Two other knockouts, Constantini’s Italy is practically out of the World Cup

Azzurri beaten by Switzerland and Norway. Today at 2 pm the last match against Finland, but even with a win it would take a miracle to pass

GENEVA

Two more defeats, and it is almost elimination from the Mixed Doubles World Cup underway in Geneva.

The score of five wins and three defeats risks costing Italy dearly in the mixed doubles of curling, which even in the event of a success today with Finland should hope for almost impossible results from the other teams, such as the ko of Norway. with New Zealand tail.

A bitter disappointment for Stefania Constantini from Cortina and Sebastiano Arman from Trentino, who had started the world championship with a string of affirmations.

The calendar, however, featured three big names in a row like Sweden, Switzerland and Norway, and as many knockouts arrived.

After yesterday’s match against the Swedes, yesterday the Swiss couple won 11-7, placing an incredible 6-0 run in the first end, which effectively directed the match. At that point the match with the Norwegians became decisive, but in the fifth end they copied the six-point partial winning 9-3.

Today at 14 you have to win to finish in the best possible way. Hoping for the miracle. But even if it were to be eliminated, for Constantini the balance of 2022 would remain in surplus after the Olympic gold in Beijing.

RESULTS, PROGRAM AND RANKING

Round 7 results: Italy – Switzerland 7-11, Norway – Estonia 12-1, South Korea – Finland 9-5, Denmark – Japan 5-6, New Zealand – Sweden 2-12.

Round 8 results: Italy – Norway 3-9, Japan – Finland 11-3, Switzerland – New Zealand 11-3, Estonia – South Korea 8-3, Denmark – Sweden 3-8.

Last shift program (today, 2 pm): Finland – Italy, Switzerland – South Korea, Estonia – Denmark, Norway – New Zealand, Sweden – Japan.

Group A ranking: Japan, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden 6-2; Italy 5-3; Denmark, Estonia, South Korea 3-5; Finland 2-6; New Zealand 0-6.

Group B standings: Scotland 7-0; Canada 6-1; Germany, USA 4-3; Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary 3-4; England, Spain 2-5; Turkey 1-6.