PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s lawn bowls campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games suffered a double blow on Saturday (Aug 1) as both the men’s pairs and women’s singles lost in their semi-finals.<\/p>\n
They will now compete in the bronze medal play-offs.<\/p>\n
In the men’s pairs, Mohd Soufi Rusli and Amirul Danial Abdul Rahim were beaten by Northern Ireland’s Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian duo were outclassed in the first set, going down 1-9, before rallying strongly to take the second set 8-2.<\/p>\n
However, Kelly and McKeown held their nerve in the tie-break, edging through 1-0 to seal the match.<\/p>\n
Soufi and Amirul will now turn their attention to the bronze medal match against Canada’s Joe Bezear and Ryan Bester, scheduled for 4pm on Sunday (Aug 2).<\/p>\n
In the women’s singles, Emma Firyana Saroji also bowed out at the semi-final stage, losing to Guernsey’s Ali Merrien in straight sets, 1-11 and 5-8.<\/p>\n
She will take on Norfolk Island’s Shae Wilson in the bronze medal match, scheduled for 8.15pm.<\/p>\n
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