2006 European Curling Championships

The 2006 European Curling Championships were held December 9–16, 2006 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Men Division A

Teams

Denmark	Finland	France
Skip: Johnny Frederiksen Third: Lars Vilandt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl Alternate: Ivan Frederiksen	Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Kalle Kiiskinen Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari Rouvinen	Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Raphael Mathieu
Germany	Ireland	Norway
Skip: Sebastian Stock Third: Daniel Herberg Second: Markus Messenzehl Lead: Patrick Hoffman Alternate: Bernhard Mayr	Skip: Robin Gray Third: John Kenny Second: Neil Fyfe Lead: Peter Wilson Alternate: Tony Tierney	Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergaard Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Petter Moe
Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland
Skip: David Murdoch Third: Ewan MacDonald Second: Peter Smith Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: David Hay	Skip: Per Carlsen Third: Mickael Norberg Second: Rickard Hallström Lead: Fredrik Hallström Alternate: Nils Carlsen	Skip: Andy Schwaller Third: Ralph Stöckli Second: Thomas Lips Lead: Damian Grichting Alternate: Raphael Brütsch
Wales
Skip: Adrian Meikle Third: Jamie Meikle Second: Stuart Hills Lead: Andrew Tanner Alternate: Colin Morrison

A tournament

Final round robin standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Scotland	David Murdoch	7	2
Switzerland	Andy Schwaller	7	2
Germany	Sebastian Stock	6	3
Sweden	Per Carlsen	5	4
Norway	Thomas Ulsrud	5	4
Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	5	4
Denmark	Johnny Frederiksen	3	6
Ireland	Robin Gray	3	6
France	Thomas Dufour	3	6
Wales	Adrian Meikle	1	8

Session 1

December 9, 2006

Switzerland	8–6	France
Finland	5–6	Germany
Denmark	4–5	Ireland
Wales	7–9	Scotland
Norway	5–6	Sweden

Session 2

December 9, 2006

Denmark	9–7	France
Scotland	10–3	Germany
Sweden	8–6	Ireland
Wales	3–8	Switzerland
Norway	8–7	Finland

Session 3

December 10, 2006

Scotland	6–4	Sweden
France	9–7	Wales
Germany	3–4	Norway
Ireland	5–8	Switzerland
Denmark	2–8	Finland

Session 4

December 11, 2006

Wales	7–8	Ireland
France	5–10	Germany
Scotland	5–4	Norway
Denmark	1–4	Switzerland
Sweden	5–7	Finland

Session 5

December 11, 2006

Germany	10–7	Ireland
Sweden	5–6	Switzerland
Scotland	11–5	France
Denmark	2–8	Norway
Wales	8–9	Finland

Session 6

December 12, 2006

Wales	2–7	Sweden
Denmark	4–7	Germany
France	4–9	Norway
Scotland	8–3	Switzerland
Ireland	6–9	Finland

Session 7

December 12, 2006

Wales	6–4	Germany
France	2–8	Sweden
Scotland	7–9	Denmark
Finland	4–7	Switzerland
Norway	4–6	Ireland

Session 8

December 13, 2006

Wales	5–7	Norway
France	6–2	Finland
Scotland	7–1	Ireland
Denmark	5–7	Sweden
Switzerland	3–7	Germany

Session 9

December 14, 2006

Wales	5–7	Denmark
France	8–2	Ireland
Scotland	3–9	Finland
Norway	2–6	Switzerland
Sweden	4–5	Germany

Tie-breakers

December 14, 2006

Finland	5–6	Norway
Ireland	4–5	France
Denmark	5–6	France
Sweden	7–6	Norway

Play-off

December 15, 2006

Sweden	6–2	Germany
Switzerland	9–5	Scotland

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Sweden	2–5	Scotland

Final

December 16, 2006

Switzerland	7–6	Scotland

Men Division B

Teams Group 1

Austria	Belgium	Bulgaria
Skip: Harald Fendt Third: Andreas Schlögel Second: Peter Mondl Lead: Markus Schlögel Alternate: Hubert Hierner	Skip: Pieter-Jan Witzig Third: Marc Suter Second: Thomas Suter Lead: Samie Witzig Alternate: Dirk Heylen	Skip: Lubomir Velinov Third: Tihomir Todorov Second: Stoil Georgiev Lead: Svetlin Rangelov Alternate: Ilian Kirilov
Croatia	Czech Republic	Italy
Skip: Alen Cadez Third: Dalibor Golec Second: Drazen Gutic Lead: Ognjen Golubic Alternate: Davor Palcec	Skip: Jiri Snitil Third: Martin Snitil Second: Jindrich Kitzberger Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Marek David	Skip: Stefano Ferronato Third: Alessandro Zisa Second: Marco Mariani Lead: Adriano Lorenzi Alternate: Giorgio da Rin
Latvia	Lithuania	Slovakia
Skip: Karlis Smilga Third: Artis Zentelis Second: Roberts Krusts Lead: Janis Laizans Alternate: Janis Klive	Skip: Arunas Skrolis Third: Paulius Kamarauskas Second: Irtmantas Jakutis Lead: Martynas Norkus Alternate: Vygantas Zalieckas	Skip: Frantisek Pitonak Third: Milan Kajan Second: Boris Kutka Lead: Rene Petko Alternate: Karel Pospichal
Spain
Skip: Luis Domingo Vicent Third: Hector Manero Vicente Second: Jesus Manero Casas Lead: Javier Fernandez Dominguez Alternate: Juan Pablo Percides Pla

Standings

Country	G	W	L
Italy	9	9	0
Czech Republic	9	8	1
Belgium	9	7	2
Latvia	9	6	3
Slovakia	9	5	4
Bulgaria	9	4	5
Austria	9	3	6
Croatia	9	2	7
Spain	9	1	8
Lithuania	9	0	9

Teams Group 2

Belarus	England	Estonia
Skip: Yauhen Puchkou Third: Ihar Mishaniou Second: Yauheni Mamadaliyeu Lead: Barys Rutman Alternate: Dmitry Kirillov	Skip: Michael Opel Third: Jamie Malton Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Kenneth Malton Alternate: John Brown	Skip: Leo Jakobson Third: Andres Jakobson Second: Sven Petermann Lead: Juri Rouk Alternate: none
Greece	Hungary	Kazakhstan
Skip: Athanasios Pantios Third: Nikolaos Zacharias Second: Dimitrios Kolonas Lead: Nicholas Sarris Alternate: Efstratios Kokkinellis	Skip: Gyoergy Nagy Third: Balazs Nemeth Second: Zoltan Jakab Lead: Krisztian Barna Alternate: Zsombor Rokusfalvy	Skip: Viktor Kim Third: Vladislav Kogay Second: Zhanibek Ukubayev Lead: Bashir Chimirov Alternate: Arman Kassenov
Netherlands	Poland	Russia
Skip: Steven van der Cammen Third: Reg Wiebe Second: Mark Neeleman Lead: Christiaan Offringa Alternate: Greg Dunn	Skip: Damian Herman Third: Piotr Podgórski Second: Krzysztof Beck Lead: Tomasz Sapiński Alternate: Maciej Cesarz	Skip: Alexandre Kirikov Third: Petr Dron Second: Dmitriy Abanin Lead: Aleksey Kamnev Alternate: Vadim Shkolnikov
Serbia
Skip: Marko Stojanovic Third: Darko Sovran Second: Bojan Mijatovic Lead: Vuk Krajacic Alternate: none

Standings

Country	G	W	L
Russia	9	9	0
England	9	7	2
Netherlands	9	7	2
Hungary	9	7	2
Poland	9	5	4
Greece	9	3	6
Belarus	9	3	6
Serbia	9	2	7
Estonia	9	2	7
Kazakhstan	9	0	9

Tie-breakers

December 13–14, 2006

Hungary	8–5	Netherlands
Hungary	12–6	England

Play-off

December 14, 2006

Italy	6–4	Russia
Hungary	3–8	Czech Republic

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Russia	7–12	Czech Republic

Final

December 15, 2006

Italy	6–9	Czech Republic

World Cup Challenge

December 16, 2006

Denmark	2–1	Czech Republic

Women Division A

Teams

Czech Republic	Denmark	Germany
Skip: Hana Synackova Third: Lenka Danielisova Second: Lenka Kucerova Lead: Karolina Pilarova Alternate: Michala Souhradová	Fourth: Madeleine Dupont Third: Camilla Jensen Second: Denise Dupont Skip: Angelina Jensen Alternate: Charlotte Hedegaard	Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Anna Hartelt Lead: Marie-Therese Rotter Alternate: Martina Tichatschke
Italy	Netherlands	Norway
Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giulia Lacedelli Second: Giorgia Apollonio Lead: Violetta Caldart Alternate: Elettra de Col	Skip: Shari Leibbrandt Third: Margrietha Voskuilen Second: Idske de Jong Lead: Marlijn Muller Alternate: Ester Romijn	Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Rørvik Second: Charlotte Hovring Lead: Camilla Holth Alternate: Kristin Skaslien
Russia	Scotland	Sweden
Skip: Ludmila Privivkova Third: Olga Jarkova Second: Nkeirouka Ezekh Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Margarita Fomina	Skip: Rhona Martin Third: Debbie Knox Second: Claire Milne Lead: Lynn Cameron Alternate: Jacqui Byers	Skip: Camilla Johansson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Mio Hasselborg Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Linda Ohlson
Switzerland
Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Binia Feltscher-Beeli Second: Valeria Spälty Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Manuela Kormann

Standings

Country	G	W	L
Russia	9	9	0
Italy	9	6	3
Switzerland	9	6	3
Scotland	9	5	4
Germany	9	5	4
Sweden	9	5	4
Denmark	9	4	5
Czech Republic	9	3	6
Norway	9	2	7
Netherlands	9	0	9

Results

Session 1

December 9, 2006

Scotland	5–2	Czech Republic
Denmark	3–7	Sweden
Norway	9–3	Netherlands
Russia	12–6	Switzerland
Germany	8–5	Italy

Session 2

December 9, 2006

Germany	0–9	Denmark
Netherlands	6–9	Italy
Scotland	2–7	Russia
Norway	6–4	Czech Republic
Sweden	8–6	Switzerland

Session 3

December 10, 2006

Switzerland	4–7	Italy
Czech Republic	5–9	Russia
Sweden	4–8	Germany
Netherlands	2–6	Scotland
Norway	2–9	Denmark

Session 4

December 10, 2006

Czech Republic	9–8	Sweden
Norway	5–7	Scotland
Denmark	6–7	Italy
Switzerland	7–6	Germany
Russia	14–3	Netherlands

Session 5

December 11, 2006

Norway	2–10	Germany
Sweden	7–2	Netherlands
Czech Republic	2–9	Switzerland
Denmark	6–10	Russia
Italy	2–6	Scotland

Session 6

December 11, 2006

Italy	4–6	Russia
Scotland	4–5	Switzerland
Netherlands	7–9	Denmark
Sweden	7–5	Norway
Czech Republic	5–10	Germany

Session 7

December 12, 2006

Denmark	8–4	Scotland
Italy	6–5	Czech Republic
Russia	7–3	Sweden
Germany	9–3	Netherlands
Switzerland	6–5	Norway

Session 8

December 13, 2006

Netherlands	5–6	Switzerland
Russia	9–6	Germany
Italy	9–5	Norway
Czech Republic	8–7	Denmark
Scotland	2–5	Sweden

Session 9

December 13, 2006

Russia	7–5	Norway
Switzerland	7–3	Denmark
Germany	3–6	Scotland
Italy	9–2	Sweden
Netherlands	4–11	Czech Republic

Tie-breakers

December 14, 2006

Scotland	7–6	Sweden
Scotland	4–3	Germany

Play-off

December 15, 2006

Russia	5–7	Italy
Switzerland	8–3	Scotland

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Switzerland	5–7	Russia

Final

December 16, 2006

Russia	9–4	Italy

Women Division B

Teams

Austria	Croatia	England
Skip: Claudia Toth Third: Karina Toth Second: Constanze Hummelt Lead: Alexandra Bruckmiller Alternate: none	Skip: Katarina Radonic Third: Nikolina Petric Second: Zrinka Muhek Lead: Marta Muzdalo Alternate: Slavica Roso	Skip: Joan Reed Third: Lorna Rettig Second: Claire Grimwood Lead: Kirsty Balfour Alternate: Sarah McVey
Estonia	Finland	France
Skip: Maile Moelder Third: Marge Vaher Second: Anne-Liis Leht Lead: Margit Peebo Alternate: none	Skip: Anne Malmi Third: Mimmi Koivula Second: Sari Auvinen Lead: Katri Maatta Alternate: Tuire Autio	Skip: Sandrine Morand Third: Karine Baechelen Second: Delphine Charlet Lead: Brigitte Mathieu Alternate: Alexandra Seimbille
Hungary	Latvia	Lithuania
Skip: Ildikó Szekeres Third: Alexandra Béres Second: Gyoengyi Nagy Lead: Boglarka Adam Alternate: none	Skip: Evita Regza Third: Dace Regza Second: Anete Regza Lead: Solvita Gulbe Alternate: none	Skip: Virginija Paulauskaite Third: Evelina Alekseijenko Second: Ruta Norkiene Lead: Rasa Smaliukiene Alternate: none
Poland	Slovakia	Spain
Skip: Marta Szeliga-Frynia Third: Katarzyna Wicik Second: Agnieszka Ogrodniczek Lead: Marianna Das Alternate: Justyna Zalewska	Skip: Barbora Bugarova Third: Gabriela Kajanova Second: Veronika Kvasnovska Lead: Zuzana Axamitova Alternate: none	Skip: Ellen Kittelsen Third: Ana Arce Second: Leti Hino Josa Lead: Merce Pascual Alternate: Martina Zurlohe

Standings Group 1

Country	G	W	L
England	5	4	1
France	5	4	1
Austria	5	4	1
Spain	5	2	3
Estonia	5	1	4
Lithuania	5	0	5

Standings Group 2

Country	G	W	L
Finland	5	5	0
Hungary	5	4	1
Poland	5	3	2
Latvia	5	2	3
Slovakia	5	1	4
Croatia	5	0	5

Tie-breakers

December 13, 2006

Austria	7–6	France

Play-off

December 14, 2006

England	4–7	Finland
Hungary	8–9	Austria

Semi final

December 15, 2006

Austria	8–6	England

Final

December 15, 2006

Austria	7–3	Finland

References

• "Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2006 - Men's". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
• "Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2006 - Women's". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2017-03-23.