The 2023 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships took place in May and November 2023, to qualify European curling teams for the 2024 World Curling Championships. The A and B division competitions were held from November 18 to 25, with the A division being held at Curl Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the B division being held at Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland.[1] The C division competition was held from April 29 to May 6 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland.[2]
The top eight men's and women's teams qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship respectively. Switzerland, the host of the men's world championship, automatically qualified as one of the eight European entrants.
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 European Curling Championship:
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Martin Jurík Lead: Lukáš Klípa Alternate: Radek Boháč
Skip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Leo Ouni Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Jermu Pöllänen
Skip: Sixten Totzek Third: Joshua Sutor Second: Magnus Sutor Lead: Jan-Luca Häg Alternate: Benny Kapp
Skip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Mattia Giovanella Alternate: Alberto Pimpini
Skip: Wouter Gösgens Third: Laurens Hoekman Second: Jaap van Dorp Lead: Tobias van den Hurk Alternate: Alexander Magan
Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell Third: Martin Sesaker Second: Bendik Ramsfjell Lead: Gaute Nepstad Alternate: Willhelm Næss
Skip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Kyle Waddell
Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Daniel Magnusson
Fourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel Skip: Yannick Schwaller Second: Sven Michel Lead: Pablo Lachat Alternate: Kim Schwaller
Skip: Uğurcan Karagöz Third: Muhammet Haydar Demirel Second: Muhammed Zeki Uçan Lead: Orhun Yüce Alternate: Faruk Kavaz
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00).[12]
Saturday, November 18, 14:30
Sunday, November 19, 9:00
Sunday, November 19, 19:00
Monday, November 20, 12:00
Monday, November 20, 20:00
Tuesday, November 21, 14:00
Wednesday, November 22, 9:00
Wednesday, November 22, 19:00
Thursday, November 23, 14:00
Friday, November 24, 9:00
Friday, November 24, 19:00
Saturday, November 25, 14:00
Round robin only
The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Mathias Genner Third: Jonas Backofen Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Florian Mavec Alternate: Mortiz Jöchl
Skip: Tim Verrycken Third: Jeroen Spruyt Second: Tuur Vermeiren Lead: Daan Yskout Alternate: Dirk Heylen
Skip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgaard Second: Henrik Holtermann Lead: Oliver Søe Alternate: Christian Karger
Skip: Rob Retchless Third: Jotham Sugden Second: Scott Gibson Lead: Johnathan Havercroft Alternate: Felix Price
Skip: Eduard Veltsman Third: Janis Kiziridi Second: Konstantin Dotsenko Lead: Igor Dzendzeljuk Alternate: Aleksander Andre
Fourth: Quentin Morard Skip: Eddy Mercier Third: Yannick Valvassori Lead: Killian Gaudin
Fourth: Zsolt Kiss Skip: Kristóf Czermann Second: Dávid Balázs Lead: Milán Tüske Alternate: Ottó Kalocsay
Skip: John Wilson Third: Kyle Paradis Second: James Russell Lead: Craig Whyte Alternate: Eoin McCrossan
Skip: Mārtiņs Trukšāns Third: Jānis Klīve Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Sandris Buholcs
Skip: Lukas Matt Third: Harald Sprenger Second: Johannes Zimmermann Lead: Peter Prasch Alternate: Mauro Liesch
Skip: Konrad Stych Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Marcin Ciemiński Lead: Bartosz Łobaza
Skip: Chris Ribau Third: Ramiro Santos Second: Allan Chaves Lead: Vitor Santos Alternate: Tim Schols
Fourth: Jakub Polák Skip: Juraj Gallo Second: Tomáš Pitoňák Lead: Róbert Masaryk Alternate: Ján Horáček
Skip: Gontzal García Vez Third: Javier Munte Second: Angel García Lead: Victor Mirete Alternate: Manuel García Roman
Skip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Artem Suhak Lead: Vladyslav Koval Alternate: Artem Hasynets
Skip: James Pougher Third: Rhys Phillips Second: Gary Coombs Lead: Simon Pougher Alternate: Martin Lloyd
Friday, November 24, 10:00
Friday, November 24, 18:00
Saturday, November 25, 10:00
The teams are listed as follows:[13]
Skip: Josep Garcia Third: César Mialdea Lead: Valentín Ortiz
Skip: Alberto Skendrović Third: Bojan Gabrić Second: Davor Džepina Lead: Sasa Vidmar Alternate: Hrvoje Tolić
Skip: Giorgi Jeiranashvili Third: Davit Minasiani Second: Kakha Ambrolava Lead: Gocha Jeiranashvili
Skip: Alexandros Arampatzis Third: Dionysios Karakostas Second: Efstrantios Kokkinellis Lead: Georgios Vakirtzis Alternate: Nikolaos Zacharias
Skip: Gaber Bor Zelinka Third: Simon Langus Second: Tomas Tišler Lead: Jakob Omerzel Alternate: Noel Gregori
Thursday, May 4, 9:00
Thursday, May 4, 14:30
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 European Curling Championship:
Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Michaela Baudyšová Second: Aneta Müllerová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Karolína Špundová
Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Jasmin Lander Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Denise Dupont
Skip: Marie Kaldvee Third: Erika Tuvike Second: Liisa Turmann Lead: Heili Grossmann Alternate: Kerli Laidsalu
Fourth: Emira Abbes Skip: Mia Höhne Second: Lena Kapp Lead: Maike Beer Alternate: Pia-Lisa Schöll
Skip: Stefania Constantini Third: Elena Mathis Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Marta Lo Deserto
Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Ingeborg Forbregd
Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Jennifer Dodds Second: Gina Aitken Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Sophie Sinclair
Skip: Isabella Wranå Third: Almida de Val Second: Maria Larsson Lead: Linda Stenlund Alternate: Jennie Wåhlin
Fourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Selina Witschonke Lead: Carole Howald Alternate: Stefanie Berset
Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: Mihriban Polat
Saturday, November 18, 9:00
Saturday, November 18, 19:30
Sunday, November 19, 14:00
Monday, November 20, 8:00
Monday, November 20, 16:00
Tuesday, November 21, 9:00
Tuesday, November 21, 19:00
Wednesday, November 22, 14:00
Thursday, November 23, 9:00
Thursday, November 23, 19:00
Friday, November 24, 14:00
Saturday, November 25, 9:00
Fourth: Hannah Augustin Skip: Verena Pflügler Second: Johanna Höss Lead: Jill Witschen Alternate: Julia Kotek
Fourth: Danielle Berus Skip: Caro van Oosterwick Second: Kim Catteceur Lead: Annemiek Huiskamp Alternate: Veerle Geerinckx
Skip: Anna Fowler Third: Hetty Garnier Second: Angharad Ward Lead: Naomi Robinson Alternate: Lisa Farnell
Skip: Miia Ahrenberg Third: Minna Karvinen Second: Tiina Suuripää Lead: Tuuli Rissanen Alternate: Ella Eivola
Fourth: Linda Joó Skip: Vera Kalocsai-van Dorp Third: Laura Nagy Second: Orosolya Tóth-Csősz Alternate: Hanna Orbán
Skip: Evelīna Barone Third: Rēzija Ieviņa Second: Veronika Aspe Lead: Marija Seliverstova Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa
Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė Third: Olga Dvojeglazova Second: Rūta Blažienė Lead: Justina Zalieckienė Alternate: Miglė Kiudytė
Skip: Aneta Lipińska Third: Ewa Nogły Second: Marta Leszczyńska Lead: Magdalena Kołodziej
Skip: Daniela Matulová Third: Lucia Orokocká Second: Ema Valachová Lead: Martina Ščepková Alternate: Gabriela Kajanová
Fourth: Maruša Gorišek Third: Nadja Pipan Skip: Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin Lead: Liza Gregori Alternate: Anja Pečaver
Fourth: Allison Brageul Skip: Élodie Fuchs Second: Elodie Verger Lead: Sylvie Reist
Fourth: Alison Fyfe Skip: Ailsa Barron Second: Jen Ward Lead: Erin Furey
Skip: Lisenka Bomas Third: Marit van Valkenhoef Second: Anandi Bomas Lead: Linde Nas Alternate: Kimberly Glasbergen-Honders
Skip: April Gale Seixeiro Third: Antonieta Martins Ethier Second: Irene Pita-Goodis Lead: Graciete Martins Folster Alternate: Fiona Grace Simpson
Fourth: Dara Gravara-Stojanović Third: Dragana Bajkanović Second: Tamara Kurešević Skip: Olivera Momčilović
Fourth: Daniela Matulová Skip: Gabriela Kajanová Second: Paulina Hajduk Lead: Martina Ščepková Alternate: Jana Matulová
Fourth: Daniela García Third: María Gómez Skip: Patricia Ruiz Lead: Emma López
Skip: Anastasiia Kotova Third: Yaroslava Kalinichenko Second: Oleksandra Kononenko Lead: Diana Moskalenko Alternate: Anastasiia Mosol
Skip: Laura Beever Third: Judith Glazier Second: Emily Simpson Lead: Anna Carruthers