23-01-2019, 14:24
Sadly England fared no better in their second game against Netherlands, eventually losing 5-8. Again their downfall started by losing 3 shots in the 4th end, compounded by losing the following end, losing 1 shot. Although they responded by scoring a 2 in the 6th end, Netherlands consolidated their winning position by scoring 2 shots in the 7th, immediately followed by 1 in the 8th to leave England with far too much to do in the last 2 ends.
Still, a pretty good performance in the round robin games, finishing second. Unfortunately their form/luck deserted them in the play-off games when it really mattered. England’s skip Andrew Reed, said: “That was a step too far for us. Korea were clinical this morning, and Netherlands were up for it. We tried to compete, but we missed too many shots. It’s a long way to come, but we’ve given it a go. If we hadn’t come here, we’d never know.”
Qualifying teams
Women - China and Finland
Men - Korea and Netherlands
Still, a pretty good performance in the round robin games, finishing second. Unfortunately their form/luck deserted them in the play-off games when it really mattered. England’s skip Andrew Reed, said: “That was a step too far for us. Korea were clinical this morning, and Netherlands were up for it. We tried to compete, but we missed too many shots. It’s a long way to come, but we’ve given it a go. If we hadn’t come here, we’d never know.”
Qualifying teams
Women - China and Finland
Men - Korea and Netherlands
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