Scotland through to quarter-finals of World Mixed Curling Championships
BySportsbeat
Published 19/10/2018 at 10:06 GMT
Scotland became the only team left undefeated at the World Mixed Curling Championships as Robin Brydone's rink continued their title defence in style in Canada.
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The Scots, comprised of skip Brydone, Ross Whyte, Rebecca Morrison and Leeanne McKenzie, secured a spot in the quarter-finals with a sterling 7-1 victory over Turkey to maintain their 100 percent record at the tournament.
Scotland, winners in 2017, will wait with eager anticipation to see who they will face in the next round with Turkey and Germany advancing to the play-offs from Group A.
Meanwhile, England and Wales' competition are both over as the two home nations faced off in their final Group A match.
Wales reigned victorious on the day with Adrian Meikle's skippered side clinching an emphatic 9-5 victory over their English rivals.
Germany ensured their place in the play-offs with a decisive 6-3 victory over Belarus which left skipper Andrea Schoepp thanking lady luck for their progression.
She said: "We had a good start and sometimes a bit of luck, which you need to win.
"We are still a little bit shaky and I had a really bad game today. I can play much better than I did today, but it's a team sport.
"You just have to play well, make your two shots and if all players do that it's okay."
Elsewhere, in Group C Spain cruised to an 11-1 victory over Croatia to book their place in the quarter-final, while Czech Republic advanced to the play-offs despite an extra end loss to Poland.
Sweden will take on Germany in the next round after they claimed the final play-off spot in Group C thanks to an 8-5 win of Chinese Taipei.
Meanwhile Norway advanced as Group D winners with an 8-1 win over Hungary, while Russia beat Netherlands to go through to the quarter-finals as Group B's table toppers.
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