“We're ready”: How can Canada defend title at World Women’s Curling Championship

Canada will play Scotland in the qualification round of the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship .

Canada beat China 9-2 and 7-5 in the round-robin to advance to the semifinals of the event in Uijeongbu , South Korea .

Canada will face Korea 's Gim Eun-ji ( 10-2 ) in Saturday 's semifinal ( 3 a.m. ET , TSN ) for a gold-medal game Sunday .

Team Homan ran China out of stones in the final frame to seal the victory.

Canada has the highest shooting percentage among all teams this week at 88.6% , and all four Canadians are in the top two among their positions.

Korea ’s two -win finish Friday — 6 -2 over Italy and 8 -7 over USA — locked Gim and her home-town team into that coveted second spot ahead of Canada .

The Lotts finished 10-1 at the five-day event, including a sweep of four playoff games.

Dominique Vivier and Nick Codner will represent Canada at the inaugural World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Vivier /Codner defeated Sierra Tracy/Noah Riggs ( 7-1 of Oromocto , N.B. ) 7 -5 in the qualifier final to earn the right to wear Canadian colours.