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England lost their 1st game 6-7 against Finland this morning after an extra end, but still qualified in 1st place in their Group and being ranked 6th overall. Meantime Ireland beat newcomers Qatar 9-3, but still finished in 6th place in their Group. Scotland also needed an extra end in their game to win 7-6 against Norway for both teams to go through, with Scotland ranked 14th overall. For some unknown reason, Wales suffered a 2-15 hammering from Czech Republic and lost the chance to progress to the last 16.

The games to decide the Quarter-finalists are New Zealand v Sweden, Australia v Switzerland, Japan v Hungary, Czech Republic v Norway, Scotland v Estonia, Spain v Russia, England v USA and Canada v Finland.