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Czech Republic - Switzerland.

In the first match we were facing the Swiss national team. Our girls, with Elishka at number one, were down 1 : 6 after four ends. But some of our important stones didn't come and we gave up the match after seven ends at 2 : 10. The next lanes were dominated by the Scots and Canadians. The Japanese lost a clear win in the match against the USA with the last stone. The Japanese women will face us tonight and it won't be easy. I watched part of their game closely and they played with concentration and care. There is an opening ceremony before tonight's round, and of course the Czechs won't be missing. We need to shake off the initial nervousness and play some good stones. We already showed something at the end of the duel with Switzerland, but we will need to add a little more.