The 2014
European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in
Champéry
Champéry (; frp, Champérié) is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as ''Champery''
The Hotel Dent-du-Midi opened in 1857. In 1969, Champéry becam ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in
2010
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, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C competitions was held in October at the
PWA Silverdome in
Zoetermeer, the
Netherlands.
At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the
2015 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2015 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Zen-Noh World Women's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan. It marks the second time that a world ...
in
Sapporo, and the top eight men's teams will go to the
2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a ...
in
Halifax.
This edition of the European Curling Championships marks the first appearance of Israel at an international curling event. The Israeli men's curling team will compete in the Group C tournament in Zoetermeer.
Men
Group A
The
Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.
Playoffs
;Bronze Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 19:30''
;Gold Medal Game
''Saturday, November 29, 15:00''
Group B
The
Group B competitions will be contested in Monthey.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.
Playoffs
;Bronze Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 10:00''
;Gold Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 10:00''
Group C
The
Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Playoffs
Women
Group A
The
Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Playoffs
;Bronze Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 19:30''
;Gold Medal Game
''Saturday, November 29, 10:00''
Group B
The
Group B competitions will be contested in Champéry.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Playoffs
;Bronze Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 10:00''
;Gold Medal Game
''Friday, November 28, 10:00''
Group C
The
Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.
Round Robin Standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Playoffs
References
;General
;Specific
External links
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