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CURLING: World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2020 day three

Norway [left] against Czech Republic [right] © WCF / Alina Pavlyuchik
 
For immediate release: Monday 2 March 2020

Wetzikon, Switzerland  – At nearly the half-way mark in the round-robin competition at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2020 in Wetzikon, Switzerland, China and Sweden maintain their undefeated records.

China, who are the defending champions, won both games on Monday (2 March) to move to five wins and no losses. The first, an extra end, 6-4, victory against Korea, followed by another 6-4 win against Russia. Right behind China is Sweden with four wins and no losses. Sweden stole the win in an extra end this afternoon against Korea, 5-4.

The hosts, Switzerland, won their first game this morning, 5-3, against Norway.

To read the full session five, six and seven reports, visit the links below.

Results:

Session five: China 8-2 Czech Republic; Sweden 5-3 Switzerland; Norway 7-6 Russia; Canada 6-3 Korea

Click here to read the session five report.

Session six: Slovakia 5-10 Latvia; Korea 4-6 China; Estonia 6-11 Scotland; Switzerland 5-3 Norway

Click here to read the session six report.

Session seven: Russia 4-6 China; Norway 6-5 Czech Republic; Switzerland 4-6 Canada; Korea 4-5 Sweden

Click here to read the session seven report.

Standings after session seven (W-L):

China 5-0
Sweden 4-0
Norway 4-1
Canada 3-1
Latvia 3-1
Russia 2-2
Scotland 2-2
Slovakia 1-3
Korea 1-4
Switzerland 1-4
Czech Republic 0-4
Estonia 0-4

To engage with the World Curling Federation on social media leading up to the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2020 follow it on Twitter, Instagram (@WorldCurling) and Facebook (@WorldCurlingFederation) and use the hashtags when posting: #WWhCC2020 #curling

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Notes to Editors
 
About the World Curling Federation www.worldcurling.org
The World Curling Federation is the international sport federation governing the Olympic winter sport of curling and the Paralympic winter sport of wheelchair curling. The World Curling Federation is one of seven International Federations currently part of the Olympic Winter Games programme. It represents 64 Member Associations and is generally acknowledged to direct one of the fastest-growing international winter sports.

About the World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is for 12 mixed gender teams: one from the host Association, eight qualify directly from the previous World Wheelchair Curling Championship and three from the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship. Teams gain qualification points for the Paralympic Winter Games.

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