Canada’s Kerri Einarson scored a 10-4 decision over Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz to move one step closer to the playoff round at the women’s world curling championship on Friday. Einarson in shown in action during the match between USA and Canada during the round robin session 3 of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship at Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden, Sunday, March 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - Jonas Ekstromer/TT
SANDVIKEN, Sweden – Canada’s Kerri Einarson scored a 10-4 decision over Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz to move one step closer to the playoff round at the women’s world curling championship on Friday.
The Manitoba-based team of Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane Harris ended the match against Turkey (5-6) with a double takeout that scored four in the eighth end.
Canada improved to 7-4 with the victory and moved into a third place tied with Norway at the 13-team tournament.
Canada was set to close out round-robin play later Friday against Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont. A win over Demark (3-7) would guarantee Einarson a spot in the playoff round.
The top six rinks in the 13-team field will advance to the playoffs starting Saturday.
Medal games are scheduled for Sunday at the Goransson Arena.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 24, 2023.
