The Philippines is now assured of a medal in the Asian Winter Games.

This, as the men's curling team pulled off an upset against host country China in the semifinals of their event, 7-6, on Thursday night.

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The Philippines will face South Korea in the gold medal match tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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It's also a milestone for the country as this would be the first silver medal of any athlete hailing from the ASEAN region, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chairman Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino confirmed.

"Sure of silver, first medal of the Philippines, first silver of an ASEAN athlete in Asian Winter Games," Tolentino said. "This is a great achievement that opens the door for our country’s first Winter Olympics."

The Filipino quintet of Marc Pfister, Enrico Pfister, Alan Frei, Christian Haller, and Benjo Delarmente bucked a 0-2 start during the first two ends of the match en route to the triumph.