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ICA Irish Curling Association Bonspiels 2021-22

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Irish Curling Association Banner [References: 2]

Standings

ICA Irish Curling Bonspiels 2021-22

PosTeamPWLSFSA
1Alison Fyfe110106
1Andrew Gilmore110123
1Eoin McCrossan11083
1James Russell11095
1John Wilson2111613
1Neil Fyfe110104
7Bill Gray101312
7Brian Matthews10138
7David Whyte10159
7JJ Kenny101312
7Jen Ward101610

Note: Standings calculated automatically from results.

Results

ICA Irish Curling Association Bonspiels 2021-22

References: [1]

Recap Opening Bonspiel

After an enforced layoff due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Irish Curling Association got back on the ice at the beginning of October 2021 at Greenacres Curling Club in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with 8 teams of four competing in the afternoon after a morning of practice. Welcoming a new member Megan Priestly and Brian Mathews who came all the way from Dublin. Reference: [1].

Each team played one match each, with the team of Andrew Gilmore (Skip), Dave Hibberd, Isla Kinnear and Ari Furey taking the prize with a 12-3 victory over JJ Kenny, Reference: [1].

Recap Murrayfield Bonspiel

Four teams travelled to Murrayfield, Edinburgh, to take part in an ICA (Irish Curling Association) Sunday Bonspiel on 6th February 2022 at Murrayfield Ice Rink in Edinburgh, Scotland. Two matches were played with the aim of scoring asv many shots possible. Eoin McCrossan’s team took the first game 8-3 versus Brian Matthews, however the team of John Wilson (Skip), Maggie Wilson, Sue Scotland and Frances Donald took the Bonspiel with a 12-3 win versus Bill Gray. Reference: [2]

About Curling

Curling is like a game of Bowling on Ice. Two teams of four wearing sponges on their feet slide stones towards a target (House) at the other end. Players use Brooms to guide the stone towards the house. Each team has four stones, and the team with the nearest stones scores in an end, up to a maximum of four per end. In total eight ends are played in a match, with the team gaining the highest number of scores over the eight ends the winner. Teams are named after the Skip (Captain).

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References

[1] Irish Curling Association (2021) ICA Opening Day and Training [Internet] Available from: http://www.irish-curling.org/2021/10/ica-opening-bonspiel-and-training-day/ [Accessed 21 January 2022]

[2] Irish Curling Association Facebook (2022) Post, February 7, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishCurlingAssociation/photos/a.360606650702929/4819217361508480/ [Accessed 11 February 2022]

Logo References

[2] Irish Curling Association (2012) copy-ica-banner-200×1000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.irish-curling.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/copy-ica-banner-200×1000.png [Accessed 21 January 2022]

Venue References

[3] Greenacres Curling (2022) Home [Internet] Available from: https://www.curl-greenacres.com/ [Accessed 21 January 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Judith Burns.

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Last Updated: 11 February 2022

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World Curling Federation | European Curling Championships Men 2017-2018

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ECC Men – C-Division 2017

Venue: Palau de Gel d’Andorra, Canillo, Andorra.

CountryPWL
*Spain981
*Ireland981
*France963
*Belarus963
Bulgaria954
Croatia945
Romania936
Serbia936
Andorra927
Luxembourg909

Reference: [1]

B: Gold Medal GamePlace 1 v Place 2
13.05.17Spain7Ireland5
D: Bronze Medal GamePlace 3 v Place 4
13.05.17France8Belarus4
C: Silver Medal GameB Loser v D Winner
13.05.17Ireland6France7

Reference: [2][3]

ECC – Men C-Division 2018

Venue: Taamby curling Club, Copenhagen, Denmark

CountryPWL
*Denmark770
*Belarus752
*Ireland743
*Bulgaria743
Belgium743
Romania734
Croatia716
Andorra707

Reference:[4]

A: Gold Medal GamePlace 1 v Place 2
16.04.18Denmark9Belarus3
B: Bronze Medal GamePlace 3 v Place 4
16.04.18Ireland12Bulgaria4
C: Silver Medal GameLoser A v Winner B
16.04.18Belarus6Ireland5

Reference: [5][6]

Report

Ireland returned to the European Curling Championships after a 4 year break (due to the lack of available Home Ice). In 2017 in Andorra, the men finished in second place in the Round-Robin Stage, winning 8 and losing only one match before losing the Gold Medal Game to Spain 7-5, and then the Silver Medal Game to France 6-5, who were both promoted. Ireland finished with Bronze.

In 2018 in Cophenhagen, Denmark, Ireland again won Bronze, after finishing in 3rd in the Round-Robin before winning the Bronze Medal Game against Bulgaria 12-4, before losing the Silver Medal Game 6-5 to Belarus. Ireland finished with Bronze for the second year running.

References:

Websites:

[1] World Curling Federation (2017) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2017 – Session 9 [Internet] Available from: http://live.ktgsports.com/data/CUR_ECCC2017P/Men’s_Teams/09~Session_9/C74A~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf     [Accessed 19 March 2019]

[2] World Curling Federation (2017) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2017 – Gold Medal Game [Internet] Available from: http://live.ktgsports.com/data/CUR_ECCC2017P/Men’s_Teams/98~Finals/C74B~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf   [Accessed 19 March 2019]

[3] World Curling Federation (2017) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2017 – Bronze Medal Game [Internet] Available from: http://live.ktgsports.com/data/CUR_ECCC2017P/Men’s_Teams/98~Bronze_Medal_Game/C74B~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf   [Accessed 19 March 2019]

[4] World Curling Federation (2018) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2018 – Session 7 [Internet] Available from: http://odf2.worldcurling.co/data/CUR_ECCC2018P/Men’s_Teams/13~Session_7/C74A~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf   [Accessed 19 March 2019]

[5] World Curling Federation (2018) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2018 – Gold Medal Game [Internet] Available from: http://odf2.worldcurling.co/data/CUR_ECCC2018P/Men’s_Teams/15~Gold_Medal_Game/C74B~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf  [Accessed 19 March 2019]

[6] World Curling Federation (2018) Men’s European Curling Championships C-Pool 2018 – Bronze Medal Game [Internet] Available from: http://odf2.worldcurling.co/data/CUR_ECCC2018P/Men’s_Teams/16~Bronze_Medal_Game/C74B~Session_Results_and_Standings.pdf  [Accessed 19 March 2019]

Images

[7] World Curling Federation (2017) World Curling Federation Logo [Internet] http://www.worldcurling.org/_templates/wcf2014/css/1/images/default.jpg [Accessed 20 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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WCF | European Curling Championships 2004-2012

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2004

 PWL
Group A   
x – Ireland880
x – Finland871
Austria862
Hungary853
Bulgaria844
Belarus826
Estonia826
Poland826
Andorra808
Group B   
x – England761
x – Czech Republic761
Netherlands752
Spain743
Latvia743
Slovakia725
Greece716
Kazakhstan707

[1]

Semi-Finals   
England2Finland12
Czech Republic4Ireland13
3rd Place   
England5Czech Republic4
Final   
Finland9Ireland2

[1]

WCF European Curling Championships Group A Tournament 2005

 PWL
x – Scotland981
x – Sweden981
x – Switzerland963
t1 – Norway954
t1 – Germany954
Denmark945
Ireland945
Finland936
r – Italy918
r – Russia918

[2]

Tied Playoff 1   
Germany7Norway8
Semi-Finals   
Norway7Scotland4
Sweden8Switzerland5
3rd Place   
Scotland7Switzerland5
Final   
Norway9Sweden4

[2]

WCF European Curling Championships Group A Tournament 2006

 PWL
x – Scotland972
x – Switzerland972
x – Germany963
t2 – Sweden954
t1 – Norway954
t1 – Finland954
t1r – France936
t2r – Denmark936
t1r – Ireland936
r – Wales918

[3]

Tied Playoff 1 Relegation   
Ireland4France5
Tied Playoff 2 Relegation   
Denmark5France6

[3]

Tied Playoff 1   
Finland5Norway6
Tied Playoff 2   
Sweden7Norway6
Place 3 Playoff   
Sweden6Germany4
Place 1 Playoff   
Switzerland9Scotland5
Semi-Final   
Sweden2Scotland5
Final   
Switzerland7Scotland6

[3]

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2007

 PWL
Group A   
x – Ireland660
x – Spain651
Netherlands642
Austria633
Belgium624
Greece615
Iceland606
Group B   
x – Latvia660
x – England651
Wales642
Lithuania633
Bulgaria624
Belarus615
Serbia606

[4]

Promotion SC1   
England8Hungary5
Promotion SC2   
Russia6Spain7
Promotion C   
Ireland7Czech Republic9
Ireland2Czech Republic9

[4]

Place 3 Playoff   
England3Spain8
Place 1 Playoff   
Ireland9Latvia7
Final   
Spain4Ireland9

[4]

WCF European Curling Championships Group A Tournament 2008

 PWL
Scotland972
Norway972
Germany972
Switzerland963
Denmark954
France945
Czech Republic945
Sweden936
Spain918
Ireland918

[5]

    

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2009

 PWL
Group A   
x – Russia990
t1 – Netherlands972
t1 – England972
Estonia954
Poland945
Spain945
Bulgaria945
Greece936
Lithuania927
Serbia909
Group B   
x – Hungary981
t2 – Latvia972
t2 – Ireland972
t1 – Wales972
Austria963
Belgium945
Croatia936
Iceland927
Slovakia918
Belarus909

[6]

Promotion B   
Hungary 4Netherlands6
Promotion C   
Denmark6Netherlands2
Denmark10Netherlands5
Tied 2 Playoff   
Ireland9Latvia7
Tied 1 Playoff   
England5Netherlands9
Ireland11Wales4
Place 3 Playoff   
Netherlands9Ireland3
Final   
Russia4Netherlands8

[6]

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2010

 PWL
Group A   
x – Latvia660
y – Ireland651
Finland642
Wales633
Austria624
Belarus615
Croatia606
Group B   
x – Italy770
y – Slovakia752
Belgium743
Spain743
Estonia734
England734
Hungary725
Greece707

[7]

Promotion B   
Ireland9Slovakia2
Promotion C   
France11Italy5
France7Italy8
France8Italy4

[7]

Place 3 Playoff   
Ireland8Slovakia2
Place 1 Playoff   
Italy5Latvia9
Semi-Final   
Ireland5Italy6
Final   
Latvia7Italy10

[7]

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2011

 PWL
Group A   
x – Hungary761
y – Russia761
Austria752
Finland743
Spain734
Lithuania725
Slovakia716
Belarus716
Group B   
x – Ireland761
y – England761
Estonia743
Poland743
Belgium743
Wales725
Netherlands725
Croatia707

[8]

Promotion C   
France10Russia4
France10Russia6
Promotion B   
Ireland4England8

[8]

Place 3 Playoff   
England2Russia6
Place 1 Playoff   
Ireland4Hungary6
Semi-Final   
Russia6Ireland3
Final   
Hungary4Russia7

[8]

WCF European Curling Championships B-Tournament 2012

 PWL
Group A   
x – Finland761
t1 – England752
t1 – Italy752
Estonia743
Spain734
Turkey725
Slovakia725
Wales716
Group B   
x – Latvia761
y – Netherlands761
Croatia743
Belgium743
Poland734
Austria725
Lithuania725
Ireland716

[9]

Promotion C   
France11Finland10
France6Finland8
France5Finland6
Promotion B   
Netherlands10England8

[9]

Tied 1 Playoff   
England8Italy4
Place 3 Playoff   
Netherlands7England4
Place 1 Playoff   
Finland5Latvia6
Semi-Final   
Finland7Netherlands4
Final   
Latvia4Finland7

[9]

Report

_________________________________________________________

From 2004-2012 Ireland competed in the B-Tournament in the European Championships, and twice winning promotion to the A-Tournament, before the loss of Home Ice meant they could no longer compete.

In 2004, they finished top of Group A with a perfect 8-0 record, winning 13-4 in the Semi-Finals against the Czech Republic before losing 9-2 to Finland in the Final, although winning Promotion in the process.

2005 would see Ireland finish with a 4-5 record in the A-Tournament and in joint 6th.

In 2006 the Irish team would finish with a 3-6 record, losing the relegation playoff 5-4 to France.

Back in the B-Tournament for 2007, Ireland would finish top of Group A on 6-0, but lose the Promotion Playoff 9-7 & 9-2 to the Czechs. After winning the Placement Playoff 9-7 against Latvia, Ireland would win the Final 9-4 against Spain.

In the A-Tournament again for 2008 Ireland would finish joint bottom with a 1-8 record and be relegated.

Once again in the B-Tournament for 2009, the Irish would finish joint second in their Group on 7-2, before once again beating Latvia in the Playoffs 9-2, and then going down 9-3 to the Netherlands in the Place 3 Playoff, who would go on to beat Russia in the Final.

In the 2010 Tournament, Ireland would finish runners-up to Latvia in their group with 5 wins and 1 loss, before beating Slovakia 9-2 & 8-2 in the Playoffs, and again losing in the Semi-Finals to the eventual winners, this time Italy on a scoreline of 6-5.

For 2011, Ireland would finish joint top of their group on 6-1 with England, before losing the Playoff to them 8-4, and then in the next Playoff, losing to Hungary 6-4. Once again, for the third year running, Ireland would lose in the Semi-Finals to the eventual winner, Russia this time, 6-3.

Following a disappointing 2012 where Ireland finished bottom of their group on 1-6, they would lose Home Ice, after Dundonald Ice Bowl was no longer available for Curling, and be unable then to compete in the European Championships until returning to the C-Tournament in 2017.

References

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Websites

[1] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2004 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/227 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[2] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2005 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/229 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[3] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2006 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/231 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[4] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2007 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/320 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[5] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2008 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/253 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[6] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2009 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/318 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[7] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2010 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/359 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[8] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2011 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/435 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

[9] World Curling Federation (2017) Le Gruyere European Curling Championships 2012 http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/451 [Accessed 10 February 2017]

Images

[10] World Curling Federation (2017) World Curling Federation Logo [Internet] http://www.worldcurling.org/_templates/wcf2014/css/1/images/default.jpg [Accessed 20 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 December 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You mayquote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.