Ireland’s Senior Mens teams winning streak continues in the round robin game at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Canada 🇨🇦.
Senior Men Game 4
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Ireland’s Senior Men – Game 3 v Italy
Peter Wilson and the team overcame a gutsy Italian side this morning in Lethbridge to record a 6-2 win in 7 ends.
The front end union of Bill and David hard at work; photo courtesy of WCF
The scores were tight all the way to the 6th end when Peter played a great run back double to pick out the Italian counter to score 4. This pretty much sealed the game and handshakes were offered after a stolen single in the 7th. Next up Israel at 4.30pm Lethbridge time when the boys try to finish day 4 with a 4-0 record.
Womens Seniors game 4
Ireland 3 England 8
The English ladies handled the ice conditions much better than Ireland did in tonight’s game which we Christened the Four Nations away game. They got stones behind guards and controlled the game early on.
Always on the back foot, the Irish women plugged on and were rewarded with a three in the sixth end. However, lying two in the seventh, English skip Judith Dixon played an absolute peach through a port on very swingy ice to hit and stick for one.
Senior Women Game 3
Ireland’s Senior Womens team suffered their 3rd defeat at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Canada 🇨🇦.
Senior Men Game 2
Ireland’s Senior Mens team bag their second round robin game at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Canada 🇨🇦.
Senior Men Game 1
Ireland’s Senior Mens team get off to a flying start at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Canada 🇨🇦.
Peter Wilson
Senior women game 2
Ireland 2 Japan 9
The Irish women suffered their second defeat when losing 9-2 to Japan. The Japanese ladies had excellent control of draw weight and used it to their advantage to get ahead and not let Ireland back into the game.
The pressure of time clocks is also a factor in games as there is little opportunity to ponder on what ice to take out here! It’s get your backside into the hack and go…….
Tomorrow the women play Sweden and England.
Seniors – women game 1
Ireland 5 Russia 9
The Irish women went down to the Russians after coming back from a 4-0 deficit to make a game if it here in Lethbridge
A well played last end gave the team a chance of taking it to an extra end with a three, but it was not to be when Marie’s last stone attempt to tap an Irish counter back onto the Russian shot didn’t draw it was handshakes.
Lethbridge latest – 3
Some pictures of the Irish teams at the Opening Ceromony for the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships and the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Canada 🇨🇦. Next up the hard part, as the round robin games get underway.
The Irish ladies play Russia at 12:15 (GMT-6) and the Irish Mens play USA at 16:30 (GMT-6) – Best of the Irish ☘️ luck to all.
Seniors’ reports – semi and bronze game
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!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂