SCOTLAND V HONG KONG – DAY THREE REPORT

SCOTLAND V HONG KONG – DAY THREE REPORT  

Scotland having already won the series before the commencement of day three did not rest on their laurels but instead continued to push hard in all three sessions. 

Session One 

Scotland kicked off the day in the mixed pairs and triples session with an impression 10 – 2 victory with the standout score being the experienced pairing of Beth Isbister and Lewis Betts defeating Mandy Ho and Nixon Man, 25 – 10.  

At the other end of the green the pairing of Craig Mackintosh and Aimee Harris had a hard-fought game against Emmy Luk and Lyndon Sham, the Scottish pair scoring 11 shots in the final five ends only to narrowly miss out on the required three in the last end to take the 2 points. 

Session 1 scores 

• Mixed Pairs – Elidih Weir & Stewart McAlees beat Langley Au Yeung & Angel So 22-14 

• Mixed Pairs – Beth Isbister & Lewis Betts beat Mandy Ho & Nixon Man 25-10 

• Mixed Pairs – Leah McCloy & Jamie Noon beat Abbie Chan & Gary Kwon, 17-10 

• Mixed Pairs – Aimee Harris & Craig MacKintosh lost to Emmy Luk & Lyndon Sham, 17-19 

• Mixed Triples – Emma Blyth, Lee Trotter & Rebecca Houston beat Emily Chan, Queenie Lai & Stephen Sy, 19-12 

• Mixed Triples - Rachel Pirie, Charlie Mitchell & Aaron Miller beat Quenton Ip, Leo Ng & Gillian Ng, 18-15 

SCOTLAND 10 – HONG KONG CHINA 2 

Session Two 

In Session two of the final day, Scotland’s Lee Trotter completed the first game with a strong performance in the singles defeating Stephen Sy 21 – 8. In the women’s Hong Kong China’s Angel So defeated Scotland’s Eilidh Weir in a tight encounter 21-17.  The Scottish Men's pair of Craig MacKintosh and Lewis Betts delivered the victory with a final score of 21 – 13, but the story of the pairs was to sit with the Women's pair of Leah McCloy and Emma Blyth who scored a four in the final end to secure victory from the jaws of defeat against Hong Kong China’s Mandy Ho & Abbie Chan   

The men's fours suffered defeat to the Hong Kong China four skipped by Lyndon Sham 21 – 15. The ladies' fours, in a strong performance secured the 2 points with a 17 – 12 victory. 

Session Two Scores: 

• Men’s Singles – Lee Trotter beat & Stephen Sy, 21-8 

• Women’s Singles –Eilidh Weir lost to Angel So, 17-21 

• Men’s Pairs – Craig MacKintosh & Lewis Betts beat Langley Au Yeung & Hary Kwon, 21-13 

• Women’s Pairs – Leah McCloy & Emma Blyth beat Mandy Ho & Abbie Chan, 16-15. 

• Men’s Fours – Jamie Noon, Charlie Mitchell, Aaron Miller & Stewart McAlees lost to Quenton Ip, Leo Ng, Nixon Man & Lyndon Sham, 21-15 

• Women’s Fours -Beth Isbister, Rachel Pirie, Aimee Harris & Rebecca Houston beat Emily Chan, Emmy Luk, Queenie Lai & Gillian Ng 

SCOTLAND 8 – HONG KONG CHINA 4 

Session Three 

In the final session of the series, Scotland maintained a strong performance, which has brought them victory in the series.    

In women’s fours the Hong Kong China four skipped by Angel So, saw off the strong Scottish four skipped by Rebecca Houston with a four-shot victory for Hong Kong China. In the men’s fours, Stewart McAlees skipped Lee Trotter, Charlie Mitchell and Jamie Noon to a 23 – 4 win over Lyndon Sham’s rink. 

In the triples the ladies triple in a close fought match managed to hold on for victory despite a late push from the Hong Kong China triple. In the men’s triple eight shots in the last four ends secured victory by 19 – 12. 

Session Three Scores: 

• Men’s Triples – Aaron Miller, Craig MacKintosh, Lewis Betts beat Langley Au Yeung, Nixon Man & Stephen Sy, 19 - 12 

• Women’s Triples – Leah McCloy, Emma Blyth & Eilidh Weir beat Emmy Luk, Queenie Lai & Abbie Chan, 21- 17 

• Men’s Fours – Lee Trotter, Charlie Mitchell, Jamie Noon & Stewart McAlees beat Quenton Ip, Leo Ng, Gary Kwan, Lyndon Sham, 23 - 4 

• Women’s Fours – Beth Isbister, Rachel Pirie, Aimee Harris & Rebecca Houston lost to Mandy Ho, Emily Chan, Gillian Ng & Angel So. 

SCOTLAND 6 – HONG KONG CHINA 2 

OVERALL STANDINGS: 

Find the full results and standings from day three of the test match here: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D5x2s2AcPHcJjrmaFDt5XFulESNTymch/edit?gid=1522188941#gid=1522188941