10-03-2017, 01:54
Scotland ensured their qualification this morning by beating Germany 6-3. It was an even game but a score of 4 shots in the sixth end made all the difference. The Scots now play Russia in the 1v2 game tomorrow afternoon, a game in which they stand a good chance of winning, having taken Russia all the way to the final stone in their round robin game.
As for the best of the rest, China beat USA 8-5, Norway hammered Canada 9-2 and Korea did the same to Finland 9-1. In the final session, China secured their place in the 3v4 game by beating Korea 5-4. Surprisingly, Canada hammered previously unbeaten Russia 9-2 and Norway recovered from a poor start to scrape past USA 5-4. Canada and Norway will now play the only tie-breaker game to decide the fourth qualifier.
The other game saw Switzerland beat Germany 6-3, meaning that they will have to play each other again in a play-off with the loser being relegated to next season's B Championships along with bottom of the table Finland.
As for the best of the rest, China beat USA 8-5, Norway hammered Canada 9-2 and Korea did the same to Finland 9-1. In the final session, China secured their place in the 3v4 game by beating Korea 5-4. Surprisingly, Canada hammered previously unbeaten Russia 9-2 and Norway recovered from a poor start to scrape past USA 5-4. Canada and Norway will now play the only tie-breaker game to decide the fourth qualifier.
The other game saw Switzerland beat Germany 6-3, meaning that they will have to play each other again in a play-off with the loser being relegated to next season's B Championships along with bottom of the table Finland.
Cabbage is still good for you