Sweden has secured a playoff spot in the curling world championship in Calgary after the team led by Isabella Wranå won a close match 8-6 against Turkey. The victory places Sweden in fourth place in the standings. The top two teams advance directly to the semifinals, while teams three through six play in the quarterfinals.
Sweden has now won a total of eight matches and lost three. Sweden will play its final preliminary round match against top-ranked Switzerland on Friday evening before the playoffs begin. SVT will broadcast Sweden's match against Switzerland starting at 21:00 on SVT Play.