Scotland soar to divisive win over the USA at men’s World Curling Championships, while Japan overcame New Zealand

Scotland stole victory from the hands of the USA with a striking 10-8 win at the World Curling Championships.

Down by two after eight ends, Bruce Mouat’s rink clawed their way to a win with an all-important two-stone steal in the final end.

Without the hammer, it was all tactics for Scotland, as they forced several errors out of John Shuster’s team and propelled themselves to a fourth win out of five games.

Japan also secured a 10-5 win over New Zealand, sealing the deal in just six ends after grabbing some big scores early on.

With three points straight out of the door, and a big four-pointer in the third, Riku Yanagisawa’s team steered themselves to triumph early in Canada.

Elsewhere, Switzerland clinched an 8-4 win over Korea, wrapping up the game in a clinical final two ends.

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