Gold for Jess Weir and Silver for Darren Gualtieri at Hong Kong Classic

Scotland celebrated two medals in the singles events at the 2026 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, with Jess Weir claiming gold and Darren Gualtieri securing silver.

Jess won six matches across the weekend to lift the women’s singles title. After victories over Candy Ng, Maggie Lam and Cheryl Chan, she progressed through a closely contested quarter-final against Emmie Wong, winning the tie-break 4-0 after both sets finished level.

A straight-sets semi-final victory over Emily Chan secured her place in the final, where an 8-5 opening-set win followed by a 9-9 draw in the second set sealed the title.

Darren also enjoyed an impressive run, defeating Alan Yuen, Lyndon Sham and James Po before overcoming Malaysia’s Muhammad Naufal Bin Azmi in the quarter-finals.

He then fought back from a set down against Ireland’s Shane Leonard, winning the second set 12-3 and the tie-break 3-0 to reach the final. His campaign ended with a narrow 5-8, 7-8 defeat, earning him the silver medal.

Gary Prunty reached the men’s quarter-finals following three victories, including a dramatic deciding-end win in the last 16, before losing to England’s Ed Morris. Alison Lamont exited in the opening round after a closely contested match against Jamie Tam, finishing 5-6, 7-7.

Congratulations to all four Scottish players, with particular recognition for Jess and Darren on their medal-winning performances.