Curling · International
Finland finish unbeaten at the European curling championship
Finland won the men’s European Curling Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany, beating Denmark 8–7 in the final. The event took place from 9 to 16 December 2000 at the Eislaufzentrum.
2000-12-09–2000-12-16 · Oberstdorf, Germany
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The story
Finland won the men’s European Curling Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany, beating Denmark 8–7 in the final. The event took place from 9 to 16 December 2000 at the Eislaufzentrum.
How it unfolded
Markku Uusipaavalniemi’s team finished with eleven wins and no defeats. The Finnish roster also included Wille Mäkelä, Tommi Häti, Jari Laukkanen and Pekka Saarelainen. Denmark, represented by Ulrik Schmidt’s Hvidovre team, finished 8–3.
The wider picture
The final was decided in an extra end. Denmark scored two in the tenth to level the match at seven; Finland then took a single point in the eleventh. The official archive distinguishes this continental championship from the separate world championship held in Glasgow earlier in the year.
Sources
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