2023 World Bowls Championships - Day Two Round Up

Scotland kept up their fine form on the Gold Coast at the 2023 World Bowls Championships, delivering 14 wins and a draw from their 18 matches on day two of the competition.

Rosemary Lenton and Pauline Wilson have secured their progression to the semi-final stages of the Para Women’s Pairs after one win and one defeat. In their first match they got the better of Thailand and secured an 11-shot victory, but they then tasted their first loss later in the day against a strong New Zealand pair. Despite this, their qualification is secured and a win against Australia in their final group game tomorrow may even see them top the section.

In the Men’s Para Pairs, Danny Porter and Garry Brown bounced back from their day one disappointment by registering two commanding victories against Japan and South Korea. The duo now have an outside chance of qualifying for the semi-finals if they can defeat New Zealand in their final group match and hope South Africa can beat Singapore, who currently sit in second position three points ahead of the Scots.

Melanie Inness (with Director, George Miller) and Robert Barr (with Director, Sarah Jane Ewing) also put themselves back on the qualification trail as they recorded a draw with Hong Kong and an impressive victory over South Africa in today’s matches. They now face England in their final group match and a win should be enough to see them advance to the semi-finals of the Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs.

Emma McIntyre continued her strong start in Section 2 of the Women’s Singles as she delivered another two victories over Brazil and Ireland respectively but suffered a disappointing defeat to Melanie Thomas of Wales in her last game of the day. Currently sitting in third position, Emma faces a tough final day of fixtures as she still has the Cook Islands, England and Hong Kong to face. However, qualification is still in her own hands and two wins from her final three games would hopefully be enough to see her qualify for the quarter-finals.

Our Women’s Fours team of Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall and Caroline Brown delivered a carbon copy of their day one results as they once again chalked up two wins and a defeat. The Scots clinched crucial victories over Thailand and Philippines earlier in the day before coming up short against Hong Kong. The quartet still sit in second position in Section 4 and a win tomorrow in their final group match against Cook Islands should ensure their qualification to the knockout phase.

In the Men’s Pairs, Jason Banks and Iain McLean produced some excellent displays and were rewarded with three impressive wins over Papa New Guinea, South Africa and Malaysia on day two. The duo are the only Scottish team still to boast a 100% record and currently sit in first place in Section 4. However, their qualification is still not mathematically guaranteed, and more victories are required in their games against Falkland Islands, Israel and Niue tomorrow.

The Men’s Triples team of Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver and Alex Marshall MBE are the second Scottish team to have already secured their qualification and are guaranteed to finish top of Section 4 regardless of their result against Macao tomorrow. The trio of former Commonwealth Games gold medallists turned on the style at times during day two’s play to get the better of Philippines, Japan and Wales.

A full breakdown of Scotland’s scores from day two can be found below. Keep up to date with all the results and standings from the 2023 World Bowls Championships here: https://results.bowlslink.com.au/event/676867aa-a209-4339-a5c4-0b50eab54ae2

Session 1 – 11.30pm (BST):

• Group Match 3/5: Para Women’s Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson beat Thailand 22-11
• Group Match 3/5: Para Men’s Pairs – Danny Porter & Garry Brown beat Japan 21-10
• Group Match 3/5: Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs – Melanie Inness (with Director, George Miller) & Robert Barr (with Director, Sarah Jane Ewing) drew with Hong Kong 15-15
• Group Match 4/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre beat Brazil 21-8
• Group Match 4/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown beat Thailand 18-8
• Group Match 4/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean beat Papua New Guinea 21-15
• Group Match 4/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE beat Philippines 20-13

Session 2 – 2.30am (BST):

• Group Match 4/5: Para Women’s Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson lost to New Zealand 10-22
• Group Match 4/5: Para Men’s Pairs – Danny Porter & Garry Brown beat South Korea 20-8
• Group Match 5/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre beat Ireland 21-13
• Group Match 5/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown beat Philippines 15-8
• Group Match 5/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean beat South Africa 16-11
• Group Match 5/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE beat Japan 14-13

Session 3 – 5.45am (BST):

• Group Match 4/5: Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs - Melanie Inness (with Director, George Miller) & Robert Barr (with Director, Sarah Jane Ewing) beat South Africa 17-9
• Group Match 6/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre lost to Wales 14-21
• Group Match 6/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown lost to Hong Kong 9-18
• Group Match 6/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean beat Malaysia 19-15
• Group Match 6/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE beat Wales 19-11