2024 European Curling Championships

Venue: Lohja, Finland Date: 16-23 November

Protection: Gaze selected fits on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport online page and app

Defending males’s champions Scotland purchased support to a hit programs against Germany and the Czech Republic to substantiate their impart within the semi-finals of the European Curling Championships.

Having suffered their first lack of the match against Italy on Tuesday, Scotland loved a two-win day by defeating Germany 12-5 then sweeping aside the Czech Republic 10-2.

In the females’s opponents Scotland made it four wins in a row as a consequence of a 9-5 success against Italy, who’ve already certified for the last four.

The victory adopted cheerful successes over Hungary, Estonia and Lithuania and method if Rebecca Morrison’s rink defeat Norway – who also can tranquil qualify – on Thursday they’re going to emulate the males by reaching the semi-finals.

“We keep one more actually genuine efficiency together, which we are actually chuffed with,” mentioned Scotland’s Sophie Jackson.

“Sadly their skip had to head away the sport attributable to a medical cause [a nose bleed], which precipitated a diminutive of disruption to the sport.

“It used to be actually necessary for us to keep focal level for the length of those moments of disruption and uncover the sport via after constructing this form of correct lead within the main half of.”

Bruce Mouat’s aspect returned to the highest of their standings heading into the final day of round-robin play, after they face Sweden on Thursday (12:00) – with the match continue to exist BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport online page and app.

Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan reasserted themselves in commanding style against in-get Germany sooner than demolishing the Czech Republic in only six ends.

“We knew we had to bounce support after the Italy sport and the Germans were enjoying actually effectively all season, not correct at this match, so we knew we had to come out and construct,” mentioned skip Mouat.

“The ice cases were slightly bit tricky this morning and I enjoy we purchased on top of it a wee bit faster than they did, which helped us get the early bounce on them.

“It used to be a correct sport to ogle it out after that and we’re very cheerful with that.

“We carried that momentum via against the Czech Republic and it used to be actually nice to get the ‘Q’ subsequent to your identify going into the sport on Thursday.”

The Scots will head into the play-offs aiming to prolong an unprecedented sequence via which they have got won the past four European Championships they have got played in.

If they enact top of the standings, they would originate last-stone profit within the play-offs – but face Sweden’s seven-time European, seven-time world and reigning Olympic champions, who want to win to acquire their play-off impart.

“This is also a tricky sport against the Swedes and we will want to play effectively to get that top space and vow hammer within the semi-ultimate,” Mouat added.