Euro Super Series
The Euro Super Series is a curling tournament held annually in August at the National Curling Academy in Stirling, Scotland. The event, which is put on by British Curling was first held in 2021 in a bid to "launch a new era of high class competition (in Europe)".[1] Since 2022, the men's and women's events are held a week apart. The purse for both the men's and women's events is £20,000, with the winners receiving £6,000.
The inaugural event saw team "GB Red" skipped by Rebecca Morrison defeat Sweden's Isabella Wranå in the women's final. British Curling decided to split their nine player team into two squads for the event (red and blue) in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the men's final, Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller defeated Scotland's Ross Whyte.[2]
At the 2022 event, Germany's Daniela Jentsch defeated Norway's Team Rørvik, which was skipped by Maia Ramsfjell with the absence of regular skip Marianne Rørvik.[3] In the men's event, Team Italy, skipped by Joël Retornaz downed the Korey Dropkin rink from the United States.[4]
The 2023 event saw the return of Olympic champion Eve Muirhead who came out of retirement to spare for the Michèle Jäggi rink.[5] The defending World Champion Bruce Mouat rink won the men's event on home ice, defeating their compatriots, the Ross Whyte rink in the final on the same weekend as Mouat's 29th birthday.[6] The women's event was won by Delaney Strouse of the United States, who beat Italy's Stefania Constantini in the final.[7]
Champions[edit]
Men's[edit]
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler |
 Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle |
£6,000 |
| 2022 |  Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella |
 Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell |
£20,000 |
| 2023 | Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. |
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle |
£20,000 |
Women's[edit]
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rebecca Morrison, Lauren Gray, Jennifer Dodds, Mili Smith |
 Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Jennie Wåhlin, Maria Larsson |
£6,000 |
| 2022 |  Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Mia Höhne, Analena Jentsch |
 Kristin Skaslien, Maia Ramsfjell (skip), Mille Haslev Nordbye, Martine Rønning |
£20,000 |
| 2023 | Delaney Strouse, Anne O'Hara, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers |
Stefania Constantini, Marta Lo Deserto, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli |
£20,000 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Euro Super Series date for curlers". pressreader. Perthshire Advetiser. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "EVE HOME TRIUMPH FOR GB RED CAPS SUPERB NEW EVENT". British Curling. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "JENTSCH WINS EURO SUPER SERIES SEASON OPENER". British Curling. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Curling, l'Italia vince le Euro Super Series a Stirling: successo in Scozia" (in Italian). Sportface.it. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "EVE MUIRHEAD: Curling 'comeback' is off to a winning start in Euro Super Series". The Courier. Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Around Curling: Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend". TSN. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Scottish Pilgrimage Pays off for Strouse's Young Americans". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-09-02.