"The GB quartet, who only scraped through the round-robin stage because the Italians lost to the Swiss earlier in the day, had promised that they would be an entirely different proposition if they got to the knockout rounds and they were as good as their word. The Swiss had won all nine games they had played coming into this semi-final, but were soundly beaten by Bruce Mouat and his team of Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie."
"Then Britain were able to score two in the next end, which meant they led 6-5 going into the 10th after the Swiss chose to blank in the ninth. Mouat and the Swiss skip Yannick Schwaller have a rivalry that runs right back to their matches in the World Junior Championships a decade ago. Schwaller won the first games they played, but Mouat has had much the better of it in the years since,"
Great Britain beat previously unbeaten Switzerland 8-5 to reach the final against Canada. The GB team had narrowly advanced from the round-robin after Italy lost to Switzerland, then improved markedly in the knockout stage. Bruce Mouat’s rink of Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie outplayed the Swiss in a tense semi-final. A pivotal promotion takeout by Mouat in the seventh end denied the Swiss a big score, and Britain scored two in the next end to lead 6-5 into the 10th. Mouat holds a clear competitive edge over Swiss skip Yannick Schwaller.
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