Scotland team led by Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds seal spot in Mixed Curling World play-offs
BySportsbeat
Updated 27/04/2023 at 12:01 GMT
Canada, Estonia and Scotland were all victorious in Session 15 of the Championships to seal their spots in the knockout stages of the tournament in Korea. The Scotland team, led by Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds, beat Australia 8-6. The Scottish group roared ahead with an impressive four points in the opening end, and held on for victory thereafter.
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Canada, Estonia and Scotland continue their hunt for World gold after marching into the knockout stages of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Korea.
The three countries all confirmed their spots at the top of Group A in Session 15 of the competition, with just one round-robin phase to go.
Canada stole a single point in a tense extra-end against Hungary, clinching the victory 8-7.
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing forced an extra end after notching two points in the eighth to level the scores in Gangneung and played a tactical game to seal their spot in the play-offs with the win.
With a perfect take-out by Marie Kaldvee, Estonia scored two in the eighth end to win 7-6 over Italy.
Estonia capitalised on the hammer in the final end to steal victory from an Italy team that dominated the early stages of the match.
Scotland clinched third place in Group A and a knockout spot with their 8-6 win over Australia.
The two teams were evenly matched going into the game, but 2021 champions Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds roared ahead with an impressive four points in the opening end and held on for victory.
Elsewhere in Session 15, Denmark triumphed 6-5 over Czech Republic whilst the Netherlands beat hosts Korea 8-4.
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