Sweden gear up for final showdown with Norway
BySportsbeat
Published 05/04/2015 at 09:30 GMT
Sweden secured their chance to play for gold after seeing off hosts Canada in the World Men's Curling Championships semi-final.
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A 6-3 victory means the Swedes must now prepare to try and prise away the crown from defending champions Norway in Sunday's showpiece event.
The day started with Sweden taking down Finland 7-4 to set up the showdown with Canada.
And in the end it was a dominant showing from Niklas Edin, in part due to an error-strewn performance from Canadian skip Pat Simmons.
Sweden stole ahead in the first end and Edin showed the clinical edge in the third and fifth to take his team to a 5-2 lead.
Simmons pulled one back in eighth but it was too little too late as he lost the hammer and the Edin produced a double takeout in the ninth.
The result leaves Canada to fight for bronze against Finland and skip Aku Kauste.
"I don't think it was possible to play any better than that," said Edin. "It's for sure the best performance we have done as a team so far."
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