Winter Olympics 2010: David Murdoch and curlers in play-off clash with Sweden

By Simon Hart in Vancouver Published: 9:02AM GMT twenty-four February 2010

So close: a 9-5 better to Norway equates to Britain will have to do things the difficult approach if they are to win a award Photo: REUTERS

The GB quartet, skipped by David Murdoch, unsuccessful to secure an involuntary place in the semi-finals after shifting to a 9-5 better by Norway in their last round-robin match.

That left them scored equally with Sweden with five wins and 4 defeats from the nine-match subordinate phase, that equates to the dual teams contingency fool around off for the last superfluous place in the semi-finals. Canada, Norway and Switzerland have already qualified.

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Sweden degraded Britain 6-4 when they met on the opening day of the Winter Olympics tournament.

Whoever wins the tie-breaker will afterwards face a difficult plea opposite in-form Canada in Thursdays semi-finals. The hosts are the usually group to come by the turn robins with a 100 per cent winning record.

The one joy for Murdoch, should he overcome Sweden, is that he has an glorious jot down opposite Canadian jump over Kevin Martin, carrying knocked about him 3 times on his approach to winning the universe pretension in Moncton last year.

But Murdoch will need to rediscover his hold after an suggestive opening opposite the Norwegians, who stole a dual to take early carry out of the match. Murdoch gave up an additional take of 3 in the seventh finish prior to surrender after the eighth.

"I am flattering unhappy with that to be honest," pronounced Murdoch. "It was a good event for us and we didnt take it. We played a little good ends there but we only had a little tardy shots. The measure didnt simulate the game."

After their defeat, the British players faced an concerned wait for as Sweden, wanting to kick Denmark to force a tie-breaker, were taken down to the handle by their Scandinavian neighbours prior to Swedish jump over Niklas Edin cumulative a 7-6 feat with his last stone.

"So right away we fool around Sweden and we only have to see it as an additional game," pronounced Murdoch. "At slightest we are not out of it - thats the main thing. Hopefully. we will win that game.

"If we win we would fool around Canada. We similar to personification them. It regularly brings the most appropriate out in us. It is not something we are frightened of and if we played Kevin it would be one god like game."