China's curling mixed doubles suffered six consecutive defeats and missed the final four

(Beijing Winter Olympics) China's curling mixed doubles suffered six consecutive defeats and missed the final four

Beijing, February 6 (China News Service) -- In the eleventh round of the curling mixed doubles round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the afternoon of the 6th, the Chinese team composed of Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost to the Italian combination 4:8, suffered six consecutive defeats and missed the final four.

In this round of competition, China trailed Italy 1:5 in the first four sets, China recovered 3 points in the fifth set, and Italy scored 3 points in the last three sets. Italy, which has performed well in the round robin, currently has a record of seven wins and advances to the final four.

There are ten teams participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tournament, and the top four teams in the round robin tournament will enter the final four, and the current rankings are: Italy first, Canada and the United Kingdom tied for second, Sweden fourth, Norway fifth, the United States sixth, the Czech Republic seventh, Switzerland eighth, China ninth, Australia tenth.

Chinese player Ling Zhi in the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service

In the curling mixed doubles round robin tournament played on the evening of the 2nd, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi, who made their debut at the Winter Olympics, defeated the Swiss team and won the opening of the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. After defeating Australia on the 3rd, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost consecutive games to Sweden, Canada, the United States, Norway, The United Kingdom and Italy.

On the 5th, a warm scene appeared before and after the match between the Chinese team and the United States team, in addition to the friendly interaction before the game, the two sides also gave each other gifts for the Winter Olympics after the game. Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi gave the American curling mixed doubles duo Pesinger and Pulis a box of Winter Olympic badges each. Ling Zhi said that the American group returned their badges as gifts in the lounge that day, "Curling is a social sport, and we athletes are very friendly relationships." ”

After many rounds of competition, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi "broke the circle" on the online platform and won the support of many fans. Ling Zhi said that their "breaking the circle" is a good thing for curling, and more people have begun to pay attention to curling and find the fun of curling. Fan Suyuan said, "I hope that more people will understand curling, love curling, feel the charm of curling projects, and will like this project even more after experiencing it." ”

On the morning of the 7th, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi will face the last opponent of the round robin tournament, the Czech Republic. Fan Suyuan said that he would fight from the first game to the last, more free of hands and feet, and play his own style. (End)