Brazil make history on WQE opening day
| Anne Shibuya (Brazil) at the 2018 World Mixed Championship. Photo © WCF / Jeffery Au |
18 Jan 2019 - Critical steals were the order of the day through the first round of the World Qualification Event 2019 in Naseby today.
Eight men’s and eight Women’s teams are contesting the final two available places in their respective World Curling Championships.
The Women’s teams were the first to take to the ice, where Brazil created their own piece of curling history with their first international win. They stole the last two ends to head Estonia 10-6.
Skip Anne Shibuya was understandably delighted. “I’m very, very proud of my team and the game we played was very good,” she said. “I was just expecting to play a competitive game and do our best.”