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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. N) R# R) W; N4 d1 |4 G9 m
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7 z/ t: w. [. Q- A4 C
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.1 ]2 ]' r6 Q5 G0 P3 X7 O* \! }' h& Y
That came after Canada required a measurement to score one in the 10th to tie the contest 7-7 and force the extra end.
  d$ w4 i( k0 ]( N  a" g$ m5.39.217.77:8898Holland's rink became the first since '85 to reach the final after winning a tie-breaker.; @" x, x; E( \, g+ T
The Canadians gained entry into the playoffs with an 8-6 win over Switzerland on Friday that secured them fourth spot in the standings.
1 V7 ]0 e; J3 m  T* Y3 s公仔箱論壇No tie-breaker team has ever captured the world women's curling title.
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