February 9, Beijing time, the fifth match day of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Curling will be held tonight in the men's team event competition, in the previously concluded mixed doubles event, the mainland combination Ling Zhi Fan Suyuan achieved 2 wins and 7 losses, failed to advance to the semi-finals, and the men's team competition to be played, there are also ten teams participating in the single round robin tournament, the top four teams in the record to advance to the semifinals, the Chinese men's team will face the first opponent of the round robin tonight, the Nordic team is currently the world's no. 1 Swedish team, this Chinese team by captain Ma Xiuyue, team members Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang and substitute Jiang Dongxu are formed.
In the first set, Sweden took the lead in getting the backhand, but the Chinese team forced the Swedish team to give up a one-point opportunity through the strategy of actively hitting, the first set ended 0-0, the second set Sweden continued to play backhand, the Chinese team continued the strategy of the first set, and the Swedish team also continued to let go of a point of opportunity. In the third set, the Swedish team paid more attention to the protection of the position, but the Chinese team continued the previous accurate throwing feel, and the hovering at the center of the circle caused trouble for the opponent, only allowing the Swedish team to get one point.
In the fourth set, the Chinese team's backhand failed to seize the opportunity, nor could it continue the feel of the first two sets, and the last pot had a serious mistake that allowed the Swedish team to steal two points first, 0-3 behind. In the fifth game, the two sides repeatedly competed for the standing pot in front of the base camp, and the Swedish team's defense was very tenacious, and the Chinese team did not rely on the hover pot to get the first point of the game until the end. In the sixth set of the game, the Swedish team showed a flaw in the backhand, the Chinese team completed the last pot to complete the containment, the Swedish team made a mistake, the Chinese team stole the score first, and the score came to 2-3.
In the seventh set, the Swedish team showed its strong strength, impeccable in decision-making and execution, and scored two points in this set. In the eighth inning, the Swedish team made a strike error in the first hand of the second base, the Chinese team called out a timeout after gaining the advantage, the Swedish coach suggested a conservative play to protect the current advantageous situation, although the Swedish team's top card Aidin played a double fly in the last blow, but the Chinese team still got two points steadily, and the overall score continued to be anxious. In the ninth set, sweden sought stability and chose to keep it in the decider, once again getting a 0-0 single set score.
In the last game, the Swedish team made a significant mistake in the first pot, and the Chinese team also sent away this opportunity with a mistake, although neither side made another mistake, but the Swedish team with the backhand advantage still got a point, and finally defeated the Chinese team 6-4. Overall, being able to negotiate with the world's number one team and only lose two points in the end, although it is already a loss, the first game showed a good state, let us look forward to their subsequent performance.