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Singles and Fours Semi Finals -Results-

European Bowls championships 2022

Singles and Fours Semi Finals -Results-

After hard fought games in the Round Robin Stages the European Bowls Championships reached the semi finals of the ladies and gents singles and fours..

Fours

Women

In the womens fours –

Wales (Lauren Gowan, Alis Butten, Hannah Williams and Bethan Russ), played against  Jersey (Kim Gallichan, Gina Le Long, Rachael MacDonald and Megan Kivlin)

Jersey, well and truly took this game by the scruff of the neck and were never behind in the entire game.

By end 5, Jersey had built a 8-2 lead. Wales reduced the deficit to two shots in the 9th end. 7-9.

Thereafter though, Jersey controlled the game going on to win the game 14-10 despite a spirited fight from Wales.

Jersey – Winners.

 

In the other semi final, the “Auld Enemy faced off against one –

England (Emma Cooper, Ruby Hill, Laura Holden and Lorraine Kuhler) played against Scotland (Kimberely Dodds, Dawn Anderson, Megan Grantham and Rachael Sinclair). 

This match was going to prove an unusual, highly skilful and tight game.

After 4 ends, England held the slight advantage, leading 3-1, but then Scotland hit back scoring 4 shots and then 3 shots in the next two ends, to take an 8-3 lead.

After two more ends the score was 9-5 in Scotlands favour. But then scored another 3  to go 12-5 up in the game.

England, as expected, fought back winning the next 5 ends and peeling the same at 12-12. in the penultimate end.

Going into the last end, England had won 9 of the 14 ends, but held to scoring only 1 or 2 shots in those ends. Scoltand had only won 5 ends, but had scored a 4 and two 3’s

It was all or nothing going into the last end, with Scotland managing to win the end with one shot, to win the game 13-12

Scotland – Winners.

Men

In the mens fours – 

Scotland (Blair Davidson, Jason Banks, Connor Milne and John Fleming Jnr) played against Wales (Martin Clarke-Squires, Mark Letman, Chris Ashman, Chris Klefenz). 

This game was to prove very tight from start to finish.

Scotland scored a 3 in the first end,  but after the 4th end the score was tied at 4-4.

In the 5th end Scoland scored another 3 to go  7-4 up, only for Wales to fight back again, levelling the game once again in the 9th end 8-8.

Much the some was to continue in the next 6 ends, with each team winning 3 ends apiece and the match ending 12-12.

In the extra end, Scotland managed to score the one shot to win the incredible match,

 

Scotland Winners.

 

England  (Tom McGuiness, Lee Calver, Harry Goodwin and Edward Morris) played against Ireland (Arron Tennant, Stuart Bennet, Stephen Kirkwood and Mark Wilson). 

This match was to prove a bit of a ding-dong “battle”.

In the opening 7 ends, the lead went back in forth, when the game was 7-6 in favour of England.

The match then swung towards Ireland who managed to build up a 12-9 lead in the 11th end.

However, as was seen in a few games throughout the tournament, a team managed to score big, which helped to turn the game. In the 12th end England scored a 4 making the score 13-12 in their favour. Despite that though, Ireland immediately drew level  in the very next end, 13-13 – “the bowlers graveyard”.

The way both teams had played throughout, with just two ends to go, it was anyone game.

It was however, England who managed to find that “extra something” scoring 2 shots in each of the last two ends, to win 17-13

 

England – Winners.

 

Singles

Women

Stef Branfield, representing England, played against Ruti Gilor, representing Israel, in this semi final.

After 4 ends, Stef took a 5-0 lead, only for Ruti to score a 2 and a 3 in the next two ends to level the score at 5-5.

Stef then came back at Ruti, building up a 9-7 lead after 12 ends.

At this stage of the game, Rutie had never been in the lead. That was about to change when she scored a 4 to edge ahead 11-9. The lead was, however, short-lived as Stef scored a 2 in the 14th end to tie the game at 11-11.

After scoring another 2 in the next end, Ruti came back scoring two 2’s to take a 15-13 lead in the 17th end.

The18th end was to prove pivotal, as Stef scored a 4 to take a 17-15. Thereafter, Stef scored a 1,2 and another 1 to win the game 21-15

England – Winners.

 

Scotland, represented by Emma McIntyre, played against Melanie Thomas, representing Wales, in the other semi-final.

After the 8th end the game was tied at 6-6, after much back and forth in the opening ends.

The next 6 ends belonged to Emma, scoring in all 6 for a total of  7 shots, meaning a 13-6 lead in the 14th end.

Each player won 2 ends each in the next four ends taking the game to 16-8, after 18 ends.

Melanie then came fighting back scoring two 2’s and two 1’s in the following 4 ends to make the score 16-14.

That, however, proved to be the end of the e fight back, with Emma scoring 3 shots in the very next end and then two singles to win 21-14

Scotland – Winners.

Men

In the first singles semi-final, Mark O’Hagan took on Ireland’s Gary Kelly.

Gary took the lead from the first end and was never behind in the match. After the completion of the 13th end Gary had built up a 13-7 lead. His lead continued up to the 21st end where he led 16-14. 

Although he was never ahead, Mark fought Gary all the way and thereboth players were playing some excellent bowls. Markeventually pulled even in the 22nd end, making the score 17-17.

Unfortunately, for mark he then immediately lost a 3 and then a 1, with Gary winning the game 21-17.

Ireland – Winners.

Jordon Philpot (England) played against Michael Rive (Jersey) in the 2nd semi final of the Mens Singles.

The first 11 ends of the game were nip and tuck, with Michael just edging it 9-7.

 In the 12th and 13th end, Michael scored two 2’s to streth his lead to 6 shots. In reply Jordon won the next 4 ends scoring a 4, 3, 1 and a 2 to take the lead 17-13.

Once again, Michael fought back, and this time is proved decisive scoring a 1, 1, 3 and another 3, in what was to be the last 4 ends and winning the game 21-17

Jersey – Winners.

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