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Doha
Qatar beat Nigeria 14-3 in the last game of the session at the ongoing Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2019 in Shenzhen, China. This was largely helped by a four point score in the eighth end. Qatar then stole three points in the ninth end, at which point newcomers Nigeria shook hands, still in search of a first win.
Qatar had earlier beaten Kazakhstan and Hong Kong, marking its best outing at a curling meet.
Coach Lajos Belleli said, “This was our wildest dream to win three. It wasn’t very probable but the boys made the dream come true. Hong Kong and Kazakhstan was a really big deal to beat.
“One more game against Chinese Taipei (on Thursday) who are in the playoff race. They must beat us to keep their playoff hopes alive.”
New Zealand men will join hosts, China, Korea and Japan in the semi-finals. In the penultimate men’s round-robin session, a 14-4 victory for New Zealand over Hong Kong was enough to secure the last play-off place.
Doha
Qatar beat Nigeria 14-3 in the last game of the session at the ongoing Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2019 in Shenzhen, China. This was largely helped by a four point score in the eighth end. Qatar then stole three points in the ninth end, at which point newcomers Nigeria shook hands, still in search of a first win.
Qatar had earlier beaten Kazakhstan and Hong Kong, marking its best outing at a curling meet.
Coach Lajos Belleli said, “This was our wildest dream to win three. It wasn’t very probable but the boys made the dream come true. Hong Kong and Kazakhstan was a really big deal to beat.
“One more game against Chinese Taipei (on Thursday) who are in the playoff race. They must beat us to keep their playoff hopes alive.”
New Zealand men will join hosts, China, Korea and Japan in the semi-finals. In the penultimate men’s round-robin session, a 14-4 victory for New Zealand over Hong Kong was enough to secure the last play-off place.
