The Chinese men's curling team defeated Italy 12:9 to win two consecutive Winter Olympics

The picture shows Chinese player Ma Xiuyue in the competition. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun

Beijing, February 12 (China News Network) -- In the fifth round of the men's curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the afternoon of the 12th, the Chinese team defeated the Italian team 12:9 and won two consecutive victories.

In the round robin match on the morning of the 11th, the Chinese team defeated the Danish team 5:4 and won the first victory. At present, the Chinese team has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, and is tied for fourth place with Canada, Norway, the Russian Olympic Committee and the United States.

The Italian men's curling team is ranked eighth in the world and participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Amos Mosana, who won the mixed doubles gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, competed in the men's curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics as italy's third baseman. Italy had previously lost 5-7 to England and 3-9 to Sweden.

In this round, the Chinese team played well, leading Italy 2:0 in the first set. In the third and fifth innings, the Italian team once chased the score to 7:8, and in the eighth inning, the Chinese team played a double fly, scored 3 points again, and finally won the game at 12:9.

Captain Ma Xiuyue said after the game that through the analysis of the previous games, today the implementation of the tactics formulated before, the backhand game played well, "when leading the big point, a little bit relaxed, a little bit let him chase back, we adjusted the state in time, a little bit of chasing back, this is also a good experience." ”

Second baseman Wang Zhiyu said that we had a big advantage at the beginning, and the score has been in a leading state. There were also some small mistakes in the middle, allowing the opponent to grab some key balls. The young team is to maintain a steady and steady fight and improve the success rate.

The Chinese team will usher in two matches a day on the 13th, facing the British team and the United States team. For the next game, Ma Xiuyue said, "To calm the mood, everything is starting from scratch, playing steadily, fighting one after another." (End)

Source: China News Network