Scotland finished a poor World Women's Curling Championship campaign in Canada with two players missing, yet managed to win their final two matches.

Skip Gail Munro was asked to step down for the meetings with Italy and Czech Republic, having lost eight from nine.

However, Lyndsay Wilson refused to play unless Munro was skipping and Munro then declined to take Wilson's place.

Karen Addison, the regular second, lead Anne Laird and alternate Lynn Cameron won their matches 5-4 and 8-4.

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Laird and Cameron threw three shots each per end to make up for the lack of a fourth team member.

National coach Derek Brown later admonished the missing players for turning their backs on the team.

''They're under a contract to come out here and represent the governing body, and while I'm here, I'm in charge of the team,'' said Brown.

''They have to abide by the terms and the conditions of that agreement, and clearly two players have not done that.

''It's very disappointing. You come out with five players and sometimes you have to bring a substitute player in for poor performances.

''We've seen many other countries do that on many occasions, but I've never known an occasion where a player has refused to go on the ice."

Brown added that Munro and Wilson are likely to face disciplinary action from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Scotland's governing body.

Addison refused to talk about the in-house spat after the match, but did say she was thrilled at being given the chance to lead the team.

''I enjoyed the challenge,'' said Addison. ''It was a fantastic experience, and it's nice to have a win in your first international appearance as a skip.''

Meanwhile, three teams finished tied for first place with 9-2 records: China, Canada and Switzerland.

Canada's Jennifer Jones meets China's Bingyu Wang, with the winner advancing to Sunday's final.

The Swiss will meet either Japan or Denmark to set up Saturday's semi-final and bronze medal games.