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After the first win against Norway in the morning, the Swiss lost against Sweden in the afternoon with 7:8 after an extra end.
The Swiss curlers suffered their second defeat in their third game at the home World Championships in Schaffhausen. The Swedes, led by Olympic champion and six-time world champion Niklas Edin, were a little too big in the end.
Pablo Lachat, Sven Michel, Yannick Schwaller and Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel from CC Geneva demanded everything from the Scandinavians. With a strong last stone from Schwarz-van Berkel in the 10th end, the Swiss had saved themselves into the additional end with a two-man house at the last minute. However, the Swedes prevailed solidly with the last stone – one point was enough for the final result of 8:7.
Good start for Switzerland
The Swiss must be blamed for not making better use of the promising start. After a stolen deuce in the 3rd end they were up 3-0. As a result, they let the opponent get closer until the Swedes took the lead for the first time in the 8th end (6:5). In the 9th end, the Swiss had a stone stolen.
In the last 10 years, the Swedes have won the majority of duels at major championships (World Cup, European Championships, Olympics) against Geneva. In comparison, they lead with 12:8 wins. The great curler Edin wasn’t there for two Swiss victories due to injury.
Clear win against Norway
One day after the setback at the start of the World Cup against the USA on Saturday, the Swiss managed their first victory in their second game on Sunday morning. They clearly defeated Norway 10:5.
Schwarz-von Berkel alone in 4th position improved from 71 to 93 percent of successful stones – to a value that means world class. Norway’s skip and number 4 Magnus Ramsfjell came to 75 percent.
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On Easter Monday, Switzerland will face the Netherlands in the afternoon (live on SRF Zwei from 1:55 p.m.). On Tuesday, Japan (9:00 a.m.) and South Korea (7:00 p.m.) await the Swiss curlers – both games can also be seen live on SRF zwei.