China News Service, Beijing, February 11 (Reporter Chen Hang) On the morning of the 11th, in the third round of the men's curling round-robin competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's curling team composed of Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang and Ma Xiuyue was 5:4. Defeated the Denmark team and won the first victory in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

At present, the Chinese team has a record of one win and two losses, and is tied for seventh place with the Russian Olympic Committee team.

Data map: The picture shows Chinese player Ma Xiuyue throwing a pot.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jun

　　In the first two rounds, the Chinese team suffered a two-game losing streak in a round-robin match.

In the first round on the evening of the 9th, the Chinese men's curling team lost 4:6 to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics runner-up Sweden; in the second round on the afternoon of the 10th, the Chinese men's curling team lost 4:7 to the Russian Olympic Committee team.

　　After the game on the morning of the 11th, the captain Ma Xiuyue said in an interview that it was a pity to lose the first two games, especially the last game. He took the lead in the first few rounds and lost a big point in the ninth game, which led to the loss of the whole game.

"We will make a summary after we go back. We must not be in a hurry when we are in the lead. We must stabilize, play some simple balls, and try to decide the winner when we reach the tenth inning."

　　In this round of competition, the two sides had back and forth in the first four rounds, and the battle was tied 2:2.

In the fifth game, China's backhand made the last shot and scored two points, leading 4:2.

In the second half, the Chinese team played basically stable and defeated the Danish team 5:4.

　　The Danish men's curling team has participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. They defeated the Czech Republic in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics curling qualifying round and won the Beijing Winter Olympics Men's Cup. Curling seats.

The current record is two losses, ranking ninth.

　　Ma Xiuyue said that for this game, they implemented the tactics they had formulated before to the end. "We also took the lead. We played little by little, and we were not in a hurry, so the effect was not bad." Wang Zhiyu also said in an interview that our first two The tactics of the field are more offensive. Today, I adjusted the tactics, played more conservatively, and had better control of the game. "We were the backhand in the tenth game, and we still maintained the lead."

　　When it comes to the feeling after winning, Ma Xiuyue said that when she hits a good ball and wins the game, the audience cheers, which is a great feeling.

Wang Zhiyu said that after winning this game, he felt more joyful and more confident, which would be helpful for the next game.

　　On the afternoon of the 12th, the Chinese men's curling team will face the Italian team.

Ma Xiuyue said that we must summarize the lessons learned from winning and losing these three games and make adjustments for the next game.

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