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Scotland turned into party-poopers early this afternoon by beating Ireland by 7-3, with 3 shots in the final end. Not only did that result make sure that the Irish did not qualify for the later stages, it also put paid to English hopes as well.

Wales came good with a flourish in the same session, scoring 6 shots in the last 3 ends to defeat Israel 8-5.

In the evening session, England comfortably beat Netherlands 9-4 in a largely meaningless game. They finished with 5 wins and 3 losses to finish 4th in the Group, the best record of the Home Nations.

The final session saw Wales fall to a 5-7 defeat against Japan, solely due to the loss of 5 shots in the 4th end, meaning that they finish bottom of the Group. Scotland were in the lead for the first 7 ends, but lost 4 shots in the last end to Israel to go down 4-7. ISRAEL?!!!  The Scots finish 6th in the Group, just behind Ireland in 5th.

The draw for the final stages is as follows:-
Chinese Taipei v Belgium; winners play Sweden in the Quarter-final
United States v Australia; winners play Canada in the Quarter-final
Latvia v Switzerland; winners play Norway in the Quarter-final
Japan v Italy: winners play Spain in the Quarter-final
The ties are to be played tomorrow at 10.00, with the Quarter-finals at 18.00.