18-10-2019, 00:22
(This post was last modified: 18-10-2019, 00:53 by ritchiebaby.)
Here we are again, happy as can be, with a catch-up on the last two days of the Round Robin.
Wednesday - Czech Republic 8 Wales 3; Belgium 1 England 13; Luxembourg 2 Ireland 10; Slovenia 6 Scotland 8:
Thursday - Wales 1 Norway 9; Korea 7 England 2; Scotland 7 Ireland 3:
That's all the Group games finished with the last 16 teams decided for tomorrow's sessions. Unfortunately England and Wales have not been good enough (more accurately, not consistent enough) to progress to the knock-out stages. England finished with 3 wins and 4 defeats to be 5th in Group E, with Wales also with the same record to be 5th in Group B. Both Scotland and Ireland qualified from Group D as winners and runners-up.
Just to give you an idea of the gulf in class between the top and bottom teams, newcomers Nigeria scored 7 shots in their 7 games, but lost 106. Due to their late arrival, Kosovo only played 6 games and managed to score 17 shots and lost 69.
Tomorrow's games will be:-
09.00 Well, it seems to be a big secret, but it wll involve 4 games featuring 8 teams from Canada, Germany, Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Spain, United States, Hungary, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Turkey, Russia, Switzerland and Korea.
13.00 Almost as much of a secret, this will involve the other 8 teams who have not already played at 9am in a further 4 games.
I have read that Canada will play Sweden at 9am, but this has not been confirmed on the WCF website (which is as much use as a chocolate fireguard).
The Quarter-finals will take place at 19.00 to decide which teams will fight it out for the Medals on Saturday.
EDIT
By dint of a devious sleight of hand and a huge slice of good fortune, I have managed to decipher the secret code for the 1pm games. They are United States v Switzerland, Germany v Poland, Russia v Korea, Scotland v Turkey. For some unknown reason, the same sleight of hand does work for the 9am games, but only after the second session games come up. They are Denmark v Ireland, Slovakia v Norway, Spain v Hungary, Canada v Sweden. I now know how the Bletchley Park codebreakers must have felt!
Needless to say, going into the WCF website Schedule Of Games doesn't tell you all this, but you need to know what buttons to press. And I'm good at pressing buttons!
Wednesday - Czech Republic 8 Wales 3; Belgium 1 England 13; Luxembourg 2 Ireland 10; Slovenia 6 Scotland 8:
Thursday - Wales 1 Norway 9; Korea 7 England 2; Scotland 7 Ireland 3:
That's all the Group games finished with the last 16 teams decided for tomorrow's sessions. Unfortunately England and Wales have not been good enough (more accurately, not consistent enough) to progress to the knock-out stages. England finished with 3 wins and 4 defeats to be 5th in Group E, with Wales also with the same record to be 5th in Group B. Both Scotland and Ireland qualified from Group D as winners and runners-up.
Just to give you an idea of the gulf in class between the top and bottom teams, newcomers Nigeria scored 7 shots in their 7 games, but lost 106. Due to their late arrival, Kosovo only played 6 games and managed to score 17 shots and lost 69.
Tomorrow's games will be:-
09.00 Well, it seems to be a big secret, but it wll involve 4 games featuring 8 teams from Canada, Germany, Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Spain, United States, Hungary, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Turkey, Russia, Switzerland and Korea.
13.00 Almost as much of a secret, this will involve the other 8 teams who have not already played at 9am in a further 4 games.
I have read that Canada will play Sweden at 9am, but this has not been confirmed on the WCF website (which is as much use as a chocolate fireguard).
The Quarter-finals will take place at 19.00 to decide which teams will fight it out for the Medals on Saturday.
EDIT
By dint of a devious sleight of hand and a huge slice of good fortune, I have managed to decipher the secret code for the 1pm games. They are United States v Switzerland, Germany v Poland, Russia v Korea, Scotland v Turkey. For some unknown reason, the same sleight of hand does work for the 9am games, but only after the second session games come up. They are Denmark v Ireland, Slovakia v Norway, Spain v Hungary, Canada v Sweden. I now know how the Bletchley Park codebreakers must have felt!
Needless to say, going into the WCF website Schedule Of Games doesn't tell you all this, but you need to know what buttons to press. And I'm good at pressing buttons!
Cabbage is still good for you