8: 7 hit in bonus final – Swiss curlers defeat defending champion at start of World Cup

The Swiss curlers around Skip Peter de Cruz made their entry into the World Championships in Calgary. The Geneva team defeated the defending champions Sweden, led by Niklas Edin, 8: 7 after an additional final.

Beating the Swedish team in a world championship is a difficult task for any opponent. Karlstad’s curlers only lost one match in their wins in the last two World Cup championships (2018 and 2019). They won both titles with an incredible 26-2 win record.

Use the advantage in the extra extreme

The success of Valentin Tanner, De Cruz, Sven Michel and Benoît Schwarz at the beginning of the first international title fight after almost a year and a half can be further evaluated. Third place in the Olympics at CC Geneva was not far behind once in the game over the final 11. At the further end, they seized the last stone.