Winter Olympics 2022 - GB's men edge closer to curling semi-finals after tense win over Switzerland

Team GB look to be on the verge of securing a place in the men's curling semi-finals at the Winter Olympics after beating Switzerland 6-5 in a tense match in Beijing. Bruce Mouat's rink have five wins from six and sit second in the standings behind unbeaten leaders Sweden, who they play on Tuesday.

Ad/> It was an extremely tight start to the match, with Mouat unable to take advantage of having the hammer in the opening end, instead having to use his last stone to clear the Swiss from the house. Beijing 2022USA leapfrog GB after beating South Korea as Canada gain crucial curling win5 HOURS AGO GB began the second end with the last stone as well and this time they were able to get on the scoreboard, as Mouat produced an expert shot to knock the red stone off the button, before the yellow settled to secure one.

Switzerland hit back in the third when skip Benoit Schwarz was left with an open house to aim at, settling his final stone right on the button. The lead was re-established in the fourth thanks to a brilliant penultimate throw from Mouat, who manoeuvred a shot which curled past a loaded sheet to take out a Swiss stone, giving GB a great chance of securing two.

Schwarz could see no way to remove that stone and Mouat was able to land another on the button to move his team 3-1 up. Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more 'It is absolutely perfect' — Team GB's men seal fine curling victory over Denmark Switzerland had the hammer again in the fifth end but GB did well again to restrict their opponents to one, meaning they would take a 3-2 lead into the second half.