On February 3, 2022, the Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin tournament at the Winter Olympics continued, with the Chinese duo of Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan winning a second consecutive victory and experiencing a bitter battle, and finally defeated the Australian duo Dean 6-5. Echter/Tully. Gill, the strength of the two sides is relatively close, Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan in the eighth set to withstand the pressure, only let the opponent get 1 point, avoid entering overtime, add more variables to the outcome of the game.
The Chinese team has the strength to impact the medal in the curling project, the women's team has won the World Championships, the Winter Olympics won the bronze, the mixed doubles final good result world championship runner-up, the last Winter Olympics won the fourth place, Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan partner time is not long, through the internal selection competition to stand out, and finally obtained the qualification, foreign teacher Lanta Maji from Finland is very confident in the two, I hope that the disciples can achieve good results.
The opening match Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan broke out of the cold, through the extra time 7-6 victory over the Swiss combination Rios / Perret, the latter is a two-time World Championship champion, won the silver medal at the last Winter Olympics, the final Ling lost to the Canadian combination, Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan made a good start, the comprehensive strength of Rios / Perret is stronger, Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan dared to fight, and finally won the game, it is not easy.
The second round was against Australian duo Dean. Echter/Tully. Gill, the opponent also has strong strength, in the previous game 5-6 defeat to the United States team, the first two sets of both sides scored 1 point to play a draw, the third set Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan seized the opportunity, scored 2 consecutive points to take a 3-1 lead, the fourth set of the two sides were equal, did not score, the fifth set Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan won again, widening the score difference to 4-1.
In the sixth set, Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan made a major mistake, Dean. Echter/Tully. Gill chased 3 points to 4 draws, the seventh set was very critical, determining the outcome of the game, Ling Zhi / Fan Su Yuan resisted the pressure, scored 2 points in a row to establish an advantage, the eighth set Ling Zhi / Fan Su Yuan played steadily, only let the opponent chase back 1 point, and finally Ling Zhi / Fan Su Yuan won 6-5, the round robin win two consecutive games, the state is good to look forward to.
Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan this time is the home battle, the two turn the pressure into power, facing a stronger opponent, but to stimulate the fighting spirit, play a better level, this competitive spirit is admirable, but also hope that Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan continue to cheer, continue to work hard.
At present, the two games are also won by the British combination, the first round 9-5 victory over the American combination, the second round 6-4 upset Olympic champion Canadian combination, the American combination suffered the first defeat, the second round 4-8 defeat to the Italian combination, the Swedish combination Oscar. Eriksson/Amilda. De Waal's 7-4 win over the Czech Republic, who became Ling Zhi/Van Suyuan's opponents tonight, let's look forward to the performance of the Chinese combination.