The women's tournament of the 2013 European Curling Championships will be held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. The winners of the Group C tournament in Tårnby, Denmark will move on to the Group B tournament. The top eight women's teams at the 2013 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Group A
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Tereza Plíšková Second: Martina Strnadová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Veronika HerdováSkip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de NeergaardSkip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Imogen Oona Lehmann Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Nicole MuskatewitzSkip: Veronica Zappone Third: Sara Levetti Second: Elisa Patono Lead: Arianna Losano Alternate: Martina BronsinoSkip: Evita Regža Third: Dace Regža Second: Ieva Bērziņa Lead: Žaklīna Litauniece Alternate: Iluta Linde Skip: Marianne Rørvik Third: Anneline Skårsmoen Second: Camilla Holth Lead: Julie Kjær Molnar Alternate: Pia TrulsenSkip: Anna Sidorova Third: Margarita Fomina Second: Alexandra Saitova Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka EzekhSkip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Lauren GrayFourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Agnes KnochenhauerSkip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakersTeams relegated to 2014 Group B
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Eve Muirhead 9 0 91 37 42 27 3 15 83% Mirjam Ott 7 2 65 42 42 28 7 18 79% Margaretha Sigfridsson 6 3 64 46 40 31 10 14 78% Lene Nielsen 6 3 59 49 41 31 3 19 76% Anna Sidorova 6 3 72 47 36 32 9 9 79% Anna Kubešková 4 5 58 66 34 39 7 8 71% Evita Regža 3 6 48 74 32 40 7 7 66% Andrea Schöpp 2 7 51 59 36 37 10 11 71% Marianne Rørvik 1 8 44 80 27 46 2 6 66% Veronica Zappone 1 8 35 87 26 45 2 6 62% Sweden won the draw-to-the-button challenge and were given the third seed. Russia and Denmark will play a tiebreaker game for the fourth seed.
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Saturday, November 23, 14:30
Draw 2 Sunday, November 24, 8:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 24, 16:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 25, 9:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 25, 19:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 26, 12:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 26, 20:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 27, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 28, 8:00
World Challenge Games The winner of the best-of-three series between the eighth placed team in Group A and the winner of Group B goes to the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. Challenge 1 Friday, November 29, 20:00
Challenge 2 Saturday, November 30, 10:00
Challenge 3 Saturday, November 30, 15:00
advances to the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Tiebreaker Thursday, November 28, 15:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, November 29, 13:00
3 vs. 4 Friday, November 29, 13:00
Semifinal Friday, November 29, 20:00
Bronze-medal game Saturday, November 30, 10:00
Final Saturday, November 30, 10:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Janine Greiner 89 Margaretha Sigfridsson 85 Ekaterina Galkina 84 Claire Hamilton 83 Maria Poulsen 81 Seconds % Vicki Adams 84 Alexandra Saitova 78 Jeanne Ellegaard 78 Carmen Küng 78 Nicole Muskatewitz 76 Thirds % Anna Sloan 81 Margarita Fomina 79 Carmen Schäfer 78 Christina Bertrup 77 Imogen Oona Lehmann 73 Skips/Fourths % Eve Muirhead 83 Anna Sidorova 76 Maria Prytz 76 Mirjam Ott 75 Lene Nielsen 74
Group B
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Constanze Hummelt Third: Andrea Höfler Second: Anna Weghuber Lead: Marijke Reitsma Alternate: Tina SauersteinSkip: Alina Pavlyuchik Third: Natalia Sverzhinskaya Second: Evgeniya Orlis Lead: Ekaterina Kirillova Alternate: Arina SverzhinskayaSkip: Anna Fowler Third: Hetty Garnier Second: Naomi Robinson Lead: Lauren Pearce Alternate: Lucinda SparksSkip: Maile Mölder Third: Kristiine Lill Second: Küllike Ustav Lead: Kaja Liik-Tamm Alternate: Helen NummertSkip: Sanna Puustinen Third: Oona Kauste Second: Heidi Hossi Lead: Marjo Hippi Alternate: Maija Salmiovirta Skip: Ildikó Szekeres Third: Ágnes Patonai Second: Blanka Páthy-Denscő Lead: Ágnes Szentannai Alternate: Alexandra BéresSkip: Elżbieta Ran Third: Magda Strączek Second: Magdalena Dumanowska Lead: Agata Musik Alternate: Joanna WaryszakSkip: Valentina Jurinčič Third: Anja Kresnik Second: Tjaša Jazbec Lead: Petra KlemencSkip: Irantzu García Third: Oihane Otaegi Second: Estrella Labrador Lead: María Fernández Alternate: Itziar Ortiz de UrbinaSkip: Elif Kızılkaya Third: Dilşat Yıldız Second: Ayşe Gözütok Lead: Ozlem Polat Alternate: Öznur Polat
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakersCountries relegated to 2013 Group C Country Skip W L Maile Mölder 7 2 Sanna Puustinen 7 2 Anna Fowler 6 3 Constanze Hummelt 5 4 Elif Kızılkaya 5 4 Ildikó Szekeres 5 4 Alina Pavlyuchik 3 6 Elżbieta Ran 3 6 Irantzu García 2 7 Valentina Jurinčič 2 7
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Saturday, November 23, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 23, 19:30
Draw 3 Sunday, November 24, 12:00
Draw 4 Sunday, November 24, 20:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 25, 12:00
Draw 6 Monday, November 25, 20:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 26, 12:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, November 26, 20:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, November 27, 12:00
Tiebreakers Wednesday, November 27, 18:00
Thursday, November 28, 8:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, November 28, 14:00
3 vs. 4 Thursday, November 28, 14:00
Semifinal Thursday, November 28, 20:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 29, 12:00
Final Friday, November 29, 12:00
Group C
The four women's teams played a double round robin, and at its conclusion, the top three teams advanced to the playoffs. In the playoffs, the first and second seeds, Slovenia and Belarus played a game to determine the first team to advance to the Group B competitions. The loser of this game, Slovenia, then played a game with the third seed, Slovakia, to determine the second team to advance to the Group B competitions.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Alina Pavlyuchik Third: Natalia Sverzhinskaya Second: Eugene Orlis Lead: Ekaterina Kirillova Alternate: Arina SverzhinskayaSkip: Iva Penava Third: Iva Roso Second: Antonia Maricevic Lead: Lucija Fabijanic Alternate: Anita SajfaSkip: Monika Kristofcakova Third: Nina Mayerova Second: Dominika Nitkova Lead: Sona Mayerova Alternate: Tereza HubackovaSkip: Valentina Jurinčič Third: Anja Kresnik Second: Petra Klemenc Lead: Tjaša Jazbec
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Country Skip W L Valentina Jurinčič 5 1 Alina Pavlyuchik 3 3 Monika Kristofcakova 2 4 Iva Penava 2 4
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 8, 12:00
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 8, 20:00
Draw 3 Wednesday, October 9, 14:00
Draw 4 Thursday, October 10, 8:00
Draw 5 Thursday, October 10, 16:00
Draw 6 Friday, October 11, 9:00
Tiebreaker Saturday, October 12, 9:00
Playoffs
First Place Game Saturday, October 12, 9:00
Second Place Game Saturday, October 12, 14:00
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