Defending champ Homan advances to face Switzerland's Tirinzoni in gold-medal rematch at curling worlds

Canada's Rachel Homan topped South Korea's Gim Eun-ji 6-5 in an extra end on Saturday in the semifinals of the women's curling world championship in Uijeongbu, China.

The Canadians will face Switzerland for gold on Sunday in a rematch of last year's final, which saw Homan deny Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni's bid for a fifth straight world title with a 7-5 win in Sydney, N.S.

WATCH | Homan returns to final with extra-end win over South Korea:

Rachel Homan's Canadian rink beats Korea in an extra end to return to world championship gold game

Homan entered the semifinal matchup having defeated Scotland's Sophie Jackson 10-4 in a qualification match earlier in the day.

The Canadians avenged an 8-7 loss to Scotland in the tournament's opening weekend.

Homan's top-ranked Ottawa-based rink was tied for second in the standings with South Korea with a 10-2 record coming out of round-robin play.

However, with South Korea having defeated the defending champion Canadians 11-7 on Wednesday in the round robin, the hosts earned the second semifinal bye.

WATCH | Homan cruises past Scotland in qualification game:

Canada crushes Scotland in world women's curling championship qualification round