2005 English Curling Championships

This years Championships are to be held at the Greenacres Curling Club in Renfrewshire, Scotland from Wednesday 23^rd to Sunday 27^th February. There are five teams entered for the Men’s event (two more than last year) and two teams for the Women’s event (so for the first time in three years there will be a Women’s Championship!).

The teams are:

Ladies teams skipped by:

Fiona Hawker

Joan Reed

Competition will be the best of five games

Men’s teams skipped by:

Phil Atherton

Bruce Bowyer

Richard Lumsden

Michael Opel

Keith Wilson

Competition will be a double round robin.

Interestingly, only Phil Atherton’s team is the same as in last year’s event, with the reigning champions not entering the Men’s event and the skips leaving the other men’s team and the ladies team from last year.

Draw times are as follows:

Men

Round 1 - Wednesday 23 February, 2005 - 15.00 - 17.45 - 2 lanes

Round 2 - Thursday 24 February, 2005 - 08.00 - 10.45 - 2 lanes

Round 3 - Thursday 24 February, 2005 - 11.45 - 14.30 - 2 lanes

Round 4 - Thursday 24 February, 2005 - 15.30 - 18.15 - 2 lanes

Round 5 - Friday 25 February, 2005 - 09.30 - 12.15 - 2 lanes

Round 6 - Friday 25 February, 2005 - 15.00 - 17.45 - 2 lanes

Round 7 - Saturday 26 February 2005 - 12.15 - 15.00 - 2 lanes

Round 8 - Saturday 26 February 2005 - 17.30 - 20.15 - 2 lanes

Round 9 - Sunday 27 February 2005 - 08.00 - 10.45 - 2 lanes

Round 10 - Sunday 27 February 2005 - 11.45 - 14.30 - 2 lanes

If tie breakers are required they may have to be played on an alternative weekend.

Women

Round 1 - Thursday 24 February, 2005 - 12.15 - 15.00 - 1 lane

Round 2 - Friday 25 February, 2005 - 09.30 - 12.15 - 1 lane

Round 3 - Friday 25 February, 2005 - 15.00 - 17.45 - 1 lane

Round 4 - Saturday 26 February 2005 - 12.15 - 15.00 - 1 lane (if needed)

Round 5 - Saturday 26 February 2005 - 17.30 - 20.15 - 1 lane (if needed)