Great Britain's joyless start to the Winter Paralympics continued as wheelchair curlers Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean let slip their grasp on the mixed doubles semi-finals and missed out on qualifying. On Saturday, Butterfield and Kean were joint second in the table and looked in a strong position to progress, knowing just one win from their final two games would likely be enough. They were always the underdogs going into Sunday's tie against unbeaten China, although they led 5-1 after three ends before a change in tactics proved their undoing. Monday's opponents Italy, meanwhile, were bottom of the standings having won just one game and had no hope of qualifying. Yet in a remarkable demonstration of their grit, Butterfield and Kean scored six points across the final two ends to force an extra end, but misjudged their final two shots as Italy won 11-10.