Brewster loses unbeaten record to Denmark at World Curling

TOM Brewster let his unbeaten record slip as his Scottish rink lost their first match at the World Curling Championship.

Brewster, a silver medallist 12 months ago, gave up three points in the opening end of his round-robin match with Danish rival Rasmus Stjerne and was always struggling, eventually going down 7-9.

“We just got off to a bad start and never really got it back to be honest,” he admitted.

“We made a lot of good shots, but we just didn’t get the breaks. The fifth was a turning point and the three at the first end was just a soft three.”

In contrast Stjerne was delighted with his performance after a mixed opening day in Basel.

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“That’s one for the books,” he said. 

“We came on strong and played a really good first five ends. We felt we had a chance from the start and we took it, and it paid off. 

“They were silver medallists last year, so that’s a big win to put in.  We feel like we can start building momentum now.”

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