LACOMBE, Alberta – In an exhilarating showdown, the Jamaican girls’s curling group secured their place within the championship playoff spherical on the Pan Continental Championship, overcoming the beforehand undefeated Philippines with a nail-biting 13-11 victory on Wednesday.
The Jamaican squad, consisting of Madeleine Spurgeon, Stephanie Chen, Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon, and Alexandra Marriott, confirmed resilience, sealing the sport with a decisive two factors in an additional finish.
The action-packed match noticed momentum shift repeatedly. After an early 2-0 deficit, Jamaica responded with three factors within the second finish, regularly constructing leads of 6-3 and later 8-5. Regardless of their robust play, the Philippines fought again, tying the sport with a dramatic four-point surge within the tenth finish. Remaining unfazed, the Jamaican group delivered two factors within the additional finish, ending the Philippines’ unbeaten run and solidifying Jamaica’s document at 4-2.
With one round-robin sport left in opposition to Kenya, Jamaica is assured no less than a fourth-place standing and a playoff spot. The playoff spherical, starting Friday, contains high groups Australia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines.
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In the meantime, Jamaica’s males’s group, represented by Ian Robertson, Andrew Walker, Don Johnston, and Luke Samuels, stands at 6-2 in round-robin play, holding onto third place with two video games remaining.
On Wednesday, they challenged the Philippines in a detailed 7-5 loss, battling again from a 4-2 deficit and retaining the match tight till the tip. Later, they made a comeback to defeat Qatar 8-6, erasing an early 6-1 drawback to clinch victory within the ultimate ends.
The Jamaican males face Nigeria on Thursday night, with playoff qualification nonetheless inside attain as they compete alongside high groups from the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, and India.
