28-11-2015, 00:38
First things first - a reply to SCO re the two divisions. The A Division consists of the top ten teams in Europe from the previous season and the B Division is made up of the next best teams. The bottom two in the A Division are relegated and the top two in the B Division are promoted. There are medal games for the B Division teams as well as the top teams.
The B Division games are almost complete with the medals being won and promotion and relegation almost decided. For the men, Denmark and Austria are promoted to the A Division and Estonia are relegated to the C Division - that's another story for another day. Belgium and Croatia have to play-off with the loser joining Estonia. As far as the medals are concerned, Denmark beat Austria 6-4 to take the Gold Medal and Latvia demolished Israel 13-3 to win Bronze. England finished the competition in 7th place and Wales ended in 13th.
In the women's competition, Italy and Czech Republic are promoted and France and Austria are relegated. In two extremely tight games, Italy beat Czech Republic 7-6 to win Gold and Latvia beat England 8-7 in the Bronze Medal game. England had led 5-3 at the halfway stage, but failed to score in the next 4 ends to trail by 5-8. A valiant two in the last end made the score respectable but the damage had already been done.
In the A Division, the men's semi-finals and Bronze Medal games for both men and women were also played today. Sweden beat Norway in a see-saw game by 8 shots to 7 after an extra end and are joined in tomorrow's Gold Medal game by Switzerland, who had a much more straightforward game, beating Finland 10-4. Norway then went on to beat Finland in the Bronze Medal game by 7-4. Czech Republic and Netherlands are the two relegated teams and Scotland finished 5th.
The Women's Bronze Medal was won by Finland, who beat Denmark 10-8 - a first ever medal for Finland. Estonia and Hungary are relegated to the B Division.
That leaves tomorrow's Gold/Silver Medal games to be played. Sweden play Switzerland in the Men's Final, which is being shown live on Eurosport2 at 09.00, with the Women's Final between Scotland and Russia in the afternoon - 1 hour of highlights shown on Eurosport2 on Sunday morning at 10.00.
The B Division games are almost complete with the medals being won and promotion and relegation almost decided. For the men, Denmark and Austria are promoted to the A Division and Estonia are relegated to the C Division - that's another story for another day. Belgium and Croatia have to play-off with the loser joining Estonia. As far as the medals are concerned, Denmark beat Austria 6-4 to take the Gold Medal and Latvia demolished Israel 13-3 to win Bronze. England finished the competition in 7th place and Wales ended in 13th.
In the women's competition, Italy and Czech Republic are promoted and France and Austria are relegated. In two extremely tight games, Italy beat Czech Republic 7-6 to win Gold and Latvia beat England 8-7 in the Bronze Medal game. England had led 5-3 at the halfway stage, but failed to score in the next 4 ends to trail by 5-8. A valiant two in the last end made the score respectable but the damage had already been done.
In the A Division, the men's semi-finals and Bronze Medal games for both men and women were also played today. Sweden beat Norway in a see-saw game by 8 shots to 7 after an extra end and are joined in tomorrow's Gold Medal game by Switzerland, who had a much more straightforward game, beating Finland 10-4. Norway then went on to beat Finland in the Bronze Medal game by 7-4. Czech Republic and Netherlands are the two relegated teams and Scotland finished 5th.
The Women's Bronze Medal was won by Finland, who beat Denmark 10-8 - a first ever medal for Finland. Estonia and Hungary are relegated to the B Division.
That leaves tomorrow's Gold/Silver Medal games to be played. Sweden play Switzerland in the Men's Final, which is being shown live on Eurosport2 at 09.00, with the Women's Final between Scotland and Russia in the afternoon - 1 hour of highlights shown on Eurosport2 on Sunday morning at 10.00.
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