1988 European Curling Championships

The 1988 European Curling Championships were held from 6 to 10 December at the Perth Ice Rink arena in Perth, Scotland.

1988 European Curling Championships
Host cityPerth, Scotland
ArenaPerth Ice Rink
Dates6–10 December
Men's winner Scotland
SkipDavid Smith
ThirdMike Hay
SecondPeter Smith
LeadDavid Hay
Finalist Norway (Eigil Ramsfjell)
Women's winner Sweden
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad
SkipElisabeth Högström
ThirdAnette Norberg
SecondMonika Jansson
LeadMarie Henriksson
Finalist Scotland (Hazel McGregor)
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The Scottish men's team skipped by David Smith won their fourth title and the Swedish women's team skipped by Elisabeth Högström won their seventh title.[1]

For the first time, the men's team of Belgium took part in the European Championship.

Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Curling club, city
  Austria Alois Kreidl Günther Mochny Dieter Küchenmeister Stefan Salinger Kitzbühel CC,
Kitzbühel
  Belgium Marcel Marién Pierre Mallants Eric Biehels Arthur Westerlinck
  Denmark Christian Thune Niels Siggaard Ole Lehmann de Neergard Finn Nielsen
  England John Deakin Gordon Vickers Malcolm Richardson Peter Bowyer
  Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Jarmo Jokivalli Jari Laukkanen Petri Tsutsunen Juhani Heinonen Hyvinkää CC,
Hyvinkää
  France Dominique Dupont-Roc Christian Dupont-Roc Daniel Cosetto Patrick Philippe
  Italy Fabio Alverà Stefano Morona Adriano Lorenzi Stefano Zardini
  Netherlands Robert van der Cammen Wim Neeleman Rob Joosen Fred Melker
  Norway Eigil Ramsfjell Sjur Loen Morten Søgaard Dagfinn Loen Snarøyen CC, Oslo
  Scotland David Smith Mike Hay Peter Smith David Hay
  Sweden Claes Roxin Mats Brisegård Björn Roxin Lars-Eric Roxin CK Ena, Enköping
  Switzerland Bernhard Attinger Werner Attinger Martin Zürrer Marcel Senn Dübendorf CC,
Dübendorf
  Wales John Hunt John Stone John Guyan Michael Hunt
  West Germany Keith Wendorf Sven Saile Uwe Saile Gregor Kunzemüller CC Schwenningen,
Schwenningen

First Phase (Triple Knockout)

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Round 1

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Two teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Sweden 10
  Netherlands 5   Austria 2
  Austria 10   Sweden 3
  West Germany 2   West Germany 8
  Wales 2   West Germany 6
  Denmark 8   Denmark 1
  France 4
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Norway 9
  Finland 3   Italy 3
  Italy 8   Norway 8
  Switzerland 17   Scotland 3
  Belgium 3   Switzerland 3
  Scotland 7   Scotland 4
  England 3

Round 2

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Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Sweden 7
  England 5
  Finland 4
  Belgium 3   England 9
  England 10
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Scotland 5
  France 4
  Netherlands 4
  Wales 5   France 7
  France 10
Game 1 Game 2
  Austria 3
  Denmark 8   Denmark 5
  Italy 7   Italy 6
  Switzerland 3

Round 3

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Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2
  England 3
  Switzerland 5   Switzerland 7
  Wales 2
Game 1 Game 2
  Denmark 8
  Netherlands 5   Finland 1
  Finland 7
Game 1 Game 2
  France 10
  Austria 11   Austria 7
  Belgium 3

Second Phase (Double Knockout)

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Round 1

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Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
      
  West Germany 3
  Denmark 6
  Denmark 2
  Scotland 8
  Sweden 2
  Scotland 5
Game 1 Game 2
      
  Norway 5
  Switzerland 3
  Norway 7
  France 2
  Italy 6
  France 7

Round 2

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Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
  France 3
  West Germany 5   Sweden 6
  Sweden 9
Game 1 Game 2
  Denmark 5
  Switzerland 6   Switzerland 8
  Italy 5

Placement Phase

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Range 9-14

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Quarterfinals (9-14) Semifinals (9-14) Final for 9th place
  England 12
  Belgium 3   England 8
  Finland 7
  England 8
  Austria 9
  Austria 10
  Wales 3   Netherlands 6
  Netherlands 6
Semifinals (11-14) Final for 11th place
      
  Finland 9
  Wales 3
  Finland 4
  Netherlands 9
  Netherlands 9
  Belgium 4 Match for 13th place
  Wales 7
  Belgium 2

Range 5-8

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Final for 5th place
   
  France 4
  Denmark 3
Final for 7th place
   
  West Germany 5
  Italy 2

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Switzerland 3
4   Norway 7
  Norway 3
  Scotland 6
2   Sweden 2
  Scotland 3 Bronze Medal Game
  Switzerland 5
  Sweden 2

Final standings

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Place Country Skip Games Wins Losses
    Scotland David Smith 8 7 1
    Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 6 5 1
    Switzerland Bernhard Attinger 10 6 4
4   Sweden Claes Roxin 8 4 4
5   France Dominique Dupont-Roc 9 5 4
6   Denmark Christian Thune 9 4 5
7   West Germany Keith Wendorf 6 4 2
8   Italy Fabio Alverà 7 3 4
9   Austria Alois Kreidl 7 4 3
10   England John Deakin 8 4 4
11   Netherlands Robert van der Cammen 7 3 4
12   Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 7 2 5
13   Wales John Hunt 6 1 5
14   Belgium Marcel Marién 6 0 6

Women

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Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Curling club, city
  Austria Inge Lamprecht Jutta Kober Elke Lamprecht Karin Egger
  Denmark Marianne Qvist Lene Bidstrup Astrid Birnbaum Linda Laursen
  England Joan Reed Moira Davison Christine Short Margaret Martin Glendale CC, Northumberland
  Finland Jaana Jokela Terhi Aro Nina Ahvenainen Carita Säilä Tiina Majuri
  France Agnes Mercier Annick Mercier Andrée Dupont-Roc Catherine Lefebvre
  Italy Ann Lacedelli Francesca Del Fabbro Emanuela Sarto Loredana Siorpaes
  Netherlands Laura Van Imhoff Gerrie Veening Jenny Bovenschen Mirjam Gast
  Norway Trine Trulsen Dordi Nordby Hanne Pettersen Mette Halvorsen Snarøyen CC, Oslo
  Scotland Hazel McGregor Edith Loudon Fiona Bayne Katie Loudon
  Sweden Elisabeth Högström Anette Norberg Monika Jansson Marie Henriksson Karlstads CK, Karlstad
  Switzerland Cristina Lestander Barbara Meier Ingrid Thulin Katrin Peterhans
  West Germany Stephanie Mayr Simone Vogel Sabine Belkofer Hatti Foster

First Phase (Triple Knockout)

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Round 1

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Two teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  West Germany 6
  Scotland 2   Denmark 5
  Denmark 10   West Germany 6
  Switzerland 5
  France 4
  Switzerland 13   Switzerland 7
  Italy 2
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Sweden 13
  Austria 11   Austria 5
  England 8   Sweden 8
  Norway 4
  Norway 15
  Finland 8   Finland 6
  Netherlands 4

Round 2

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Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
  Denmark 5
  Finland 2
  Austria 5
  Denmark 8   Finland 8
  France 7
Game 1 Game 2
  Norway 2
  Scotland 7   Scotland 9
  Italy 2
Game 1 Game 2
  Switzerland 11
  Netherlands 9   Netherlands 1
  England 7

Round 3

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Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2
  Finland 9
  Italy 0   England 10
  England 11
Game 1
   
  Netherlands 9
  Austria 7
Game 1
   
  Norway 7
  France 1

Second Phase (Double Knockout)

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Round 1

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Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
      
  West Germany 10
  England 3
  West Germany 5
  Switzerland 7
  Switzerland 5
  Scotland 3
Game 1 Game 2
      
  Sweden 14
  Netherlands 6
  Sweden 7
  Norway 2
  Denmark 3
  Norway 7

Round 2

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Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
  Norway 3
  England 0   Scotland 6
  Scotland 9
Game 1 Game 2
  West Germany 6
  Netherlands 2   Denmark 7
  Denmark 8

Placement Phase

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Range 9-12

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Semifinals (9-12) Final for 9th place
      
  Austria 7
  Finland 6
  Austria 8
  France 7
  France 6
  Italy 5 Final for 11th place
  Finland 6
  Italy 8

Range 5-8

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Final for 5th place
   
  Norway 8
  West Germany 2
Final for 7th place
   
  England 11
  Netherlands 14

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Denmark 4
4   Sweden 8
  Sweden 5
  Scotland 4
2   Scotland 7
3   Switzerland 6 Bronze Medal Game
  Denmark 5
  Switzerland 6

Final standings

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Place Country Skip Games Wins Losses
    Sweden Elisabeth Högström 6 6 0
    Scotland Hazel McGregor 8 5 3
    Switzerland Cristina Lestander 8 6 2
4   Denmark Marianne Qvist 9 5 4
5   Norway Trine Trulsen 8 4 4
6   West Germany Stephanie Mayr 6 3 3
7   Netherlands Laura Van Imhoff 7 3 4
8   England Joan Reed 7 2 5
9   Austria Inge Lamprecht 6 3 3
10   France Agnes Mercier 5 1 4
11   Italy Ann Lacedelli 5 1 4
12   Finland Jaana Jokela 7 2 5

References

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  1. ^ "Medals". World Curling Federation.