In their first round-robin match, Sophie Jackson’s rink, which is rated 19th in the world, defeated the world number one team. This was one of just two games that Canada lost, and they ended up third in the standings. However, after scoring four at the second end, Rachel Homan’s rink, a two-time winner, took early control of the play-off. With two ends remaining, they won thanks to another three at the fourth. With seven wins and five losses, the Scots finished sixth in the round robin, which at least guarantees that a Great Britain rink will compete in the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina the following year.
But Canada advanced to the semi-final matchup with the hosts, South Korea, on Saturday. After defeating the holders 11–7 earlier in the week and finishing second in the round robin with the identical loss 10 and win two records as Canada, Gim Eun-ji’s 10th-ranked rink advanced straight to the last four. But after it took an extra end to win 6-5 and go to the final against four-time champions Switzerland, the Canadians won the semi-final with a single from Homan. In the other play-off, China stunned the two-time silver medallist Anna Hasselborg’s third-ranked Swedes, who had placed fourth in the round robin, 8–7.
The second seeds Silvana Tirinzoni’s Swiss, who won the round-robin and lost only to Canada, faced Wang Rui’s rink, which is rated 17th in the world. However, the Swiss, who defeated the Koreans 4-2 with singles in the last two ends and advanced to a final between the top two teams in the global rankings, will have their opportunity for retribution on Sunday.
