The decisive matches of the World Kerling Championship were postponed due to coronavirus

In Kalgary, the matches of the Round Play-Off the world of the World Curling Championship among men's teams are postponed indefinitely due to two revealed cases of infection with coronavirus, the official website of the World Cerling Federation reports.

"All playoff teams will be tested on Saturday morning. Until the results become clear and it will not be known that the players are safe, further games will not be held," the report said.

Teams of Sweden, Russia, the USA, Switzerland, Canada and Scotland participate in the play-off of the World Play. The Russians and the Swedes directly entered the semifinals , the Scots in the butt match for the right to play at this stage of the tournament beat Canadians. In another butt game, the national teams of Switzerland and the USA will meet, the match was supposed to begin on April 10 at 18:00 Moscow time.

Semi -final meetings were planned to hold on the night of April 11 in Moscow time, the final of the tournament - in the evening of the same day.

World Men's Curling Championship Play-off Games on Hold Due to Positive Covid-19 Tests https://t.co/4c0Clmsosd

- World Curling (@worldcurning) April 10, 2021

The 2020 World Cup was canceled due to the pandemic, the acting champion is the Swedish national team, the best result of the Russian national team is ninth place in the previous championship.