Rachel Homan managed to win during the Women's World Curling Championship 10-6 against American Tabitha Peterson yesterday Sunday in Sydney NS.

 Canada entered the competition after achieving victories of 7-6 and 7-4 over Sweden and Denmark on the first day of the competitions last Saturday.

Homan's team is one of three undefeated teams, with Italy and Switzerland both winning 3-0.

 Homan said after the match: "I think we complement each other and we are performing at our best through team cohesion and communication."

She confirmed there will be mistakes as we learn the plans.  It is difficult to play 100% on this amazing rink, so I feel really good and we have to keep going."

 The Canadians, who top the championship leaders, are looking to achieve four consecutive wins when they play against the Norwegian team led by Marianne Rørvik today Monday.

 Homan said: "I don't think anyone can walk onto a rink like this, only great teams and athletes, and the country has invested all its resources in it."  "It's a really great feeling to be able to compete with the best here and hopefully make Canada proud."

Without a final rock for the first time in the championship, the Canadians found themselves behind early as the United States scored a double in the first end to lead 2-0.  This was the first double blank end conceded by Homan, and the first time she fell behind in any match at any point in the event.

 But that lead did not last long, as Canada took advantage of their first hammer in the match in the second end to pass the stone through the crowded right side of the rink  to remove the United States from the eight and score two points.  The special, leveling the match 2-2.

The third end saw an immediate response from the United States, as Peterson executed a perfect hammer shot while facing two to sneak her stone to the button and earn one.

 But Canada came back to regain their lead in the fourth end.  Taking advantage of a US error, Canada used a perfectly thrown hammer to completely remove the Americans' stone from the house and earn a double to flip the result in their favor at 4-3.

 The fifth end brought fireworks, as a bold shot from Homan to set up Canada for another double by Peterson’s hammer with a correct touch on it, sneaking through Canada's stones and landing directly on the button for a single point.

After it seemed Canada would only come out of the sixth end with a single following some smart positioning by the Americans, Homan removed the United States from the match, earning Canada a much-needed double that put them back in front 6-4.

 The Americans quickly rebounded in the seventh end, as a measure gave them two points and sent the teams to the eighth end tied at 6-6.

 Then Canada opened the game with a triple to achieve their biggest lead of the day at 9-6.  After Canada managed to steal the game for the first time in the ninth end, the Americans were unable to respond, and they conceded the match.

 Peterson said: "We played really well and kept the pressure on them."  "They didn’t really give up and we missed some opportunities late in the game, which increased their chances."

In Sunday evening draws, Peterson rebounded to defeat Norway 7-5, Denmark beat Japan 6-5, Switzerland beat Estonia 9-3 in six ends, and Italy beat Scotland 8-2 in eight ends.

League matches will continue until March 22, with the top six out of 13 teams qualifying for the playoffs.  There will be no tiebreakers, so ties in playoff positions will be broken based on head-to-head results.

 The top two teams from the quarterfinal match will advance directly to the semifinals on March 23. The third-place team will play the sixth-place team and the fourth will play the fifth in the qualification matches that morning.

The winners of the qualification matches will qualify for the semifinals, while the losers in the semifinals will play for the bronze medal on the morning of March 24, and the winners will play the gold medal match that evening.