On February 15, 2022, the winter Olympic men's curling competition continued, the Chinese team lost to Canada 8-10, the total record was 2 wins and 5 losses, the early determination of the out, the eighth innings lost 3 points, resulting in the failure of the whole game, but in the face of stronger opponents, can play to this extent, or it is worth affirming, the next two games, no matter what the result, is not eligible for medal competition.
The Chinese team played six games, the total result is 2 wins and 4 losses, ranked seventh, want to advance to the semi-finals, the last three games must be won, but also depends on the performance of other teams, although the Chinese curling team has won a lot of results in the World Series, but this Olympic cycle does show a downward trend, does not have the strength to compete for medals, mainly in participation, and there is indeed a gap with strong teams.
In the seventh game, the Chinese team and the Canadian team began to compete, once again challenging the strong team, the Chinese team sent the first base Xu Jingtao, the second base Wang Zhiyu, the third base Zou Qiang, the fourth base Ma Xiuyue lineup, the Canadian team side of the lineup is the first base Jeff. Walker, second base brett. Garent, Nichols, third base, Brad fourth. Gu Xiu, both sides sent the strongest lineup, and the Canadian team also attached great importance to it this time.
The final is carried out in 10 innings, if there is a situation of equal scoring, it is necessary to decide the result through overtime, the first four innings canada team slightly better, with the second and fourth innings to get 2 points, 4-3 lead, the Chinese team scored in the first inning, the third set got two points, both sides performed well, The Chinese players are very hard, although there is a gap in strength, but still bring a certain impact to the opponent.
In the fifth inning, the Chinese team scored 2 consecutive points to complete the counter-overtaking, the Canadian team did not want to show weakness, in the sixth innings to adjust the tactics in time, the same is 2 consecutive points, the seventh innings of the Chinese team with the advantage of the backhand to get a point, the two sides came to 6 draws, the eighth innings of the Chinese team made a major mistake, the Canadian team seized the opportunity to score 3 points in a row, expanding the point difference to 9-6, the ninth innings Of the Chinese team withstood the pressure to chase back 2 points, a single game to decide the winner or loser.
In the last 10th inning, the Canadian team had a backhand advantage, they used a more conservative tactic to get 1 point, and finally beat the Chinese team 10-8, looking back at the process of this game, the key is that the eighth inning lost three consecutive points, and the opponent seized the opportunity, otherwise the result is still difficult to say, can only say that the curling project, each innings is very important, must maintain a high degree of concentration, to avoid too many mistakes.
After losing to Canada, the Chinese team won 2 wins and 5 losses, determined the out in advance, and even if the last two games were won, they still had no chance to advance, this time focusing on participation, although they got the full quota of the three events, but compared to the last Winter Olympics, it did show a downward trend.