10-12-2021, 01:05
It's now the last chance saloon for Team GB Women to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in February 2022. The team is Eve Muirhead (skip), Victoria Wright (vice-skip), Jennifer Dodds (second), Hailey Duff (lead) with Mili Smith (alternate). This is the same team that won European Gold two weeks ago, winning 10 of their 11 games. They are in form at the right time and look favourites to qualify as one of the top three teams.
The complete list of teams competing at Leeuwarden in The Netherlands is Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Scotland/GB and Turkey. Italy beat Scotland by 1 shot in the Europeans, so must be considered a favourite to qualify, along with Germany, who won the Bronze. There are still plenty of teams willing and able to cause an upset, so be on your guard, ladies, and make sure you get through.
The opening game for Scotland is on Saturday 11 December against Czech Republic, with the Scots playing their next game against Turkey on Sunday 12 December. The round-robin stage is completed on Thursday 16 December.
To make it more interesting/confusing, only the 1st placed team will automatically qualify. The 2nd and 3rd placed teams will play-off on Friday 17 December with the winner also qualifying. The loser will then play the 4th placed team on Saturday 18 December for the third qualifying position. An extremely unsatisfying guddle to complicate a simple matter. But that's only my opinion.
The complete list of teams competing at Leeuwarden in The Netherlands is Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Scotland/GB and Turkey. Italy beat Scotland by 1 shot in the Europeans, so must be considered a favourite to qualify, along with Germany, who won the Bronze. There are still plenty of teams willing and able to cause an upset, so be on your guard, ladies, and make sure you get through.
The opening game for Scotland is on Saturday 11 December against Czech Republic, with the Scots playing their next game against Turkey on Sunday 12 December. The round-robin stage is completed on Thursday 16 December.
To make it more interesting/confusing, only the 1st placed team will automatically qualify. The 2nd and 3rd placed teams will play-off on Friday 17 December with the winner also qualifying. The loser will then play the 4th placed team on Saturday 18 December for the third qualifying position. An extremely unsatisfying guddle to complicate a simple matter. But that's only my opinion.
Cabbage is still good for you