May 31, 2002

In other games today, the Swiss upset an unmotivated team from Sweden by a score of 39-35, while the British more than doubled their rivals from Germany 48-23.  Games between those two teams are typically a lot closer than that.

Meanwhile, the speedy Japanese were proving they belong at the World Championships by blowing past Austria 42-31. Belgium continued on it's winning ways, this time beating a lower ranked team, putting The Netherlands in their place by a score of 48-37. In the final game of the day, the Australians swept their pool and the #1 position in Pool "B" by beating their cross-Tasman Sea rivals, The Kiwis 34-27.

These games setup the following crossover matches, all to be held tomorrow:

GYM 1

1.
09.00 A5-B6 (Switzerland vs. The Netherlands)
3. 11.00 A3-B4 (Sweden vs. New Zealand)
5. 14.00 B1-A2 (Australia vs. USA)
6. 16.00 A1-B2 (Canada vs. Belgium)

GYM 2

2.
10.00 B5-A6 (Germany vs. Austria)
4. 12.00 B3-A4 (Great Britain vs. Japan)

On Sunday, the winners of the crossover games will meet for the medals and the final positions, i.e.

Winner of Game 1 vs. the Winner of Game 2 (for 9th/10th, others play for 11th/12th)
Winner of Game 3 vs. the Winner of Game 4 (for 5th/6th, others play for 7th/8th)
Winner of Game 5 vs. the Winner of Game 6th (for Gold/Silver, others play for Bronze)

Check the Schedule on the World Championships web site for the latest game schedule.

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