The 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 22 to 27, 2008 at the Mercedes Benz Sportpark in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Germany, skipped by Rainer Schöpp, won their first title after defeating Czech Republic in the final.
Hosts Austria were skipped by two-time Austrian mixed curling champion Markus Schagerl. Germany were skipped by Rainer Schöpp and defending champions Wales were skipped by Adrian Meikle.
The winner of each group advanced directly to play-offs and second place contested the qualification round.
Group A consisted of the Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland and defending champions Wales.
Wales, the defending champions, were eliminated at the first hurdle, losing five of their six group matches. The group was won by the Czech Rublic who won all six of their matches. A tie-breaker was required for second after Scotland and Switzerland were tied on four wins and two losses each.
Scotland defeated Switzerland 4âÂÂ3 in the tie-break.
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Group B consisted of Denmark, England, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, Serbia and Spain.
Russia finished first in the group after winning all seven of their matches. Denmark were second with a record of six wins and one loss.
Group C consisted of hosts Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden.
Sweden finished first in the group after winning all seven of their matches. Germany were second with a record of five wins and two losses.
Germany defeated Denmark 12âÂÂ8 in the qualification semi-final to advance to the qualification final. They then defeated Scotland 6âÂÂ3 to advance to the play-offs.
Qualification semi-final
Qualification final
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In the semi-finals, the Czech Republic and Germany advanced to the final after an 8âÂÂ3 win over Russia and a 7âÂÂ1 win over Sweden respectively. Sweden won bronze after a 6âÂÂ4 win over Russia in the bronze medal game and Germany won the title with a 5âÂÂ3 win over the Czech Republic in the final.
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
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