Scotland 2, skipped by Michael McCreadie, dropped only one point to claim top spot in Section A. Switzerland won their last two games to take the second place.
Section B was much tighter. Russia 2 won the section, only dropping one point. Canada 2, Scotland 1 and Norway were all tied on 4 points, and it was the Norwegians who claimed second spot on ends scored.
In the one/two playoff, Russia 2 took an early lead with singles in the first two ends. Scotland 2 picked up a two in the third but immediately lost a four in the fourth before scoring singles in ends five and six. Russia took three in the seventh end to make it 9-4 at the last, and ran Scotland 2 out of stones.
Switzerland beat Norway in the 3/4 match.
Councillor Kellas of Perth and Kinross provided a reception for the competitors and presented the prizes at the closing dinner. Brian Martin of Ailsa Craig Jewellery donated beautiful prizes. By all accounts it was a very successful event. There's a more extensive report, and further photographs, here.
The presentation group. L-R: Boris Gorchakov, Konstantin Kurokhtin, Daria Shchukina, Mikhail Mokretcov, Aleksandr Dmitriev. Behind: Brian Martin, Councillor Kellas. The Scotland 2 squad was Michael McCreadie, Michael McKenzie, Jim Gault, Ian Donaldson, and Gill Keith.
Thanks to Archie Bogie for providing the report of play and the pic of the winners.
