On February 11, Beijing time, the 2022 Winter Olympics continued. Today, the men’s round-robin curling competition entered the third round of competition. The Chinese team faced the Danish team at the National Aquatics Center “Ice Cube”. The overall performance of the Chinese team in this game was stable. At the beginning, the two sides were basically tied. In the fifth game, the Chinese team played well and took the lead with two points in a single game. In the end, the whole game ended, and the Chinese team defeated the Danish team 5-4.
The Chinese team is holding a yellow ball in this game. The Chinese team’s roster: Xu Jingtao on the first base, Wang Zhiyu on the second base, Zou Qiang on the third base, and Ma Xiuyue on the fourth base; the roster of the Danish team: Kasper Wixten on the first base, Heng on the second base Rick Holtman, third base Mars Nell High, fourth base Mars Nell High.
In the first game, the Chinese team was behind, the rhythm of both sides was fast, and the tactics of both sides were relatively simple. After the start, both sides hit smoothly. Ma Xiuyue, the last shot of the Chinese team’s fourth base player, made a mistake, and then the referee came to the field to measure the distance between the two pots and the center of the circle. After the Chinese team scored. At the end of the first game, the Chinese team led Denmark 1-0.
In the second game, the Chinese team took the lead. At the beginning, the tactics of both sides were simple, focusing on offense. The Chinese team also continued to strike. In the second shot of the Danish team’s tactical position, the Chinese team took advantage of the situation. Since then, the Chinese team has played steadily and hit the ball more cautiously, waiting for an opportunity to find the opponent’s mistakes. At the end of the second game, the Chinese team drew 1-1 with the Danish team.
In the third game, the Chinese team was behind. The Danish team successfully stood in the first pot, while the Chinese team successfully entered the border camp in the first pot. Then the Danish second baseman made a mistake, and Wang Zhiyu also made a mistake in the second pot, and the Danish team got another favorable form. But the Chinese team played well in the last two pots. After Ma Xiuyue successfully attacked, the Chinese team hit the yellow ball successfully and took the dominant position. At the end of the third game, the Chinese team continued to lead the Danish team 2-1.
The Chinese team took the lead in the fourth game. The Chinese team played stably at the beginning, and the Chinese team successfully covered a pot in the second pot. With the Danish team still two pots left, the Chinese team occupies a favorable position to contain two points. Then the Chinese team was not arrogant and continued to play steadily. The last pot of the Chinese team was shot by Ma Xiuyue, and his excellent performance helped the Chinese team to draw 2-2 with the Danish team after the end of the game.
The fifth inning of the Chinese team. The two sides in this game are still cautious, and the two sides are basically settled before third base. The yellow ball occupies a favorable position after the Chinese team successfully hit the second ball at third base. After the Danish team made a mistake in the fourth base, the Chinese team made a small mistake in the first pot of the fourth base, but the last pot played stably and successfully scored two points. At the end of the game, the Chinese team led the Danish team 4-2.
The Chinese team took the lead in the sixth game. In this game, the Chinese team played well in the first pot of third base and took the lead in occupying a favorable situation. The subsequent third base second pot also played steadily, and the Chinese team scored two points to successfully contain the opponent. The Chinese team successfully stood at the fourth base in the first pot, leaving the difficulty to the opponent. Then the Danish team smashed the three dominant positions of the Chinese team with an excellent fourth base and a pot. At the end of the game, the Danish team scored a point and trailed the Chinese team 3-4 by 1 point.
In the seventh inning, the Chinese team was behind. In the opening stage, the Chinese team changed their tactics and started to stand in the central area. Then the Chinese team hit two good pots at the second base in a row to gain the dominant position. The subsequent Chinese team’s third-base first pot was very accurate, extending the lead. However, the Danish team played well on the fourth base, but Ma Xiuyue made a small mistake on the last ball of the fourth base, and only got one point with a little more strength. At the end of the game, the Chinese team led Denmark 5-3 by 2 points.
China took the lead in the eighth game. This game is very important for the Chinese team, especially the faster overall rhythm is a challenge for the Chinese team both mentally and physically. After the start, the Chinese first base continued the previous tactics. The first pot came to the middle zone, and the second pot also successfully occupied a good screen position. After the end of the second base, the Danish team occupied a favorable situation, and the pressure was given to the Chinese team. The first pot of the third base of the Chinese team chose to play a dump after the suspension of negotiation and preliminarily completed the task. The Chinese team was more cautious in this game, and the second ball from third base managed to contain the opponent by two points. Then the Danish team played well in the first pot of fourth base and three points contained the Chinese team. However, the Danish team made a mistake in sweeping the ice in the last pot, and the Chinese team only lost one point. At the end of the game, the Chinese team led the Danish team 5-4.
China took the lead in the ninth game. After the difficult situation in the eighth inning, the Chinese team as a whole relaxed a bit. The first three bases played stably on both sides, but the Chinese team made a mistake in the first pot of the fourth base, and the Danish team had an obvious advantage. The subsequent fourth-base second pot, the Chinese team withstood the pressure and successfully knocked out all the pots of the Danish team and drew with the Danish team.
In the tenth game, the Danish team took the lead. After the game started, the Danish team was more cautious and the Chinese team had the upper hand. After that, both teams played cautiously. At the end of the game, the Chinese team defeated the Danish team 5-4.
Tomorrow, the Chinese men’s curling team will face the Italian team in the fifth round of the round robin, so stay tuned. (pea)Return to Sohu, see more
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