MEN’S & WOMEN’S SINGLES GOLD MEDAL RESULTS
 
SILVER IN THE SINGLES BUT AUSTRALIA TAKES OUT THE TOURNAMENT AT THE TOP OF BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LADDERS
 
It was Malaysia’s afternoon today with two for two in the gold medal stakes.
 
World number three Safuan Said proved too strong for Australia’s Brett Wilkie in a game that was anyone’s until end sixteen.  The scores were level after end three, 2-2.  Wilkie followed with a single but a four by Said gave him a three shot lead after the 5th end. 
 
Wilkie then scored a 1 but a 3 on the 7th gave Malaysia a 5 shot margin – the next eight ends were tightly contested and after 15 ends there was just one shot in the match with Malaysia 13-12 up.
 
Said surged ahead over the next eight ends to claim Malaysia’s first gold medal with a final score of 21-12.
 
The host nation was kept to a second silver in the women’s discipline with  Siti Zalina Binti Ahmad proving too strong for the young Aussie Kelsey Cottrell, 21-17.
 
As with the women’s fours this morning, Australia fought a tough battle with an incredibly close game to the end.
 
Cottrell opened the match strongly with a 4 and a 3 in ends one and three to be up 7-2.  Three shots in the 4th and 5th put the Malaysian back to within 2 shots of the Aussie.
 
By the 10th, Australia was up by 1 shot with a 10-9 lead.   Cottrell’s 2 on end eleven was answered quickly by the Malaysian with 3 over the next two ends levelling the score at 12 a piece after the 13 ends.
 
A 2 on the 14th put the Malaysian in the lead for the first time but the world number eight replied with a 2 levelling the scores yet again at 14-14 on the 15th end.
 
By end 17 the young Australian had regained the lead, 16-17.  From then it was Malaysia’s turn to power ahead with 5 shots scored over the next 3 ends and lead 20-16. 
 
Cottrell tried valiantly to claw back and managed 1 more shot on the penultimate end but Malaysia returned with  the final shot required on the 22nd end to take the match 21-17 and will fly home with their second gold medal.
 
FINAL MEDAL RESULTS ARE BELOW    
 
MEN’S SINGLES
GOLD                                    MALAYSIA (Safuan Bin Said)
SILVER                                  AUSTRALIA (Brett Wilkie)
BRONZE                               FIJI  (Ratish Lal) & CHINA (Terence Lee)
 
 
 
 
WOMENS SINGLES
GOLD                                    MALAYSIA (Siti Zalina Binti Ahmad)
SILVER                                  AUSTRALIA (Kelsey Cottrell)
BRONZE                               NORFOLK ISLAND (Carmen Anderson) & FIJI (Lita Tikoisuva)
 
MEN’S PAIRS   
GOLD                                    NEW ZEALAND
SILVER                                  AUSTRALIA
BRONZE                               CANADA & FIJI
 
WOMENS PAIRS
GOLD                                    NEW ZEALAND
SILVER                                  PHILIPPINES
BRONZE                               AUSTRALIA & MALAYSIA
 
MEN’S TRIPLES               
GOLD                                    FIJI
SILVER                                  AUSTRALIA
BRONZE                               USA & NEW ZEALAND
 
WOMENS TRIPLES
GOLD                                    AUSTRALIA
SILVER                                  PHILIPPINES
BRONZE                               SINGAPORE & NEW ZEALAND
 
MEN’S FOURS 
GOLD                                    AUSTRALIA
SILVER                                  NEW ZEALAND
BRONZE                               CANADA & MALAYSIA
 
WOMENS FOURS
GOLD                                    NEW ZEALAND
SILVER                                  AUSTRALIA
BRONZE                               JAPAN & MALAYSIA
 
OVERALL COUNTRY RANKINGS AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT
 
MEN                                                                             WOMEN
1.       AUSTRALIA                                                             1. AUSTRALIA
2.       NEW ZEALAND                                                       2. NEW ZEALAND
3.       FIJI                                                                          3. PHILIPPINES
4.       MALAYSIA                                                              4. MALAYSIA
5.       CANADA                                                               5. CANADA
 
 
 
Full results of from all games is available at
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