Fierce battle among youth curling teams in the 14th winter
Tonight’s News (Reporter Xie Chen) The curling youth competition of the 14th National Winter Games continued at the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center Curling Hall yesterday. The Tianjin men’s team won 6-4 in the semi-finals after an extra round, defeating the Hubei team and successfully entering the finals.
After seven rounds of round-robin play, the Tianjin men’s team ranked second with four wins and three losses. The Hubei team, which also had four wins and three losses, ranked third with a small points disadvantage. In the semi-finals, the Tianjin men’s team sent first base Wang Zhenhao, second base Cao Tianshuo, third base Zhang Minghang, and fourth base and captain Li Zetai (substitute Li Yongjun) to play. The Tianjin men’s team, which had the advantage at the start of the game, took the lead and scored two points in the first game. The Hubei team quickly scored the same score in the second game. Both sides scored one point each in the third and fourth games. After halftime, the score was 3-3. draw. In the fifth game, the Tianjin team chose the tactic of not scoring from behind, and then scored one point in the sixth game. The Hubei team also did not score points in the seventh inning, but the Tianjin team only allowed its opponent to score one point in the final inning. After eight rounds, both sides scored four points each. In the extra round, the Tianjin team seized the opportunity and scored two points, and finally defeated the Hubei team 6-4.
In the other semi-final, the Qinghai team, the top team in the round robin, defeated the Guizhou team 8-1. Tianjin team will compete with Qinghai team for the championship today.
In the final round of the women’s round-robin match yesterday, the Tianjin women’s team lost to the Hubei team 2-7. In the end, it ranked fifth in the round-robin record list with a record of three wins and four losses, and missed the semi-finals.