In the penultimate round, the Chinese curling men's team lost two consecutive games

China's Zou Qiang (first from left) and Wang Zhiyu (second from left) compete in the competition. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Beijing News (reporter Xu Bangyin) On the afternoon of February 10, the Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Men's Round Robin tournament continued to be carried out in the "Ice Cube" of the National Aquatics Center, the Chinese team and the Russian Olympic Committee team fought for 10 rounds, due to the penultimate 2nd set by the opponent to get the "big points", the boys who fought at home finally lost 4-7, suffering two consecutive losses in the round robin.

In the first round of last night's competition, the Chinese team and the Russian Olympic Committee team did not have the opportunity to open the door. The Chinese team lost 4-6 to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics runner-up Sweden, and the Russian Olympic Committee team was opposed to the United States team, which was the champion of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Judging from the results of the competition and the lineup of the team, the Chinese team and the Russian Olympic Committee team have the same strength, and the two sides have a direct confrontation and have the opportunity to win. The only strength of the Russian Olympic Team lies in the presence of fourth baseman and captain Sergei Glukhov, who has participated in four World Championships and led the team to a breakthrough in 2021 to finish fourth.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides did play more glue, and neither of them could get the "big points". The Chinese team "stole" to 1 point in the 2nd set, and the Russian Olympic Committee team also "stole" 1 point in the 6th set. After 8 rounds, the Chinese team led 4-3. In the crucial 9th set, the Russian Olympic Committee team seized the opportunity, and Glukhov used the last shot to score a 4-point "big score" to reverse the game in an instant.

In the final game, although the Chinese team had a backhand advantage, the Russian Olympic Committee team did not give any chance, and seeing that the final reversal was hopeless, the Chinese team gave up the last shot and could only accept the end of two consecutive defeats.

Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin Editor Han Shuangming