At the Beijing Olympics, the Japanese national team for curling women will face the 8th round of the qualifying league, the match against the United States, after 9 pm Japan time.
It is a very important battle to advance to the semi-finals.
NHK NEWS WEB will keep you updated on the progress of the match.
Switzerland decides to advance to the semi-finals, but the top ranks are in a big battle
The curling girls will compete in the qualifying league with a round robin of 10 teams, and the top 4 teams will advance to the semi-finals.
Japan has lost to South Korea and England in a row in these two games and is currently 4 wins and 3 losses.
The qualifying league is in a melee pattern, and only Switzerland, which is the top player with 7 wins and 1 loss, has decided to advance to the semi-finals.
Second place is Sweden with 5 wins and 2 losses.
In addition, Japan and Canada are in 3rd place with 4 wins and 3 losses, the United Kingdom and the United States are in 5th place with 4 wins and 4 losses, and South Korea is in 7th place with 3 wins and 4 losses.
How to determine the final ranking when winning or losing is lined up
If multiple teams line up with the same win or loss, the ranking will be determined by the results of the direct confrontation between the teams.
If it is still undecided, the ranking will be determined by the results of the "Last Stone Draw" performed by each team before the match.
If Japan wins the remaining two games in a row, it will be confirmed that it will break through the qualifying league.
However, in the case of 1 win and 1 loss, there is a possibility of being on a par with other teams, and the only way to make sure to advance to the semi-finals is to win the match against the United States on the 16th tonight and the current top Switzerland on the 17th.
In the last two games that have been defeated in a row, Japan has a lot of mistakes in the game, so the key is how far the "misalignment" of the shot can be corrected, centered on Satsuki Fujisawa.