Euro Super Series

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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.

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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

Men's

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (£)
2021 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle £6,000
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Flag of the United States.svg Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell £20,000
2023 Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle £20,000

Women's

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (£)
2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Rebecca Morrison, Lauren Gray, Jennifer Dodds, Mili Smith Flag of Sweden.svg Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Jennie Wåhlin, Maria Larsson £6,000
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Mia Höhne, Analena Jentsch Flag of Norway.svg Kristin Skaslien, Maia Ramsfjell (skip), Mille Haslev Nordbye, Martine Rønning £20,000
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Strouse, Anne O'Hara, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Constantini, Marta Lo Deserto, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli £20,000

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References

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  2. ↑ "EVE HOME TRIUMPH FOR GB RED CAPS SUPERB NEW EVENT". British Curling. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ↑ "JENTSCH WINS EURO SUPER SERIES SEASON OPENER". British Curling. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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