World Wheelchair Live Blog: Day seven
World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2023, Richmond, Canada © WCF / Cheyenne Boone
Final Qualifiers!
Congratulations to the mixed doubles teams from United States and Slovakia on securing the final two play-off spots!
End on a High
Scotland may not be advancing in the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles, but they were certainly happy to end their time here on a high, winning their game against Poland 9-8.
What Would You Call?
Picture this:
You’re Scotland (yellow stones). You have hammer, but you’re down by one. You’re sitting one in the twelve-foot and you have three stones left, but your opponent has two stones of their own.
What would you call?
Close Game Coming Home
It’s a one point game between Poland and Scotland. As the last game still playing, all eyes are on them! The crowd inside the Richmond Curling Centre is eager to see which of these two teams pull off the last mixed doubles win of round robin play.
Poland currently lead 8-7, but Scotland have hammer. The suspense!
Korea Run Italy Out of Stones
In the eighth end of play between Korea and Italy, Korea was ahead 8-4. Despite the Italians executing their shots well, it wasn’t enough to prevent Korea from eliminating the stones Italy needed to win.
Italy finish the round robin with three wins, five losses.
Korea finish the round robin with five wins, three losses.
Fastest End You'll Ever See
If you’ve ever wondered what an end of wheelchair mixed doubles looks like sped up, here you go! This was the second end of the game between Hungary and Finland.
The game is now over, Hungary (red stones) winning 8-4 after seven ends.
Halftime Scores
After the first four ends of the session, your scores are:
Korea 5-3 Italy
Poland 5-4 Scotland
Hungary 3-4 Finland
Norway 9-0 Switzerland
England 4-2 Denmark
Slovakia 4-5 China
Italy Tie it Up
In the first end of the match between Korea and Italy, the Italians scored two. In the next end, they stole a single to take a 3-0 lead. Italy came back in the third end and tied it up.
Stay tuned to see who pulls off the win in the end!
Final Round Robin Session
We are currently underway in the last round robin session of the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles! There are only TWO qualification spots left, so the results of this game are major.
Here are your match-ups:
- Korea v Italy
- Poland v Scotland
- Hungary v Finland
- Norway v Switzerland
- England v Denmark
- Slovakia v China
Scotland Complete the Semi-Final Match-ups!
Congratulations to Scotland who won their game against Korea 6-2 to earn a spot in the semi-finals!
Here’s how the World Wheelchair play-offs are shaping up! Sweden and Scotland win their qualification games and will play in the semi-finals 👏#WWhCC2023 pic.twitter.com/2iwaIhMUZ2
— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 10, 2023
Congrats to Sweden!
Sweden advance to the semi-finals of the World Wheelchair Curling Championships! 🇸🇪#WWhCC2023 #WheelchairCurling pic.twitter.com/sIGj8bA5v5
— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 10, 2023
Sweden Extend Lead
United States scored two in the fourth end of their game against Sweden, but Sweden responded in the fifth end with a score of five. The score is now 11-2, so unless United States can generate some momentum, this game may well end shortly.
It's Anybody's Game
On Sheet C, Korea and Scotland are facing off for a spot in the semi-finals. The score keeps going back and forth with the teams trading single points throughout the first three ends. As it stands right now, Korea have the 2-1 edge over Scotland, but Scotland are sitting one with hammer.
Powerhouse Sweden
After the first three ends, Sweden lead United States 7-0! There’s still time for the Americans to make a comeback, but will the Swedes allow it? Only time will tell.
Qualification Games
You may have noticed that there are only two sheets being used right now. This is because we are now into qualification games for the World Wheelchairs. The winners of these two games move on to the semi-finals, and the losers are eliminated.
Korea face Scotland and Sweden face United States.
"Games May Begin"
Once the umpire announces “Games may begin”, the teams without hammer deliver their first stones and it’s on!
Session 13 Results
England Qualify
England qualify for Mixed Doubles play-offs! 🏴#WWhMDCC2023 pic.twitter.com/Wf8JQM7taV
— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 10, 2023
Poland Share Laughs After a Big Win
Polish teammates Joanna Kozakiewicz and Michal Gasik-Daszkowski share laughs with their coaching team after pulling off a win against the Hungarian team.
Canada Remain Undefeated
Canada won their game against Japan 13-7. The pair celebrated with a hug.
Latvia Qualify for Mixed Doubles Play-offs
Latvia’s Polina Rozkova breaths a sigh of relief after winning the game against Korea. This win also means that she and her teammate Agris Lasmans qualify for the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles play-offs!
Germany Celebrates a Tough Win
Extra end on Sheet A! Germany narrowly picks up the win in a very close game against Sweden. #WWhMDCC2023 #WheelchairCurling pic.twitter.com/pTKEM7Qvm2
— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 10, 2023
Every Stone Counts
What a busy house on Sheet A! All but one of the stones thrown in the fifth end were in play. On their last shot, Sweden attempted an angle raise off their far left yellow stone. It didn’t curl enough though and Germany (red stones) stole one.
The score is now 4-3 for Germany.
A Game Full of Singles
Scotland and United States are battling it out on Sheet F, but so far, it’s a game full of singles! Scotland took one in the first end, followed by a single steal in the second. United States scored their own single in the third end to which Scotland responded with another single in the fourth end.
Estonia Steal Two
It’s a very tight game between Switzerland and Estonia. The Swiss took two in the first end, followed by a steal of one in the second end. Estonia scored two in the third end to make it a one-point game, and then stole another two points in the fourth end after Switzerland wrecked on a guard on their last shot.
Sights on the Standings
On Sheet E, Latvia is playing against Korea. Both teams sit at two losses in the standings, so winning this game is especially important as it could affect the final standings after round robin.
The score is currently 5-2 for Korea, after three ends.
Canada Scores FIVE
Canada’s Collinda Joseph made a perfect draw to score five in the second end and take the lead over Japan.
Eastern European Showdown
Sheet D is hosting a showdown of Eastern Europe this morning, with Hungary facing off against Poland. Hungary currently has three wins, four losses, where Poland has two wins, five losses. After one end, Poland are leading 3-0.
It's Day Seven!
Good morning from Richmond! It’s the start of Day SEVEN which means each win matters more than it has all week. For the mixed doubles teams, today is the last day of round robin play.
