EUROPEAN SENIOR INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 Wednesday 1 November – Saturday 4 November 2017 Greenacres Curling Club Bowfield Road, Howwood, Renfrewshire PA9 1DE Tel:- 01505 850633 Fax:- 01505 850291 Email:- [email protected] www.curl-greenacres.com WELCOME On behalf of the Local Organising Committee may I welcome everyone to the EUROPEAN SENIOR INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017. This is the tenth edition of these Championships and we are delighted once more to welcome so many teams from so many European countries. It has been a privilege for Greenacres 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. Jim Jamieson Chairman, European Senior Invitation Curling Championships 2017. EUROPEAN SENIOR INVITATION CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAW Team Meeting – Red & Blue Sections – Wed 1 November at 08.15 Team Meeting – Blue & Green Sections – Wed 1 November at 10.30 Team Meeting – Purple Section – Wed 1 November at 13.45 Men’s Teams Red Section Blue Section 1 Charly Forrer (Switzerland) R1 Oiva Manninen (Finland) B1 2 Ansis Regža (Latvia) R2 Ian Drysdale (Scotland) B2 3 Willie Jamieson (Scotland) R3 Thomas Norgren (Sweden) B3 4 Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) R4 Richard Jachnik (England) B4 5 Andy Hemming (Scotland) R5 Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) B5 6 Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) R6 Callum Harvey (Scotland) B6 7 Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) R7 Reijo Hakala (Finland) B7 8 Alistair McIntyre (Scotland) R8 Jean Robillard (Belgium) B8 Women’s Teams Green Section Purple Section 1 Marie O’Kane (Ireland) G1 Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) P1 Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) 2 Jane McLaren (Scotland) P2 G2 3 Mari Hansen (Finland) G3 Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) P3 4 Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) G4 Judith Dixon (England) P4 5 Christine Cannon (Scotland) G5 Kay Gibb (Scotland) P5 6 Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) G6 Ludmila Murova (Russia) P6 Wednesday 1 November 08.30 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Charly Forrer (Switzerland) v Ansis Regža (Latvia) …./…. A Red …./… Willie Jamieson (Scotland) v Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) …./…. B Red …./… Andy Hemming (Scotland) v Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) …./…. C Red …./… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) v AlIstair McIntyre (Scotland) …./…. D Red …./… Oiva Manninen (Finland) v Ian Drysdale (Scotland) …./…. E Blue …./… Thomas Norgren (Sweden) v Richard Jachnik (England) …./… F Blue Wednesday 1 November 10.45 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) v Callum Harvey (Scotland) …./…. A Blue …./… Reijo Hakala (Finland) v Jean Robillard (Belgium) …./… B Blue …./… Marie O’Kane (Ireland) v Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) …./…. D Green …./… Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) v Mari Hansen (Finland) …./…. E Green …./… Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) v Christine Cannon (Scotland) …./…. F Green Wednesday 1 November 14.00 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) v Jane McLaren (Scotland) …./…. A Purple …./… Judith Dixon (England) v Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) …./…. B Purple …./… Ludmila Murova (Russia) v Kay Gibb (Scotland) …./…. C Purple …./… Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) v AlIstair McIntyre (Scotland) …./…. E Red …./… Andy Hemming (Scotland) v Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) …./…. F Red Wednesday 1 November 16.15 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Ian Drysdale (Scotland) v Richard Jachnik (England) …./…. A Blue …./… Oiva Manninen (Finland) v Thomas Norgren (Sweden) …./…. B Blue …./… Callum Harvey (Scotland) v Jean Robillard (Belgium) …./…. C Blue …./… Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) v Reijo Hakala (Finland) …./…. D Blue …./… Ansis Regža (Latvia) v Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) …./…. E Red …./… Charly Forrer (Switzerland) v Willie Jamieson (Scotland) …./…. F Red Wednesday 1 November 19.00 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) v Christine Cannon (Scotland) …./…. A Green …./… Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) v Marie O’Kane (Ireland) …./…. B Green …./… Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) v Mari Hansen (Finland) …./…. C Green …./… Judith Dixon (England) v Kay Gibb (Scotland) …./… D Purple …./… Ludmila Murova (Russia) v Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) …./…. E Purple …./… Jane McLaren (Scotland) v Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) …./…. F Purple Thursday 2 November 10.30 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Andy Hemming (Scotland) v Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) …./…. A Red …./… Charly Forrer (Switzerland) v AlIstair McIntyre (Scotland) …./…. B Red …./… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) v Willie Jamieson (Scotland) …./…. C Red …./… Ansis Regža (Latvia) v Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) …./…. D Red …./… Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) v Richard Jachnik (England) …./…. E Blue …./… Oiva Manninen (Finland) v Jean Robillard (Belgium) …./…. F Blue Thursday 2 November 12.45 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Reijo Hakala (Finland) v Thomas Norgren (Sweden) …./…. A Blue …./… Ian Drysdale (Scotland) v Callum Harvey (Scotland) …./…. B Blue …./… Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) v Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) …./…. D Green …./… Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) v Christine Cannon (Scotland) …./…. E Green …./… Mari Hansen (Finland) v Marie O’Kane (Ireland) …./…. F Green Thursday 2 November 16.00 W/L W/L Lane Section …/… Judith Dixon (England) v Ludmila Murova (Russia) …./…. A Purple …/… Jane McLaren (Scotland) v Kay Gibb (Scotland) …./…. B Purple …/… Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) v Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) …./…. C Purple …/… Willie Jamieson (Scotland) v Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) …./…. E Red …/… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) v Ansis Regža (Latvia) …./…. F Red Thursday 2 November 18.15 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Oiva Manninen (Finland) v Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) …./…. A Blue …./… Jean Robillard (Belgium) v Richard Jachnik (England) …./…. B Blue …/… AlIstair McIntyre (Scotland) v Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) …./…. C Red …/… Charly Forrer (Switzerland) v Andy Hemming (Scotland) …./…. D Red …./… Thomas Norgren (Sweden) v Callum Harvey (Scotland) …./…. E Blue …./… Reijo Hakala (Finland) v Ian Drysdale (Scotland) …./…. F Blue Friday 3 November 08.30 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Mari Hansen (Finland) v Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) …./…. A Green …./… Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) v Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) …./…. B Green …./… Christine Cannon (Scotland) v Marie O’Kane (Ireland) …./…. C Green …./… Kay Gibb (Scotland) v Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) …./…. D Purple …./… Jane McLaren (Scotland) v Judith Dixon (England) …./…. E Purple …./… Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) v Ludmila Murova (Russia) …./… F Purple Friday 3 November 10.45 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Willie Jamieson (Scotland) v AlIstair McIntyre (Scotland) …./…. A Red …./… Andy Hemming (Scotland) v Ansis Regža (Latvia) …./…. B Red …./… Reijo Hakala (Finland) v Oiva Manninen (Finland) …./…. C Blue …./… Richard Jachnik (England) v Callum Harvey (Scotland) …./…. D Blue …./… Johnjo Kenny (Ireland) v Charly Forrer (Switzerland) …./…. E Red …./… Håkan Nyberg (Sweden) v Tomi Kirjonen (Finland) …./…. F Red Friday 3 November 14.00 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Christine Cannon (Scotland) v Mari Hansen (Finland) …./…. B Green …./… Karl Grossmann (Switzerland) v Ian Drysdale (Scotland) …./…. C Blue …./… Thomas Norgren (Sweden) v Jean Robillard (Belgium) …./…. D Blue …./… Marie O’Kane (Ireland) v Ingrid Meldahl (Sweden) …./…. E Green …./… Cristina Lestander (Switzerland) v Tatiana Smirnova (Russia) …./…. F Green Friday 3 November 16.15 W/L W/L Lane Section …./… Kay Gibb (Scotland) v Chantal Forrer (Switzerland) …./…. A Purple …./… Gunilla Sollerud (Sweden) v Judith Dixon (England) …./…. B Purple …./… Jane McLaren (Scotland) v Ludmila Murova (Russia) …./…. C Purple Friday 3 November 19.00 Quarter Finals Men A v B v C v D v Saturday 4 November 10.30 Semi Finals Men & Women A v B v C v D v Saturday 5 November 14.30 Finals Men & Women B v C v RULES OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. The European Senior Invitation Curling Championships will be played under World Curling Federation (WCF) rules and decisions by the Chief Umpire will be final. 2. In the men's Championship, following the Round Robin stage the top four teams from the Red and Blue sections will qualify for the quarter finals. The first ranked team in each section will play the fourth ranked team from the other, and the second ranked team from each section will play the third ranked team from the other. 3. In the women’s Championship the top two ranked teams from each section will qualify for the semi finals. 4. 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 in all remaining games will be shown on the official draw schedule at Greenacres 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. 9. The team listed first in the draw will use the dark (red or blue) handled stones. The team listed second in the draw will use the light (yellow or white) handled stones. UMPIRES Chief Umpire: Leslie Ingram-Brown Umpires: Robin Shand, Malcolm Richardson, Alan Stephen, Carolyn Hibberd, Donnie Shedden COMPETING TEAMS - MEN RED SWITZERLAND SWEDEN FINLAND Charly Forrer Håkan Nyberg Tomi Kirjonen Arnold Aeberhard Rickard Eriksson Ilkka Eivola Ludi Oberholzer Hans Stenström Veli-Pekka Keskisarja Andy Gehrig Ulf Johansson