Team Niklas Edin has won four of six matches in the World Cup tournament and is currently in the playoffs, and if you continue as you did the last three matches, you can very well take one of the two direct places to the semifinals.
11–4 against Denmark and 7–2 against Finland were followed by 8–4 against the Czech Republic.
Even though it was on paper the smoothest match of the last three played, there was never really any danger that the reigning champions would lose the victory.
Although the Czech Republic stole one point directly in the first round, while team Edin took two points, the Czechs never got more than one point from any round.
After another two points from the Swedish team to the position 8-4 in the ninth round, they therefore chose to throw in the towel.
Team Edin is currently second in the table, behind Canada who have won all their matches so far, but they have one match more played than most other teams.
No other team can, however, go around Sweden, but at best go up on the same points.
The first and second after the basic series go directly to the semifinals, while teams placed in places three to six make it to the quarterfinals.
Team Edin has six matches left in the basic round as all teams meet each other.