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Seniors’ reports – semi and bronze game

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World Senior's Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

Seniors’ coach Gordon McIntyre has send through his notes from the men’s semi-final against Canada and the bronze medal game against Denmark so we can all find out exactly what happened!.

V Canada:

1st End. – Quick 1st end. Canadian skip Randy Neufeld has to hit for his 2. 0-2
2nd End – Couple of missed hits puts us in bother, have to chase the game now.  Pete having to draw the shot against 2. Sweepers working on  it too early and shot sails through.  0-4
3rd End – Ireland lying 3rd shot, when Pete takes a double for 2.  2-4
4th End – Very defensive by both teams, lots of hit and rolls leaving not a single stone in house. Blank. 2-4
5th End – Game changer when Ireland electing to put stone in house to open up play in the hope that we can steal. Neufeld draws to lie 2. Pete has to follow him and lies shot,
Neufelt goes for the raise and misses, great steal of 1. 3-4
6th End – Stones into house allows Canada the opportunity to draw for 2.  3-6.
7th End – There is nothing in the house for Ireland when  PJ plays, he is facing  3 and guarded,  so peels guard, leaving Canada lying 2. PJ then tries going through a port for double, but not heavy enough, Canada still lying 1 . Pete also comes through the port, but his stone is lying open. Neufeld hits to lie 3. Not too many options for last stone. Going for tap back on outside stone. Just missed out  3-7. Game finished.

Bronze v Denmark:

Bronze medal game  – winner takes all…….
1st End – Good swinging ice, Pete to draw for 2.  2-0
2nd End – Hit and run end, Pete going for tap back with 1st stone. Danish fourth player Poul Erik Neilsen hits and rolls into the open. Pete going for hit and stick leaving Niesen to follow. Blanked end.   2-0
3rd End – Both teams hitting for positional play, Pete elects to hit and roll, but just goes too far. Neilsen draws for 2.  2-2
4th End –  PJ plays an angled hit and roll to lie shot. But Neilsen plays an excellent raised take out to lie 2. Pete, with his first stone, goes for a tap back, but it was just under weight, 1 shot still against us. Pete going for draw with his second, it has to be into the 4′ and it is.  1 for Ireland.  3-2
5th End –  Lots of good shots being played ( all all behind the tee ) by both teams.
Ireland draw to lie 2, Neilsen  goes for tap back, but plays heavy and runs past. Good steal of 2.   5-2.
6th End – Lots of stones in play. Neilsen tries the hit fora  2 and misses,  so another steal of 1.  6-2.
7th End – Pete is really taking the game to Denmark by putting stones into the house. Ireland lie 1 with Nielsen’s last stone to come. It’s  another steal of 1 and bronze medal!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

Gordon’s reports – quarter-final v New Zealand

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New ZealandIreland 6 New Zealand 5

Coach said: “Big and difficult game tonight against New Zealand.

1st End – Starting out with both team very defensive, one mistake from NZL and Ireland takes 2.  2-0
2nd End  – A missed stone put us under pressure, NZL lie 2. Pete going for the raise double and only takes 1. NZL draw for 2.    2-2
3rd End – Again both teams very defensive, ready to capitalise on the mistakes.  Hans Frauenlob, the New Zealand skip, draws the button with 1st stone, Pete goes for raise to lie 1.  Frauenlob taps back to lie 2.  Pete goes for draw but it stays straight, giving up one.    2-3
4th End –  Lots of power sweeping in this end from both teams. It’s important to keep the ice clean. Pete going for a tap back against 2. Draws shot, NZL skip puts up
guard, Pete going for a draw and takes 1.  3-3
5th End – Great end for Ireland. Pete had a great cross double forcing the Frauenlob to draw shot. 3-4.
6th End – Pressure on Pete after missed shots but he  plays a tremendous draw to lie shot, but NZL follow him to lie shot. Pete has to play for tap back, but  sweeping errors let a perfect stone to sail past. NZL steal 1. 3-5
7th End – We have to get the sleeves up. Pete has to try pull out the big shot with his first stone with a draw – and it’s a great shot. Frauenlob puts up a guard, forcing Pete to play another excellent draw for 2.  5-5
Game on.
8th End – Turning into a very interesting end, NZL lying 2 with skip stones to come.
Stone position not in our favour. Pete elected to go for hit and roll and just rolled too far. NZL still lying 1 with skips’ stones to come. Frauenlob peels his own guard. NZL still lying 1.

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

Pete plays a superb tap back with his last stone on an Irish stone to lie shot. Under pressure, Frauenlob fails to draw the shot and  Ireland are in semis!”

SEMIS – both

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Senior Men – two ends gone and Canada have taken a two and stolen a two. Ireland 0 Canada 4. Two back for Ireland in the 3rd. 2-4. steal of one in the 4th! 3-4. Ouch! Just lost a two in the fifth. 3-6 down. After losing another one, the brave boys shake at the end of the 6th. Still the bronze to play for.

(Gordon’s game reports have been stuck in internet no man’s land for a couple of days, but they have come though this morning so I will put up a special ‘Gordon’s reports’ post when this morning’s games are over).

Mixed Doubles – Slovakia also scored a two and stole a two. Ireland took one in the third. Slovakia 4 Ireland 1……4th end – lost another 2. 1-6 down. Two more lost in the 5th. 1-8 down. Neil and Ailson took one in the 6th but shook hands after losing a four in the seventh at 2-12 down. Still a game to go for them though.

Neil sent some pictures for us – on their way……Alison warming upTeams in Karlstadimage2 (3)ICA supermarketimage1 (3)

Seniors in World semis!

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World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

Quarter-finals:

Ireland 6 New Zealand 5

Heavens! So much terrific curling in one day for Ireland.

Pistol Pete leads his men into the semi-finals of the world seniors beating New Zealand by stealing a single in the last end!

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

So proud of THE FAB FOUR – Pete, Peter, Ross and Tony! And, of course, wonder coach Gordon!

Go for gold Ireland!!

Irish men battling the Kiwis for semi place

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World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

At the moment,
2nd end played, the Irish senior men are 2-2 in their quarter-final game against New Zealand.
3rd end – NZ take one. 2-3…
4th end – one to us. 3-3…
5th end – one to them. 3-4…
6th end – NZ steal one. 3-5…
7th end – two for the Irish. 5-5.

last end to come!

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

Come on Pete, PJ, Ross and TT!!

World Senior's Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

World Senior’s Curling Championship 2016, Karlstad, Sweden

WSCC 2016 – game 8

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Ireland 7 – Japan 6WSCC2016-IRLvJAP-score

Fourth - Kenji Komoda (Skip) Third - Hideyuki Sato (Vice-skip) Second - Hisashi Ikuta Lead - Takashi Koyanagi

Fourth – Kenji Komoda (Skip)
Third – Hideyuki Sato (Vice-skip)
Second – Hisashi Ikuta
Lead – Takashi Koyanagi

The Irish Senior Men’s team, skipped by Peter Wilson, played Japan today in their final round robin game of the World Senior Curling Championships in Karlstad, Sweden.

This was a close fought match with the Japanese leading 4-2 at half time and then the Irish coming back with a 1 in the 5th end and a steal of a 3 in the sixth. Japan fought back in the next two ends resulting in an extra end won by Ireland.

Coach Gordon said: “Pete had to play a great shot to win this in an extra end.

The view from the coaches' bench

The view from the coaches’ bench

1st End – lying 2, but Pete put his first draw through, the Japanese skip, Komoda,  then wrecked on a guard, allowing Pete to draw to lie 3. Komoda, drawing against 3 but was third shot so Ireland  steal 2. 2-0
2nd End –   after an exchange of  shots,  and a couple of hit and rolls that rolled  a little too far, Komoda drew for his 2. 2-2
3rd End – Pete had to draw against 2 behind the teeline with first stone, Komoda followed this with a draw to lie shot. Things were very tight around button by this time. Pete’s last draw  had a wee bit too much running on it and Japan stole 1. 2-3
4th End – Japan were playing really well now and stole another 1.
5th End – Pete was left with an open draw to take a 1. 3-4.
6th End – Things were looking better for Ireland this time with stones in play, forcing Japan to come out and attack. Komoda was facing 3 with first stone. He hit and rolled out to leave 2 Irish stones sitting, and Pete drew to lie 3 – without last stone. Komoda, going against 3, was too heavy and Ireland stole a big three to take the score to 6-4.
7th End –  Ireland on the defensive with hits, Pete to draw to empty house behind guard. The shot was sitting out a little forcing Japan to hit and stay. 6-5.
8th End –  Plan was to keep this end tidy and open at the front 12 foot. With his first stone Pete drew to the tee lying  open. Komoda played a good freeze onto Pete’s stone. Pete has to follow but the stone was a little underswept and the game went into the extra end tied at 6-6.
9th End – At the death Japan were lying shot and guarded, forcing Pete to draw the shot under pressure. Which he duly did. 7-6 win for Ireland..
A great shot to win the game.”

This puts Ireland through to the next stage – qualifier / quarter finals depending on rankings – well done.

WSCC 2016 – game 7

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Fourth - Pascal Adam (Skip) Third - Thierry Donard Second - Christophe Walter (Vice-skip) Lead - Guy Unverzagt Alternate - Gerard Mergy

Fourth – Pascal Adam (Skip)
Third – Thierry Donard
Second – Christophe Walter (Vice-skip)
Lead – Guy Unverzagt
Alternate – Gerard Mergy

Ireland 9 – France 3

The Irish Senior Men’s team, skipped by Peter Wilson, had a comfortable victory over France today in their penultimate round robin game in the World Senior Curling Championships in Karlstad, Sweden.

A three in the first end saw them on their way and a three in the seventh end saw the French call it a day.

Coach Gordon said: ” For this game Neil replace Ross at second

1st End – Good start to end, Pete and sweepers draw for 3.
2nd End -This turned into a hitting end.  The opposition skip, Pascal Adam,  missed his strikes and he was forced to draw against 2.  He took his 1.     3-1
3rd End – Ireland were a wee bit unfortunate with hit and rolls in this end. Pete had a good hit for 2 to finish  a good end. 5-1
4th End – Good end for Ireland leaving the French skip to draw against 4 for the single. 5-2
5th End – There was a bit of controversy in this end,  with a front guard  touched and replaced. Ireland were lying shot with Pete attempting a tap back for 2 but the stone just pulled up short and the boys had to settle for the 1. 6-2
6th End – Busy head that boiled down to Pascal Adam drawing with his last stone for a 2 and failing.   6.3
7th End –  The French skip was left to hit against 3 with last stone, he picked out 1, but left  Pete a straightforward draw for a 3.  Handshakes with the score 9-3 to Ireland.
Boys played a lot better!”

Their final round robin game is tomorrow, Thursday 21th April, at 12 noon against Japan.

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WSCC 2016 – game 6

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Fourth - Mats Wrana (Skip) Third - Mikael Hasselborg (Vice-skip) Second - Anders Eriksson Lead - Gerry Wahlin Alternate - Lars Lindgren

Fourth – Mats Wrana (Skip)
Third – Mikael Hasselborg (Vice-skip)
Second – Anders Eriksson
Lead – Gerry Wahlin
Alternate – Lars Lindgren

Ireland 2 – Sweden 8

The Irish Senior Men’s team, skipped by Peter Wilson, lost to Sweden this morning in their 6th round robin game. This takes them to the 4 wins and 2 losses in the World Senior Curling Championships in Karlstad, Sweden.

Match report:

1st end – after an exchange of shot stone, Pete hit and rolled behind a guard with his second shot but Swedish skip Wrana came round the guard to tap the shot stone back for a 2.  2nd end –  This turned into hitting end that was blanked by Ireland  0-2.
3rd end –  Once again, not too many stones in play during the entire end which concluded with Sweden forcing Ireland to take a single.  1-2
4th end – The front end, Tony and Ross, played well to build up  the head as the Irish did not have last stone. PJ was unlucky when he just rolled out  and  Pete was facing 3 with his first stone, playing a cool hit to lie shot. Wrana hit and stuck to lie 3. Pete facing 3 again with his last stone. This time his hit through a port didn’t lie shot leaving Wrana the draw for a game changing 3.
5th end –  Pete had to draw against 2 to take a 1.
6th end – Pete had to draw the shot against 3, but with last stone the Swedes nailed the take out  for another 3.  The Irish offered handshakes with the score 8-2 in Sweden’s favour.

Coach Gordon McIntyre said:

“The score doesn’t reflect on how the guys are playing, they are just not getting the rubs that’s required at this level.”

Their next game is tomorrow, Wednesday 20th April, at 12 noon against France.

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