The men's tournament of the 2012 European Curling Championships was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden from December 7 to 15. The winners of the Group C tournament in Erzurum, Turkey moved on to the Group B tournament. The top eight men's teams at the 2012 European Curling Championships, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Switzerland, Scotland, and Finland, represented their respective nations at the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.
In the Group A competitions, Sweden remained relatively dominant, finishing with only one loss and qualifying for the playoffs, and the Czech Republic, Norway, and Denmark followed. In the page playoffs, Sweden blew past the Czech Republic, and Norway edged past Denmark. In the semifinal, Norway faced the Czech Republic in a rematch of last year's semifinal, and was able to move past them with a 6–4 victory. The bronze medal game saw the Czech Republic, skipped by Jiří Snítil, avenge a loss to Denmark's Rasmus Stjerne in last year's bronze medal game with a huge 12–4 win in eight ends. In the gold medal game, Sweden's Niklas Edin and Norway's Thomas Ulsrud faced off in a rematch of last year's final. Norway, attempting to win a third consecutive title, held an early lead in the fourth end, but the hometown favorite Sweden scored a deuce in the fifth end and stole two more in the sixth end to swing the momentum to their side. The two teams traded deuces in the next two ends, and Sweden clinched the win in the last end with a hit to score one point, wrapping up the game with a score of 8–5.
The Group C competitions in Turkey saw Turkey and Croatia advancing to the Group B tournament, joining fourteen teams in a two-group round-robin tournament. Latvia and the Netherlands finished at the top of the Blue Group, while Finland finished at the top of the Red Group. England won the last playoffs spot by defeating Italy in a tiebreaker. Latvia and the Netherlands each won their playoffs games against Finland and England, respectively, and Latvia advanced to the final, while Finland played the Netherlands in the semifinal. Finland won the semifinal, sending the Netherlands to play England for the bronze medal, where the Netherlands won the bronze medal with a score of 10–5. Finland then won the final over Latvia with a score of 7–4 in nine ends. Both Finland and Latvia advance to the Group A competitions, replacing Germany and Hungary, and Wales and Ireland were relegated to the Group C competitions. Germany was relegated to the Group B competitions for the first time in the history of the European Curling Championships. Finland played and won the World Challenge Games against France, advancing them to the World Men's Curling Championship.
Group A
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jakub Bareš Lead: Jindřich Kitzberger Alternate: Marek VydraSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Lars VilandtFourth: Tony Angiboust Skip: Thomas Dufour Second: Wilfrid Coulot Lead: Jérémy Frarier Alternate: Lionel RouxSkip: Andy Lang Third: Markus Messenzehl Second: Daniel Neuner Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Daniel HerbergFourth: Krisztian Hall Skip: György Nagy Second: Gábor Ezsöl Lead: Lajos Belleni Alternate: Zsolt Kiss Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Thomas LøvoldSkip: Andrey Drozdov Third: Alexey Stukalskiy Second: Alexey Tselousov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Petr DronSkip: Tom Brewster Third: Greg Drummond Second: Scott Andrews Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: David MurdochSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Sebastian Kraupp Second: Fredrik Lindberg Lead: Viktor Kjäll Alternate: Oskar ErikssonSkip: Sven Michel Third: Claudio Pätz Second: Sandro Trolliet Lead: Simon Gempeler Alternate: Florian Meister
Round-robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyCountries to PlayoffsCountries to TiebreakersCountries relegated to 2013 Group B CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Niklas Edin 8 1 68 39 40 25 8 16 82% Jiří Snítil 7 2 56 48 39 32 12 11 76% Thomas Ulsrud 6 3 61 46 39 33 13 11 78% Rasmus Stjerne 6 3 67 48 38 31 10 15 77% Andrey Drozdov 5 4 55 50 37 32 13 12 74% Sven Michel 5 4 58 51 32 34 16 5 76% Tom Brewster 4 5 48 57 29 40 13 3 76% Thomas Dufour 3 6 53 63 37 40 7 12 70% Andy Lang 1 8 39 70 26 39 11 1 70% György Nagy 0 9 37 68 27 38 12 6 68%
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Saturday, December 8, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 8, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 9, 8:00
Draw 4 Sunday, December 9, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 10, 14:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, December 11, 8:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, December 11, 16:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, December 12, 9:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, December 12, 19:00
World Challenge Games
Challenge 1 Friday, December 14, 20:00
Challenge 2 Saturday, December 15, 9:30
Challenge 3 Saturday, December 15, 14:00
moves on to the 2013 World Men's Championship.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, December 13, 20:00
3 vs. 4 Thursday, December 13, 20:00
Semifinal Friday, December 14, 13:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, December 14, 20:00
Gold-medal game Saturday, December 15, 15:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Viktor Kjäll 82 Simon Gempeler 79 Michael Goodfellow 78 Troels Harry 76 Håvard Vad Petersson 76 Seconds % Christoffer Svae 82 Scott Andrews 81 Fredrik Lindberg 79 Jakub Bares 79 Alexey Tselousov 78 Thirds % Sebastian Kraupp 79 Johnny Frederiksen 78 Torger Nergård 76 Alexey Stukalskiy 75 Martin Snítil 75 Skips/Fourths % Niklas Edin 87 Thomas Ulsrud 78 Sven Michel 76 Rasmus Stjerne 75 Jiri Snítil 74
Group B
Teams The teams are listed as follows:
Red Group Skip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Tom Jaeggi Alternate: John BrownSkip: Martin Lill Third: Ingar Mäesalu Second: Harri Lill Lead: Jan Anderson Alternate: Siim SildnikSkip: Aku Kauste Third: Jani Sullanmaa Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Leo MäkeläSkip: Fabio Sola Third: Julien Genre Second: Simone Gonin Lead: Graziano Iacovetti Alternate: Simone Sola Turkey Skip: Pavol Pitoňák Third: Frantisek Pitoňák Second: Tomas Pitoňák Lead: Peter Pitoňák Alternate: Rene PetkoSkip: Antonio de Mollinedo Third: Sergio Vez Second: José Manuel Sangüesa Lead: Ángel García Alternate: Carlos VegaSkip: Alican Karataş Third: Kadir Çakır Second: Muhammet Çağrı Bayraktar Lead: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Alternate: Murat SağırSkip: Adrian Meikle Third: James Pougher Second: Andrew Tanner Lead: Richard Pougher Alternate: Rhys Phillips
Blue Group Skip: Andreas Unterberger Third: Markus Forejtek Second: Marcus Schmitt Lead: Martin Egretzberger Alternate: Felix PurznerSkip: Marc Suter Third: Timothy Verrycken Second: Walter Verbueken Lead: Nils Beosier Alternate: Peter SuterSkip: Alen Cadez Third: Drazen Cutic Second: Ognjen Golubic Lead: Ivica Ivaci Alternate: Zlatko NikolicSkip: Alan Mitchell Third: John Furey Second: Dave Hibberd Lead: Tom Roche Alternate: Craig Whyte Skip: Ritvars Gulbis Third: Normunds Saršūns Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Roberts KrustsSkip: Tadas Vyskupaitis Third: Vytis Kulakauskas Second: Vidas Sadauskas Lead: Laurynas Telksnys Alternate: Vygantas ZalieckasSkip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Carlo Glasbergen Second: Miles Maclure Lead: Joey Bruinsma Alternate: Floyd KoelewijnFourth: Jakub Głowania Third: Michael Żółtowski Skip: Tomasz Zioło Lead: Michał Kozioł Alternate: Jakub Chęć
Round-robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsCountries to TiebreakersCountries relegated to 2013 Group C Red Group Skip W L Aku Kauste 6 1 Alan MacDougall 5 2 Fabio Sola 5 2 Martin Lill 4 3 Antonio de Mollinedo 3 4 Alican Karataş 2 5 Pavol Pitoňák 2 5 Adrian Meikle 1 6 Blue Group Skip W L Ritvars Gulbis 6 1 Jaap van Dorp 6 1 Alen Cadez 4 3 Marc Suter 4 3 Tomasz Zioło 3 4 Andreas Unterberger 2 5 Tadas Vyskupaitis 2 5 Alan Mitchell 1 6
Round-robin results
Red Group
Draw 1 Saturday, December 8, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 8, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 9, 8:00
Draw 4 Sunday, December 9, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 10, 8:00
Draw 6 Monday, December 10, 16:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, December 11, 8:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, December 11, 16:00
Draw 10 Wednesday, December 12, 16:00
Blue Group
Draw 1 Saturday, December 8, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 8, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 9, 8:00
Draw 4 Sunday, December 9, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 10, 8:00
Draw 6 Monday, December 10, 16:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, December 11, 8:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, December 11, 16:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, December 12, 8:00
Tiebreaker Wednesday, December 12, 20:00
Playoffs
R1 vs. B1 Thursday, December 13, 20:00
R2 vs. B2 Thursday, December 13, 20:00
Semifinal Friday, December 14, 8:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, December 14, 13:00
Gold-medal game Friday, December 14, 13:00
Group C
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Dmitry Kirillov Third: Pavel Petrov Second: Dzmitry Yarko Lead: Andrey Aulasenka Alternate: George Kirillov Skip: Alan Cadez Third: Drazen Cutic Second: Robert Mikulandric Lead: Ognjen Golubic Alternate: Alberto Skendrovic Skip: Jens Gislason Third: Jon Ingi Sigurdsson Second: Olafur Numason Lead: Sveinn Steingrimsson Alternate: Ragnar Ragnarsson Skip: Jörg Moeser Third: Yves Sieradski Second: Claude Schweitzer Lead: Marc Promme Alternate: Alex Benoy Turkey Skip: Bogdan Taut Third: Bogdan Colceriu
Lead: Stefan Vladimir Bodea-Tatulea Alternate: Allen Coliban Skip: Zvone Sever Third: Matjaz Prezelj Second: Domen Zalokar Lead: Mitja Donosa Alternate: Gregor Verbinc Skip: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Third: Alican Karataş Second: Kadir Çakir Lead: Muhammet Çagrı Bayraktar Alternate: Yusuf Ziya Bayraktutan
Round-robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Country Skip W L Alan Cadez 6 0 Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin 5 1 Dmitry Kirillov 4 2 Zvone Sever 2 4 Jens Gislason 2 4 Bogdan Taut 1 5 Jörg Moeser 1 5
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Friday, October 5, 17:30
Draw 2 Saturday, October 6, 9:00
Draw 3 Saturday, October 6, 13:00
Draw 4 Sunday, October 7, 9:00
Draw 5 Sunday, October 7, 14:00
Draw 6 Sunday, October 7, 19:00
Draw 7 Monday, October 8, 9:00
Draw 8 Monday, October 8, 14:00
Draw 9 Monday, October 8, 19:00
Tiebreaker Wednesday, October 9, 12:00
advances to playoffs.
Playoffs In the playoffs, the first and second seeds, Croatia and Turkey, played a semifinal game to determine the first team to advance to the Group B competitions. The loser of this game, along with the winners of the semifinal game played by the third and fourth seeds, Belarus and Slovakia, advance to the second place game, which determines the second team to advance to the Group B competitions.
Semifinals Tuesday, October 9, 18:00
advances to the Group B competitions. moves to Second Place Game.
advances to Second Place Game.
Second Place Game Wednesday, October 10, 10:00
advances to Group B competitions.
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