1981 European Curling Championships
Host cityGrindelwald, Switzerland
ArenaSportzentrum
Dates7–12 December
Men's winner  Switzerland
SkipJürg Tanner
ThirdJürg Hornisberger
SecondPatrik Lörtscher
LeadFranz Tanner
Finalist Sweden (Göran Roxin)
Women's winner  Switzerland
Curling clubCC Bern, Bern
SkipSusan Schlapbach
ThirdIrene Bürgi
SecondUrsula Schlapbach
LeadKatrin Peterhans
Finalist Sweden (Elisabeth Högström)
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The 1981 European Curling Championships were held from 7 to 12 December at the Sportzentrum arena in Grindelwald, Switzerland.

The Swiss men's team skipped by Jürg Tanner won their third European title, and the Swiss women's team skipped by Susan Schlapbach won their second European title.

For the first time, the men's team of Austria and Finland and women's teams of Austria and Luxembourg took part in the European Championship.

Men's

Teams

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCurling club
 AustriaArthur FabiLudwig KarrerManfred FabiDieter Küchenmeister
 DenmarkPer BergGert LarsenJan HansenMichael HarryHvidovre CC, Hvidovre
 EnglandBob MartinRonald D. ThorntonJohn D. KerrMichael Thompson
 FinlandIsto KolemainenJuhani HeinonenPekka SylvanderKeijo Silvan
 FranceAndré TroncMaurice MercierYves TroncJean-Francois Orset
 GermanyKeith WendorfHans Dieter KieselSven SaileHeiner Martin
 ItalyGiuseppe Dal MolinMassimo AlveraFranco SovillaClaudio Alvera
 LuxembourgMarco StaedtgenWilliam BannermanNico SchweichGuy Schweich
 NetherlandsOtto VeeningRobin ClaushuisGustaf van ImhoffSytze van Dam
 NorwayPål TrulsenFlemming DavangerStig-Arne GunnestadKjell Berg
 ScotlandColin HamiltonW. Michael DickDavid RamsayRichard Pretsel
 SwedenGöran RoxinBjörn RudströmHåkan RudströmChrister MårtenssonHans TimanMagnus Ladulås CK, Stockholm
  SwitzerlandJürg TannerJürg HornisbergerPatrik LörtscherFranz Tanner
 WalesRichard DavisDavid HumphreysChris WellsRay King

Round robin

Group A

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 W L Place
A1 Austria*6:75:65:810:86:145:7156
A2 England7:6*7:97:910:64:143:11245
A3 France6:59:7*3:1011:37:64:7423
A4 Germany8:59:710:3*11:47:65:7512
A5 Netherlands8:106:103:114:11*4:91:13067
A6 Scotland14:614:46:76:79:4*4:7334
A7  Switzerland7:511:37:47:513:17:4*601

Group B

Team B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 W L Place
B1 Denmark*12:511:66:57:69:1013:3512
B2 Finland5:12*3:77:62:133:133:8[1]157
B3 Italy6:117:3*15:32:73:912:2334
B4 Luxembourg5:66:73:15*1:142:911:9155
B5 Norway6:713:27:214:1*7:814:2423
B6 Sweden10:913:39:39:28:7*14:4601
B7 Wales3:138:32:129:112:144:14*156
  Teams to playoffs

Ranking games for 5th-14th places

For 13th place
  
 Netherlands 5
 Finland 2
For 11th place
  
 Austria 10
 Wales 4
For 9th place
  
 England 7
 Luxembourg 6
For 7th place
  
 Scotland 6
 Italy 5
For 5th place
  
 France 8
 Norway 6

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
A(1)   Switzerland 5
B(2)  Denmark 1
  Switzerland 8
 Sweden 6
B(1)  Sweden 7
A(2)  Germany 6 Bronze game
 Denmark 10
 Germany 4

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  SwitzerlandJürg Tanner880
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SwedenGöran Roxin871
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) DenmarkPer Berg862
4 GermanyKeith Wendorf853
5 FranceAndré Tronc752
6 NorwayPål Trulsen743
7 ScotlandColin Hamilton743
8 ItalyGiuseppe Dal Molin734
9 EnglandBob Martin734
10 LuxembourgMarco Staedtgen716
11 AustriaArthur Fabi725
12 WalesRichard Davis716
13 NetherlandsOtto Veening716
14 FinlandIsto Kolemainen716

Women's

Teams

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 AustriaMarianne GartnerAntje KarrerSusanne WieserHerta KuchenmeisterKitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel
 DenmarkHelena BlachMarianne JørgensenAstrid BirnbaumMalene KrauseHvidovre CC, Hvidovre
 EnglandGwen FrenchPauline DouglasJean PickenLynda Clegg
 FranceHuguette Jullien (fourth)Agnes MercierPaulette Sulpice (skip)Anne-Claude Kennerson
 GermanyAndrea SchöppMonica WackerleMonika WagnerMarga HupertzSC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
 ItalyMaria-Grazzia ConstantiniAnn LacedelliTea ValtAngela Constantini
 LuxembourgMicheline StädtgenSanny MohnenMadeleine van den HoutenCarine Schweich
 NetherlandsMargreet PoostElly de VriesMarianne MirckNicole van den Brink
 NorwayTrine TrulsenDordi NordbyHanne PettersenCathrine HannevigSnarøyen CC, Oslo
 ScotlandHelen CairdRae GraySheena HayHelen WatsonBroughty Ferry Ladies CC, Dundee
 SwedenElisabeth HögströmKatarina HultlingBirgitta SewikKarin SjögrenKarlstads CK, Karlstad
  SwitzerlandSusan SchlapbachIrene BürgiUrsula SchlapbachKatrin PeterhansCC Bern, Bern
 WalesJean KingSheila NellsRhoda BasnettMadzia Williams

Round robin

Group A

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 W L Place
A1 Austria*4:113:815:616:71:143:18245
A2 Denmark11:4*6:411:614:67:93:4422
A3 France8:34:6*14:413:48:75:10423
A4 Luxembourg6:156:114:14*3:159:73:15157
A5 Netherlands7:166:144:1315:3*3:93:15156
A6 Scotland14:19:77:87:99:3*7:6424
A7 Sweden18:34:310:515:315:36:7*511

Group B

Team B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 W L Place
B1 England*5:136:96:153:97:8056
B2 Germany13:5*4:65:96:510:9323
B3 Italy9:66:4*3:95:73:4235
B4 Norway15:69:59:3*3:49:2412
B5  Switzerland9:35:67:54:3*8:3411
B6 Wales8:79:104:32:93:8*234
  Teams to playoffs

Ranking games for 5th-12th places

For 11th place
  
 Netherlands 10
 England 6
For 9th place
  
 Austria 6
 Italy 3
For 7th place
  
 Scotland 11
 Wales 3
For 5th place
  
 France 10
 Germany 4

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
A(1)  Sweden 7
B(2)  Norway 5
 Sweden 5
  Switzerland 8
B(1)   Switzerland 7
A(2)  Denmark 6 Bronze game
 Norway 4
 Denmark 8

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  SwitzerlandSusan Schlapbach761
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SwedenElisabeth Högström862
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) DenmarkHelena Blach853
4 NorwayTrine Trulsen743
5 FrancePaulette Sulpice752
6 GermanyAndrea Schöpp633
7 ScotlandHelen Caird752
8 WalesJean King624
9 AustriaMarianne Gartner734
10 ItalyMaria-Grazzia Constantini624
11 NetherlandsMargreet Poost725
12 EnglandGwen French606
13 LuxembourgMicheline Städtgen615

References

  1. Mistake on WCF database: result of match Wales - Finland (8:3) shown as a result of match Wales - Luxembourg.
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