Canada won its eighth game in a row but couldn't earn a direct berth to the semifinals at the men's world curling championship.
Matt Dunstone's Winnipeg-based team closed out round-robin play with a 7-5 win over Norway in the evening draw after beating Germany 9-2 earlier Thursday at the Weber County Ice Sheet.
Canada improved to 10-2, tied with Sweden and Scotland atop the preliminary standings, but finished as the third seed in a tiebreaker.
Sweden and Scotland earned semifinal spots, while the next four will play in a qualification round.
Dunstone will meet sixth-seeded Italy (8-4) on Friday morning, while Switzerland faces the United States for a spot in the evening’s semifinal draw. The bronze- and gold-medal games take place Saturday.
Scotland rolled past Czechia 8-2 in the evening draw to secure its bye, while the Swedes closed their preliminary round with an 11-2 rout of Czechia in the afternoon.
In other evening results, Switzerland topped the U.S. 9-5 and China edged Poland 6-5.
Dunstone is representing Canada for the first time at the senior level after winning this year's Montana's Brier in St. John's, N.L.
