Article #258135

• Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean beaten 10-5 by China

• Beating hosts would put pair in semi-finals

Great Britain must defeat the host nation, Italy, in their final round-robin match of the mixed doubles curling to secure a place in the semi-finals, after being roundly beaten by China.

Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean started well against the unbeaten pair of Wang Meng and Yang Jun and led at the halfway stage of the match. Missed opportunities and a sharp improvement from their opponents, however, meant a 5-3 lead became a 10-5 defeat, with the eighth end left unplayed.