The 2013 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway.
Final round-robin standings Belgium relegated to Group C after losing tiebreaker to Lithuania.
The teams played a single round robin, and at its conclusion, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs, which were held in a format similar to that of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship qualification events.
Final round-robin standings Sweden won the draw-to-the-button challenge and were given the third seed.
Russia and Denmark played a tiebreaker game for the fourth seed.