peasy23 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Great win, Japan shake hands after GB steal 2 in the 8th end to go 10-4 ahead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 10-4 win...always in control. I really love watching the Japanese team, they are so smiley and obviously love playing. I played last night and was really up for it having watched so much on tv the past ten days....dear oh dear we got absolutely hammered and I was shocked that all those shots you see in the olympics that are so straight forward and easy are actually quite difficult as you see your stone miss by a foot and roll through. Got another match tonight to master this game though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I would think this morning’s results give GB a much better chance of qualifying but let me run the numbers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Okay so the result helps in that GB need to get to 6-3 to have any realistic shot at making the semi final and Japan were the toughest of the three remaining obstacles to get there. However, we still need some other results to go our way. The nightmare scenario is a 3-way tie for two places with Canada and Japan (at the moment we would go through thanks to draw shot challenge but we are only a few centimetres ahead of Canada) or a 4-way tie for three places with Canada, Japan and Switzerland. What we need to root for: - Canada to lose a 4th game (most likely against the USA overnight. Their last two games look very winnable) - Japan to lose a 4th game (Less important as we beat them H2H, but they have a very good draw shot challenge so a potential 3 or 4 way tiebreaker would suit them over us) - Switzerland to WIN a 7th game (They are 6-1 but their remaining two games are both against higher ranked opposition Japan and Korea. Switzerland falling back into a 6-3 tiebreaker is a nightmare scenario for us because they beat us H2H) The exact permutations are a nightmare to work out but I think that 2 wins are likely to be enough as long as one of Canada and Japan lose another game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, Donathan said: Okay so the result helps in that GB need to get to 6-3 to have any realistic shot at making the semi final and Japan were the toughest of the three remaining obstacles to get there. However, we still need some other results to go our way. The nightmare scenario is a 3-way tie for two places with Canada and Japan (at the moment we would go through thanks to draw shot challenge but we are only a few centimetres ahead of Canada) or a 4-way tie for three places with Canada, Japan and Switzerland. What we need to root for: - Canada to lose a 4th game (most likely against the USA overnight. Their last two games look very winnable) - Japan to lose a 4th game (Less important as we beat them H2H, but they have a very good draw shot challenge so a potential 3 or 4 way tiebreaker would suit them over us) - Switzerland to WIN a 7th game (They are 6-1 but their remaining two games are both against higher ranked opposition Japan and Korea. Switzerland falling back into a 6-3 tiebreaker is a nightmare scenario for us because they beat us H2H) The exact permutations are a nightmare to work out but I think that 2 wins are likely to be enough as long as one of Canada and Japan lose another game. thanks for this. Japan have two very tough matches left. Whilst we absolutely have to win both our remaining matches I am sure Eve will have an eye on the Canada v USA local derby early tomorrow........pretty much depends which Jennifer Jones turns up - the one we saw yesterday was sensational.. Where do you see the shot draw challenge standings? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/CUR/OWG2022_CUR_C76D_CURWTEAM4-------------------------.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 10-4 win...always in control. I really love watching the Japanese team, they are so smiley and obviously love playing. I played last night and was really up for it having watched so much on tv the past ten days....dear oh dear we got absolutely hammered and I was shocked that all those shots you see in the olympics that are so straight forward and easy are actually quite difficult as you see your stone miss by a foot and roll through. Got another match tonight to master this game though.A lesson I learned early doors was to blame the thrower if you’re sweeping and blame the sweepers if you’re throwing. If all else fails, you always meant to do that it was Plan C. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 What a great start to the match v Sweden - steals of 1 and 2 in first couple of ends to lead 3-0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Caledonian1 said: What a great start to the match v Sweden - steals of 1 and 2 in first couple of ends to lead 3-0 Very surprised, the swedes don’t seem to have the measure of the ice at all yet, although I suspect that will change some poor shots from their 2, 3 & skip so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don’t understand that shot at all instead of taking 3 or 4 it’s now 1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignoramus Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Yeah that end felt like a missed opportunity, Edin was feeling it, just put stones in the house 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don’t understand that shot at all instead of taking 3 or 4 it’s now 1. And JUST one thanks to the sweepers. Poor end, fear they may regret that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 5-2 up with four to play. The fear is always that a big end could be just around the corner for the Swedes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Sweden in all sorts in this end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I’d pay good money for Bobby Lammie to clean my kitchen floor. Absolute demon with the broom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Donathan said: I’d pay good money for Bobby Lammie to clean my kitchen floor. Absolute demon with the broom. He could polish a turd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 up with the hammer in the last end. Sure GB would have taken this before the start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 The Brits bobsleigh mens' pairs managing to coup their equipment and take a long ignominious slide across the finishing line will not feature in today's highlights. Although it probably should. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Why wouldn't just draw in to the 8 foot and take 1 there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Great - job done against Swedes and a great confidence booseter - they have beaten the Swedes three times in a row. Great chance to top standings and get a decent semi v 4th place - whoever that may be 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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