Scottish teams win opening three European ties

Scotland women have two wins out of two at the European Curling Championships, while the men have opened with a victory.

Scotland women have two wins out of two at the European Curling Championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic after defeating Turkey 7-4.

Fay Henderson's rink were two up after the first end but trailed by the the end of the third before picking up a three. Turkey got back within one after the sixth but a two at the next end got the Scots over the line.

Henderson's team had opened with a comprehensive 12-3 victory over Denmark on Tuesday.

They edged the opening two ends by single points before the Danes halved the deficit. However, the Scots took control of their opening, surging into a five-point lead by the close of the fourth end.

Although Denmark scored two points in the fifth, Scotland ended the contest emphatically with a six-point haul in the sixth and final end.

Source: BBC Sport