The men's tournament of the 2010 European Curling Championships took place from December 4 – 11, 2010. The winners of the Group C tournament in Howwood, Scotland (Slovakia and Belarus) move on to the Group B tournament in Monthey. The top eight men's teams at the 2010 ECC represented their nations at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A change in the system of play sees the C group games played as a qualifier and was held from September 24–28, 2010. Ranking from the 2009 European Curling Championships determined the group placings for the 2010 tournament.
Group A
Teams Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Karel Uher Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Jakub BaresSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Mikkel Krause Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Johnny FrederiksenSkip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Lionel Roux Lead: Wilfrid Coulot Alternate: Jan DucrozSkip: Andy Kapp Third: Daniel Herberg Second: Markus Messenzehl Lead: Holger Höhne Alternate: Andreas KempfSkip: Rob Vilain Third: Brian Doucet Second: Miles Maclure Lead: Erik Dijkstra Alternate: Laurens Van Der Windt Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus HoibergSkip: Andrey Drozdov Third: Alexander Kirikov Second: Alexander Kozyrev Lead: Alexey Stukalsky Alternate: Anton KalalbSkip: Hammy McMillan Third: David Smith Second: Ross Paterson Lead: Alexander Gilmour Alternate: David MurdochSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Sebastian Kraupp Second: Fredrik Lindberg Lead: Viktor Kjäll Alternate: Oskar ErikssonSkip: Christof Schwaller Third: Marco Ramstein Second: Robert Hürlimann Lead: Urs Eichhorn Alternate: Toni Müller
Standings KeyCountries to PlayoffsCountries relegated to 2011 Group B
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct Christof Schwaller 7 2 57 55 33 37 12 6 78% Thomas Ulsrud 7 2 58 37 36 26 18 7 82% Andy Kapp 7 2 61 40 39 28 11 10 78% Rasmus Stjerne 6 3 53 44 37 31 14 12 75% Hammy McMillan 5 4 49 45 35 28 23 11 80% Niklas Edin 5 4 58 47 36 36 14 6 82% Jiří Snítil 3 6 48 54 34 35 13 9 75% Thomas Dufour 3 6 33 48 24 32 27 4 73% Andrey Drozdov 1 8 46 60 33 38 15 3 69% Rob Vilain 1 8 27 60 22 38 20 3 70%
Results
Draw 1 Saturday, December 4, 12:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 4, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 4 Monday, December 6, 8:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 6th, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, December 7, 10:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, December 7, 19:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, December 8, 16:00
Draw 9 Thursday, December 9th, 8:00
Tie-breaker 7/8 game Thursday, December 9, 20:00
World Challenge
Challenge 1 Friday, December 10, 20:00
Challenge 2 Saturday, December 11, 09:30
Challenge 3 Saturday, December 11, 13:00
moves on to the 2011 World Men's Championships.
Playoffs
Page 1 vs. 2 Thursday, December 9, 20:00
Page 3 vs. 4 Thursday, December 9, 20:00
Semifinal Friday, December 10, 16:00
Bronze-medal game Saturday, December 11, 8:00
Gold-medal game Saturday, December 11, 16:00
Group B
Teams Group B1 (advanced from 2010 C Group) Skip: Harald Fendt Third: Christian Roth Second: Florian Huber Lead: Markus Forejtek Alternate: Marcus SchmittFourth: Ilya Kazlouski Third: Dzmitry Yarko Second: Pavel Petrov Skip: Dmitry KirillovSkip: Lubomir Velinov Third: Stoil Georgiev Second: Kiril Kirilov Lead: Stanimir Petrov Alternate: Stanko VelinovSkip: Mladen Domazetovic Third: Bojan Gabric Second: Sasa Vidmar Lead: Ante Kutle Alternate: Davor Dzepina (relegated from 2009 A group) Skip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Perttu Piilo Second: Teemu Salo Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Juha PekaristoSkip: Robin Gray Third: John Kenny Second: Bill Gray Lead: Neil Fyfe Alternate: John FureySkip: Ritvars Gulbis Third: Ainars Gubils Second: Normunds Šaršūns Lead: Aivars AvotinsSkip: Adrian Meikle Third: Stuart Hills Second: Andrew Tanner Lead: James Pougher Alternate: Richard Pougher
Group B2 Skip: Marc Suter Third: Thomas Suter Second: Timothy Verreycken Lead: Thomas Lemmens Alternate: Peter SuterSkip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Tom Jaeggi Alternate: Jamie MaltonSkip: Martin Lill Third: Siim Sildnik Second: Ingar Mäesalu Lead: Jan Anderson Alternate: Harri LillSkip: Nikolaos Zacharias Third: Georgios Arampatzis Second: Dionysios Karakostas Lead: Dimitri Klasson Alternate: Efstratios Kokkinellis (relegated from 2009 A group) (advanced from 2010 C Group)Skip: Gabor Riesz Third: Lajos Belleli Second: Krisztian Hall Lead: Gabor Molnar Alternate: Andras RokusfalvySkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Silvio Zanotelli Second: Davide Zanotelli Lead: Mirco Ferretti Alternate: Daniele FerrazzaSkip: Sergio Vez Labrador Third: Alberto Vez Bilbao Second: Manuel Garcia Roman Lead: Iniguo Ruiz de Eguilaz Alternate: Egoitz Gordo VillamorSkip: Pavol Pitonak Third: Frantisek Pitonak Second: Tomas Pitonak Lead: Peter Pitonak
Standings KeyCountries to Playoffs
Group B1 CountrySkipWL Ritvars Gulbis 7 0 Robin Gray 6 1 Kalle Kiiskinen 5 2 Adrian Meikle 4 3 Harald Fendt 3 4 Dmitry Kirillov 2 5 Mladen Domazetovic 1 6 Lubomir Venilov 0 7Group B2 CountrySkipWL Joël Retornaz 7 0 Pavol Pitonak 5 2 Mark Suter 4 3 Sergio Vez Labrador 4 3 Martin Lill 3 4 Alan MacDougall 3 4 Gabor Riesz 2 5 Nikolaos Zacharias 0 7
+Tie-break rules:Group B2Rank 3 def. , 8-4Rank 5 def. , 4-2
Results Note: did not start any of their matches, resulting in an automatic walkover for each match.
Draw 1 Saturday, December 4, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 4, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 5, 8:00
Draw 4 Sunday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 6, 8:00
Draw 6 Monday, December 6, 16:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, December 7, 8:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, December 7, 16:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, December 8, 8:00
Draw 10 Wednesday, December 8, 16:00
Playoffs
Page 1 vs. 1 Thursday, December 9, 18:30
Page 2 vs. 2 Thursday, December 9, 18:30
Semifinal Friday, December 10, 8:00
Bronze-medal game Saturday, December 11, 9:30
Gold-medal game Friday, December 10, 13:00
Group C
Teams Fourth: Ilya Kazlouski Third: Dzmitry Yarko Second: Pavel Petrov Skip: Dmitry KirillovFourth: Sveinn H. Steingrimsson Third: Saevar Örn Sveinbjörnsson Second: Haraldur Ingolfsson Skip: Jens Kristinn GislasonSkip: Tadas Vysukupaitis Third: Vidas Sadauskas Second: Vytis Kulakauskas Lead: Laurynas Telksnys Alternate: Vygantas ZalieckasFourth: Jörg Moeser Skip: Marco Etienne Second: Alex Benoy Lead: Sigurd Wallstroem Skip: Marko Stojanovic Third: Bojan Mijatovic Second: Goran Ungurovic Lead: Djordje NeskovicSkip: Pavol Pitonak Third: Frantisek Pitonak Second: Tomas Pitonak Lead: Peter PitonakSkip: İlhan Osmanağaoğlu Third: Tuğrul Şinasi Şahiner Second: Ali Osman Şahin Lead: Murat Sağır Alternate: Gökçe Ulugay
Standings KeyTo Group C Final
NationSkipWinLoss Dmitry Kirillov 5 1 Pavol Pitonak 5 1 Jens Kristinn Gislason 4 2 Tadas Vysukupaitis 3 3 Marko Stojanovic 2 4 Marco Etienne 1 5 Ihlan Osmanagaoglu 1 5
Results
Round 1 Friday, 24 September, 21:00
receives bye this round.
Round 2 Saturday, 25 September, 12:00
receives bye this round.
Round 3 Saturday, 25 September, 19:00
receives bye this round.
Round 4 Sunday, 26 September, 10:00
receives bye this round.
Round 5 Sunday, 26 September, 15:00
receives bye this round.
Round 6 Monday, 27 September, 18:00
receives bye this round.
Round 7 Monday, 27 September, 18:00
receives bye this round.
Final Tuesday, 28 September, 18:00
and advance to the Group B competition in Monthey.
References
External links European Curling Championships 2010 - Men's Results Page 2010 ECC Group C Group A Draw Schedule Group B Draw Schedule