European Curling Championships 2025 Semi-finals: How to watch Scotland's men and women play for a spot in the finals on TV
Scotland’s men and women have had very different routes to the knock-out games, but both are one win away from a guaranteed medal.
This week has seen Europe’s finest curlers battle it out for the European Curling Championships and we’ve now reached the semi-final stage.
First held in 1975, this year has once again sees both the women’s and men’s championships taking place at the same time at the same venue.
Aside for playing for the trophy, the top eight men's and women's teams in the A Division will qualify for the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship respectively.
Meanwhile, the bottom two teams in the round-robin stage will see themselves drop into the B Division and have to wait at least a year to seek promotion and compete for a place at the world championships again.
Last year saw Scotland’s men pipped by Germany in the final, stopping them from winning the fourth competition in succession, while the women took bronze before Switzerland beat Sweden in the final.
This year Bruce Mouat’s men’s Scotland team have won all nine of their round robin matches, placing them top of their table and bagging a semi-final place,
Meanwhile, Scotland’s women squeezed through to the semi-finals with a last-gasp 5-4 triumph over Germany seeing them win five and lose four.
So the dream double is still on for the Scots - here’s everything you need to know about the competition and how to watch Scotland go for glory.
When are the European Curling Championships being played?
The A Division of the European Curling Championships are being played from November 22-29 in , at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja, Finland. Both Scotland’s men’s and women’s teams are playing in the A Division.
The B Division takes place at the same time and is played at the Pajulahti Sports Centre in Lahti, Finland.
The C Division has already been played earlier this year in the Östersund Curling Club in Östersund, Sweden. Latvia won the men’s competition and Slovakia the women
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Who is playing for Scotland at the European Curling Championships?
The Scottish men’s teams is as follows:
- Skip: Bruce Mouat
- Third: Grant Hardie
- Second: Bobby Lammie
- Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr
- Alternate: Kyle Waddell
The Scottish women’s team is as follows:
- Skip: Sophie Jackson
- Third: Rebecca Morrison
- Second: Jennifer Dodds
- Lead: Sophie Sinclair
- Alternate: Fay Henderson
What is the format of the European Curling Championships?
All teams will play each other once in a round-robin before the top four teams are paired up for two semi-final matches.
The winners will advance to the final while bronze medal matches will take place for the losing semifinalists.
When are the semi finals of the European Curling Championships being played?
Scotland’s women are up first, playing their semi-final against Switzerland at 5pm UK time on Thursday, November 27. Sweden will take on Norway in the other match.
Then Scotland’s men will take on Sweden in their semi-final starting at 7am on Friday, November 28.
When are the European Curling Championships finals being played?
The medals for the men’s competition will be decided as follows:
- Bronze medal game: Friday, November 28, 5pm
- Gold medal game: Saturday, November 29, 1pm
The women’s medal matches will be played as follows:
- Bronze medal game: Friday, November 28, 12noon
- Gold medal game: Saturday, November 29, 8am
What are the full Scottish men’s team results so far?
Here’s are all the men’s round robin matches and the results:
- Saturday, November 22, 2:30 pm: Germany Scotland win 8-7
- Sunday, November 23, 9:00 am: Czech Republic Scotland win 10-5
- Sunday, November 23, 7:00 pm: Austria Scotland win 7-4
- Monday, November 24, 12:00 pm: Denmark Scotland win 9-4
- Monday, November 24, 8:00 pm: Switzerland Scotland win 8-4
- Tuesday, November 25, 2:00 pm: Norway Scotland win 7-4
- Wednesday, November 26, 9:00 am: Poland Scotland win 7-2
- Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm: Sweden Scotland win 11-4
- Thursday, November 27, 2:00 pm: Italy Scotland win 8-5
What are the full Scottish women’s teams results so far?
Here’s are all the women’s round robin matches and the results so far:
- Saturday, November 22, 9:00 am: Turkey Scotland lose 9-0
- Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm: Sweden Scotland lose 7-6
- Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm: Denmark Scotland win 8-4
- Monday, November 24, 8:00 am: Italy Scotland lose 9-2
- Monday, November 24, 4:00 pm: Lithuania Scotland win 8-4
- Tuesday, November 25, 9:00 am: Switzerland Scotland lose 8-3
- Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm: Czech Republic Scotland win 8-3
- Wednesday, November 26, 2:00 pm: Norway Scotland win 8-5
- Thursdsay, November 27, 9:00 am: Germany Scotland win 6-5
The BBC will be broadcasting all the action from Scotland’s men and womens teams’ semi-finals, as follows:
- Thursday, November 27 at 5pm: Scotland v Switzerland in the women’s semi-final
- Friday, November 28, at 7am: Scotland v Sweden in the men’s semi-final
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