Canada and Sweden book place in curling play-offs

BySportsbeat

Published 22/03/2018 at 18:14 GMT

Canada maintained their unbeaten start at the World Women's Curling Championship in North Bay and qualified for the play-offs with a narrow 8-7 win over Russia.

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In an initially tight match, the two teams were tied at 3-3 after five ends before Canada scored three to move clear.

Russia hit back immediately with a three of their own, but Canada had the hammer going into the final end and skip Jennifer Jones secured the 8-7 win.

Sweden also qualified for the play-offs with a 6-4 win over Japan, with nine wins from their ten matches and in second place behind Canada.

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Russia remain in fourth place behind South Korea, but the Czech Republic seized the chance to move into fifth with a 9-6 win over Switzerland.

Trailing with two ends to play, the Czechs, with skip Anna Kubeskova, found a three-stone end to pull clear and snatched one in the final end when Switzerland had the hammer.

In the other game of the morning session, Denmark made a two in the final end to win 8-7 over Scotland.

The Danes moved into eighth place, while Scotland look out of it in 11th.

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