The 1981 European Curling Championships were held from 7 to 12 December at the Sportzentrum arena in Grindelwald , Switzerland .
The Swiss men's team skipped by Jürg Tanner won their third European title, and the Swiss women's team skipped by Susan Schlapbach won their second European title.
For the first time, the men's team of Austria and Finland and women's teams of Austria and Luxembourg took part in the European Championship.
Men's
Teams
Round robin
Group A
Team
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
W
L
Place
A1
Austria
*
6:7
5:6
5:8
10:8
6:14
5:7
1
5
6
A2
England
7:6
*
7:9
7:9
10:6
4:14
3:11
2
4
5
A3
France
6:5
9:7
*
3:10
11:3
7:6
4:7
4
2
3
A4
Germany
8:5
9:7
10:3
*
11:4
7:6
5:7
5
1
2
A5
Netherlands
8:10
6:10
3:11
4:11
*
4:9
1:13
0
6
7
A6
Scotland
14:6
14:4
6:7
6:7
9:4
*
4:7
3
3
4
A7
Switzerland
7:5
11:3
7:4
7:5
13:1
7:4
*
6
0
1
Group B
Team
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
W
L
Place
B1
Denmark
*
12:5
11:6
6:5
7:6
9:10
13:3
5
1
2
B2
Finland
5:12
*
3:7
7:6
2:13
3:13
3:8[ 1]
1
5
7
B3
Italy
6:11
7:3
*
15:3
2:7
3:9
12:2
3
3
4
B4
Luxembourg
5:6
6:7
3:15
*
1:14
2:9
11:9
1
5
5
B5
Norway
6:7
13:2
7:2
14:1
*
7:8
14:2
4
2
3
B6
Sweden
10:9
13:3
9:3
9:2
8:7
*
14:4
6
0
1
B7
Wales
3:13
8:3
2:12
9:11
2:14
4:14
*
1
5
6
Teams to playoffs
Ranking games for 5th-14th places
Playoffs
Final standings
Women's
Teams
Round robin
Group A
Team
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
W
L
Place
A1
Austria
*
4:11
3:8
15:6
16:7
1:14
3:18
2
4
5
A2
Denmark
11:4
*
6:4
11:6
14:6
7:9
3:4
4
2
2
A3
France
8:3
4:6
*
14:4
13:4
8:7
5:10
4
2
3
A4
Luxembourg
6:15
6:11
4:14
*
3:15
9:7
3:15
1
5
7
A5
Netherlands
7:16
6:14
4:13
15:3
*
3:9
3:15
1
5
6
A6
Scotland
14:1
9:7
7:8
7:9
9:3
*
7:6
4
2
4
A7
Sweden
18:3
4:3
10:5
15:3
15:3
6:7
*
5
1
1
Group B
Team
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
W
L
Place
B1
England
*
5:13
6:9
6:15
3:9
7:8
0
5
6
B2
Germany
13:5
*
4:6
5:9
6:5
10:9
3
2
3
B3
Italy
9:6
6:4
*
3:9
5:7
3:4
2
3
5
B4
Norway
15:6
9:5
9:3
*
3:4
9:2
4
1
2
B5
Switzerland
9:3
5:6
7:5
4:3
*
8:3
4
1
1
B6
Wales
8:7
9:10
4:3
2:9
3:8
*
2
3
4
Teams to playoffs
Ranking games for 5th-12th places
Playoffs
Final standings
References
^ Mistake on WCF database: result of match Wales - Finland (8:3) shown as a result of match Wales - Luxembourg.
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