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Team Fujisawa book their tickets to Beijing after sensational finish in Omaha

Japan won an unbearably tense women's Curling World Cup final against Korea in Omaha which went right down to the final stone.

Korea's Team Minji Kim had the hammer and a 6-5 lead going into the last end at the Ralston Arena, but were left with a tricky draw with the very last shot, with Japan lying three.

Skip Kim's critical shot was too heavy, running past the button to the rear of the house. Japanese skip Satsuki Fujisawa, third Chinami Yoshida, second Yumi Suzuki and lead Yurika Yoshida celebrated a steal of two and a victory that had looked unlikely at many points throughout the contest.

Korea had made the first big move of the final by scoring four in the second end and they led 5-3 at the fourth-end break. That was extended to 6-3 with a steal - and but for a close measure it could have been 7-3.

There was a further setback for Japan when they were off-target with a nose hit in the sixth end that could have earned them two and headed into the last two ends 6-4 down.

However, Kim's failed attempted at a run-back in the seventh end gave Japan a steal of one and hope heading into the last trailling 6-5.

Korea had the hammer, but Japan were soon lying three - evenly spread around the house - as Kim prepared to deliver her final stone to win the game. She overshot it, and Japan's tickets to the Curling World Cup Grand Final in Beijing were booked for May.

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