SPORTS

Russia beats Scotland to reach world curling semifinals

The Canadian Press Published Friday, March 20, 2015 11:41AM EDT

Canada's skip Jennifer Jones (centre) delivers a rock as Dawn McEwen (right) and Jill Officer sweep during action against Norway at the World Women's Curling Championship in Sapporo, Japan, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Russia beat Scotland Friday to advance to the competition's semifinals. Canada plays Switzerland Saturday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Curling Federation-Richard Gray)

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SAPPORO, Japan - Russia's Anna Sidorova defeated Scotland's Eve Muirhead 7-2 in the Page playoff 3-4 game on Friday to reach the semifinal at the world women's curling championship.

Sidorova scored a deuce in the eighth end for a 5-2 lead and added two more points in the ninth for the victory at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium.

Muirhead had claimed the final playoff spot earlier in the day with a 9-4 win over China's Sijia Liu in a tiebreaker game.

Sidorova will next play the loser of Saturday's Page playoff 1-2 game between Canada's Jennifer Jones and Switzerland's Alina Patz.

Jones and Winnipeg-based teammates Kaitlyn Lawes, Dawn McEwen and Jill Officer finished the round robin in second place with a 9-2 record. Patz earned the top seed with a 10-1 mark.

The 1-2 game winner advances to Sunday's gold-medal game.