The men's tournament of the 2015 European Curling Championships were held from November 20 to 28 in Esbjerg, Denmark. The winners of the Group C tournament in Champéry, Switzerland would be promoted to the Group B tournament. The top seven men's teams at the 2015 European Curling Championships would represent their respective nations at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.
Group A
Teams Skip: David Šik Third: Radek Boháč Second: Tomáš Paul Lead: Erik Šik Alternate: Kryštof ChaloupekSkip: Aku Kauste Third: Kasper Hakunti Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Jere SullanmaaSkip: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Marc Muskatewitz Lead: Sebastian Schweizer Alternate: Daniel HerbergFourth: Amos Mosaner Skip: Joël Retornaz Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Daniele Ferrazza Alternate: Andrea PilzerSkip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Wouter Gösgens Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Stefano MiogSkip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Sander RølvågSkip: Alexey Stukalskiy Third: Evgeniy Arkhipov Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Andrey DrozdovSkip: Kyle Smith Third: Thomas Muirhead Second: Kyle Waddell Lead: Cammy Smith Alternate: Glen MuirheadSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Kristian Lindström Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik LeekFourth: Benoît Schwarz Third: Claudio Pätz Skip: Peter de Cruz Lead: Valentin Tanner Alternate: Michael Probst
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2016 Group B Final round-robin standings CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Thomas Ulsrud 9 0 78 31 39 26 6 13 91% Aku Kauste 5 4 60 53 36 33 15 11 83% Peter de Cruz 5 4 58 44 36 29 17 11 86% Niklas Edin 5 4 55 46 35 32 12 9 84% Kyle Smith 5 4 56 62 33 40 8 7 81% Alexander Baumann 4 5 42 62 31 37 12 3 81% Alexey Stukalskiy 4 5 63 63 40 37 11 9 83% Joël Retornaz 3 6 46 55 30 35 14 8 81% David Šik 3 6 47 69 37 40 8 7 78% Jaap van Dorp 2 7 44 64 32 40 7 7 78%
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 21, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 21, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 22, 12:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 23, 9:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 23, 19:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 24, 14:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 25, 8:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 25, 16:00
Draw 9 Thursday, November 26, 9:00
Placement game Thursday, November 26, 14:00
World Challenge Games The World Challenge Games are held between the eighth-ranked team in the Group A round robin and the winner of the Group B tournament to determine which of these two teams will play at the World Championships.
Challenge 1 Friday, November 27, 19:00
Challenge 2 Saturday, November 28, 9:00
Tiebreaker Thursday, November 26, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals Friday, November 27, 13:30
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 27, 19:00
Gold-medal game Saturday, November 27, 10:00
Player percentages Round Robin only Leads % Håvard Vad Petersson 94 Valentin Tanner 89 Cammy Smith 88 Anton Kalalb 88 Sebastian Schwerzer 87 Seconds % Christoffer Svae 93 Kristian Lindström 85 Peter de Cruz 85 Kyle Waddell 84 Artur Razhabov 84 Thirds % Torger Nergård 90 Oskar Eriksson 86 Claudio Pätz 85 Kasper Hakunti 83 Joel Retornaz 83 Skips/Fourths % Thomas Ulsrud 88 Benoit Schwarz 84 Niklas Edin 81 Alexey Stukalskiy 81 Aku Kauste 79
Group B
Pool A
Skip: Timothy Verreycken Third: Tom Van Waterschoot Second: Walter Verbueken Lead: Gregory Janbroers Alternate: Pieter MiejlaersSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Oliver DupontFourth: Zsolt Kiss Skip: György Nagy Second: Zsombor Rokusfalvy Lead: David Balazs Alternate: Gabor BodorSkip: Tadas Vyskupaitis Third: Vytis Kulakauskas Second: Laurynas Telksnys Lead: Vidas Sadauskas Alternate: Mantas KulakauskasFourth: Konrad Stych Skip: Tomasz Zioło Second: Bartosz Dzikowski Lead: Michał Kozioł Alternate: Jakub GłowaniaFourth: David Misun Third: Patrik Kapralik Skip: Juraj Gallo Lead: Jakub Polak Alternate: František PitoňákSkip: Alican Karataş Third: Melik Şenol Second: Uğurcan Karagöz Lead: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Alternate: Kadir ÇakırSkip: James Pougher Third: Jamie Fletcher Second: Rhys Phillips Lead: Garry Coombs Alternate: Simon Pougher
Pool B
Skip: Sebastian Wunderer Third: Mathias Genner Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Lukas Kirchmair Alternate: Philipp NotheggerSkip: Alen Čadež Third: Dražen Ćutić Second: Ognjen Golubić Lead: Robert Mikulandrić Alternate: Mislav MartinićSkip: Alan MacDougall Third: Andrew Reed Second: Andrew Woolston Lead: Thomas Jaeggi Alternate: Ben FowlerSkip: Martin Lill Third: Ingar Mäesalu Second: Andres Jakobson Lead: Johan Karlson Alternate: Tanel ToomvaliSkip: Adam Freilich Third: Ariel Krasik-Geiger Second: Jeff Yaakov Lutz Lead: Gabriel Kempenich Alternate: Leonid RivkindSkip: Ritvars Gulbis Third: Normunds Šaršūns Second: Aivars Avotiņš Lead: Raivis Bušmanis Alternate: Artürs GerhardsFourth: Gašper Uršič Skip: Tomas Tišler Second: Jure Čulič Lead: Jošt Lajovec Alternate: Gregor VerbincFourth: Sergio Vez Third: Mikel Unanue Skip: Antonio de Mollinedo Lead: José Manuel Sangüesa Alternate: Eduardo de Paz
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams relegated to 2016 Group C
Final round-robin standings Pool A Skip W L Rasmus Stjerne 7 0 Tadas Vyskupaitis 5 2 Alican Karataş 4 3 Tomas Tišler 4 3 György Nagy 3 4 Tomasz Zioło 2 5 James Pougher 2 5 Timothy Verreycken 1 6Final round-robin standings Pool B Skip W L Sebastian Wunderer 6 1 Ritvars Gulbis 6 1 Adam Freilich 4 3 Alan MacDougall 4 3 Juraj Gallo 3 4 Antonio de Mollinedo 3 4 Alen Čadež 2 5 Martin Lill 0 7
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).
Group A
Draw 1 Friday, November 20, 8:00
Draw 2 Saturday, November 21, 12:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 22, 12:00
Draw 4 Sunday, November 22, 20:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 23, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 24, 8:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, November 25, 16:00
Group B
Draw 1 Friday, November 20, 17:30
Draw 2 Saturday, November 21, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday, November 22, 16:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 23, 8:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, November 24, 16:00
Draw 6 Wednesday, November 25, 8:00
Draw 7 Thursday, November 26, 8:00
Tiebreakers Thursday, November 26, 12:00
Thursday, November 26, 16:00
Relegation round
Relegation Semifinals Friday, November 27, 9:00
Relegation Final Saturday, November 28, 9:00
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Thursday, November 26, 20:00
Semifinals Friday, November 27, 9:00
Bronze-medal game Friday, November 27, 13:30
Gold-medal game Friday, November 27, 13:30
Group C
Teams Skip: Josep Garcia Third: Oscar Zazo Second: Josep Caubet Lead: Oscar GarciaSkip: Pavel Petrov Third: Dmitry Barkan Second: Andrei Yurkevich Lead: Mikalai Kryshtopa Alternate: Ilya KazlouskiSkip: Reto Seiler Third: Bojidar Momerin Second: Nikolay Runtov Lead: Petar Tchakarov Alternate: Velinov StankoSkip: Wilfrid Coulot Third: Jean-Olivier Biechely Second: Louis Pizon Lead: Simon Pagnot Alternate: Sylvain MouterdeFourth: Kristján Porkelsson Third: Kristjan Bjarnason Skip: Olafur Hreinsson Lead: Runar SteingrimssonSkip: James Russell Third: John Furey Second: Craig Whyte Lead: Eoin McCrossanSkip: Marc Hansen Third: Kyle Edwards Second: Ian Munn Lead: Alex Benoy Alternate: Philippe HusiSkip: Allen Coliban Third: Valentin Anghelinei Second: Attila Gall Lead: Cristian MatauFourth: Đorđe Nešković Skip: Bojan Mijatović Second: Goran Ungurović Lead: Filip Stojanović Alternate: Marko StojanovićFourth: David Misun Third: Patrik Kapralik Skip: Juraj Gallo Lead: Jakub Polak Alternate: František PitoňákFourth: Gašper Uršič Skip: Tomas Tišler Second: Jure Čulič Lead: Jošt Lajovec Alternate: Gregor Verbinc
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Juraj Gallo 9 1 Tomas Tišler 8 2 Wilfrid Coulot 7 3 James Russell 7 3 Bojan Mijatović 6 4 Reto Seiler 5 5 Pavel Petrov 5 5 Marc Hansen 4 6 Allen Coliban 3 7 Olafur Hreinsson 1 9 Josep Garcia 0 10
Round-robin results
Draw 1 Monday, October 12, 16:30
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 13, 8:00
Draw 4 Tuesday, October 13, 16:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, October 13, 20:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, October 14, 12:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, October 14, 20:00
Draw 10 Thursday, October 15, 8:00
Draw 12 Thursday, October 15, 16:00
Draw 13 Thursday, October 15, 20:00
Draw 15 Friday, October 16, 12:00
Draw 17 Friday, October 16, 20:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, October 17, 10:00
advance to Group B competitions. advance to Second Place Game.
3 vs. 4 Saturday, October 17, 10:00
advance to Second Place Game.
Second Place Game Saturday, October 17, 15:00
advance to Group B competitions.
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