2008 European Mixed Curling Championship

The 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 22 to 27, 2008 at the Mercedes Benz Sportpark in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Germany, skipped by Rainer Schöpp, won their first title after defeating Czech Republic in the final.

Teams

Hosts Austria were skipped by two-time Austrian mixed curling champion Markus Schagerl. Germany were skipped by Rainer Schöpp and defending champions Wales were skipped by Adrian Meikle.

Country

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Third

Second

Lead

Alternate

Coach

Curling club

Markus Schagerl

Verena Hagenbuchner

Rainer M.M. Ammer

Jasmin Seidl

Armin Kvas,
Karin Trauner

CC Traun

Jirí Snítil

Hana Synácková

Martin Snítil

Karolína Pilařová

Katerina Kobosilova,
Sune Frederiksen

Joel Ostrowski

Camilla Jensen

Søren Jensen

Jeanne Ellegaard

Tårnby CC

Alan MacDougall

Lana Watson

John Sharp

Suzie Law

Andres Jakobson

Reet Taidre

Konstantin Dotsenko

Küllike Ustav

Marcella Tammes,
Leo Jakobson

Jussi Uusipaavalniemi

Jaana Hämäläinen

Paavo Kuosmanen

Kirsi Kaski

Minna Uusipaavalniemi

Hyvinkää CC

Lionel Roux

Helène Grieshaber

Xavier Bibollet

Candice Santacru

Alain Contat,
Marion Renaud

Helmar Erlewein,
Monika Wagner

John Robillard

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

György Nagy

Ildiko Szekeres

Zsombor Rokusfalvy

Boglarka Adam

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Round robin

The winner of each group advanced directly to play-offs and second place contested the qualification round.

Group A

Group A consisted of the Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland and defending champions Wales.
Wales, the defending champions, were eliminated at the first hurdle, losing five of their six group matches. The group was won by the Czech Rublic who won all six of their matches. A tie-breaker was required for second after Scotland and Switzerland were tied on four wins and two losses each.

Place	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Wins	Losses
1		*	6:5	5:4	9:4	8:4	6:3	7:5	6	0
2		5:6	*	6:7	10:2	9:1	7:3	9:4	4	2
3		4:5	7:6	*	8:6	5:9	8:4	10:3	4	2
4		4:9	2:10	6:8	*	5:4	6:4	6:4	3	3
5		4:8	1:9	9:5	4:5	*	4:5	14:1	2	4
6		3:6	3:7	4:8	4:6	5:4	*	5:7	1	5
7		5:7	4:9	3:10	4:6	1:14	7:5	*	1	5

Tie-break

Scotland defeated Switzerland 4–3 in the tie-break.
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Group B

Group B consisted of Denmark, England, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, Serbia and Spain.
Russia finished first in the group after winning all seven of their matches. Denmark were second with a record of six wins and one loss.

Place	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Wins	Losses
1		*	11:3	8:5	7:5	12:2	8:2	7:5	13:2	7	0
2		3:11	*	6:4	7:6	7:2	8:4	12:2	14:2	6	1
3		5:8	4:6	*	8:3	7:2	7:3	11:5	13:1	5	2
4		5:7	6:7	3:8	*	10:4	7:2	14:0	13:1	4	3
5		5:7	2:12	5:11	0:14	3:4	7:4	*	16:4	2	5
6		2:12	2:7	2:7	4:10	*	3:5	4:3	14:2	2	5
7		2:8	4:8	3:7	2:7	5:3	*	4:7	8:2	2	5
8		2:13	2:14	1:13	1:13	2:14	2:8	4:16	*	0	7

Group C

Group C consisted of hosts Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden.
Sweden finished first in the group after winning all seven of their matches. Germany were second with a record of five wins and two losses.

Place	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Wins	Losses
1		*	8:5	7:6	5:2	8:1	6:5	5:2	6:4	7	0
2		5:8	*	5:4	7:6	8:9	8:3	5:1	11:2	5	2
3		6:7	4:5	*	6:5	8:5	6:8	7:6	6:4	4	3
4		2:5	6:7	5:6	*	7:3	8:5	5:4	7:2	4	3
5		1:8	9:8	5:8	3:7	*	9:4	10:5	8:5	4	3
6		5:6	3:8	8:6	5:8	4:9	*	6:5	3:8	2	5
7		2:5	1:5	6:7	4:5	5:10	5:6	*	5:4	1	6
8		4:6	2:11	4:6	2:7	5:8	8:3	4:5	*	1	6

Qualification round

Germany defeated Denmark 12–8 in the qualification semi-final to advance to the qualification final. They then defeated Scotland 6–3 to advance to the play-offs.
Qualification semi-final
Qualification final
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Play-offs

In the semi-finals, the Czech Republic and Germany advanced to the final after an 8–3 win over Russia and a 7–1 win over Sweden respectively. Sweden won bronze after a 6–4 win over Russia in the bronze medal game and Germany won the title with a 5–3 win over the Czech Republic in the final.
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
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