Defeats to both Korea and Czechia on the third day of competition have left Scotland at the foot of the table as they continue to await their first win at the SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Championships.
After a 6-2 loss in their opening match against the hosts in the Gangneung Curling Centre, they discovered more encouraging form during their subsequent meeting with the Czechs as they went down the final end level, but that was only after they had made a poor start to the match which ultimately proved costly as they went down 6-5.
“This morning against Korea was probably our poorest game so far and the first two ends against the Czechs weren’t great,” skip Hugh Nibloe admitted.
“In the second game against the Czechs we just gave ourselves too much to do giving up four in the first two ends with a run of poor shots. 
“After that we came back and we had opportunities.
“We took some and managed some steals to run the game close in the end, but it wasn’t enough.”
They know they now have considerable work to do as they reach the halfway stage of the round-robin campaign.
“It’s disappointing to be sitting bottom of the table,” said Nibloe.
“We’ve had some discussions about it and we’re still learning lots and playing as a team, which has been good, but there’s no-one more disappointed than everyone in the team that we’re not getting the results.”
The nature of world class competition is such that there will be no respite on day four as they face a North American double.
“We’ve got another two game day tomorrow against the USA and Canada which will be really tough,” said Nibloe.
“Canada are always strong and when the USA are on their game they’re brilliant as well, but we have to start winning games now and nobody’s trying any harder than the five of us to make things work, so hopefully we can get a bit of a rub of the green and string a few wins together.
“It’s always great to represent Scotland or Great Britain, so we’re going to give it our all, dig deep and see what we can do.”
The team event at the Championships continues until March 9 and is then followed by the mixed doubles which take place from March 11-14 March, with home nations Scotland and England in a field of 21 teams.
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Scotland Team
Hugh Nibloe
Gregor Ewan
Robert McPherson
Meggan Dawson Farrell
Gary Smith (alternate)
Team Leader David Leith
Team Coach Luke Carson
Scotland Mixed Doubles Team
Charlotte McKenna
Gary Smith
Team Coach Niall Ryder
England Mixed Doubles Team
Stewart Pimblett
Karen Aspey
Team Coach Tony Lenton
Assistant Coach Rosemary Lenton
Schedule
Saturday 2 March
Session 1 – 5am (GMT)
Scotland – Latvia 5 - 6
Session 2 -10am (GMT)
Scotland – Norway 5 – 6 (EE)
Sunday 3 March
Session 4 – 5am (GMT)
Scotland – Italy 3-6
Monday 4 March
Session 6 – 12 midnight (GMT)
Scotland – Korea 2-6
Session 8 – 10am (GMT)
Scotland – Czechia 5-6
Tuesday 5 March
Session 9 - 12 midnight (GMT)
Scotland – USA
Session 11 – 10am (GMT)
Scotland – Canada
Wednesday 6 March
Session 13 – 5am (GMT)
Scotland – Estonia
Session 14 – 10am (GMT)
Scotland – Sweden
Thursday 7 March
Session 15 – 12 midnight (GMT)
Scotland – Slovakia
Session 16 – 5am (GMT)
Scotland – China
Friday 8 March
Qualifications – 5am (GMT)
Semi Finals – 10am (GMT)
Saturday 9 March
Final – 2am (GMT)
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