Wales fall to consistent Swiss
Wales have to dust themselves down after coming up against a very consistent performance from Switzerland. The match started well, as despite losing the Draw Shot Challenge Wales set the first end up with good guards and draws placing pressure on Switzerland. However, one mistake meant Switzerland managed to take two shots from that end. After that things began to run away from Wales, as Switzerland then stole another score of two in the second end. Wales suffered from ice that appeared to run slightly straight in the third end, as Switzerland eventually got three shots counting before Andrew Tanner threw his final stone down to freeze onto the shot stone and take a single shot for Wales. Only three shots behind and attempting to steal, Wales tried to play the standard guarding tactics, but the Swiss continued to clear well and in the end decided to blank the end. After the half-time break, Switzerland managed to keep control, only allowing Wales to score a single shot in end 6, and when Switzerland took two in the seventh end it brought Wales' deficit to 6 shots. This being too much of a task, Wales offered the handshake. Wales were not consistent enough to compete at the level they had hoped for, and Switzerland played to a good standard, missing only one significant shot in the entire match. Wales need to play well in their remaining matches as they will need to win all their remaining games to have a good chance of qualifying for the knock-out stage. Wales' next match is on Tuesday morning (06:00 BST, 08:00 local time) against Turkey, who have yet to lose a match at these championships.