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2013 European Curling Championships

curling competition at Stavanger, Norway

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ11964257 ↗
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The 2013 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. Norway last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1990. The Group C competitions were held in October at the Tårnby Curling Club in Tårnby, Denmark.

At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams advanced to the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, and the top eight men's teams advanced to the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship.

Men

Group A

The Group A competitions were contested in Stavanger.

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

Bronze-medal game

Saturday, November 30, 10:00

Final

Saturday, November 30, 15:00

Group B

The Group B competitions were contested in Stavanger.

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

Bronze-medal game

Friday, November 29, 12:00

Final

Friday, November 29, 12:00

Group C

The Group C competitions were contested in Tårnby. Eight men's teams competed for two berths to the Group B competitions in Stavanger. The teams played a single round robin, and at its conclusion, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs, which were held in a format similar to that of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship qualification events. Wales and Romania advanced to the Group B competitions in Stavanger.

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