Norway won the first semi-final 7-6 in dramatic style, stealing one shot on the final end following an error from their opponents.

The teams were tied at 6-6 heading into the last end, and Sweden had the last stone advantage, but could not make it count as the final draw shot was too heavy allowing Norway to edge through to the gold medal game.

There they will face the hosts Scotland who beat Canada 7-4, with a score of three shots in the third end proving decisive to the final outcome.

Canada will face Sweden tomorrow for the bronze medal, prior to Scotland and Norway going for gold.

A Beijing 2022 qualifying game also took place today between the two fourth placed sides in the groups, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Czech Republic took a 5-0 lead after two ends but the US fought back to square the contest at 6-6 with one end of regulation play remaining.

The Czech Republic then scored two shots on the final end to secure an 8-6 win and a place in the mixed doubles curling event for their National Olympic Committee.

Earlier in the day at Curl Aberdeen qualification games took place to decide the sides that would face Scotland and Sweden in the last four.

Norway defeated Italy 7-5 with doubles in the fifth and seventh ends enough to secure victory.

A dramatic contest saw Canada defeat Switzerland 7-6, in a match that went to an extra end with the sides deadlocked at 6-6 after the regulation eight ends of play.

On the extra end, Canada scored a single shot to edge through to the last four.

In the relegation games, which saw the defeated teams demoted to the World Mixed Doubles qualification event Hungary convincingly beat Finland 10-4, helped by scoring five shots on the seventh end.

The second relegation game was a tighter contest, with Japan beating Korea 7-5, helped by scoring three shots on the sixth end.