HARBIN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Undefeated China and Japan certified for the curling blended doubles semifinals after successful their respective round-robin teams on the Asian Winter Games.
The Chinese pair defeated South Korea 6-4 earlier than smashing Qatar 10-1 on Thursday to maintain a clear file after three competitors days. The Japanese staff additionally stayed unbeaten after victories over Chinese Taipei and Kuwait on Thursday.
Japanese participant Tori Koana mentioned: “We are very happy. We don’t need to play qualification games. So it’s easier for us to get gold medal.”
The remaining two semifinals spots shall be determined after two qualification matches that see Hong Kong, China face off South Korea, and the Philippines vie towards Chinese Taipei.
On Thursday, the Philippines had a convincing victory over Kazakhstan 11-2 and Hong Kong, China beat Mongolia 9-2 as each positioned second of their respective teams with 4 wins and one loss.
“I think we did well at weight control today. So we are really happy to go into the qualifications,” mentioned Dubberstein Kathleen Sumbillo of the Philippines.
South Korea beat Kyrgyzstan 14-3 and Chinese Taipei surprised Thailand 12-0 to rank third of their respective teams with a 3-2 file.