UIJEONGBU-SI — Canada's Rachel Homan has secured a playoff spot at the LGT world women's curling championship.
The defending champion picked up two victories on the day to secure a berth in the six-team playoffs at Uijeongbu Arena.
Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes defeated Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 7-6 in an extra end before rolling to an 11-2 rout of Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura.
After 17 sessions, Canada is in a second-place tie with Sweden's Anna Hasselborg and South Korea's Eunji Gim at 8-2.
Switzerland leads the 13-team standings at 9-1.
Two playoff spots are still up for grabs with one day of round-robin play remaining before the weekend playoffs. China's Rui Wang and Scotland's Sophie Jackson are tied in fifth place at 6-4 while Denmark's Madeleine Dupont is 5-5.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2025.
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