Japan won the qualifying league with 5 wins and 4 losses against the Beijing Olympics and curling girls to advance to the semi-finals, and will face Switzerland, which lost on the 17th, in the semi-finals again on the 18th.


One more win until winning medals for two consecutive tournaments.


However, in the qualifying league, they were all defeated by the other three teams that advanced to the best four, and the key to victory is to minimize mistakes, create their own flow in the early stages, and make a close match. increase.

Japan played against Switzerland, who won last year's world championship in the final 9th ​​round of the qualifying league on the 17th, which will be decided to advance to the semi-finals if they win.



Switzerland is one of the top teams in the world who can steadily score points and win by minimizing mistakes, although it is not flashy such as aiming for multiple points or shooting shots that scatter stones at once.



Until the 3rd end in the early stages, the four players came together to compete with Switzerland, but the mistake in the 4th end led to a delay.



At the end of the 7th end, Satsuki Fujisawa, who skipped in the scene where he could score 2 points, was nervous, and when he tried to face the last shot, the team's mood maker, Chinami Yoshida, said, "There is still time. Let's calm down because there is, "he said, leading to a calm shot.



However, after that, he couldn't break the solid Switzerland and lost.



As a result, Japan decided to advance to the semi-finals, but lost to the top three teams in the qualifying league.



On the other hand, in the match on the 16th, he defeated the opponent with a simple attack while carefully assessing the situation against the United States.



In order for Japan to win the semi-finals and beyond, it is necessary to make a calm decision to take the opportunity and turn to the offensive while minimizing mistakes.



On the 18th, the opponent of the semi-final from 9:05 pm Japan time will play again against Switzerland who passed the qualifying league in 1st place.



Japan will be close to winning medals for the second consecutive tournament if it can take advantage of its calmness and teamwork to see the opportunity and attack without passing the flow to the opponent in the early stages.