(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Chinese women's curling team won consecutive victories over the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics champion and runner-up
Beijing, February 13 (China News Service) -- The change of the Chinese women's curling team has achieved miraculous results. Following a 9-6 victory over PyeongChang Winter Olympic champion Sweden on the 12th, he defeated Pyeongchang Winter Olympic runner-up South Korea 6:5 on the 13th to win two consecutive victories.
The fourth base of the Chinese team was originally the "post-00" captain Han Yu. Because he has not experienced the World Series, Han Yu, who has good technical strength, failed to play his own level in the first three rounds of competitions, and there were many mistakes, and the Chinese team suffered three consecutive defeats in the opening round.
In the fourth round, the Chinese team changed sides, and Wang Rui, who had participated in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and Han Yu exchanged positions, and Wang Rui was appointed as the fourth base. The change was immediate, with The Chinese team defeating the veteran team Sweden 9:6.
On February 13, China's Wang Rui, Zhang Lijun, Han Yu and Dong Ziqi (from left to right) were on the field. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
In the match with the South Korean team on the 13th, the Chinese team had an unfavorable start, and the first set was stolen by the opponent to steal two points. But the Chinese girls were calm and patient with their opponents, chasing the score to 3 draws in the first half. Ten rounds of fighting ended, and the two sides fought to 5 draws. In the overtime round, the Chinese team firmly grasped the backhand advantage and won the winning point with Wang Rui's last accurate shot.
Han Yu, the captain of the Chinese women's curling team, said after the game that the South Korean team is a particularly strong team in the central attack, "Our pre-match tactical arrangement is to seize the position of the opponent to attack in advance and take the initiative to take them to play." The first two innings were a little bit passive, and the third inning started with us playing more aggressively and turning the situation around. ”
On February 13, Wang Rui of the Chinese team played in the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
Wang Rui said that through the victory of these two games, they are more confident. "No matter who the opponent is, we have to do our best, fight every game, play every goal."
On the morning of the 14th, the Chinese women's curling team will meet the Japanese team.
The Chinese men's curling team lost to the British team 6:7 on the 13th, missing a three-game winning streak. The current record is 2 wins and 3 losses, and it is tied for sixth place with Norway and the United States.
Ma Xiuyue, captain of the Chinese men's curling team, said after the game that the game was still good overall, and some simple mistakes on the ball led us to lose big points, "The British team is of a high level, handling details particularly well, and the ability to seize opportunities is particularly strong." (End)