23-11-2018, 00:17
Scotland's Women were beaten 5-6 in an extra end decider by Switzerland to finish 5th in the tournament. Scotland were in trouble right from the start of the extra end and, to me anyway, chose to draw for the game instead of the easier double-takeout with last stone. Frustratingly, they lost 3 games by 1 shot and with only 1 extra win would have qualified for the Semi-finals. Equally frustrating was the fact that, statistically, Scotland was easily the 4th best team, but statistics don't win games and consistent inconsistency was the big problem.
Tomorrow's Semi-finals will be Germany v Switzerland and Sweden v Russia followed by the Bronze Medal Games for both Women and Men. Finland and Italy are relegated to the B Division.
Scotland's Men moved smoothly into the last four by winning 10-4 against Finland. The Scots finished second to Sweden and, although both were beaten, Italy and Germany joined them. Tonight's Semi-finals will be Sweden v Germany and Scotland v Italy, while Finland and Poland are the relegated teams.
The Semi-finals finished Sweden 6 Germany 3 and Italy 6 Scotland 9. Sweden controlled their game all the way through, but Scotland had to battle hard to hold off the Italians and claimed victory with 3 shots with the last stone in an extra end. Germany and Italy will contest the Bronze Medal tomorrow, with the Gold Medal Game between Sweden and Scotland on Saturday.
In the B Division, England's Women were beaten 4-5 by Lithuania after an extra end to finish in 6th place with the same number of wins as Lithuania and Hungary. The Semi-finals are Lithuania v Norway and Estonia v Turkey which will be played tomorrow morning. The relgated teams going down to the C Division are Slovakia and Slovenia.
The England Mens' team finished on a high, beating Denmark 8-2 in a comfortable win and thereby going straight into the Semi-finals played tomorrow. Czech Republic are the other definite Semi-finalists with tomorrow morning's qualifying games for the remaining Semi-final places featuring Estonia v Denmark and Latvia v Belarus. There are Play-off Games for the relegation places and will include Wales v Turkey, the Welsh finishing in that position courtesy of an extra end defeat to Austria by 6-7.
Tomorrow's Semi-finals will be Germany v Switzerland and Sweden v Russia followed by the Bronze Medal Games for both Women and Men. Finland and Italy are relegated to the B Division.
Scotland's Men moved smoothly into the last four by winning 10-4 against Finland. The Scots finished second to Sweden and, although both were beaten, Italy and Germany joined them. Tonight's Semi-finals will be Sweden v Germany and Scotland v Italy, while Finland and Poland are the relegated teams.
The Semi-finals finished Sweden 6 Germany 3 and Italy 6 Scotland 9. Sweden controlled their game all the way through, but Scotland had to battle hard to hold off the Italians and claimed victory with 3 shots with the last stone in an extra end. Germany and Italy will contest the Bronze Medal tomorrow, with the Gold Medal Game between Sweden and Scotland on Saturday.
In the B Division, England's Women were beaten 4-5 by Lithuania after an extra end to finish in 6th place with the same number of wins as Lithuania and Hungary. The Semi-finals are Lithuania v Norway and Estonia v Turkey which will be played tomorrow morning. The relgated teams going down to the C Division are Slovakia and Slovenia.
The England Mens' team finished on a high, beating Denmark 8-2 in a comfortable win and thereby going straight into the Semi-finals played tomorrow. Czech Republic are the other definite Semi-finalists with tomorrow morning's qualifying games for the remaining Semi-final places featuring Estonia v Denmark and Latvia v Belarus. There are Play-off Games for the relegation places and will include Wales v Turkey, the Welsh finishing in that position courtesy of an extra end defeat to Austria by 6-7.
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