GREAT BRITAIN curling skip Bruce Mouat is braced for a showdown tomorrow with reigning world champion Niklas Edin as he looks to seal his side’s place in the men’s curling semi-finals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Mouat held his nerve to deliver the final stone match-winner to sink Switzerland 6-5 and secure his fourth straight win in the competition, keeping them second behind Edin’s unbeaten Swedes and on the brink of booking their top-four berth.

Edin has won five world titles – including last year when he denied Mouat a first crown in Calgary – but is still seeking an elusive first Olympic title after following a bronze in Sochi with silver in Pyeongchang four years ago.