Wales beat Hungary to give themselves some hope; After six matches at the European Curling Championships 2015, Wales now lie joint fifth in the group table and now face a battle to remain in the B-Division.
Team Pougher. Pictured (l-r): Simon Pougher (alternate), Garry Coombs (lead), Rhys Phillips (second), Jamie Fletcher (third/vice-skip), James Pougher (skip)
With any thought of promotion to the A-Division long gone, it's now a battle to avoid relegation for Wales' men at the European Curling Championships 2015, and they gave themselves a much better chance by beating Hungary this morning. The 10-8 victory was only secured in the 10th end, and the lead switched between the teams throughout - with the scores levelled three times after the first end.
Wales now lie joint fifth in the group table, and need a win in their final Group Round Robin match against Lithuania if they are to have the best chance of staying in the B-Division.
The fact that Wales have beaten Hungary should help them out if Hungary beat Belgium in their final match, but ideally Wales would want either Belgium to win or Turkey to beat Poland - either of those results would ensure Wales' safety as long as James Pougher's team win their own game.
If things go differently, Wales may need to go through a tie-breaker or directly into a relegation play-off match, which is best avoided.
Group A standings after 6 matches
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Team
P
W
L
1
Denmark
6
6
0
2
Lithuania
6
4
2
2
Slovenia
6
4
2
4
Turkey
6
3
3
5
Hungary
6
2
4
5
Poland
6
2
4
5
Wales
6
2
4
8
Belgium
6
1
5
Wales' final Group match (Wednesday, 3pm GMT) is against Lithuania.
