On February 12, Beijing time, the men's curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team faced Italy. In this campaign, the Chinese team once led 5-1, the Italian team chased close to 4-5, and the Chinese team withstood the pressure to get 3 points and opened the score 8-4. In the second half, Italy once again chased close to 7-8, the key stage, the Chinese team once again carried the pressure, Ma Xiuyue double flying, the Chinese team got the key 3 points. In the end, the Chinese team defeated Italy 12-9 and won two consecutive wins.
A total of 10 teams from men's curling played round robin, with the top four finishers in the round robin tournament reaching the semi-finals. In the previous matches, the Italian team lost 2 games, and the Chinese team was 1 win and 2 losses. In the last round, the Chinese team withstood the pressure to win the first victory against Denmark 5-4.
In this battle, the Chinese team sent Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang, Ma Xiuyue's lineup, and Italy sent Gonin, Armand, Amos and Retornaz.
In the first set, the Chinese team scored 2 points. In the second set, Italy scored 1 point. In the third set, the Chinese team scored three more points to lead 5-1. In the fourth set, Italy recovered three points. In the fifth set, the Chinese team also scored 3 points, 8-4 to open the score again, stabilizing the situation on the field.
In the second half, Italy scored two points in the sixth inning to make it 6-8. In the seventh set, Italy chased another point, and the Chinese team had only 1 point left to lead. In the eighth set, the Chinese team once again carried the pressure, Ma Xiuyue's last shot was double-flying, 3 points to hand, 11-7, the Chinese team cheered and opened the score again. In the ninth inning, Italy recovered two points. In the last set, the Chinese team stabilized the advantage and finally beat Italy 12-9.
This year's Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's curling team was unfavorable, lost to Russia and Sweden consecutively, and lost 2 consecutive games in the opening round, with such a downward trend, the Chinese team could not see the hope of entering the top four in the group round robin and thus qualifying for the top 4.
But now, the Chinese team has completed a big turnaround, beating Italy 12-9! 5-4 win over Denmark! Spelled out a wave of 2 consecutive wins, rekindling hopes of reaching the top 4. In the history of the Winter Olympics, the best record of the Chinese men's curling team is the top 4, and I hope that this time in Beijing, the Chinese team can equal the best record in history.