Mixed day 1 results for Scotland at the World Bowls Championship
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Ladies 4 with Carla Banks as lead Win 2 Lose 1 (Group 4) - Gents Pairs Jason Banks and Ian McLean Win 3 Lose nil (Group 4)
The women’s fours has unfolded mostly as expected, with traditionally-strong countries in Australia, New Zealand, Wales, England and South Africa all unbeaten writes Mike Barron.
Singapore gave Scotland a setback in the final session of the day, recording a big 17-8 win.
The Ladies Four with Carla as lead had a great start to the competition.
They easily beat Papa New Guinea 33-6, and followed this with a comfortable 19-11 win against Zimbabwe.
Round 3 was different. Singapore started well and the match was always a catch up with Singapore deserving to win 17-8.
The section had Thailand 2 wins to 1 loss while Singapore likewise had 2 wins to 1 loss.
The Gents Pair with Colin Banks as lead hit form early, and had a great run, winning in all 3 Rounds.
They beat Sweden 18-12, Switzerland 19-12, and surprisingly thrashed the strong Cook Island pair by 24-13.
They have still to meet South Africa and this could be the league decider.
They too beat Falklands 29-7, Nieu 32-11 and had a narrow win against Sweden 17-14. 3 wins to South Africa.
