Scotland men & women win European openers

Scotland women have two wins out of two at the European Curling Championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic after defeating Turkey 7-4.

Fay Henderson’s rink were two up after the first end but trailed by the the end of the third before picking up a three. Turkey got back within one after the sixth but a two at the next end got the Scots over the line.

Henderson’s team had opened with a comprehensive 12-3 victory over Denmark on Tuesday.

They edged the opening two ends by single points before the Danes halved the deficit. However, the Scots took control of their opening, surging into a five-point lead by the close of the fourth end.

Although Denmark scored two points in the fifth, Scotland ended the contest emphatically with a six-point haul in the sixth and final end.

Scotland women face Sweden on Thursday (08:30 GMT), with the round-robin match live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Earlier on Wednesday, Scotland men triumphed 8-4 against the Netherlands in their opening tie.

Grant Hardie’s rink picked up two at the opening end and three at the third to lead 5-1. The Dutch were 6-4 down after six ends but Scotland picked up two more at the seventh to see out the win.

Scotland men meet Belgium later on Wednesday.

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