31 October 2026

Italy and Scotland clinch men’s final spots at Le Gruyère AOP European Championships 2026

Italy and Scotland have confirmed their spots in the men’s final of the Le Gruyère AOP European Championships 2026 in Ostrava, Czechia.

Group A winners, Italy, faced hosts Czechia who finished second in Group B.

Italy were 7-5 winners and will compete for gold tomorrow.

The Italian side opened the game with two points, before Czechia responded with two points of their own. It was an evenly matched encounter, with the turning point coming in end six where Italy scored three points.

Czechia responded with two points in the seventh end, setting up a tense eighth end, but Italy claimed the win without throwing their final stone.

Afterwards, Italy skip Stefano Spiller said,

“It’s very exciting to be in the final, it was the goal of the event. We played them [Scotland] in the morning, they are a very good team and we are going to have a big battle. We will try our best.”

In the other semi-final, Sweden took on Scotland as the Group B toppers faced second in Group A.

Scotland booked their place in Sunday’s final, with a 7-5 victory.

Sweden took the lead with a single point in the opening end, but Scotland responded with two in the second.

The teams continued to exchange the lead, with Scotland scoring two points in each of the fourth and sixth ends to establish a 6-4 advantage.

Sweden reduced the deficit with a single point in the seventh, but Scotland drew for one point in the final end to win 7-5.

Afterwards, Scotland skip Grant Hardie said,

“The boys are all buzzing. We had one to goal to come here and that was to win gold, so we’ve got a chance for that. The Italians beat us this morning, so there’s a chance for revenge.”

Both sides will play in tomorrow’s gold medal final, which will take place at 14:00 on Sunday (1 November) afternoon.

Earlier today, Sweden and Switzerland were victorious and will face off in the women’s final at 10:00 tomorrow.

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