With holders Scotland the first to qualify at the Championship, Turkey were close behind after their 8-5 come-back win in the final session of day five at the Kelowna Curling Club.

In the eighth end, facing four counter stones, England had a draw to secure victory.

But they came up light, giving Turkey a steal of four points and the win.

"We are very happy," Turkey’s vice-skip Bilal Ömer Çakır said.

"Now we are okay for the group, we are qualified.

With the Scotland match tomorrow, maybe we will make first [in Group A]."

In the morning session, Turkey beat Hong Kong 7-4, while Germany defeated Italy 6-4.

The Germans then lost 6-1 to Scotland in the evening session.

They are now third in Group A, with five wins and two losses.

Czech Republic are the first nation to qualify in Group C after overcoming Chinese Taipei 7-4 in their morning game.

They then dropped their first game of the Championship in the evening, losing 6-3 to Spain who are one step closer to their goal of qualifying.

Battling for third place in the group are Chinese Taipei, France and Sweden, all of whom are at a deadlock with four wins and three losses.

France lost their evening match to Estonia 9-6, while Chinese Taipei beat Croatia 8-5 and Sweden had the session off.

Russia qualified for the play-offs from Group B, despite falling to a 5-4 defeat against Finland in their only game of the day in opening session. 

Finland followed their morning win with a 4-3, extra-end loss to Ireland in the afternoon session, guaranteeing Russia their place in the play-offs. 

Denmark remain in second place after defeating The Netherlands 12-5 in vice-skip Camilla Jensen’s 200th international appearance.

Switzerland sit in third place after picking up two wins today.

They began their day with a 10-5 win over The Netherlands in the opening session and followed that up with an 8-2 victory over Australia in vice-skip Irene Schori’s 100th international appearance in the afternoon.

Group D participants Canada and Norway secured their places in the play-offs in the day’s opening session by defeating Hungary, 8-5, and Slovakia 8-3, respectively.

Norway then played in the late afternoon game, losing for the first time this week against New Zealand, 6-8, and giving their opponents a first win of the Championship.

Slovakia sit in third place in Group D on four wins and one loss and are still in prime position to claim the final play-off place.

Round-robin action in Kelowna is due to conclude tomorrow.

It will be followed by the qualification games and quarter-finals on Friday (October 19).

The semi-finals and gold and bronze medal games are scheduled for Saturday (October 20).