In curling, only one team scores points in an end, and the most a team can score is eight points in an end. The points are decided after all 16 stones have been delivered in the end. One point is awarded for each stone that comes to rest nearer the tee than does any rival stone. So if team A has the closest stone to the tee but the next closest is from team B, then team A earns one point in that end. If team A has four stones closer to the tee than any from team B, then team A earns four points. Points are given only for stones that are in the house (the circular area around the tee marked with two concentric bands). If no stone is in the house or the nearest opposing stones are equidistant, there is no score. Blocking and knocking out an opponent’s stones are important strategies of the sport. The usual number of ends in a match is 8 to 12. In international competition a match always consists of 10 ends; ties are broken by the addition of extra ends until a winner emerges. Mixed doubles matches consist of 8 ends.
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