Canada crushes Serbia 14-0 at world mixed doubles curling championship
KARLSTAD, Sweden – Canada remained unbeaten at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Tuesday by clobbering Serbia 14-0 at the Lofbergs Lila Arena.
The Saskatoon duo of Dustin Kalthoff and Marliese Kasner improved to 4-0 with the victory over Dara Gravara Stojanovic and Filip Stojanovic.
Canada scored five points in the opening end and the game was called after just six ends. Kasner threw at an 88 per cent clip, just ahead of Kalthoff at 83 per cent.
Filip Stojanovic, meanwhile, finished at 43 per cent while his partner threw at just 17 per cent.
Canada is tied with China for the Group D lead. The 16-team single-knockout playoff round begins Friday.
The combined results of the 2016 and 2017 world mixed doubles events will decide the seven teams that will join host South Korea at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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