Japan won its second straight game at the men's curling world championship with a 9-6 victory over the Netherlands but lost 7-4 to Scotland on Sunday, the second day of competition.

SC Karuizawa, which beat Italy 9-5 on Saturday as it looks to get a Japanese men's team into the Olympics for the first time since the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, stands at two wins and one loss with five other teams while Canada sits alone on top with a 3-0 record.

The top four teams advance to the playoffs after the 12-team round-robin contest, with seven of the 10 berths to the Pyeongchang Olympics next February to be decided in Edmonton based on points awarded from team placing at the ongoing and last year's worlds.