Winter Olympics 2022 - Great Britain move to second after 7-6 win over China in men's curling

Great Britain beat China 7-6 despite only scoring in two ends as they moved to second in the men’s curling round robin standings. The British quartet, led by skip Bruce Mouat, were at their impressive best, showing why they’re European champions and in amongst the medal favourites in Beijing.

Ad/> They scored a fantastic four in one end and a three in another, happy to otherwise blank ends and hold their lead. Beijing 2022Britain off to winning start in men's curling after beating Italy10/02/2022 AT 09:06 Mouat’s world silver medallists came into their fourth round robin match confident off the back of an 8-3 win over Norway, knowing a win would be crucial to keep them among the front-runners.

They looked on top from the off, though China skip Ma Xiuyue drew the button against three with the last throw of the first end to save a point for his side – a superb shot when the pressure was on to give his side an early lead. GB then found their groove as Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan worked together to leave GB lying two – “It’s a Hammie-Lammie double-whammy” was the commentary line.

A moment of magic from Mouat took his side straight from 1-0 down to 4-1 up when the skip’s perfect throw cleared China’s red stone from range and left four yellows in the house. Ma Xiuyue cut the deficit to one after the fourth end and Mouat blanked the fifth so that GB could hold their 4-3 lead at the game’s halfway point.