Olympic curling qualifier: Scotland beat Estonia to sit joint third in standings

Eve Muirhead's Scotland rink are back on track after consecutive wins

Eve Muirhead's Scotland rink secured their fourth win at the Olympic qualifier, beating Estonia 9-2 to sit third in the standings.

They occupy one of the four spots that will give them a chance at the last three places at Beijing 2022.

Fourth-placed Latvia have won four of their seven ties and face Scotland at 18:00 GMT in the Netherlands.

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Japan are second on four wins from five with Korea top on five wins out of six.

Scotland finish their round-robin campaign against Italy on Thursday at 13:00.

"I would definitely like to think we're building form with every single game and that's what you want to do at championships," said Muirhead.

"As much as the format is slightly different here in terms of the play-off stages and how there is no final, we still like to build towards those final games and right now we're definitely trending in the right direction."

What is the format?

The nine teams all play one another, with the country top of the standings at the end going straight through to the Olympics.

Those who finish second and third will play each other again, with the winner taking the second qualifying berth.

The loser will then meet the rink who finished fourth in the round-robin standings, with the triumphant nation sealing the final place. Ultimately, a top-four finish is a must.

The women's teams competing are: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Scotland - who would play as Great Britain at the Olympics - and Turkey.

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