CANADA DOWN CHINA TO REACH FINALS AT WORLD CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

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ESBJERG, Denmark -- Canada's Amber Holland is off to the final at the world women's curling championship.公仔箱論壇$ {( K1 G% G% M& y8 |* T' o
The Regina skip earned an 8-5 semifinal win over China on Saturday to set up a championship showdown with Sweden on Sunday.公仔箱論壇/ T4 S' ^5 f( [
The Canadians advanced to the semifinal with a dramatic 10-7 win earlier Saturday over Denmark in the Page 3 versus 4 playoff, registering a steal of three in the 11th end.
5 K+ ]9 B; ^0 [) ^: O$ h) WThat came after Canada required a measurement to score one in the 10th to tie the contest 7-7 and force the extra end.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  L" U& v$ f' F1 x7 z6 A
Holland's rink became the first since '85 to reach the final after winning a tie-breaker.
. v1 J4 X9 t9 c& V0 u% j7 r+ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Canadians gained entry into the playoffs with an 8-6 win over Switzerland on Friday that secured them fourth spot in the standings.
; Y& K) S+ Y  o( k5 |4 pNo tie-breaker team has ever captured the world women's curling title.
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