"Shocking" and "incredibly sloppy" were the comments from SVT's expert commentator when China, after two final super stones, unexpectedly took home the match.
It looked for a long time like Sweden had the win within reach, but in the sixth round, the tide began to turn. Before the final round, it was 7–5 to Sweden – when China delivered two surprisingly good final stones, finished the round with three points, and won the entire match 8–7.
A massive upset – and a fiasco for the merited Swedish team. Team Hasselborg won the Olympic Games in 2018 and took bronze in the Olympic Games 2022.
But the Swedish women lack a World Championship gold and it didn't go their way this time either.
Through the quarterfinal spot, Team Hasselborg has at least secured a Swedish spot in the Olympic Games in Italy in just over a year.
