Fourth base Ma Xiuyue throws pots. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
Beijing News (reporter Xu Bangyin) on February 11, the Beijing Winter Olympics curling men's round robin tournament continued to be held in the National Aquatics Center "Ice Cube", the Chinese curling men's team against the Danish team. After 10 rounds of competition, Ma Xiuyue and his teammates withstood the pressure and defeated their opponents 5-4 to win the first victory of the Winter Olympics.
The men's curling team celebrates the victory. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
The Danish men's curling team is not a traditional powerhouse in the world curling world, first participating in the Winter Olympics in 1988 and finishing 6th, and in the four Winter Olympics in 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018, the ranking has always been 6th to 10th, and has been playing a role as a running companion. The Danish men's curling team finished second at the World Championships in 2016 and finished only 11th at the 2021 World Championships.
In the first two rounds of the round robin, the Chinese curling men's team first regrettably lost to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics runner-up Sweden, and on the afternoon of February 10, in the case of leading, it was reversed by the Russian Olympic Committee team, suffering two consecutive defeats. Against the Danish team, it can be said that it is a good opportunity for the Chinese men's curling team to win the first round robin tournament.
Third baseman Zou Qiang in the game. Figure/IC photo
The first 4 innings of the game were uneventful, both sides used the backhand advantage to get 2 points each, and in the 5th game, the Chinese team successfully scored 2 points and began to occupy the advantage. In the 5 innings of the second half, both sides had different degrees of mistakes, but the Chinese team's third baseman Zou Qiang and fourth baseman Ma Xiuyue played more steadily, helping the team to maintain the advantage.
With a 5-4 lead into the 10th set, the Chinese team had a backhand advantage, and the four players did not give their opponents any more chances, and finally won their first victory on the third matchday of the men's round robin. According to the schedule, the Chinese men's curling team will face Italy at 14:05 on February 12, striving to win two consecutive victories.
Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin
Edited by Qin Shengnan Proofreader Wang Xin