Defending champions, Canada, qualify for semi-finals
Defending champions, Canada, qualify for semi-finals
With their 9-5 win over Sweden on Thursday afternoon's eighth session of men's round-robin play at the World Junior Championships in Liverpool, Canada, defending champions Canada joined already-qualified Scotland in the weekend semi-final line-up.
China women in first place at World Juniors
China women in first place at World Juniors
China moved into a clear lead in the women's ranking at the World Junior Championships in Liverpool, Canada with an 8-2 win over Switzerland in Thursday morning's seventh round-robin session. Russia also had a win in this session, by 10-7 over Korea, as did Canada, who beat Norway by 8-2, and these results mean that Canada, Russia and Switzerland all share second place.
Scotland qualify for World Junior play-offs after seventh win
Scotland qualify for World Junior play-offs after seventh win
With their seventh successive win – an 8-6 victory over Switzerland in Wednesday evening's seventh men's round-robin session – Scotland became the first team to qualify for the play-off stages of the World Junior Curling Championships 2019 in Liverpool, Canada.
Canada women hand Switzerland first World Junior loss
Canada women hand Switzerland first World Junior loss
At the top of the table in the women's competition at the World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Canada, there is now a two-way tie between China and Switzerland. In the afternoon's sixth round-robin session, Canada beat previously undefeated Switzerland 6-4 while China held on to win against United States 9-8.
Men's play-off hunt tightens at World Juniors
Men's play-off hunt tightens at World Juniors
As Scotland men continued their unbeaten run – beating Italy by 12-1 in just six ends of Wednesday morning's sixth round-robin session of the World Junior Championships in Liverpool, Canada – the qualification race behind them is heating up. Four teams – Canada, Norway, Switzerland, and United States – now share second place and all recorded wins in this session.