VERNON, B.C. -- And then there was one.
China's Bingyu Wang is the last remaining undefeated team here at the Ford Womens World Curling Championship, sporting a perfect 6-0 record thanks to a 9-7 win over Canada's Jennifer Jones here Tuesday morning.
With the game tied 7-7 and facing three Chinese counters with the last rock of the tenth end, Jones needed the eight-foot to seal the victory. But her draw was heavy, slid all the way to the back 12-foot and China stole two and the victory.
"It's a shot we don't miss very often and unfortunately I missed it today," Jones said.
"I feel surprised. The last end we were so lucky because Jennifer played so well," Wang said.
The loss dropped Canada to 5-1 and puts them in a tie for second place with Switzerland's Mirjam Ott. Ott kept pace with an 8-4 win over Scotland Tuesday morning.
Canada dug themselves a hole early against China, falling behind 3-0 in just the second end when they gave up a steal of two. But the Canadians battled back with a three of their own in the fifth end to send the game to the break tied 4-4.
A steal in the sixth end gave Canada their first lead of the game, but the Chinese refused to quit, scoring a deuce in the seventh end and then taking one in the ninth end to send the game home tied.
It's the second time China has beaten Canada at the worlds. Wang also beat Kelly Scott 5-4 in Grande Prairie, Alberta in 2006.
The worlds resumes Tuesday afternoon when China plays USA, Sweden plays Italy, Scotland plays Denmark and Russia plays Japan.
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