Canada to face China in wheelchair curling semifinals

Canada's wheelchair curling team will face China in the semifinals at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The rink, led by skip Mark Ideson, finished the round robin in second place with a 9-2 record; South Korea, also 9-2, earned the No. 1 spot due to a head-to-head advantage over Canada and will face Norway in the other semifinal.

Mark Ideson happy to end wheelchair curling round robin on 'a high note'

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CBC Sports' Josh Dueck spoke with Canada's skip Mark Ideson, after the rink qualified for the wheelchair curling semifinals in second place.

The quest for a wheelchair curling four-peat at the Paralympics continues for Canada, with the rink set to face China in the semifinals on Friday at 2:35 a.m. ET. In the team's round-robin game earlier in Pyeongchang, the Canadians rallied from a 5-1 deficit to beat China 8-5.

Canada secured a berth in the playoffs with a 6-2 victory over Germany and closed out round-robin play with a 8-4 comeback win against Finland.