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The first of the big games saw Scotland lose 5-6 to Sweden after an extra end, after the Scots were 3 down with 2 ends to play. So near and yet so far, but again no disgrace in losing to the current champions. Just to prove that percentages are not the be all and end all, the weakest player in the game, Niklas Edin, drew the match-winning shot with the last stone of the game. No doubt 15 years of world-class curling helped settle any nerves.

After Germany, Scotland are to play Japan at 9pm tomorrow, both games being eminently winnable for The Scots. Then the next big game will be versus Switzerland at 2pm on Wednesday morning. The Swiss have been rolling along nicely, probably better than expected.