The Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics continued, with the host China team only winning 2 wins and 4 losses in the 9 rounds that have already ended, and the ranking has slipped to 7th place. Among them, the Chinese team made a series of mistakes in the last round of the match against Norway, allowing the opponent to score 5 points in a single set, and finally lost 6-9. Combined with the current competition situation of each team, the Chinese team has no hope of reaching the final four. Therefore, for Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan of the Chinese team, "focusing on participation and fighting for honor" is the most realistic choice at present. According to the official website of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the 11th round of the Curling Mixed Doubles Winter Olympic Games schedule is released, and the specific details are as follows:
What is the schedule for round 11 of the Curling Mixed Doubles Winter Olympics?
On 6 February, the curling mixed doubles round-robin will be contested. Among them, at 9:05 a.m., the two matches of the 10th round were played: China (ranked 6th in the world) vs. Britain (ranked 7th in the world); team Usa (ranked 5th in the world) vs Czech Republic (ranked 10th in the world).
At 2:05 p.m., the four matches of the 11th round were: China vs Italy (ranked 13th in the world), Canada (no. 1 in the world) vs. Czech Republic, Norway (no. 3 in the world) vs Sweden (no. 4 in the world), Switzerland (no. 2 in the world) vs Australia (no. 14 in the world).
The four matches of the 12th round were played at 8:05 p.m.: Italy vs Sweden, Switzerland vs. USA, Canada vs Australia, Norway vs. Great Britain.
It is worth mentioning that CCTV5, CCTV5+ and CCTV16 (Olympic) of CCTV Sports Channel do not have live broadcast previews of the Chinese team curling competition. There are two reasons: one is that compared with the curling team game, the CCTV sports channel has more exciting events to choose from; second, as the game is approaching, the CCTV sports channel may make adjustments at any time, so the current event preview is for reference only, and the specific broadcast shall prevail.
Fan Suyuan (left)
Why is it said that the Chinese team will PK "dark horse"?
The "dark horse" mentioned here refers specifically to the Italian team, and the reason why it is called "dark horse" is mainly due to two points: First, before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Italian team's world ranking was only 13th, which did not attract enough attention from the opponent. Even the outside world once thought that the Italian team went through the motions and focused on participation. The second is that since the beginning of the tournament, the Italian team has been full of momentum, crushing a number of teams, winning six consecutive wins, and temporarily ranking first with a record of 6 wins and 0 losses.
Objectively speaking, in terms of the current competitive state of the Chinese team, it is difficult to defeat the Italian team with the blessing of the "dark horse" attribute. First of all, the results of successive defeats have gradually worn away the patience of the Chinese team, and the frequent mistakes in the game are the best proof; secondly, according to statistics, in terms of the average throwing success rate per game: the success rate of Stefani Konstantini of the Italian team is as high as 80%, ranking 1st among all mixed doubles female players; Fan Suyuan of the Chinese team is only 71.2%, ranking 5th.
Among the mixed doubles male players, Italy's Amos Mosana has a 79.3% success rate, ranking 4th, while China's Ling Zhi has a success rate of 78.8%, ranking 6th. It is not difficult to see that in terms of the success rate of the pitcher alone, the Italian team is fully dominant.
However, there are no absolutes in everything, and the charm of competitive sports lies in the uncertainty of the outcome. Therefore, I hope that Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi of the Chinese team can not give up, do not give up, and strive to end the winning momentum of the Italian team and dedicate a wonderful game for us. Finally, I would like to ask, do you think the Chinese team can beat the Italian team? Welcome to the interactive communication below!
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