31 October 2026
Le Gruyère AOP European Championships 2026 round-robin stage draws to a close
In the final session of the round-robin stage at the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2026 in Ostrava, Czechia the men teams rankings were finalised and the semi-final matchups confirmed.
Italy and Scotland faced off in this session, with the winner securing the top spot in Group A.
Italy would claim the 6–5 victory in a closely fought game.
The sides traded two-point scores in the first two ends, before a score of one in the fourth gave Italy a 3-2 lead at the break.
The teams traded two-point scores again in the sixth and seventh ends before Scotland scored a single point in the eighth to level the game and take it to an extra end.
In that extra end, Italy scored the crucial single point for the 6–5 win.
The other Group A game in this session saw Germany defeat Austria, by 8–5, to finish in fourth place in the group.
Sweden, who had previously confirmed their spot at the top of Group B, defeated Poland, by 7–2, to remain undefeated in the round robin.
They opened the scoring with two points, then stole a further two in the second end.
Sweden scored three more points in the sixth end after which Poland conceded.
Hosts Czechia finished their round-robin with an 8–4 defeat by Spain in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Czechia had confirmed their second place finish in the Group and place in the semi-finals following their game against Sweden on Friday.
In the final game of the session, Norway defeated Switzerland, by 10–7, to finish third in Group B.
Norway, Switzerland and Spain all finished with a two wins and three losses record, but were separated in the rankings by their head-to-head results.
The women’s semi-finals will take place later today (Saturday 31 October) at 14:00 when Switzerland will face Scotland and Latvia will face Sweden.
The men’s semi-finals will be held this evening at 18:30 and will feature Italy versus Czechia while Scotland face Sweden.
The women’s medal games will take place on Sunday (1 November) morning at 10:00, and will be followed by the men’s medal games in the afternoon at 14:00.
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