Scottish teams win opening three European ties

Published27 October 2026

Scotland women have two wins out of two at the European Curling Championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic after defeating Turkey 7-4.

Fay Henderson's rink were two up after the first end but trailed by the the end of the third before picking up a three. Turkey got back within one after the sixth but a two at the next end got the Scots over the line.

Henderson's team had opened with a comprehensive 12-3 victory over Denmark on Tuesday.

They edged the opening two ends by single points before the Danes halved the deficit. However, the Scots took control of their opening, surging into a five-point lead by the close of the fourth end.

Although Denmark scored two points in the fifth, Scotland ended the contest emphatically with a six-point haul in the sixth and final end.

Scotland women face Sweden on Thursday (08:30 GMT), with the round-robin match live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Earlier on Wednesday, Scotland men triumphed 8-4 against the Netherlands in their opening tie.

Grant Hardie's rink picked up two at the opening end and three at the third to lead 5-1. The Dutch were 6-4 down after six ends but Scotland picked up two more at the seventh to see out the win.

Scotland men meet Belgium later on Wednesday.

European Curling Championships

Ostrava, Czech Republic

27 October - 1 November

Watch selected games live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

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