title: 1989 European Curling Championships
text: # 1989 European Curling Championships
  
  The 1989 European Curling Championships were held from December 5 to 9 at the Sportzentrum Erlen arena in Engelberg, Switzerland.
  
  The Scottish men's team won their fifth title and the West German women's team won their fourth title.
  
  The event was televised on Eurosport.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Teams
  
  The men's teams were as follows.
  
  | Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club, city |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Austria | Alois Kreidl | Thomas Wieser | Dieter Küchenmeister | Stefan Salinger | | Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel |
  | Belgium | Marcel Marién | Pierre Mallants | Walter Verbueken | Blair Roberts | | |
  | Denmark | Frants Gufler | Christian Thune | Niels Siggaard | Finn Nielsen | | |
  | England | Eric Laidler | Jim. Wilson | D. Michael Sutherland | Neil Harvey | | |
  | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | Jari Laukkanen | Jori Aro | Marko Poikolainen | Juhani Heinonen | Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää |
  | France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Daniel Cosetto | Lionel Tournier | Patrick Philippe | | |
  | Italy | Andrea Pavani | Fabio Alverà | Franco Sovilla | Stefano Morona | | |
  | Netherlands | Otto Veening | Rob Joosen | Hans van Dijk | Fred Melker | | |
  | Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | Dagfinn Loen | Espen de Lange | Thoralf Hognestad | Bent Ånund Ramsfjell | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
  | Scotland | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Hugh Aitken | Jim Cannon | | |
  | Sweden | Per Lindeman | Bo Andersson | Göran Åberg | Carl von Wendt | | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
  | Switzerland | Markus Känzig | Silvano Flückiger | Mario Flückiger | Michel Evard | | |
  | Wales | Adrian Meikle | Jamie Meikle | Hugh Meikle | Nick Leslie | | |
  | West Germany | Keith Wendorf | Sven Saile | Christoph Möckel | Uwe Saile | | CC Schwenningen, Schwenningen |
  
  ### First Phase (Triple Knockout)
  
  The results were as follows:
  
  **Round 1**
  
  Two teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 8 | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | 7 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 6 |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 10 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
  | Wales | Wales | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 | | | |
  | France | France | 1 | Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | | | | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 14 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 | | | |
  | England | England | 4 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 9 | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | |
  
  **Round 2**
  
  Three teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 8 |
  | | | | | | | England | England | 1 |
  | | | | England | England | 9 | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 8 | | | | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
  | | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
  | | | | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |
  | Wales | Wales | 4 | France | France | 7 | | | |
  | France | France | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 3 | Italy | Italy | 1 |
  | Norway | Norway | 8 | Norway | Norway | 6 |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
  
  **Round 3**
  
  Three teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | England | England | 5 |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Wales | Wales | 8 |
  | Wales | Wales | 6 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
  | Austria | Austria | 8 | Austria | Austria | 7 |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | France | France | 8 |
  | Finland | Finland | 10 | Finland | Finland | 2 |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | |
  
  ### Second Phase (Double Knockout)
  
  **Round 1**
  
  Two teams promoted to Playoffs
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 8 | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 3 | Scotland | Scotland | 7 |
  | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
  | Wales | Wales | 1 | | | |
  | Wales | Wales | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
  | | | | Norway | Norway | 8 |
  | Norway | Norway | 4 | Norway | Norway | 8 |
  | France | France | 2 | | | |
  
  **Round 2**
  
  Two teams promoted to Playoffs
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 |
  | Austria | Austria | 1 | West Germany | West Germany | 7 |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 6 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
  | Wales | Wales | 4 | France | France | 5 |
  | France | France | 8 | | | |
  
  ### Placement Phase
  
  **Range 9-14**
  
  | Quarterfinals (9-14) | Quarterfinals (9-14) | Quarterfinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Semifinals (9-14) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | England | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | England | England | 1 | | | |
  | | | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
  | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Semifinals (11-14) | Semifinals (11-14) | Semifinals (11-14) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
  | England | England | 9 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | England | England | 1 |
  | | | | Finland | Finland | 11 |
  | Finland | Finland | 7 | Finland | Finland | 11 |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
  | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 |
  | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 9 |
  
  **Range 5-8**
  
  | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
  | - | - | - |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 7 |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 8 |
  | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
  | Austria | Austria | 10 |
  | Wales | Wales | 3 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 5 | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
  | Norway | Norway | 7 | Norway | Norway | 4 |
  | France | France | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
  | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 6 |
  | | | | France | France | 5 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  The final rankings were as follows.
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Scotland | Hammy McMillan | 6 | 6 | 0 |
  | | Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 7 | 5 | 2 |
  | | West Germany | Keith Wendorf | 9 | 6 | 3 |
  | 4 | France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 10 | 5 | 5 |
  | 5 | Sweden | Per Lindeman | 8 | 5 | 3 |
  | 6 | Switzerland | Markus Känzig | 7 | 4 | 3 |
  | 7 | Austria | Alois Kreidl | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | 8 | Wales | Adrian Meikle | 7 | 2 | 5 |
  | 9 | Italy | Andrea Pavani | 7 | 4 | 3 |
  | 10 | Denmark | Frants Gufler | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | 11 | Finland | Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 8 | 4 | 4 |
  | 12 | England | Eric Laidler | 7 | 2 | 5 |
  | 13 | Belgium | Marcel Marién | 6 | 1 | 5 |
  | 14 | Netherlands | Otto Veening | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Teams
  
  The women's teams were as follows.
  
  | Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club, city |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Austria | Lilly Hummelt | Eva Nägele | Monika Hölzl | Margit Dalik | |
  | Denmark | Helena Blach | Malene Krause | Hanne Raun | Gitte Larsen | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
  | England | Caroline Cumming | Aileen Gemmell | Alison Arthur | Penni Davis | |
  | Finland | Jaana Jokela | Terhi Aro | Mari Lundén | Heidi Koskiheimo | |
  | France | Paulette Sulpice | Brigitte Lamy | Jocelyn Lhenry | Guylaine Fratucello | |
  | Italy | Ann Lacedelli | Francesca Del Fabbro | Daniela Zandegiacomo | Loredana Siorpaes | |
  | Netherlands | Jenny Bovenschen | Netty Born | Kniertje van Kuyk | Teuna Jongert | |
  | Norway | Trine Trulsen | Dordi Nordby | Hanne Pettersen | Mette Halvorsen | Snarøyen CC, Oslo |
  | Scotland | Kirsty Addison | Karen Addison | Joanna Pegg | Laura Scott | |
  | Sweden | Anette Norberg | Anna Rindeskog | Sofie Marmont | Louise Marmont | Härnösands CK, Härnösand |
  | Switzerland | Marianne Flotron | Daniela Sartori | Esther Christen | Caroline Rück | |
  | Wales | Helen Lyon | Jean Robinson | Hilary Davis | Jackie Jones | |
  | West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | Monika Wagner | Christina Haller | Heike Wieländer | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
  
  ### First Phase (Triple Knockout)
  
  The results were as follows:
  
  **Round 1**
  
  Two teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 9 | | | |
  | England | England | 3 | France | France | 2 | | | |
  | France | France | 11 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 11 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
  | Wales | Wales | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 8 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 10 | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 10 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 8 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 8 |
  | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 10 | West Germany | West Germany | 6 | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
  
  **Round 2**
  
  Three teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 3 | Game 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 8 |
  | | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 6 |
  | | | | England | England | 7 | | | |
  | Wales | Wales | 1 | Finland | Finland | 8 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Italy | Italy | 7 |
  | Italy | Italy | 12 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | France | France | 3 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 10 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 10 | Norway | Norway | 4 |
  | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
  | Austria | Austria | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 11 | | | |
  
  **Round 3**
  
  Three teams promoted to Second Phase
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 11 |
  | Austria | Austria | 6 | Wales | Wales | 3 |
  | Wales | Wales | 7 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | Norway | Norway | 14 |
  | England | England | 9 | England | England | 1 |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 |
  | Finland | Finland | 6 |
  | France | France | 9 |
  
  ### Second Phase (Double Knockout)
  
  **Round 1**
  
  Two teams promoted to Playoffs
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 7 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 5 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
  | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | Italy | Italy | 1 | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 8 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 15 | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
  | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
  | France | France | 6 | | | |
  
  **Round 2**
  
  Two teams promoted to Playoffs
  
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 |
  | Norway | Norway | 7 | Norway | Norway | 7 |
  | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
  | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 |
  | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 9 | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
  | France | France | 7 | | | |
  
  ### Placement Phase
  
  **Range 9-13**
  
  | Quarterfinals (9-13) | Quarterfinals (9-13) | Quarterfinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Semifinals (9-13) | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place | Final for 9th place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Wales | Wales | 9 | | | |
  | | | | England | England | 8 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Wales | Wales | 2 |
  | | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 9 |
  | | | | Finland | Finland | 9 | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 9 | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 8 | | | | | | |
  | Semifinals (11-13) | Semifinals (11-13) | Semifinals (11-13) | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place | Final for 11th place |
  | England | England | 5 | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 11 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 12 |
  | | | | Austria | Austria | 2 |
  
  **Range 5-8**
  
  | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place | Final for 5th place |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norway | Norway | 10 |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
  | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place | Final for 7th place |
  | Italy | Italy | 4 |
  | France | France | 7 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 8 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 |
  | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 6 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
  | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 8 |
  | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  The final rankings were as follows.
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | West Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 7 | 7 | 0 |
  | | Switzerland | Marianne Flotron | 8 | 5 | 3 |
  | | Sweden | Anette Norberg | 6 | 5 | 1 |
  | 4 | Denmark | Helena Blach | 10 | 5 | 5 |
  | 5 | Norway | Trine Trulsen | 9 | 5 | 4 |
  | 6 | Scotland | Kirsty Addison | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | 7 | France | Paulette Sulpice | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | 8 | Italy | Ann Lacedelli | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | 9 | Finland | Jaana Jokela | 7 | 4 | 3 |
  | 10 | Wales | Helen Lyon | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | 11 | Netherlands | Jenny Bovenschen | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | 12 | Austria | Lilly Hummelt | 7 | 2 | 5 |
  | 13 | England | Caroline Cumming | 6 | 1 | 5 |
  