2012 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament


The women's tournament of the 2012 European Curling Championships was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden from December 7 to 15. The winners of the Group C tournament in Erzurum, Turkey moved on to the Group B tournament. The top seven women's teams at the 2012 European Curling Championships, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, will represent their respective nations at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia.
In the Group A competitions, Sweden, Scotland, and Russia finished at the top of the round robin standings with two losses apiece. Denmark defeated Switzerland in a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs. The page playoffs saw defending champions Scotland rout Sweden and Russia edge past Denmark. Sweden dropped to the bronze medal game after a surprising loss in the semifinal to Russia, who stole the 8–6 win in an extra end. Hometown favorite Sweden, skipped by Margaretha Sigfridsson, recovered by defeating Denmark's Lene Nielsen with a score of 9–3 to win the bronze medal. Russia then played Scotland in the final, and stole one point in the first and fifth ends to hold the lead at the break, and stole one more point in the second half of the game. Scotland's Eve Muirhead managed to hang on with two deuces, and tied the game in the tenth end. Russia's Anna Sidorova secured a second European championship for Russia with a hit in the extra end, winning with a score of 6–5.
The Group C competitions in Erzurum saw Belarus and Turkey advancing to the Group B competitions, where they and two other teams played in a round robin tournament. Undefeated Norway dominated the round robin, and defeated Estonia in the page playoffs to advance to the final. Latvia moved up to the semifinal with a win over Austria in the page playoffs, and defeated Estonia in the semifinal to advance to the final. Austria defeated Estonia in the bronze medal game with a score of 8–5, while Norway's winning streak was broken with a 7–4 loss to Latvia. Latvia and Norway advance to the Group A competitions, replacing Finland and Hungary, and Belarus and Slovakia were relegated to the Group C competitions. Latvia were scheduled to play Germany in the World Challenge Games, but qualified to the world championships automatically as hosts.

Group A

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip: Linda Klímová
Third: Kamila Mošová
Second: Anna Kubešková
Lead: Kateřina Urbanová
Alternate: Tereza Plišková

Skip: Lene Nielsen
Third: Helle Simonsen
Second: Jeanne Ellegaard
Lead: Maria Poulsen
Alternate: Ane Hansen

Skip: Anne Malmi
Third: Oona Kauste
Second: Heidi Hossi
Lead: Marjo Hippi
Alternate: Tiina Suuripää

Skip: Andrea Schöpp
Third: Imogen Oona Lehmann
Second: Corinna Scholz
Lead: Stella Heiß
Alternate: Nicole Muskatewitz

Skip: Ildikó Szekeres
Third: Alexandra Béres
Second: Ágnes Patonai
Lead: Boglárka Ádám
Alternate: Blanka Páthy-Denscő

Skip: Diana Gaspari
Third: Giorgia Apollonio
Second: Chiara Olivieri
Lead: Claudia Alvera
Alternate: Maria Gaspari

Skip: Anna Sidorova
Third: Liudmila Privivkova
Second: Margarita Fomina
Lead: Ekaterina Galkina
Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh

Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Anna Sloan
Second: Vicki Adams
Lead: Claire Hamilton
Alternate: Sarah Reid

Fourth: Maria Prytz
Third: Christina Bertrup
Second: Maria Wennerström
Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson
Alternate: Agnes Knochenhauer

Skip: Mirjam Ott
Third: Carmen Schäfer
Second: Carmen Küng
Lead: Janine Greiner
Alternate: Alina Pätz

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Saturday, December 8, 14:00

Draw 2

Sunday, December 9, 8:00

Draw 3

Sunday, December 9, 16:00

Draw 4

Monday, December 10, 9:00

Draw 5

Monday, December 10, 19:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, December 11, 12:00

Draw 7

Tuesday, December 11, 20:00

Draw 8

Wednesday, December 12, 14:00

Draw 9

Thursday, December 13, 8:00

Tiebreaker

Thursday, December 13, 15:00

Placement Game

Thursday, December 13, 15:00
was scheduled to play in the World Challenge Games, a best-of-three series with the winner of Group B to determine which team advances to the World Women's Championships, but the winner of Group B, Latvia, was qualified as the host of the World Women's Championships, so Germany qualified automatically.

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, December 14, 13:00

3 vs. 4

Friday, December 14, 13:00

Semifinal

Friday, December 14, 20:00

Bronze Medal Game

Saturday, December 15, 10:00

Gold Medal Game

Saturday, December 15, 10:00

Player percentages

Round Robin only

Group B

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Karina Toth
Third: Constanze Hummelt
Second: Anna Weghuber
Lead: Marijke Reitsma
Skip: Ekaterina Kirillova
Third: Alina Pauliuchyk
Second: Suzanna Ivashyna
Lead: Natallia Sviarzhinskaya
Alternate: Arina Sviarzhinskaya
Skip: Fiona Hawker
Third: Susan Young
Second: Alison Hemmings
Lead: Deborah Hutcheon
Alternate: Angharad Ward
Skip: Maile Mölder
Third: Kristiine Lill
Second: Küllike Ustav
Lead: Kaja Liik-Tamm
Skip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne
Third: Ieva Krusta
Second: Zanda Bikše
Lead: Dace Munča
Alternate: Una Germane
Skip: Linn Githmark
Third: Kristine Davanger
Second: Ingrid Michalsen
Lead: Kristin Skaslien
Alternate: Camilla Groeseth
Skip: Elżbieta Ran
Third: Magda Strączek
Second: Magdalena Dumanowska
Lead: Agata Musik
Alternate: Justyna Wojtas
Skip: Daniela Matulová
Third: Veronika Kvasnovská
Second: Linda Haferová
Lead: Terezia Gabovicová
Alternate: Terezia Hubácková
Skip: Irantzu García
Third: Oihane Otaegi
Second: Estrella Labrador
Lead: María Fernández
Alternate: Itziar Ortiz de Urbina
Skip: Elif Kızılkaya
Third: Öznur Polat
Second: Dilşat Yıldız
Lead: Ayşe Gözütok
Alternate: Şeyda Zengin

Round Robin Results

Final Round Robin Standings

Draw 1

Saturday, December 8, 12:00

Draw 2

Saturday, December 8, 20:00

Draw 3

Sunday, December 9, 12:00

Draw 4

Sunday, December 9, 20:00

Draw 5

Monday, December 10, 12:00

Draw 6

Monday, December 10, 20:00

Draw 7

Tuesday, December 11, 12:00

Draw 8

Tuesday, December 11, 20:00

Draw 9

Wednesday, December 12, 12:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Thursday, December 13, 20:00

3 vs. 4

Thursday, December 13, 20:00

Semifinal

Friday, December 14, 8:00

Bronze Medal Game

Friday, December 14, 13:00

Gold Medal Game

Friday, December 14, 13:00

Group C

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Ekaterina Kirillova
Third: Alina Pauliuchyk
Second: Natallia Sviarzhinskaya
Lead: Suzanna Ivashyna
Alternate: Arina Sviarzhinskaya
Skip: Melani Lusic
Third: Maja Sertic
Second: Emina Crnaic
Lead: Marijana Bozic
Alternate: Katarina Vidakovic
Skip: Marianne Neeleman
Third: Kimberly Honders
Second: Bonnie Nilhamn
Lead: Lisette Brilman
Turkey
Skip: Daiana Raluca Colceriu
Third: Bianca Neagoe
Second: Diana Butucea
Lead: Raluca Diana Grapa
Skip: Valentina Jurincic
Third: Maja Kremzar
Second: Nadja Pipan
Lead: Anja Kresnik
Skip: Öznur Polat
Third: Elif Kızılkaya
Second: Dilşat Yıldız
Lead: Ayşe Gözütok
Alternate: Şeyda Zengin

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Friday, October 5, 17:30

Draw 2

Saturday, October 6, 9:00

Draw 3

Saturday, October 6, 13:00

Draw 4

Sunday, October 7, 9:00

Draw 5

Sunday, October 7, 14:00

Draw 6

Sunday, October 7, 19:00

Draw 7

Monday, October 8, 9:00

Draw 8

Monday, October 8, 14:00

Draw 9

Monday, October 8, 19:00

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the first and second seeds, Turkey and Belarus, played a semifinal game to determine the first team to advance to the Group B competitions. The loser of this game, along with the winners of the semifinal game played by the third and fourth seeds, the Netherlands and Croatia, advance to the second place game, which determines the second team to advance to the Group B competitions.

Semifinals

Tuesday, October 9, 18:00
advances to the Group B competitions.
moves to Second Place Game.
advances to Second Place Game

Second Place Game

Wednesday, October 10, 10:00
advances to the Group B competitions.
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