Sweden out in the World Cup quarterfinals after a nightmare round

Isabella and Rasmus Wranå had impressed at the WC.

They finished second in the basic round and thus reached the quarterfinals.

But there it stopped.

The Swedes started with a two-pointer, but already in the next round they turned the German pair consisting of Pia-Lisa Schöll and Klaudius Harsch.

Then the Swedes played stably and looked to go on, but in the seventh round they suddenly fell 4-0.

They still managed to take a two-pointer in the eighth round and thus the quarterfinals went to the arbitration round.

It was a real thriller, but Germany took advantage of the fact that they had the last stone and eventually won 11-8. 

Germany now face Scotland in the semifinals.

In the second semifinal, the winner of today's match between Norway and Canada against Switzerland.