European Curling Championships 2025: Team Scotland lineups, groups, format and schedule
One of the biggest competitions in the curling calendar is currently underway in Finland - and Scotland will be hoping to bag medals.
This month sees Europes finest curlers compete for the European Curling Championships.
First held in 1975, this year will once again see both the women’s and men’s championships taking place at the same time at the same venue, promising extra excitement.
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 Switzeland beat Sweden in the final.
Here’s everything you need to know about Scotland in this year’s competition.
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 runners-up.
Who are Scotland’s men’s team up against?
These are the other nine teams Scotland’s men will play for a short at the medals:
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Norway
- Germany
- Denmark
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Austria
Who are Scotland’s women’s team up against?
These are the other nine teams Scotland’s women will play for a short at the medals:
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Norway
- Sweden
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- Denmark
- Turkey
- Lithuania
What are Scotland’s men’s teams fixtures?
Here’s when Scotland’s men will be playing in the round-robin:
- Saturday, November 22, 2:30 pm: Germany
- Sunday, November 23, 9:00 am: Czech Republic
- Sunday, November 23, 7:00 pm: Austria
- Monday, November 24, 12:00 pm: Denmark
- Monday, November 24, 8:00 pm: Switzerland
- Tuesday, November 25, 2:00 pm: Norway
- Wednesday, November 26, 9:00 am: Poland
- Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm: Sweden
- Thursday, November 27, 2:00 pm: Italy
What are Scotland’s women’s teams fixtures?
Here’s when Scotland’s women will be playing in the round-robin:
- Saturday, November 22, 9:00 am: Turkey
- Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm: Sweden
- Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm: Denmark
- Monday, November 24, 8:00 am: Italy
- Monday, November 24, 4:00 pm: Lithuania
- Tuesday, November 25, 9:00 am: Switzerland
- Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm: Czech Republic
- Wednesday, November 26, 2:00 pm: Norway
- Thursdsay, November 27, 9:00 am: Germany
When are the medal games played in the European Curling Championships?
The men’s knockout stages will be played as follows:
- Semifinals: Friday, November 28, 9:00 am
- Bronze medal game: Friday, November 28, 7:00 pm
- Gold medal game: Saturday, November 29, 3:00 pm
The women’s knockout stages will be played as follows:
- Semifinals:Thursday, November 27, 7:00 pm
- Bronze medal game: Friday, November 28, 2:00 pm
- Gold medal game: Saturday, November 29, 10:00 am
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