MANILA, Feb. 8 -- Filipino-Swiss Marc Pfister and Filipino-American Kathleen Dubberstein missed the podium in the 9th Asian Winter Games mixed doubles event in curling on Saturday.

World No. 15 Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu of host China beat the Philippine team duo in the bronze medal match, 6-5, at Harbin Pingfang District Curling Arena.

"I thought we played not that bad. The experience was not just there,'' Pfister said in a news release.

Pfister and Dubberstein had an impressive 4-1 run in the round-robin stage, followed by a dominant 7-2 win over Chinese Taipei's Liu Bor-Kai and Chou Yi-Hsuan in the qualification round.

Japan's Go Aoki and Tori Koana ended their streak in the crossover semifinals, 10-3, that set up the showdown with the ...