08-03-2017, 00:51
It's turning out to be one of the closest tournaments I have ever followed, with 6 teams tying for 2nd place.
Once again Scotland suffered a 1 shot defeat, this time against USA by 4 shots to 5. Scotland were always behind in this game until the seventh end when they scored a single shot against the head to tie 4-4. Unfortunately the last Scottish stone in the final end was slightly fast to leave USA 1 shot for the win.
Russia now head the table with 6 wins from 6 games and are 1 win away from automatic qualification with 3 games still to play. The log jam that is second place comprises of Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Norway and Scotland, all with 3 wins and 3 defeats. Even the bottom teams - Finland, Switzerland and USA - with 2 wins and 4 defeats have a realistic chance of being in the top 4 come Thursday night. Every one of the ten teams still has a lot to play for. I can envisage a lot of tie-breaker games being played on Friday morning.
Scotland play Switzerland and Korea tomorrow, then Germany on Thursday morning. They then have to sit and wait on the results of the afternoon games to find out if they have qualified.
Once again Scotland suffered a 1 shot defeat, this time against USA by 4 shots to 5. Scotland were always behind in this game until the seventh end when they scored a single shot against the head to tie 4-4. Unfortunately the last Scottish stone in the final end was slightly fast to leave USA 1 shot for the win.
Russia now head the table with 6 wins from 6 games and are 1 win away from automatic qualification with 3 games still to play. The log jam that is second place comprises of Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Norway and Scotland, all with 3 wins and 3 defeats. Even the bottom teams - Finland, Switzerland and USA - with 2 wins and 4 defeats have a realistic chance of being in the top 4 come Thursday night. Every one of the ten teams still has a lot to play for. I can envisage a lot of tie-breaker games being played on Friday morning.
Scotland play Switzerland and Korea tomorrow, then Germany on Thursday morning. They then have to sit and wait on the results of the afternoon games to find out if they have qualified.
Cabbage is still good for you