Scotland meet Sweden in the semi-finals of the World Mixed Curling Championship at Curl Aberdeen
Hosts Scotland moved into the last four of the World Mixed Curling Championship with a tense quarter-final win over Germany at Curl Aberdeen.
The Scots, represented by Cameron Bryce, Lisa Davie, Scott Hyslop and Robyn Munro, defeated Germany 6-5 to set up a semi-final showdown against Sweden at 9.30am on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the Scots had defeated Hungary 6-4 to progress to the last eight of the competition.
Switzerland take on Canada in the other semi-final and the final kicks off at 2.30pm.
A tense quarter-final encounter with Germany could have gone either way, but Scotland took the win to advance at #WMxCC2022. 👊
Next, semi-finals. Opponent TBD. 👀
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— Scottish Curling (@scottishcurling) 21 October 2022
Meanwhile, British Curling’s Paralympic curlers lifted the Stirling Wheelchair International title for the first time at their season opener at Stirling’s The Peak ice rink.
In an event that boasted eight teams of international pedigree, the British squad of Jo Butterfield, Gregor Ewan, Charlotte McKenna, Hugh Nibloe, Stewart Pimblett and Gary Smith, who rotated throughout the week, dropped just one game in the tournament to lift the trophy.
Skip Gregor Ewan, from Elgin, said: “It’s been completely different this week.
“As a team, we’ve tried a number of different things and paid particular attention to every detail, including all the little things that help make a difference.
“From the delivery to the right breath, it’s been difficult to keep that level of concentration up for the full eight overs but it definitely made a difference.
“It’s always a confidence booster to win at the start of our season, so it’s brilliant and all the work we put in makes a difference.”
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