Hungary, began defending the
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad, Sweden today (Saturday 16 April) during the first session of round-robin play.
The defending champions – pair Zsolt Kiss and Dorottya Palancsa – played Slovakia and won by 11-1.
In their first ever meeting, in Mixed Doubles, Brazil and Wales went head-to-head. The teams remained in touching distance of each other throughout the game, but in the end it was Brazil who won by 8-7 after an extra end.
There were also wins during this session for Switzerland who beat Belgium, 13-2; Latvia who had a 10-4 win over Poland and Scotland who won 9-8 against Russia, also after an extra end.
RESULTS, session oneRussia 8-9 Scotland; Hungary 11-1 Slovakia; Belgium 2-13 Switzerland; Wales 7-8 Brazil; Poland 4-10 Latvia