EUROPEAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Playing System   An Association’s Mixed team is made up of two male and two female curlers who are bona fide members of that Association and who fulfil the eligibility criteria for playing for that Association.     The European Curling Federation reserves the right to adjust the system of play depending on the number of entries. Default criteria: 1-10 entries - 1 group; 11-20 entries - 2 groups; 21-30 entries - 3 groups.     World Curling Federation Rules apply unless stated at the team meeting or indicated below.        Entries       Playing System       Playoffs       Final Rankings        1-10 Entries  Rankings taken from  the previous EMCC                           ONE Group Group round robin + Tie breakers if required Page Playoffs with top four teams                               1 v 2 winner to final, loser to semi final. 3 v 4 winner to semi final, loser 4th place. Winner of semi final to final, loser awarded the bronze medal.                                           Teams ranked 1- 10 as per WCF ranking procedures.                11- 20 Entries  Blue Group (R)  1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16,17,20  Green Group (G)  2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19  Rankings taken from  the previous EMCC                                           TWO Groups Group round robins + Tie breakers if required Page Playoffs with top two teams from each Group                               R1 v G1 winner to final, loser to semi final. R2 v G2 winner to semi final, loser 4th place. Winner of semi final goes to final, loser awarded the bronze medal.                           Teams in each group will be ranked 1-10 as per WCF ranking procedures. DSC results are used for the final ranking of the teams when comparing teams with the same rank but from a different group. Final ranking will be established from 1 - 20                            21-30 Entries  Blue Group (R)  1,6,7,12,13,18,19,24,25,30  Green Group (G)      2,5,8,11,14,   17,20,23,26,29  Yellow Group (Y)  3,4,9,10,15,16,21,22,27,28  Rankings taken from  the previous EMCC  Previously unranked  Associations will be  randomly ranked at  the end of the list.                                                               THREE Groups Group round robins + Tie breakers if required. Semi Finals 1st ranked team in each group to semi finals After the 2nd ranked team in each group is determined, they are ranked by the DSC. Then 2v3, loser has final ranking 6th and the winner plays v1, loser final ranking 5th and the winner qualifies for the semi- finals.                                                       DSC results decide ranking between winners of the three groups. 4th placed team comes from Groups’ 2nd teams’ playoff. Semi finals 1 v 4, 2 v 3. Winners to Final. Losers to Bronze medal game                                       Teams in each group will be ranked 1-10 as per WCF ranking procedures. DSC results are used for the final ranking of the teams when comparing teams with the same rank but from different groups. Final ranking will be established from 1 – 30