16-03-2025, 23:18
Now that my curling is finished for the season, I'll have more time to do a more comprehensive report on the major World Championships. The World Women's event, as previously promoted by theo luddite, is taking place in Uijeongbu, Korea, from Saturday 15 March to Sunday 23 March. There are 13 teams - perfectly sensible if you represent a vested interest - who play each other from 15 March to 21 March, followed by qualifying games and Semi-finals on Saturday 22 March - 3rd place plays 6th and 4th place plays 5th with 1st and 2nd places being thrust straight into the Semi-finals. The Medal Games will be played on Sunday 23 March.
Scotland represent the Home Nations and the team consists of (from left to right) Fay Henderson (Alternate), Sophie Jackson (Lead), Sophie Sinclair (Second), Jennifer Dodds (Third) and Rebecca Morrison (Fourth). Sophie J will skip and call the shots, except for her own stones, when Rebecca does the needful.
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Scotland have been involved in 3 very tight games so far. They beat Canada by 8-7 on Saturday night, scoring 3 shots in the last end, then lost 7-8 at the last end against Norway on Sunday morning. An even tighter game followed with the Scots forcing an extra end against Korea with 2 shots in the 10th end. After a tense extra end, they lost out by 4 shots to 5.
Tomorrow Scotland play Italy at midnight (UK time) and Switzerland at 10.00. That's 09.00 and 19.00 Korean time. The Koreans have stayed on the same time zone since 1988, as being pragmatic and sensible people, they have realised that Daylight Saving Time in summer doesn't make the slightest difference to saving (or expending) any daylight. Not like us, who have abandoned the absurd Imperial notion that we standardised GMT for the benefit of the world. Now we're apparently using UTC - I never knew either - having joined the Atomic Age in 1967. However I digress. Back to the future (in curling terms).
Scotland represent the Home Nations and the team consists of (from left to right) Fay Henderson (Alternate), Sophie Jackson (Lead), Sophie Sinclair (Second), Jennifer Dodds (Third) and Rebecca Morrison (Fourth). Sophie J will skip and call the shots, except for her own stones, when Rebecca does the needful.
Scotland have been involved in 3 very tight games so far. They beat Canada by 8-7 on Saturday night, scoring 3 shots in the last end, then lost 7-8 at the last end against Norway on Sunday morning. An even tighter game followed with the Scots forcing an extra end against Korea with 2 shots in the 10th end. After a tense extra end, they lost out by 4 shots to 5.
Tomorrow Scotland play Italy at midnight (UK time) and Switzerland at 10.00. That's 09.00 and 19.00 Korean time. The Koreans have stayed on the same time zone since 1988, as being pragmatic and sensible people, they have realised that Daylight Saving Time in summer doesn't make the slightest difference to saving (or expending) any daylight. Not like us, who have abandoned the absurd Imperial notion that we standardised GMT for the benefit of the world. Now we're apparently using UTC - I never knew either - having joined the Atomic Age in 1967. However I digress. Back to the future (in curling terms).
Cabbage is still good for you