Jamaica’s males’s and girls’s curling groups are in robust playoff rivalry on the Pan Continental Curling Championship in Lacombe, Alberta, every battling formidable undefeated groups in upcoming video games.
The Jamaican males, presently with a 6-1, win-loss file, are making ready to face the unbeaten Philippines staff Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. (Jamaica time) and can meet Qatar later Wednesday night time. The Philippines, led by former Swiss skip Marc Pfister, maintain a formidable 6-0 file and have outscored opponents 74-8. With one remaining round-robin sport in opposition to Nigeria on Thursday, a win will probably be important for Jamaica to safe a play-off spot, with solely the highest 4 advancing.
In males’s outcomes on Monday, Jamaica fell to India 11-5 regardless of an early lead, conceding after a late six-point play by India. Of their sport in opposition to Saudi Arabia, Jamaica rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to win 11-3, scoring 11 unanswered factors.
On Tuesday, Jamaica achieved a historic 7-4 win in opposition to Puerto Rico within the first Caribbean head-to-head matchup in World Curling historical past. Jamaica prolonged their lead within the ultimate ends, sealing victory.
Sits fourth with a 3-2 win-loss file
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The Jamaican girls’s staff, composed of Madeleine Spurgeon, Stephanie Chen, Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon, and Alexandra Marriott, sits fourth with a 3-2 win-loss file. Dealing with the undefeated Philippines staff at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the ladies should end within the prime 4 to safe their playoff spot, closing out round-robin play in opposition to Kenya on Thursday.
In girls’s outcomes on Monday, Jamaica narrowly misplaced 5-4 to Australia after taking a lead within the ninth finish. Australia clinched victory with two factors within the ultimate finish.
On Tuesday, Kazakhstan defeated Jamaica 7-4, although Jamaica initially led 3-2. Later Jamaica dominated Nigeria 15-4, capitalizing on Nigeria’s three-player line-up and sealing the win by the seventh finish.
With the stress mounting and simply two video games remaining, Jamaica’s groups are preventing for his or her playoff spots, desperate to symbolize their nation and the Caribbean on the highest degree.
