2013 European Junior Curling Challenge
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The 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge was held from January 3 to 8 at the Curling Hall Roztyly in Prague, Czech Republic. Nations in the Europe zone that have not already qualified for the World Junior Curling Championships participated in the curling challenge. The top finishers of each tournament will advance to the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships in Sochi, Russia. In the men's tournament, Italy regained a spot in the World Junior Championships after a last place finish at last year's worlds with a win over Denmark. In the women's tournament, Denmark won a spot in the World Junior Championships with a win over Hungary.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Sebastian Wunderer | Mathias Genner | Martin Reichel | Lukas Kirchmair | Philipp Nothegger |
| Denmark | Tobias Thune | Asmus Jørgensen | Thor Fehrenkamp | Fabian Thune | Oliver Søe |
| England | Ben Fowler | Oliver Kendall | Conor Simpson | Cormac Barry | Renz Bunag |
| Estonia | Harri Lill | Robert-Kent Päll | Sander Rőuk | Georgi Komarov | Eiko-Siim Peips |
| France | Rodolphe Vincent | Jules Minarie-Pagnier | Tom Berrin | Louis Gaddi | Gaspard Delobel |
| Germany | Merlin Litke | Marc Bastian | Dorian Zahn | Leon Hundertmark | Marcel Krüger |
| Hungary | Kristóf Czermann | Dávid Balázs | Péter Palancsa | Richárd Hafenscher | Zoltán Pünkösti |
| Italy | Andrea Pilzer | Amos Mosaner | Daniele Ferrazza | Roberto Arman | Sebastiano Arman |
| Latvia | Arvis Bušmanis | Rolands Gērmanis | Andris Bremanis | Artūrs Gerhards | Jānis Bremanis |
| Netherlands | Floyd Koelewijn | Laurens Hoekman | Daan van der Vooren | Wouter Gösgens | |
| Poland | Rafal Sypien | Tomasz Bosek | Konrad Stych | Tomasz Pluta | Krzysztof Niewinski |
| Slovenia | Gašper Uršič | Jure Čulić | Jošt Lajovec | Lovro Kolbl | |
| Turkey | Alican Karataş | Nuh Nar | Melik Senol | Adem Özdemir | Burak Korucu |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers |
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A Skip W L Denmark Tobias Thune 6 0 Italy Andrea Pilzer 4 2 Turkey Alican Karataş 4 2 Germany Merlin Litke 3 3 Hungary Kristóf Czermann 3 3 France Rodolphe Vincent 1 5 Poland Rafal Sypien 0 6 | Group B Skip W L Netherlands Floyd Koelewijn 4 1 Austria Sebastian Wunderer 4 1 Estonia Harri Lill 4 1 Slovenia Gašper Uršič 2 3 England Ben Fowler 1 4 Latvia Arvis Bušmanis 0 5 | ||
| Denmark | Tobias Thune | 6 | 0 |
| Italy | Andrea Pilzer | 4 | 2 |
| Turkey | Alican Karataş | 4 | 2 |
| Germany | Merlin Litke | 3 | 3 |
| Hungary | Kristóf Czermann | 3 | 3 |
| France | Rodolphe Vincent | 1 | 5 |
| Poland | Rafal Sypien | 0 | 6 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| Netherlands | Floyd Koelewijn | 4 | 1 |
| Austria | Sebastian Wunderer | 4 | 1 |
| Estonia | Harri Lill | 4 | 1 |
| Slovenia | Gašper Uršič | 2 | 3 |
| England | Ben Fowler | 1 | 4 |
| Latvia | Arvis Bušmanis | 0 | 5 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Group A
Draw 1
Thursday, January 3, 19:00
Draw 2
Friday, January 4, 12:30
Draw 3
Friday, January 4, 19:30
Draw 4
Saturday, January 5, 12:30
Draw 5
Saturday, January 5, 19:30
Draw 6
Sunday, January 6, 9:00
Draw 7
Sunday, January 6, 16:00
Draw 8
Monday, January 7, 9:00
Draw 9
Monday, January 7, 16:00
Group B
Draw 1
Thursday, January 3, 19:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Latvia (Bušmanis) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 2
Friday, January 4, 12:30
Draw 3
Friday, January 4, 19:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovenia (Uršič) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) 🔨 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 12 |
Draw 4
Saturday, January 5, 12:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Austria (Wunderer) 🔨 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 5
Saturday, January 5, 19:30
Draw 6
Sunday, January 6, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Estonia (Lill) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 7
Sunday, January 6, 16:00
Draw 8
Monday, January 7, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (Fowler) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 9
Monday, January 7, 16:00
Tiebreakers
Tuesday, January 8, 8:00
Playoffs
Semifinals
Tuesday, January 8, 11:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Netherlands (Koelewijn) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy (Pilzer) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Final
Tuesday, January 8, 15:30
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Stephanie Risdal Nielsen | Jannie Gundry | Catrine Edelskov | Isabella Clemmensen | Julie Høgh |
| England | Hetty Garnier | Angharad Ward | Naomi Robinson | Lucy Sparks | Niamh Fenton |
| Estonia | Marie Turmann | Kerli Zirk | Kerli Laidsalu | Kädi Kurem | Johanna Ehatamm |
| Finland | Emmi Lindroos | Tuuli Rissanen | Pinja Rissanen | Salla Soini | Mira Lehtonen |
| Germany | Aylin Lutz | Frederike Manner | Nicole Muskatewitz | Claudia Beer | Maike Beer |
| Hungary | Dorottya Palancsa | Henrietta Miklai | Ágnes Szentannai | Timea Nagy | Vera Kalocsai |
| Italy | Veronica Zappone | Sara Levetti | Elisa Patono | Arianna Losano | Denise Pimpini |
| Latvia | Elizabete Laiviņa (fourth) | Una Kristiāna Ozoliņa (skip) | Tīna Siliņa | Santa Blumberga | Laura Gaidule |
| Poland | Marta Pluta | Marta Malinowska | Julia Malinowska | Ewa Stych | Joanna Benet |
| Slovakia | Silvia Sýkorová | Daniela Matulová | Dominika Nitková | Terézia Hubáčková | Monika Krištofčáková |
| Slovenia | Lana Žnidarič (fourth) | Brina Meze Petrič (skip) | Gaja Plazl | Daša Debeljak | Živa Žnidarič |
| Turkey | Dilşat Yıldız | Semiha Konuksever | Burcak Sehitoglu | Zeynep Özmen | Burcu Korucu |
Round-robin standings
As of Draw 7
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A Skip W L Germany Aylin Lutz 5 0 Italy Veronica Zappone 4 1 Estonia Marie Turmann 3 2 Slovakia Silvia Sýkorová 2 3 Slovenia Brina Meze Petrič 1 4 Finland Emmi Lindroos 0 5 | Group B Skip W L Denmark Stephanie Risdal Nielsen 4 1 Hungary Dorottya Palancsa 4 1 England Hetty Garnier 3 2 Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 3 2 Poland Marta Pluta 1 4 Latvia Una Kristiāna Ozoliņa 0 5 | ||
| Germany | Aylin Lutz | 5 | 0 |
| Italy | Veronica Zappone | 4 | 1 |
| Estonia | Marie Turmann | 3 | 2 |
| Slovakia | Silvia Sýkorová | 2 | 3 |
| Slovenia | Brina Meze Petrič | 1 | 4 |
| Finland | Emmi Lindroos | 0 | 5 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| Denmark | Stephanie Risdal Nielsen | 4 | 1 |
| Hungary | Dorottya Palancsa | 4 | 1 |
| England | Hetty Garnier | 3 | 2 |
| Turkey | Dilşat Yıldız | 3 | 2 |
| Poland | Marta Pluta | 1 | 4 |
| Latvia | Una Kristiāna Ozoliņa | 0 | 5 |
Round-robin results
All draw times listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Group A
Draw 1
Friday, January 4, 9:00
Draw 3
Saturday, January 5, 9:00
Draw 4
Saturday, January 5, 16:00
Draw 5
Sunday, January 6, 12:30
Draw 6
Sunday, January 6, 19:30
Draw 7
Monday, January 7, 12:30
Draw 8
Monday, January 7, 19:30
Group B
Draw 1
Friday, January 4, 9:00
Draw 2
Friday, January 4, 16:00
Draw 3
Saturday, January 5, 9:00
Draw 4
Saturday, January 5, 16:00
Draw 5
Sunday, January 6, 12:30
Draw 6
Sunday, January 6, 19:30
Draw 7
Monday, January 7, 12:30
Draw 8
Monday, January 7, 19:30
Playoffs
Semifinals
Tuesday, January 8, 11:30
Final
Tuesday, January 8, 15:30
External links
- from the World Curling Federation
- from the World Curling Federation
- . World Curling Federation. Archived from on 2018-02-28.