(sda) The two-time world champions lose to fellow favorites Scotland 2: 7 and are now about to be eliminated.
Melanie Barbezat, Esther Neuenschwander, Silvana Tirinzoni and Alina Pätz can only reach the semi-finals with outside help. They rely on the Czechs, who have only had two victories, to win in the last round of the round robin on Thursday morning against the Germans tied with the Swiss. The Swiss, for their part, have to defeat the Italians. Otherwise, the Swiss would be eliminated because they lost the direct duel with the Germans.
In theory, the Swiss could catch up with Russia. But that the Russian top team will lose their last match against the inferior Estonians without points is almost impossible.
