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.& |9 M  K# {. q" o" ]
The Regina skip earned an 8-5 semifinal win over China on Saturday to set up a championship showdown with Sweden on Sunday.
9 ]8 Y+ D3 E, ~% }os.tvboxnow.comThe 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.
; i9 e1 r5 z9 E" a- L' H7 S; n( u公仔箱論壇That came after Canada required a measurement to score one in the 10th to tie the contest 7-7 and force the extra end.
* q. Z5 ?+ n$ Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHolland's rink became the first since '85 to reach the final after winning a tie-breaker.
( r/ t2 A* ~0 h: ~* O公仔箱論壇The Canadians gained entry into the playoffs with an 8-6 win over Switzerland on Friday that secured them fourth spot in the standings.
% N( G) @  F' e- E  `  e1 q6 f6 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNo tie-breaker team has ever captured the world women's curling title.公仔箱論壇) p* G  y) f- H) ^6 C; A* I% o# d