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Sweden loses wheelchair curling semifinal to China

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Key Points
  • Sweden lost 7-6 to China in the Paralympics wheelchair curling semifinal.
  • Sweden will play for bronze against Canada or South Korea.
  • The match was tied 6-6 before China won with the last stone.

Sweden's wheelchair curling team, Lag Viljo Petersson Dahl, lost to China in a semifinal match. The final score was 7-6. Sweden will now play in the bronze medal match against Canada or South Korea.

The match was closely contested, with the score tied at 6-6 before the final round. China had the last stone in the final round and secured a point to win. Sweden had lost to China in a previous group stage match.

In the semifinal, Sweden took a timeout before their last stone in a difficult situation but could not produce a winning stone. A highlight for Sweden was a key stone by Viljo Petersson-Dahl in the third round that secured three points.

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