South Korea made a match of it after picking up two points in the eighth round, which meant a reduction to 3–4. But Sweden's team, led by Niklas Edin, responded immediately with two points in the next round, which decided the match.
This gave Sweden their third straight win, which has redeemed them nicely after the tough start to the championship, where China won clearly 9–5.
The Swedish curling men, led by skipper Niklas Edin, are both reigning World Champions and reigning Olympic champions and enter the World Championship as one of the gold medal candidates.
Next, they await matches against two other medal contenders: the home nation Canada and Switzerland. These matches will be played later on Tuesday, Swedish time.
