They were crushed 5-1 by Sweden in their first match of the tournament, Nottingham's Garry Farmer netting Britain's consolation goal.

Then they lost 2-0 to unbeaten Estonia in their second game.

Britain return to action on Wednesday when they take on Italy before following that up with games against Germany and the Czech Republic.

Britain need to finish in the top two of their pool to secure a place at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.

GB squad: Nathan Stephens, Stephen Thomas, Russell Willey, Gary Vaughan, David James (Wales), Ian Warner (London), Simon Berry (Hull), Phil Saunders, Mark Briggs, Richard Whitehead, Gary Farmer (Nottingham), Karl Nicholson (Manchester)