thirds % Amos Mosaner 89.3 Oskar Eriksson 87.8 Grant Hardie 87.5 82.2 Martin Sesaker 82.0 Skips % Joël Retornaz 87.2 Bruce Mouat 85.0 Niklas Edin 82.9 79.9 Magnus Ramsfjell 78.8
Final standings KeyTeams Advance to the 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeams Relegated to 2024 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: Mortiz JöchlSkip: Tim Verrycken Third: Jeroen Spruyt Second: Tuur Vermeiren Lead: Daan Yskout Alternate: Dirk HeylenSkip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgaard Second: Henrik Holtermann Lead: Oliver Søe Alternate: Christian KargerSkip: Rob Retchless Third: Jotham Sugden Second: Scott Gibson Lead: Johnathan Havercroft Alternate: Felix PriceSkip: Eduard Veltsman Third: Janis Kiziridi Second: Konstantin Dotsenko Lead: Igor Dzendzeljuk Alternate: Aleksander Andre Fourth: Quentin Morard Skip: Eddy Mercier Third: Yannick Valvassori Lead: Killian GaudinFourth: Zsolt Kiss Skip: Kristóf Czermann Second: Dávid Balázs Lead: Milán Tüske Alternate: Ottó KalocsaySkip: John Wilson Third: Kyle Paradis Second: James Russell Lead: Craig Whyte Alternate: Eoin McCrossanSkip: Mārtiņs Trukšāns Third: Jānis Klīve Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Sandris BuholcsSkip: Lukas Matt Third: Harald Sprenger Second: Johannes Zimmermann Lead: Peter Prasch Alternate: Mauro LieschSkip: Konrad Stych Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Marcin Ciemiński Lead: Bartosz ŁobazaSkip: Chris Ribau Third: Ramiro Santos Second: Allan Chaves Lead: Vitor Santos Alternate: Tim ScholsFourth: Jakub Polák Skip: Juraj Gallo Second: Tomáš Pitoňák Lead: Róbert Masaryk Alternate: Ján HoráčekSkip: Gontzal García Vez Third: Javier Munte Second: Angel García Lead: Victor Mirete Alternate: Manuel García Roman Skip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Artem Suhak Lead: Vladyslav Koval Alternate: Artem HasynetsSkip: James Pougher Third: Rhys Phillips Second: Gary Coombs Lead: Simon Pougher Alternate: Martin Lloyd Group A Skip W L Mārtiņs Trukšāns 5 2 2–1; 1–0 64.03 Eddy Mercier 5 2 2–1; 0–1 88.47 Tim Verreycken 5 2 1–2; 1–0 75.28 Mikkel Krause 5 2 1–2; 0–1 60.03 Konrad Stych 4 3 – 36.32 Kristóf Czermann 2 5 1–0 82.91 Eduard Veltsman 2 5 0–1 89.51 Chris Ribau 0 7 – 126.78 Group B Skip W L Rob Retchless 6 1 – 83.78 Mathias Genner 5 2 1–0 66.13 Gontzal García Vez 5 2 0–1 66.02 Juraj Gallo 4 3 – 87.71 Eduard Nikolov 3 4 1–0 63.13 James Pougher 3 4 0–1 63.83 John Wilson 2 5 – 78.70 Lukas Matt 0 7 – 111.70
+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 3 5–2 4 5–2 7 2–5 2 5–2 6 2–5 1 5–2 5 4–3 8 0–7
+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 2 5–2 1 6–1 7 2–5 8 0–7 4 4–3 3 5–2 5 3–4 6 3–4
Relegation round
Relegation 1 Friday, November 24, 10:00
Relegation 2 Friday, November 24, 18:00
Playoffs
Qualification games Friday, November 24, 10:00
Semifinals Friday, November 24, 18:00
Bronze medal game Saturday, November 25, 10:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 25, 14:00
Final standings
KeyTeams Qualify for 2024 A DivisionTeams Relegated to 2024 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: César Mialdea Lead: Valentín OrtizSkip: Alberto Skendrović Third: Bojan Gabrić Second: Davor Džepina Lead: Sasa Vidmar Alternate: Hrvoje TolićSkip: Giorgi Jeiranashvili Third: Davit Minasiani Second: Kakha Ambrolava Lead: Gocha JeiranashviliSkip: Alexandros Arampatzis Third: Dionysios Karakostas Second: Efstrantios Kokkinellis Lead: Georgios Vakirtzis Alternate: Nikolaos ZachariasSkip: Lukas Matt Third: Harald Sprenger Second: Johannes Zimmermann Lead: Peter Prasch Alternate: Mauro LieschSkip: Konrad Stych Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Marcin Ciemiński Lead: Bartosz ŁobazaSkip: Gaber Bor Zelinka Third: Simon Langus Second: Tomas Tišler Lead: Jakob Omerzel Alternate: Noel GregoriSkip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Artem Suhak Lead: Vladyslav Koval Alternate: Artem Hasynets
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 5 3–4 6 2–5 8 0–7 7 1–6 4 4–3 1 7–0 3 5–2 2 6–1
Playoffs
Semifinals Thursday, May 4, 9:00
Bronze medal game Thursday, May 4, 14:30
Gold medal game Thursday, May 4, 14:30
Final standings KeyPromoted to 2023 B division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8
Women
A division
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2022 European Curling Championships A Division 8 2022 European Curling Championships B Division 2 TOTAL 10
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Michaela Baudyšová Second: Aneta Müllerová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Karolína ŠpundováSkip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Jasmin Lander Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Denise DupontSkip: Marie Kaldvee Third: Erika Tuvike Second: Liisa Turmann Lead: Heili Grossmann Alternate: Kerli LaidsaluFourth: Emira Abbes Skip: Mia Höhne Second: Lena Kapp Lead: Maike Beer Alternate: Pia-Lisa SchöllSkip: Stefania Constantini Third: Elena Mathis Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Marta Lo DesertoFourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Ingeborg ForbregdSkip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Jennifer Dodds Second: Gina Aitken Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Sophie SinclairSkip: Isabella Wranå Third: Almida de Val Second: Maria Larsson Lead: Linda Stenlund Alternate: Jennie WåhlinFourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Selina Witschonke Lead: Carole Howald Alternate: Stefanie BersetSkip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: Mihriban Polat
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling ChampionshipTeams Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling ChampionshipTeams Relegated to 2024 B Division
CountrySkip Silvana Tirinzoni 9 0 – 69 32 40 26 6 15 88.3% 39.99 Stefania Constantini 7 2 – 73 59 39 38 4 9 81.5% 46.39 Isabella Wranå 6 3 1–0 71 52 45 34 4 13 79.9% 32.96 Marianne Rørvik 6 3 0–1 57 50 41 34 4 13 79.5% 79.01 Rebecca Morrison 5 4 – 60 51 37 33 9 12 83.9% 46.19 Marie Kaldvee 3 6 1–0 57 66 33 41 1 7 78.7% 37.53 Madeleine Dupont 3 6 0–1 56 66 37 40 0 13 74.0% 66.99 Dilşat Yıldız 2 7 2–0 48 67 32 43 5 6 71.1% 36.88 Anna Kubešková 2 7 1–1 40 73 31 39 3 3 74.5% 42.27 Mia Höhne 2 7 0–2 53 68 35 42 6 6 74.4% 59.66
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 9 2–7 7 3–6 6 3–6 10 2–7 2 7–2 4 6–3 5 5–4 3 6–3 1 9–0 8 2–7
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 18, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 18, 19:30
Draw 3 Sunday, November 19, 14:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 20, 8:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 20, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 21, 9:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 21, 19:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 22, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 23, 9:00
Playoffs
Semifinals Thursday, November 23, 19:00
Bronze medal game Friday, November 24, 14:00
Gold medal game Saturday, November 25, 9:00
Player percentages Round robin only Leads % Carole Howald 91.7 Martine Rønning 88.4 Sophie Jackson 87.6 Linda Stenlund 84.9 Klára Svatoňová 84.9 Seconds % Angela Romei 85.4 Selina Witschonke 85.0 Liisa Turmann 80.5 Maria Larsson 79.5 Gina Aitken 79.1 Thirds % 85.1 Jennifer Dodds 84.7 Almida de Val 78.4 Erika Tuvike 78.3 77.9 Skips % 91.0 Stefania Constantini 80.6 Rebecca Morrison 78.1 Isabella Wranå 75.1 Marie Kaldvee 74.9 74.9
Final standings