"God, how nice. We just found out. But there are mixed feelings; it was a bad day at work," says Ronny Persson of the Swedish team to SVT.
Sweden had no chance against China and lost 3–12, and it could be China that awaits in the semifinals.
When Sweden's match ended, it was unclear whether there would be a playoff, but a moment later, when Norway defeated the USA 7–4, it became clear.
The USA was one of the teams that could have knocked Sweden out of the playoffs, but with the loss, the USA's chance disappeared.
South Korea and Italy will compete for the final semifinal spot tonight.
Sweden won five games and lost four in the regular season.
The semifinals will be played on Friday morning.
