There is a possibility of being eliminated even if there are 2 wins and 1 loss in the remaining 3 matches
Tie 4th place winner, 3 teams to Stone Street
If Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden all win, it will be self-reliant.
▲ Beijing Yonhap News
The women’s group curling qualifiers for the Beijing Winter Olympics were thrown into a fuss with no one strong enough to bite and be bitten. In order for Korea’s ‘Team Kim’, who have 3 wins and 3 losses, to advance to the final tournament in two consecutive tournaments, it is best to win all three remaining matches. If you lose even one match, you have to consider the complicated ‘number of cases’.
South Korea will play two consecutive matches against Denmark (10th) following Switzerland (2nd), which is ranked higher in the world than Korea (3rd) on the 16th, and will meet Sweden (1st) as the last opponent in the qualifier the next day. If they win all three remaining matches, they will advance to the finals on their own. However, if they lose one match and finish the preliminaries with 5 wins and 4 losses, in the worst case, they may fail to advance to the finals.
In this tournament, if there is a tie in the preliminary round, the final ranking will be decided according to the winner-win rule. If three or more teams are tied and the opponents do not have an absolute advantage, the draw will be decided by the Draw Shot Challenge (DSC). DSC is the average of the distances from the center of the last stones drawn.
If Korea, with 5 wins and 4 losses, is tied for 4th place with England or Japan, which they defeated in the preliminary round, they will advance to the final. However, if the score is tied with the United States or Canada, who beat Korea, they will be eliminated. And if Korea, Japan, and Canada tie for fourth place, the DSC advances to the final. Korea beat Japan, Japan beat Canada, Canada beat Korea. As of the end of six games, Korea (16.61cm), the No. 1 DSC, advances, but it is highly likely to change in the remaining matches.
In conclusion, it is most neat for Korea to win all three remaining matches and advance to the final on their own. Switzerland and Sweden are tough, but not unbeaten opponents. Switzerland, who had been on a winning streak, lost to Sweden 5-6, and the momentum was dampened. Sweden lost to England 2-8, which was beaten by Tim Kim, and also lost 6-9 to China, which is one step lower. On the other hand, although the rankings are lower, Denmark is an opponent that cannot be vigilant, such as beating China 7-6, which caused a shock defeat to Korea.
“Switzerland is strong, but we can win enough,” said Im Im-seop, manager of the Korean national team.
Reporter Jang Hyung-woo