On February 16, Beijing time, the men's curling match at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team ushered in the final battle of the round robin, against the Swiss team. In this campaign, the Chinese team completed the final set, beating the Swiss team 6-5 and ending the trip to the Winter Olympics.
In this game, the Chinese team still sent Xu Jingtao, Zou Qiang, Ma Xiuyue and Wang Zhiyu to the lineup, while the Swiss team sent Schwarz, Michel, De Krutz and Tanner. Before the game, Switzerland temporarily ranked 6th in the round robin tournament with 3 wins and 4 losses in 7 games, maintaining the hope of advancing to the top 4 in the group round robin, while The Chinese team ranked 7th in 8 games with 3 wins and 5 losses. There are a total of 10 teams in the round robin, a single round robin, each team plays 9 rounds, that is to say, this game is the final battle of the Round Robin tournament of the Chinese men's curling team. Both Sweden and the United Kingdom have locked up a group top four ahead of schedule, occupying 2 places in the top 4, with the last 2 final 4 seats remaining.
In the first two sets, we trailed 2-0 and Switzerland scored two points in the second set. In the third set, we scored a run back and trailed 1-2. In the fourth set, Switzerland scored a point on the last shot. In the fifth set, the Chinese team scored 2 points to tie the score 3-3 and end the first half.
In the second half, the Swiss team scored a point in the seventh set, and the Chinese team scored a point in the eighth set, drawing 4-4. In the ninth inning, Switzerland scored a point and came back 5-4 again. In the last inning, the Chinese team got the backhand, got 2 points, and beat the Swiss team 6-5!
9 round-robin matches, 4 wins and 5 losses, did not qualify for the top four of the group, failed to enter the semi-finals, this is the Chinese men's curling team in this Beijing Winter Olympics handed over the report card, not outstanding, however, the last two games, the performance of the Chinese team is still very outstanding, in this regard, CCTV commentary is also very regretful: a few more games will be good! Playing a few more games, the Chinese team may have a chance to get the top four in the round robin and advance to the semifinals.
However, competitive sports have no ifs, although the intention is still not exhausted, but the Chinese team's trip to the Winter Olympics has ended, this is a fact!
Growth comes at a cost, and the Chinese men's curling team is going through this process, and we hope it's a little faster.