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Esicc2013programme23oct2013 EUROPEAN SENIOR INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 Wednesday 30 October – Saturday 2 November 2013 Greenacres Curling Club Bowfield Road, Howwood, Renfrewshire PA9 1DE Tel:- 01505 850633 Fax:- 01505 850291 Email:- [email protected] 17/10/2013 www.curl-greenacres.com WELCOME On behalf of the Local Organising Committee may I welcome, once again, everyone who will join us for the 2013 EUROPEAN SENIORS INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. This is the sixth Championship and we are so pleased to see how successful the event has been due in no small part to the support teams have given us over the years. It has been a privilege for Greenacres to be able to host the Championships and we will do everything we can to ensure you enjoy your time with us and leave with happy memories. Good luck and good curling. Malcolm Richardson Chairman, European Senior Invitation Curling Championships, 2013. EUROPEAN SENIOR INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAW Men’s Teams Red Section Blue Section Green Section 1 Olli Rissannen (Finland) Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) John Sharp (England) 2 Graeme Adam (Scotland) Andras Rokusfalvy (Hungary) Allan Ploug (Denmark) 3 Sergey Korolenko (Russia) Connie Ostlund (Sweden) Peteris Sveisbergs (Latvia) 4 Karl Nordlund (Sweden) Eraldo Quero (Italy) Kari Keranen (Finland) 5 Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) Jim Beckett (Scotland) Gary MacFarlane (Scotland) 6 Bernhard Attinger (Switzerland) Yrjo Franssila (Finland) Werner Attinger (Switzerland) Women’s Teams Brown Section Orange Section 1 Gwen Prentice (Scotland) Christine Cannon (Scotland) 2 Renate Nedkoff (Switzerland) Margita Matuskovicova (Slovakia) 3 Liudmila Murova (Russia) Susan Limena (Switzerland) 4 Elaine Semple (Scotland) Kirsti Kauste (Finland) 5 Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) Bitte Ostlund (Sweden) 6 Helena Pahl (Finland) Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) 17/10/2013 Wednesday 30 October 08.30 W / L W / L Lane Section …./… Olli Rissannen (Finland) v Graeme Adam (Scotland) …./…. A Red …./… Karl Nordlund (Sweden) v Sergey Korolenko (Russia) …./…. B Red …./… Bernhard Attinger (Switzerland) v Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) …./…. C Red …./… Gwen Prentice (Scotland) v Renate Nedkoff (Switzerland) …./…. D Brown …./… Elaine Semple (Scotland) v Liudmila Murova (Russia) …./…. E Brown …./… Helena Pahl (Finland) v Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) …./…. F Brown Wednesday 30 October 10.45 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) v Andras Rokusfalvy (Hungary) …./…. A Blue …./… Eraldo Quero (Italy) v Connie Ostlund (Sweden) …./… B Blue …./… Yrjo Franssila (Finland) v Jim Beckett (Scotland) …./…. C Blue …./… John Sharp (England) v Allan Ploug (Denmark) …./…. D Green …./… Kari Keranen (Finland) v Peteris Sveisbergs (Latvia) …./…. E Green …./… Werner Attinger (Switzerland) v Gary MacFarlane (Scotland) …./…. F Green Wednesday 30 October 14.00 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Christine Cannon (Scotland) v Margita Matuskovicova (Slovakia) …./…. A Orange …./… Kirsti Kauste (Finland) v Susan Limena (Switzerland) …./…. B Orange …./… Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) v Bitte Ostlund (Sweden) …./…. C Orange …./… Karl Nordlund (Sweden)* v Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) …./…. D Red …./… Bernhard Attinger (Switzerland)* v Olli Rissannen (Finland) …./…. E Red …./… Graeme Adam (Scotland)* v Sergey Korolenko (Russia) …./…. F Red Wednesday 30 October 16.15 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Elaine Semple (Scotland)* v Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) …./…. A Brown …./… Helena Pahl (Finland)* v Gwen Prentice (Scotland) …./…. B Brown …./… Renate Nedkoff (Switzerland)* v Liudmila Murova (Russia) …./…. C Brown …./… Eraldo Quero (Italy)* v Jim Beckett (Scotland) …./…. D Blue …./… Yrjo Franssila (Finland)* v Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) …./…. E Blue …./… Andras Rokusfalvy (Hungary)* v Connie Ostlund (Sweden) …./…. F Blue Wednesday 30 October 19.00 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Kari Keranen (Finland)* v Gary MacFarlane (Scotland) …./…. A Green …./… Werner Attinger (Switzerland)* v John Sharp (England) …./…. B Green …./… Allan Ploug (Denmark)* v Peteris Sveisbergs (Latvia) …./…. C Green …./… Kirsti Kauste (Finland)* v Bitte Ostlund (Sweden) …./… D Orange …./… Chantal Forrer (Switzerland)* v Christine Cannon (Scotland) …./…. E Orange …./… Margita Matuskovicova (Slovakia)* v Susan Limena (Switzerland) …./…. F Orange 17/10/2013 Thursday 31 October 10.30 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Karl Nordlund (Sweden)* v Bernhard Attinger (Switzerland) …./…. A Red …./… Graeme Adam (Scotland) v Johnjo Kenny (Ireland)* …./…. B Red …./… Sergey Korolenko (Russia) v Olli Rissannen (Finland)* …./…. C Red …./… Elaine Semple (Scotland)* v Helena Pahl (Finland) …./…. D Brown …./… Renate Nedkoff (Switzerland) v Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden)* …./…. E Brown …./… Liudmila Murova (Russia) v Gwen Prentice (Scotland)* …./…. F Brown Thursday 31 October 12.45 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Eraldo Quero (Italy)* v Yrjo Franssila (Finland) …./…. A Blue …./… Andras Rokusfalvy (Hungary) v Jim Beckett (Scotland)* …./…. B Blue …./… Connie Ostlund (Sweden) v Karl Grossmann (Switzerland)* …./…. C Blue …./… Kari Keranen (Finland)* v Werner Attinger (Switzerland) …./…. D Green …./… Allan Ploug (Denmark) v Gary MacFarlane (Scotland)* …./…. E Green …./… Peteris Sveisbergs (Latvia) v John Sharp (England)* …./…. F Green Thursday 31 October 16.00 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Kirsti Kauste (Finland)* v Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) …./…. A Orange …./… Margita Matuskovicova (Slovakia) v Bitte Ostlund (Sweden)* …./…. B Orange …./… Susan Limena (Switzerland) v Christine Cannon (Scotland)* …./…. C Orange …./… Sergey Korolenko (Russia)* v Bernhard Attinger (Switzerland) …./…. D Red …./… Graeme Adam (Scotland)* v Karl Nordlund (Sweden) …./…. E Red …./… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland)* v Olli Rissannen (Finland) …./…. F Red Thursday 31 October 18.15 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Liudmila Murova (Russia)* v Helena Pahl (Finland) …./…. A Brown …./… Renate Nedkoff (Switzerland)* v Elaine Semple (Scotland) …./…. B Brown …./… Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden)* v Gwen Prentice (Scotland) …./…. C Brown …./… Connie Ostlund (Sweden)* v Yrjo Franssila (Finland) …./…. D Blue …./… Andras Rokusfalvy (Hungary)* v Eraldo Quero (Italy) …./…. E Blue …./… Jim Beckett (Scotland)* v Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) …./…. F Blue Friday 1 November 08.30 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Peteris Sveisbergs (Latvia)* v Werner Attinger (Switzerland) …./…. A Green …./… Allan Ploug (Denmark)* v Kari Keranen (Finland) …./…. B Green …./… Gary MacFarlane (Scotland)* v John Sharp (England) …./…. C Green …./… Susan Limena (Switzerland)* v Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) …./… D Orange …./… Margita Matuskovicova (Slovakia)* v Kirsti Kauste (Finland) …./…. E Orange …./… Bitte Ostlund (Sweden)* v Christine Cannon (Scotland) …./…. F Orange 17/10/2013 Friday 1 November 10.45 W / L W/L Lane Section …./… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) v Sergey Korolenko (Russia)* …./…. 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At the start of the first game a coin toss for choice of last stone in the first end will take place. Thereafter last stone has been pre-allocated and this is indicated (*) in the draw. 5. At the start of the first game only, a five minute practice for each team will take place and the team playing last stone will practice first. 6. At the Round Robin stage 2 points will be awarded for a win, and 1 point for a draw. Ends won, shots up and total shots scored will count for ranking in the event of a tie. 7. All games will be 8 ends. At the knock-out stage extra ends will be played if necessary. 8. At the knock-out stage the higher ranked team in a game will be awarded the last stone at the first end with the ice sheet and colour of stone handle being determined by the Chief Umpire. Where posssible two teams from the
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