After three victories, the Canadian team were clear favourites heading into their latest tie against tournament newcomers Andorra.

They were able to live up to expectations by securing a 7-2 triumph, which maintained their position at the top of the standings.

"It was a pretty solid game," said Michael Lizmore, Canada’s skip.

"They made a lot of shots early on and it felt like there were a couple of moments there that we were up against it, but overall we were pretty happy with how we played.

"Honestly I think it’s about trying to get a bit better every game and just fine tuning regardless of outcome, just taking care of the small details."

Latvia kept up their pursuit of Canada as a 9-4 win over France kept them in second place, while South Korea fell to their first loss after being beaten 10-0 by Austria.

Group A saw two unbeaten nations pitted against each other as Scotland took on Japan in a top of the table clash.

A 7-4 win for Scotland saw them maintain their record, while Japan dropped to third in the standings after Italy’s 7-4 win over New Zealand.

Sweden achieved their third successive victory in Group B by coasting to a 10-2 triumph against Brazil.

Their nearest rivals remain as Hungary and England after they also secured their third successes of the tournament, although the latter have one defeat to their name having played a fixture more.

Hungary thrashed Ireland today, while England earned a 6-4 victory over Finland.

As the host nation enjoyed a rest day, Denmark took the opportunity to close in on Group D leaders Russia by beating winless Kazakhstan 16-2.

Germany and Turkey remain locked together at the top of Group E after securing their third victories.

The German team preserved their winning start to the tournament by overcoming the Netherlands 13-2, while Turkey beat Croatia 9-3.