Canada s Einarson beats China 6-4, qualifies for playoffs at world curling playdowns
Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson leaves the ice after defeating China at the Women s World Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 7, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh May 07, 2021 - 10:19 PM
CALGARY - The path to the playoffs was a bumpy one for Canada s Kerri Einarson at the world women s curling championship.
Now that she s cleared the hurdle of making the six-team cut, she can leave her uneven 7-6 round-robin record behind and concentrate on getting to the podium.
Einarson beat China s Yu Han 6-4 on Friday morning and secured a playoff spot later in the day when Germany lost to Switzerland. Einarson also secured a berth for Canada at the 2022 Olympics.
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