Sweden bounce back to send Great Britain packing

 GREAT Britain's curlers will have nothing but pride left to play for in the final round robin session after Sweden snatched victory from the claws of defeat at the Paralympics.

LOSING BATTLE: Great Britain slip to defeat against Sweden to end their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages in Vancouver (Getty Images)

Michael McCreadie's rink looked to set to keep their slim hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive after racing to a 6-1 lead after six ends in Vancouver.

However Britain's dominance ended there as skip Jalle Jungell inspired Sweden to six unanswered points as claimed an unlikely 7-6 victory to boost their own medal chance.

McCreadie and co now face Italy and Japan in the final two round robin matches and currently sit two defeats behind fourth-placed Sweden who also have two games remaining.

However team manager Tom Pendreigh refused to cast the blame after Britain failed to build on the silver medal they won four years ago in Torino.

"There wasn't a lot that we did wrong in this match, therefore it is unfortunate for us to end up on the losing side," said Pendreigh.

"We dominated two-thirds of the match. We took the decision to play defensively in the seventh end knowing that even if we gave away three and then two we would go into the tie-break with the hammer.

"It's been a rollercoaster so far in these Paralympic Games but they have kept their business heads on and showed real team spirit throughout and I'm really proud of them."