The European Curling Championships A Division will take place in the 4,000 capacity Granly Hockey Arena, home to the local elite ice hockey club Esbjerg Energy, while the B Division will be held at the Esbjerg Curling Club, both between November 20 and 28, 2015.

The World Women's Curling Championship is also due to be staged at the Granly Hockey Arena, which also hosted the 2011 edition of the event, in March 2019.

"We are delighted to make this double award to the city of Esbjerg who put on a first class event back in 2011 when it hosted the Capital One World Women's Curling Championship," said World Curling Federation (WCF) President Kate Caithness.

"Following the 2011 World Championship, we are pleased to continue the legacy of that event as we work with the local organising committee and partners to ensure that both the European Championships and World Championship are a great success.

"We're looking forward to returning to Esbjerg and invite curling fans from around the world to join us there."

The Granly Hockey Arena hosted the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship ©WCF/Richard Gray



The 2011 Championships attracted approximately 10,000 spectators throughout the event and was viewed by a television audience of more than 55 million people where it was measured in Europe, Canada, the United States, Brazil and China.

"Back in 2011 we showed that Denmark was able to host great curling events when we hosted the Capital One World Women's Curling Championship," said Lars Lundov, chief executive of Sport Event Denmark.

"Now Denmark will take this vision one step further.

"We are ready to use all the good experience from 2011 and are looking forward to hosting the European Curling Championships 2015 and the World Women's Curling Championship 2019.

"We will develop the setup for curling events for the benefit of the sport."

The Danish capital Copenhagen has previously hosted the European Curling Championships in 1980, 1986 and 1996.

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