"World's Strongest" Runs Alone 2nd place after beating copyright, and "World's 3rd" Sweden shows "first 金."
"World's Strongest" Runs Alone 2nd place after beating copyright, and "World's 3rd" Sweden shows "first 金."
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The women's curling national team Gyeonggi Provincial Government (Team 5G) beat the world's strongest copyright at the World Championship held on its home turf to run second place alone.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government team consisting of Kim Eun-ji (35, skip), Kim Soo-ji (32, second), Kim Min-ji (26, third), Seol Ye-ji (29, Phipps), and Seol Ye-eun (29, lead) won 7-1 until the 5th day of round robin at the 2025 LGT World Women's Curling Championships held at Uijeongbu Ice Rink in Gyeonggi Province on the 19th, ranking second only to Switzerland (all eight games won).
Gyeonggi Provincial Government, which beat Japan, Norway, Scotland, China and Turkiye one after another, lost its losing streak after being beaten 6-9 by leading Switzerland on the 4th, but it rekindled its upward trend by winning consecutive games against copyright and Denmark on the 19th.
It was heartening to see the team beat copyright, the world's strongest. The provincial government beat copyright 11-7 in the seventh round of the preliminary round. Led by skip Rachel Homan, copyright is the world's strongest team, ranking first (447.5 points) in the world's team rankings. The provincial government is ranked 10th.
Gyeonggi Provincial Government, which continued a tight race of 3-3 through the 5th end, secured the win by making a big three-point game at the 6th end. Kim Eun-ji succeeded in scoring a large number of points with her perfect hit-and-stay shot. She continued her upward trend by adding two points at the 8th end post.
Homan's double takeaway shot at the 9th end allowed him to chase by allowing three runs, but Kim Min-ji's double takeaway at the 10th end, which caught the back ball, won by winning three points with Kim Eun-ji's last shot.
In the following match against Denmark, the match was held 3-3 until the 8th end, but Gyeonggi Provincial Government won 7-3 with a large number of four points in the 9th end of the second half.
This year's World Championship is the second time held in Korea in 16 years since the 2009 Gangneung Olympics. Allotments will be made for participation in the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics by combining the performances of this year's and last year's competitions. The Gyeonggi provincial government, which won the bronze medal at this year's event, is in an advantageous position to go to Milan as it ranked fourth in the list of participants in the Olympics including the host country Italy.
The Gyeonggi provincial government is aiming to become Korea's first gold medalist at the World Championships, going beyond qualifying for the Olympics. It will face Sweden (9 a.m. on Monday) and Lithuania (7 p.m.) on Sunday. Sweden, led by Skip Anna Haselborg, is a strong team that ranks third in the world. If the team surpasses Sweden, the Gyeonggi provincial government may be one step closer to winning the gold medal. 바카라사이트
The first and second place finishers will advance to the semifinals after the preliminary round robin, while the third and sixth places will compete for the semifinals in the semi-finals. The playoffs and semi-finals will be held on Tuesday, and the bronze medal match and the final match will be held on Sunday.