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. The winning Peter de Cruz team earned the right to represent Switzerland at the

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in Beijing,

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. There was only a men's event, as the Silvana Tirinzoni rink had already been chosen to represent Switzerland in the women's event. The event was held in a best-of-seven series between the 2020 and 2021 Swiss champion rinks, Yannick Schwaller (Bern) and Peter de Cruz (Geneva) respectively. Coming into the event, both teams played in two events, the

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, with Schwaller winning both events. Schwaller also defeated de Cruz in the final of the Baden Masters. de Cruz was looking to return to the Olympics, as they won the bronze medal at the

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, South Korea. Switzerland secured an Olympic Spot in the men's event by finishing in third at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, courtesy of Team de Cruz. Had they made it to the gold medal game, they would have automatically been named as the Olympic Team. All games were broadcast on Swiss Curling's YouTube Channel.

Summary

Team de Cruz swept the event, winning all four games played to claim the title. The first game, held Wednesday, September 22 at 6:00 pm, was a back-and-forth game, with teams trading singles until the ninth where Schwaller scored two to take the 4–3 lead. de Cruz then took two in the tenth end to win 5–4. Games 2 and 3 were held Thursday, September 23 at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. de Cruz dominated Game 2, winning 9–2 in only six ends. Game 3 was a closer draw, with singles and deuces being traded throughout the game. de Cruz then took two in the extra end for the 8–6 win. Draw 4 was held Friday, September 24 at 10:00 am. Again, only singles and deuces were scored during the game, with Schwaller taking two once again in the ninth end to lead by one. de Cruz then, again, took two in the tenth to win 8–7 and claim the Olympic Berth.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Standings

Results

All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00).

Draw 1

''Wednesday, September 22, 6:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Thursday, September 23, 10:00 am''

Draw 3

''Thursday, September 23, 6:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Friday, September 24, 10:00 am''

References

External links

Official Website
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