The Nice Britain combined doubles wheelchair curlers have suffered a setback of their bid to succeed in the Winter Paralympic semi-finals after a 10-5 defeat to unbeaten China.
Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean might want to win their ultimate round-robin sport in opposition to hosts Italy on Monday (13:35 GMT) to have any likelihood of reaching the final 4.
The GB pair got here into Sunday’s match in Cortina stuffed with confidence on the again of three consecutive wins.
And after a dream begin, which noticed them lead the Chinese language 3-0 after the opening finish and 5-1 after three of the eight ends, they have been dreaming of a well-known victory.
However China roared again, chopping the result in 5-3 within the fourth finish earlier than taking a steal of two within the fifth finish the place GB had each the powerplay and the hammer after which exhibiting their ability to take three within the subsequent the place GB once more had the benefit of the final stone.
Butterfield and Kean have been left chasing the sport and slipped additional behind within the sixth finish and when China scored an additional two within the penultimate finish, they conceded with one finish to play.
Earlier, the combined wheelchair curling workforce suffered a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to 2022 Winter Paralympic bronze medallists Canada of their third round-robin match
The workforce of Karen Aspey, Austin McKenzie, Stewart Pimblett and Hugh Nibloe led 4-2 going into the ultimate finish however did not execute their final stones and Canada, who had the last-stone benefit, picked up the three they wanted to safe victory.
