Canada's Einarson bounces back at women's curling worlds with win over Turkey

Kerri Einarson's curling team welcomed a quick win after a short night at the women's world championship.

Turkey shook hands after six ends in a 9-3 loss to Canada on Wednesday morning in Calgary.

Einarson and company rebounded from an extra-end defeat to Switzerland the previous evening.

A few hours later, the Canadians were back at WinSport Event Centre to dispatch the Turks with a steal of three in the first end and steals of two in the fifth and sixth.

"It is nice to have that so we can go have something to eat and put our feet up and have a good rest," Einarson said. "Definitely didn't get much sleep last night. These quick turnarounds are tough."

The host country was to face Scotland at night. Canada was in the middle of three straight "split" days — playing in the morning and evening draws.

The top six teams in the field of 13 at the conclusion of pool play Friday advance to the playoffs.

The top two teams earn direct entry into Saturday's semifinals. The medal games are Sunday.

Canada and Switzerland topped the standings at 6-1 after the morning draw with the Swiss set to face Australia in the afternoon.

Sweden got to 6-2 with a 9-4 win over China (3-4). Japan was an 8-6 winner over Italy to move into a tie with South Korea at 5-2.

Turkey fell to 4-3 with its third straight loss. Denmark was tied at 3-4 with China and Scotland after a 9-3 win over Norway.

Italy was 2-5. Norway, Australia and the United States were 1-6.

Teams must play a minimum eight ends before conceding in Canadian championships, but it's only six internationally.

Rocks were "papered" or "sharpened" overnight, which is the process of sanding the granite that's smoothed over the course of several draws.

Stones grab pebble and curl more after