Sweden looked to be heading for a comfortable victory against Norway. After three rounds, Team Isabella Wranå led 5–1.
It was a thrill nonetheless. Halfway into the match, the Norwegians had tied the score at 5–5, and Norway looked set for victory when the score was 7–7 heading into the tenth and final round.
There, Norway had the advantage of the last stone, and the Norwegians made no mistakes, taking their first World Cup victory with a two-point 9–7 win.
Sweden lost in the opening round to home nation Canada, but then beat Denmark and Italy.
Corrected version: A previously broadcast version misstated the results of the previous two matches. This has been corrected at the beginning of the text.
