Finalists for the first medals matches to be won in bowls and para bowls at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have been confirmed.

Both men’s singles and women’s pairs gold medal matches see Malaysia face England.

Australia and Northern Ireland will contest the bronze medal in the men’s singles and Northern Ireland take on Wales in the women’s pairs bronze final.

England will appear in their third gold medal match when they contest the para mixed pairs B2/B3 final against Scotland, with Wales and New Zealand facing each other for bronze.

Let’s take a look at how the medal matches line-up:

MEN’S SINGLES

Australia’s Aaron Wilson’s 3,027-day reign as double gold medallist came to an end when he was beaten on a tiebreak in the semi-final by Malaysia’s Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple.

Dzulkeple, bidding to win Malaysia’s first gold medal in the men’s singles, will face England’s Sam Tolchard in the gold medal final after he beat Northern Ireland’s 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games winner Gary Kelly, also a bronze medallist in the event in Delhi 2010, in straight sets.

Three of athletes making the semi-finals navigated their way through the sectional rounds returning winning scorecards from all their games.

Two-time reigning champion Aaron Wilson, of Australia, was one. He took the honours in Section A. Isle of Man’s Mark McGreal clinched second place – one spot in front of former Welsh Games bronze medallist Jason Greenslade who was making his first appearance for Guernsey where he now resides.

It was also six out of six for Gary Kelly, of Northern Ireland, in Section B, who made a bold bid to better his silver medal finish four years ago in Birmingham. New Zealand’s Shannon McIlroy, who celebrated his 400^th cap for New Zealand during the Games was second, with Wayne Rittmuller, of South Africa, third. The section also featured Liam Hill, of Tonga, the youngest competitor in the men’s singles at 17.

England’s four times Commonwealth Games medallist Sam Tolchard came out on top in Section C after Glasgow tandoori restaurant owner Mohammed Ayub Qureshi, 67, affectionately known as Chico, spiced things up in the group when he ended his doldrum run beating section leader Fiji’s Rajnesh Prasad who was the early leader. Qureshi’s success opened the door for Tolchard who won four out of his five games, including the winner takes all final group game decider against home favourite Jason Banks in straight sets to gain qualification to the semi-finals.

Wales’ 2022 triples bronze medallist Ross Owen finished third, Banks fourth, Prasad fourth, Qureshi fifth and Robert Simpson who represents Jamaica but lives in the UK sixth.

The third athlete with an unblemished record heading into the semi-finals was Izzat Shameer Dzukeple who lead the charge in Section D. Malta and the Falkland Islands’ Shaun James Parnis and Cecil Alexander were second and third. Canada’s Ryan Bester, reigning World Bowls Championship men’s singles winner achieved his 300^th international cap at Glasgow finished fourth.

The medal matches take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11.35 am BST.

Malaysia’s coach Fairul Izwan Abdul Muin embraces unbeaten Men’s Singles finalist Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple

WOMEN’S PAIRS

In the women’s pairs, England’s Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor, who have eight Games medals between them, booked their place in the final after a tense tiebreak thriller against Wales’ Games debutants Lauren Gowen and Amy Williams.
England topped Group B after another tiebreak – that table topper deciding match against India’s Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh.

Namibia’s Amanda Steenkamp and opening ceremony baton bearer Diana Vilojean finished second in that group recording four wins – all on tiebreaks – against Malta, India, Tonga and South Africa.

India finished third, South Africa – the only pair to beat the England duo – were fourth with Tonga and Malta rounding out the section.

Wales’ Games debutants Lauren Gowan and Amy Williams clinched Section C despite losing to New Zealand’s Selina Goddard and Katelyn Inch, bronze medallists from Birmingham 2022, on a tiebreak measure in their final group game. A strong round-robin campaign from the Welsh resulted in just one set being conceded in their games and that was in the final game against the Kiwi’s. Against Canada, Fiji, Kenya and Botswana, they maintained straight sets wins.

Malaysia’s Aleena Ahmad Nawawi and Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman remain the only women’s pair to boat 100 per cent records from all their games. They won Section D with five out of five wins despite being pushed all the way in their final game against Ellie Dixon and Christine Jones, of Norfolk Island, who enjoyed the Pacific nation’s most successful group-stage runs in recent history finished second with bowls being the island’s only sport contested at the Games.

Scotland’s 2018 bronze medallist Caroline Brown and Beth Riva, making her maiden Games appearance, finished third, with Jersey, Cook Islands and Falkland Islands in fourth, fifth and sixth places.

The closest group finish was Section A where Northern Ireland’s Chloe Wilson and Shauna O’Neill, sneaked a semi-final spot by just one shot over Australia’s Games debutant Dawn Hayman and gold, silver and bronze medallist Kelsey Cottrell.

Guernsey’s World Bowls Indoor Championship women’s singles champion Alison Merrien MBE and Rose Ogier took third place, with Singapore, Zambia, Isle of Man and Nuie also in the group.

In the semi-final, Malaysia recovered from dropping the first set to take the second and the tiebreak against Northern Ireland.

The finals take place tomorrow at 10.10 am local time.

PARA MIXED PAIRS B2/B3

Scotland’s Robert Barr and director Sarah-Jane Ewing are one game away from retaining the para mixed pairs Commonwealth Games gold medal.

With lead Mary Stevenson and director James Aiken, appearing in their first Games, they were 1.5-0.5 winners over New Zealand in the semi-final, while England’s Ron Homer BEM and director Sue Davies and World Cup VI women’s pairs winners Sally-Ann Lewis-Wall and Elizabeth Shipley ended Wales’ hopes of gold winning 2-0.

Wales’ Julie Thomas, silver medallist at Birmingham 2022, and director Jamie Jones, and Steffan James and director John Wilson, who had come out on top of the sectional rounds, will take on the challenge of New Zealand’s Sonya Woodrow and director Kimberley Carraker and Kerrin Wheeler and his director, also his dad, Colin Wheeler in the bronze medal match.

The finals take place tomorrow at 8.30 am BST.

The medal ceremony is at 1 pm, followed by the start of the men’s pairs, women’s singles and para men’s and women’s pairs.

For full schedule and results, see: https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/day-by-day?code=LBO&startDate=2026-07-24

To view the full photo gallery, see: https://worldbowls.pixieset.com/2026commonwealthgames/