Ina Forrest of Spallumcheen with Team Canada at World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Beijing (Photo credit: World Curling Federation)

By World Curling Federation

Local curler

Canada rebounds with two wins at World Wheelchair Curling Championship

Oct 27, 2021 | 1:45 PM

Team Canada featuring local curler Ina Forrest, came though when they really had to at the 2021 Kuntai World Wheelchair Curling Championship in China.

Canada’s two games, against South Korea and Slovakia, were as close to “must win” status as one could ask for, following three consecutive losses.

The Canadians had to take advantage, and they did, racking up two wins to stay alive for a playoff berth at the Ice Cube Arena in Beijing.

“It was very much needed,” said Canadian skip Mark Ideson. “If we’re going to make the playoffs, we needed to win these games.”

The Canadians, skipped by Ideson, with Ina Forrest of Spallumcheen, Dennis Thiessen, Jon Thurston, alternate Collinda Joseph, and coach Mick Lizmore, rebounded from the three-game skid with two convincing wins; beating South Korea 8-2 and Slovakia 8-3.

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“Coming off lots of time off, we’re slowly improving and we’re trying to take advantage of the key moments in the games,” said Idesdon. “Some we’ve let slip away already. So we’re just gonna keep working on that and keep working towards playing on the weekend.”

Canada now finds itself with a 5-4 record, tied with Norway for the sixth and final playoff position. Its last two games on Thursday are against Latvia and Italy, who are both in the bottom half of the standings. Two more wins would go a long way to securing a playoff spot.

Meanwhile, there is a three-way tie at the top of the standings, as RCF, China, and Sweden all have a 7-2 record. Scotland and the United States are tied for fourth at 6-3.

For more information about the 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, including scores, schedules and team lineups, go to worldcurling.org/events/wwhcc2021/

by World Curling Federation

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