The Scottish Wheelchair Curling Squad concluded their 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship campaign with an 11-1 victory over the Czech Republic and a narrow 4-7 defeat to South Korea. This final result meant that the Scots missed out on the final stages of the competition and had to settle for a ninth-place finish.
The Scots had travelled to Wetzikon, Switzerland in confident mood, having taken the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Stirling. Hugh Nibloe’s rink got of to a slow start with defeats to Russia and Slovakia and finished the group stage of the competition with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses.
However, Scotland avoided relegation from the top group of wheelchair curling nations and will have the opportunity to get back on the ice at the 2021 World Championships. They also remain in a strong position to qualify ParalympicsGB for the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Winter Paralympic qualifying points are accrued over a three year period in the build up to Beijing and Scotland will be looking to add to the impressive start they made to that process when finishing runners up to Paralympic Champions China in last year’s World Championship final.
The Scottish Squad at the 2020 World Championships in Wetzikon, Switzerland, were as follows;
Team Scotland:
Hugh Nibloe (Stirling)
Robert McPherson (Bellshill)
Gary Smith (Edinburgh)
Charlotte McKenna (Bridge of Allan)
Meggan Dawson-Farrell – Alternate (Tullibody)
Sheila Swan – Coach (Perth)
Images : Graeme Hart