World Cup 2025: Day 4, Nov 7
World Cup 2025: Day 4, Nov 7
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Day 4 Wrap Up
Day 4 Wrap Up
KUALA LUMPUR: The excitement is mounting for the final day of the inaugural 'World Cup 2025' in Bukit Kiara.
The 12 nations made their final push for the podium in men's singles, women's pairs, and para men's singles and para women's singles.
World No.1 Jason Banks of Scotland lived up to his top billing as the favourite in the men's singles quarter-finals.
Banks will have his hands full competing in two events, including the pairs final with partner Paul Foster.
"Today was a good day, I managed to win all 3 games and am just relieved to go through."
Banks defeated John Bezear (Can) 8-6, 7-5, Aaron Zangl (USA) 10-2, 13-1 and James Po (Hkg) 6-5, 8-2.
He plays Australia's Corey Wedlock in the quarter-finals.
Foster's singles campaign came to a halt after the tie-breaker defeat to Hong Kong China's Ka Ho Lee losing 5-9, 8-5, 0-4.
There will be plenty for the home fans to cheer about at the National Lawn Bowls Centre.
Emma Firyana Saroji is down to play England's Katherine Rednall in the women's singles final.
Para athlete Jariah Zakaria, against all odds, guaranteed a bronze medal after qualifying for the women's singles B7 semi-finals.
In her World Series debut, Jariah will now face Teri Blackbourn of New Zealand in the semis.
Nurul Alyani Jamil had earlier won the first bronze in women's singles.
Malaysia's singles players, Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple and Muhd Soufi Rusli, qualified for the quarter-finals, too.
Jason Banks (left) and pairs partner Paul Foster (right).
For Soufi and Izzat it was huge sigh of relief after their dismal outing in the pairs event.
Soufi clinched his quarter-final ticket with a crucial victory over Ireland's Adam McKeown 6-6, 4-3.
It was Soufi's last throw of the dice for a place in the last eight.
"It was a crucial moment of my playing career. I didn't want to leave here without a medal.
"But it was difficult to keep my composure as things did not work out smoothly."
"I couldn't hold back my emotions after the last throw."
Soufi plays England's Sam Tolchard while Izzat faces Hong Kong China's Ka Ho Lee.
India's Dinesh Kumar takes on Daniel Davies Jnr in the other quarter-finals.
Emma and Nurul's challenge in the pairs event ended with two consecutive defeats, losing to Bridget Hersalman and Anneke Scheepers of South Africa (3–4, 4–4) and Amy Williams and Caroline Taylor of Wales (2–3, 3–5).
Helen Cheung and Cheryl Chan of Hong Kong China will play Canada's
Emma Boyd and Kelly McKerihin in the women's pairs semi-final.⬛
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