The Scots have recovered from opening defeats by seven-time champion Niklas Edin’s Swedes and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi’s Japanese.
Since then, solely John Shuster’s US have completed inside two pictures of the Scots as they’ve reeled off seven large scores, with Xu Xiaoming’s Chinese language, ranked twelfth on the earth, the newest victims.
Following on from Tuesday’s 10-4 defeat of Germany, Whyte’s rink by no means regarded again after stealing one on the opening finish.
Nevertheless, it was scoring 5 on the sixth finish, to take an 8-3 lead, that was the pivotal second because the Chinese language suffered a sixth defeat out of 9.
The Swiss warmed up for his or her assembly with the Scots with a 9-2 defeat of South Korea to move the desk together with the Swedes, each of whom have gained eight and misplaced two of their matches.
Matt Dunstone’s Canadians and the Scots have seven wins and two defeats earlier than their remaining video games on Wednesday.
Stefano Spiller’s Italy rink have seven wins and three defeats together with the USA.
Whyte – together with Robin Brydone, Euan Kyle and Craig Waddell – are representing Scotland after Mouat’s world primary rink elected to not compete after their silver medal on the Olympics in Cortina this 12 months.
With Canada’s Olympic champion, Brad Jacobs, and Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller equally sitting this one out, fourth-ranked Dunstone and Whyte, in fifth, are the top-ranked groups competing in the US.
Shuster is eighth, Edin is presently ranked 13, with Hoesli in 18th and Spiller in forty third, whereas Scotland’s subsequent opponents, Norway’s Haarstad, are down in forty ninth.
