Ross Paterson and team win opening two matches at European Curling Championships

Kirkintilloch curler Ross Paterson got off to a winning start in his bid to lead his team to European Championship glory in Sweden.
By Ian MacLean
Published 17th Nov 2019, 12:18 BST
Team Paterson are representing Scotland at the European Championships. Left to right are Michael Goodfellow, Duncan Menzies, Kyle Waddell and skip Ross Paterson (pic: Scottish Curling)Team Paterson are representing Scotland at the European Championships. Left to right are Michael Goodfellow, Duncan Menzies, Kyle Waddell and skip Ross Paterson (pic: Scottish Curling)
Team Paterson are representing Scotland at the European Championships. Left to right are Michael Goodfellow, Duncan Menzies, Kyle Waddell and skip Ross Paterson (pic: Scottish Curling)

Team Paterson - comprising Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow and skip Ross - won their opening two round-robin games in Helsingborg on Saturday.

They defeated Norway 10-4 in their opener and followed that up with a 7-5 win over Italy.

Next up for the Scots, on Sunday afternoon, is a match against Russia.