The road to the superstructure.
A win against England could have put us second in the group and quite high in the overall rankings after the regular groups are finished. Of course, the higher we are, the more acceptable opponent we will get. After a slightly more cautious start, we took a 5-1 lead after six ends, and it was a decisive lead. We even lived for a while afterwards on the fact that we could be second overall, thus avoiding the qualification match and going straight to the semi-finals, but that soon took its toll. The tournament system assigned us a well-known opponent for the evening - the Estonians (Turmann). It was played on lane A, which is lined with a long row of windows facing the green overlooking a small pond. We tried to read whether the glass wall of the hall had any effect on the quality of the ice, but if at all, it certainly didn't affect it very much. Perhaps only that the ice slowed down fairly early, and it was in that longitudinal part of the course near the wall. The duel was evenly matched and only a few stones made the difference. Of note were Tuivike's precise triple take out, Zelinger's precise hit and roll, and the highly effective throwing of the Müllernová, Baudyšová and the good eye of Špundová in umpire situations. A 6 : 2 win in this match sends us to the semi-finals, again against Hasselborg. In the morning at nine. The time is changing by an hour, so we'll make a little contribution.
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And I've also been keeping an eye on how our juniors are doing in Norway and so far they are moving further and further up the spider web. So good luck for the continuation there in Oslo at the EJCT.
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photo: trouble against the Estonian women in the second end