Bruce Mouat is “very excited” before the Sweden clash when GB aims for the semifinals in Beijing
Britain’s curling forward Bruce Mouat is ready for a deal on Tuesday with reigning world champion Niklas Edin as he looks to seal his side’s place in the men’s curling semi-finals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Mouat kept his nerves to deliver the final stone match winner to lower Switzerland 6-5 and secure his fourth straight win in the competition, keeping them second behind Edin’s undefeated Swedes and on the verge of booking their top four spot.
Edin has won five world titles – including last year when he denied Mouat a first crown in Calgary – but is still seeking an elusive first Olympic title after following a bronze medal in Sochi with silver in Pyeongchang four years ago.
Mouat said: “I am very excited about playing Sweden. They have a lot of Olympic experience and that is what we play for, the big games and they will be one of the biggest.”
Mouat’s team took revenge for their world final loss when they beat the Swedes 8-5 in the final of the European Championships in Geneva in November, and the 27-year-old said that his team’s latest good results against their opponents should keep them in good shape. in the Chinese capital.
“I think we have a really good track record against them this season,” Mouat added.
“We’ve played them quite a few times this season, so we just need to get out and play well, which I feel we do.
“They do the same because they are undefeated so far. We will try to do what we do best, which is to play very technical loss shots, so we’ll see what we get tomorrow.”