2023 World Bowls Championships - Day One Preview

Scotland’s quest for World Bowls Championships glory gets underway at 11.30pm (BST) this evening in Gold Coast, Australia.

Day one features the opening group matches in the Para Women’s Pairs, Para Men’s Pairs, Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs, Women’s Singles, Women’s Fours, Men’s Pairs and Men’s Triples.

Scotland’s full day one schedule can be found below, we will round up of results at the end of each days play.

Keep up to date with live scores and all other World Bowls Championships information here: https://world2023.bowls.com.au/

Session 1 – 11.30pm (BST):

• Group Match 1/5: Para Women’s Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson v Hong Kong
• Group Match 1/5: Para Men’s Pairs – Danny Porter & Garry Brown v South Africa
• Group Match 1/5: Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs – Melanie Innes (with Director, George Miller) & Robert Barr (with Director, Sarah Jane Ewing) v Australia
• Group Match 1/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre v Papua New Guinea
• Group Match 1/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown v Papua New Guinea
• Group Match 1/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean v Sweden
• Group Match 1/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE v Malta

Session 2 – 2.30am (BST):

• Group Match 2/5: Para Women’s Pairs – Rosemary Lenton & Pauline Wilson v England
• Group Match 2/5: Para Men’s Pairs – Danny Porter & Garry Brown v Singapore
• Group Match 2/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre v France
• Group Match 2/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown v Zimbabwe
• Group Match 2/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean v Cook Islands
• Group Match 2/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE v Cook Islands

Session 3 – 5.45am (BST):

• Group Match 2/5: Para Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs – Melanie Inness (with Director, George Miller) & Robert Barr (with Director, Sarah Jane Ewing) v New Zealand
• Group Match 3/9: Women’s Singles – Emma McIntyre v Israel
• Group Match 3/7: Women’s Fours – Carla Banks, Claire Anderson, Stacey McDougall & Caroline Brown v Singapore
• Group Match 3/9: Men’s Pairs – Jason Banks & Iain McLean v Switzerland
• Group Match 3/7: Men’s Triples – Paul Foster MBE, Derek Oliver & Alex Marshall MBE v Niue