Euro Super Series
{{short description|Curling tournament in Scotland}}
{{Infobox curling event|2024|2024
| Name = Euro Super Series
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| Established = 2021
| Current host city = Stirling, Scotland
| Current arena = National Curling Academy
| Purse = £ 20,000
| Current men's champion = {{flagicon|SCO}} Bruce Mouat
| Current women's champion = {{flagicon|SCO}} Fay Henderson
| Current = 2024 Euro Super Series
}}
The Euro Super Series is a curling tournament held annually in August at the National Curling Academy in Stirling, Scotland. The event, which is put on by British Curling was first held in 2021 in a bid to "launch a new era of high class competition (in Europe)".{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/perthshire-advertiser/20210820/282166474260770|website=pressreader|title=Euro Super Series date for curlers|publisher=Perthshire Advetiser|accessdate=2023-08-27}} Since 2022, the men's and women's events are held a week apart. The purse for both the men's and women's events is £20,000, with the winners receiving £6,000.
The inaugural event saw team "GB Red" skipped by Rebecca Morrison defeat Sweden's Isabella Wranå in the women's final. British Curling decided to split their nine-player team into two squads for the event (red and blue) in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the men's final, Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller defeated Scotland's Ross Whyte.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishcurling.org.uk/news/home-triumph-for-gb-red-caps-superb-new-event/|title=EVE HOME TRIUMPH FOR GB RED CAPS SUPERB NEW EVENT |publisher=British Curling|accessdate=2023-09-02}}
At the 2022 event, Germany's Daniela Jentsch defeated Norway's Team Rørvik, which was skipped by Maia Ramsfjell with the absence of regular skip Marianne Rørvik.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishcurling.org.uk/news/jentsch-wins-euro-super-series-season-opener/|title=JENTSCH WINS EURO SUPER SERIES SEASON OPENER |publisher=British Curling|accessdate=2023-09-02}} In the men's event, Team Italy, skipped by Joël Retornaz downed the Korey Dropkin rink from the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportface.it/sport-invernali/curling/curling-italia-vince-euro-super-series-stirling-successo-scozia/1874686|title=Curling, l’Italia vince le Euro Super Series a Stirling: successo in Scozia|publisher=Sportface.it|accessdate=2023-09-02|language=it}}
The 2023 event saw the return of Olympic champion Eve Muirhead who came out of retirement to spare for the Michèle Jäggi rink.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/columnists/4648411/eve-muirhead-curling-comeback-winning-start-euro-super-series/|website=The Courier|title=EVE MUIRHEAD: Curling ‘comeback’ is off to a winning start in Euro Super Series|publisher=Evening Telegraph|accessdate=2023-09-02}} The defending World Champion Bruce Mouat rink won the men's event on home ice, defeating their compatriots, the Ross Whyte rink in the final on the same weekend as Mouat's 29th birthday.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/kate-cameron-kayla-skrlik-bruce-mouat-all-winners-on-tour-this-weekend-1.2000850|title=Around Curling: Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend|publisher=TSN|accessdate=2023-09-02}} The women's event was won by Delaney Strouse of the United States, who beat Italy's Stefania Constantini in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=7879|title=Scottish Pilgrimage Pays off for Strouse's Young Americans|publisher=CurlingZone|accessdate=2023-09-02}}
The 2024 event saw a rematch of the men's final from the year prior with Bruce Mouat once again defeating Ross Whyte for a second consecutive year. Team Mouat, who also won the 2024 Baden Masters the week prior, improved their record to 14–0 to begin the 2024–25 season. The reigning Scottish women's champions Team Fay Henderson came out on top in the women's event, defeating Stefania Constantini's Italian rink to claim the title.{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishcurling.org.uk/news/double-scotch-on-ice-as-henderson-and-mouat-revel-in-home-comforts/|title=Double Scotch on ice as Henderson and Mouat revel in home comforts|publisher=British Curling|date=August 25, 2024|access-date=August 26, 2024}}
Champions
=Men's=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Winning team ! scope="col"| Runner up team ! scope="col"| Purse (£) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Meier, Marcel Käufeler | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle | £6,000 |
| 2022 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella | {{flagicon|USA}} Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell | £20,000 |
| 2023 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle | £20,000 |
| 2024 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle | £20,000 |
=Women's=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Winning team ! scope="col"| Runner up team ! scope="col"| Purse (£) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Rebecca Morrison, Lauren Gray, Jennifer Dodds, Mili Smith | {{flagicon|SWE}} Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Jennie Wåhlin, Maria Larsson | £6,000 |
| 2022 | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Mia Höhne, Analena Jentsch | {{flagicon|NOR}} Kristin Skaslien (Fourth), Maia Ramsfjell (Skip), Mille Haslev Nordbye, Martine Rønning | £20,000 |
| 2023 | {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse, Anne O'Hara, Sydney Mullaney, Rebecca Rodgers | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefania Constantini, Marta Lo Deserto, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli | £20,000 |
| 2024 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Fay Henderson, Robyn Munro, Hailey Duff, Katie McMillan | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefania Constantini, Elena Mathis, Marta Lo Deserto, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli | £20,000 |