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Team Verreycken

Team Verreycken (TV) is Belgium’s dominant men’s curling team. The team consistently finishing first in the Belgian Curling League and serving as the Belgian national team — The Red Rocks — in World Curling Federation events. They train at Curling Zemst (home ice).

Official website | Instagram | Facebook

National Representation

Each season, Belgian men's teams contest a national selection challenge. Team Verreycken has repeatedly won this challenge and retained the title of “The Red Rocks”, representing Belgium in major championships hosted by the World Curling Federation.

Achievements

Belgian Curling League

Team Verreycken has won the Belgian Curling League in the following seasons:

2019–2020 – Champions
2021–2022 – Champions
2022–2023 – Champions
2023–2024 – Champions
2024–2025 – Champions

They currently rank 138th in the World Curling Federation Team Rankings, with Belgium sitting around 23rd in the national rankings.

World Curling Federation Events

European Curling Championships

2021 – Geneva (C-division): Silver (promoted to B‑Division); finished 2nd (record: 9–2)
2022 – Lillehammer (B-division): finished 12th (record: 2-5)
2022 – Östersund (B-division): finished 13th (record: 3-5)
2023 – Perth (B-division): Reached playoffs; finished tied 5th (record: 5–3)
2024 – Östersund (B-division): Reached playoffs; finished tied 5th (record: 5–2)

Pre-Olympic Qualifying Event

2021 – Erzurum : Reached playoffs; finished 5th (record: 3-3)

Other International Tournaments (final placements, last season)

2024 Austrian Curling Open – 1th place
2024 Kolibris Cup - 3th place
2024 Danish Open (WCT) – 2nd place
2024 Bern International – tied 10th place
2025 WCT Belgium Challenger - 2nd place

Ambitions

Team Verreycken’s long-term goal is to qualify for the World Men’s Curling Championship and ultimately the Olympic Winter Games. Having advanced from C‑Division, the team now aims to:

Earn promotion to the A‑Division
Kwalificatie voor het WK

Line‑up History

Season	Fourth	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
2020–2021	Tom van Waterschoot (VS)	Jeroen Spruyt	Timothy Verreycken (S)	Daan Yskout	Bram van Looy
2021–2022	Jeroen Spruyt (VS)	Timothy Verreycken (S)	Bram van Looy	Daan Yskout	Tuur Vermeiren
2022–2023	Jeroen Spruyt (VS)	Timothy Verreycken (S)	Tuur Vermeiren	Daan Yskout
2023–2024	Jeroen Spruyt (VS)	Timothy Verreycken (S)	Tuur Vermeiren	Daan Yskout	Tom Goethals
2024–2025	Jeroen Spruyt (VS)	Timothy Verreycken (S)	Tuur Vermeiren	Tom Goethals	Christophe Devis