2011 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2011 European Curling Championships took place in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10. The winners of the Group C tournament in Tarnby, Denmark will move on to the Group B tournament.
The top seven women's teams at the 2011 European Curling Championships, Scotland, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, will join defending champions Sweden in representing their respective nations at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The Czech Republic won the [|World Challenge Games] over Group B winners Hungary to claim the last berth to the worlds.
In the Group A competitions, Sweden emerged from the round robin undefeated, with Denmark and Scotland trailing with one and two losses, respectively. Russia defeated Germany in the tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs. The page playoffs saw defending champions Sweden trounce Denmark in eight ends and Scotland edge past Russia in an extra end. Scotland crushed Denmark in the semifinal in eight ends with a score of 10–2, and Denmark dropped to the bronze medal game. Home team Russia, skipped by Anna Sidorova, wrapped up a respectable performance with a 13–7 win over Denmark's Lene Nielsen. The final saw Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson, a lead at last year's championships, faced Scotland's Eve Muirhead in a rematch of the 2010 European Curling Championships gold medal game. An error-prone Sweden allowed Scotland to steal points in four of the first five ends before scoring a single point in the sixth. After two ends where both teams traded singles, bringing the game up to 6–2, Sweden conceded and gave Scotland their second championship title, their first since Betty Law led Scotland to win the inaugural championships in 1975.
The Group C competitions in Tårnby, Denmark saw Poland and Slovakia advance to the Group B competitions, after Slovakia defeated France in the semifinal. They joined eight other teams in Group B and played a round robin. In the page playoffs, Hungary advanced straight to the final after defeating Finland in the 1 vs. 2 game, while Poland advanced to the semifinal against Finland after defeating Slovakia. Finland won the semifinal over Poland, sending Poland to the bronze medal game to face Slovakia again. In their third meeting in the week, Slovakia finally triumphed over Poland by stealing the last two ends, winning with a score of 7–6. Hungary defeated Finland in a low-points affair to win the Group B competitions. As a result, Hungary and Finland advanced to the 2012 Women's Group A competitions, replacing Latvia and Norway, and Ireland and Wales were relegated to the 2012 Women's Group C competitions.
Group A
Teams
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsRound Robin Results
Draw 1
Saturday, December 3, 12:30Draw 2
Saturday, December 3, 20:30Draw 3
Sunday, December 4, 12:00Draw 4
Sunday, December 4, 20:00Draw 5
Monday, December 5, 12:00Draw 6
Monday, December 5, 20:00Draw 7
Tuesday, December 6, 16:00Draw 8
Wednesday, December 7, 8:00Draw 9
Wednesday, December 7, 16:00Placement Games
Thursday, December 8, 14:00Thursday, December 8, 20:30
to World Challenge Games
World Challenge Games
Challenge 1
Friday, December 9, 20:00Challenge 2
Saturday, December 10, 9:30moves on to the 2012 World Women's Championship.
Tiebreaker
Thursday, December 8, 14:00Playoffs
Page 1 vs. 2
Thursday, December 8, 20:30Page 3 vs. 4
Thursday, December 8, 20:30Semifinal
Friday, December 9, 13:00Bronze Medal Game
Friday, December 9, 20:00Gold Medal Game
Saturday, December 10, 10:00Group B
Teams
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsRound Robin Results
Draw 1
Saturday, December 3, 12:30Draw 2
Saturday, December 3, 20:30Draw 3
Sunday, December 4, 12:00Draw 4
Sunday, December 4, 20:00Draw 5
Monday, December 5, 12:00Draw 6
Monday, December 5, 20:00Draw 7
Tuesday, December 6, 12:00Draw 8
Tuesday, December 6, 20:00Draw 9
Wednesday, December 7, 12:00Tiebreakers
Round 1
Wednesday, December 7, 20:00Round 2
Thursday, December 8, 9:00Playoffs
Page 1 vs. 2
Thursday, December 8, 20:00Page 3 vs. 4
Thursday, December 8, 20:00Semifinal
Friday, December 9, 8:00Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, December 10, 9:30Gold Medal Game
Friday, December 9, 13:00Group C
Teams
| Skip: Karen Geerts Third: Natcha Leynen Second: Liesbeth Rossie Lead: Mieke van Aerde Alternate: Karin Stoop | Skip: Ekaterina Kirillova Third: Alina Pauliuchyk Second: Natalia Sviarzinskaya Lead: Suzanna Ivasyhna | Skip: Iva Pennava Third: Iva Roso Second: Lucija Fabijanic Lead: Anita Sajfar Alternate: Antonia Maricevic | Skip: Elzbieta Ran Third: Magda Straczek Second: Magdalena Dumanowska Lead: Agata Musik Alternate: Agnieszka Handzlik | Skip: Gabriella Kajanova Third: Martina Kajanova Second: Zuzana Axamitova Lead: Zuzana Malcevova |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsYellow Group ResultsDraw 1Friday, September 30, 18:30Draw 2Saturday, October 1, 08:00Draw 3Sunday, October 2, 12:00Draw 4Monday, October 3, 12:00Draw 5Tuesday, October 4, 8:30Green Group ResultsDraw 1Friday, September 30, 18:30Saturday, October 1, 20:00 Draw 3Sunday, October 2, 19:30Draw 5Monday, October 3, 19:30Draw 7Tuesday, October 4, 16:00PlayoffsPage 1 vs. 2Thursday, October 6, 12:00Page 3 vs. 4Thursday, October 6, 12:00SemifinalThursday, October 6, 12:00Gold Medal GameThursday, October 6, 19:30 |