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ECC 2011 Day 3 (Evening) Update

After five sessions of men’s round-robin play in the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 in Moscow, three teams share the lead, each on four wins – Denmark, Germany and Sweden. Denmark had a solid 8-3 win over Italy, which now means that the Italians are still looking for their first victory of the week.

ECC 2011 Day 3 (Mid-day) Update

After four sessions of men’s round-robin play at the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 in Moscow, undefeated Germany lead the rankings. They consolidated that position with a 7-4 win over France, scoring in four successive ends in the middle of the game.

ECC 2011 Day 2 (Evening) Update

After the third men’s round-robin session in the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 in Moscow, Germany now are the only unbeaten side.

ECC 2011 Day 2 (Mid-day) Update

Denmark, Germany and Scotland share the lead, each unbeaten, after the first two rounds of men’s round-robin play in the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 in Moscow. On Sunday morning, Denmark defeated newcomers Latvia by 7-3.

ECC 2011 Day 1 Update

Latvia, making their A Group debut at this year’s Le Gruyère European Curling Championships in Moscow’s Megasport Arena, produced the shock result of the opening round-robin men’s games when they beat defending champions Norway, led by Olympic silver medallist Thomas Ulsrud, by 8-5. Latvia opened with a score of two and followed that up with a single steal for a 3-0 lead.

Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 Preview

The Russian Federation will host one of the major international curling championship events for the first time when play in the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2011 gets underway on Saturday 3 December in Moscow’s mammoth Megasport Arena. This will be the 37th edition of these Championships since the inaugural event in Megève, France in 1975.

Double Gold for China at Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2011

Both the Chinese men’s and women’s teams have won the finals of the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Nanjing, China. In front of a home crowed at the Olympic Sports Center, the Chinese men, skipped by Rui Liu, beat New Zealand (skip Peter de Boer) 5-2.

Pacific-Asia Teams decided for 2012 World Championships

China and New Zealand have qualified for the 2012 World Men’s Curling Championship with the Pacific-Asia spots at the 2012 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship going to China and Korea. By making the finals at the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (PACC) currently underway in Nanjing, China, these four teams secured their places at the 2012 World Championships.

Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2011 begin Saturday in China

The 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships get underway at the Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China on Saturday 19 November. 10 teams (6 men’s and 4 women’s teams) from the World Curling Federation Pacific-Asia region will take part in the event with the finals being staged a week later on Saturday 26 November. The schedule of play and team line ups can be seen here: www.

Slovakia & Italy qualify for World Wheelchair Curling Champs

Italy and Slovakia are through to the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship after a dramatic final day of play at the World Wheelchair Qualification event in the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.

World Wheelchair Curling Qualification 2011 Day 5

Italy and Slovakia are through to the play-off stages and will be joined by Finland and Germany following a close battle in Wednesday night’s tie-breakers in the final day of the Round-Robin at the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification event at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.

World Wheelchair Curling Qualification 2011 Day 4

Competition has intensified at the qualification event for the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. With one day of round-robin play left, 8 of the 9 competing teams are still in with a chance of making the playoffs on Thursday. After seven rounds no team remains unbeaten.

World Wheelchair Curling Qualification 2011 Day 3

Italy is the only team to remain unbeaten after the third day of play at the qualification event for the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. Both the original front runners at the event, Germany and Switzerland, were knocked back by the Italians and Finns on Monday.

WCF President's Newsletter November 2011

Read the latest newsletter to WCF Member Associations from WCF President Kate Caithness and find out what the Federation has been up to in recent months.

World Wheelchair Curling Qualification 2011 Day 2

Germany and Switzerland remain unbeaten with three wins apiece after the second day of play at the World Wheelchair Curling Qualification event at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. In the morning, the Germans beat Latvia 9-5 before going on to overwhelm the Japanese 12-0 in the afternoon session.

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