Team England will contest a hat-trick of bowls gold medal matches after a brilliant day of semi-final success at Glasgow 2026.

Sally-Ann Lewis-Wall and Ron Homer, alongside directors Elizabeth Shipley and Sue Davies, were the first to guarantees themselves a medal in the para mixed pairs B2-3.

They beat Wales’ Julie Thomas and Steffan James 2-0 in their semi-final, with Lewis-Wall in particular landing some brilliant shots.

They were then swiftly followed by Sam Tolchard in the men’s singles, as he beat Northern Irishman Gary Kelly 2-0.

Minutes later, Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor made it three from three after they triumphed in a nerve-wracking tiebreak in the women’s pairs against Welsh duo Lauren Gowen and Amy Williams.

It capped an electric evening for Team England, and all three gold medal matches will take place on Tuesday morning.

“We are absolutely over the moon,” said Honnor. “You know, if someone had said to us six months ago, ‘You're going to be in a Commonwealth Games final’. We’ve come a long way.

“We are elated, and it's been an absolute pleasure playing with Amy, regardless of the result.”

Honnor held her nerve, as she so often has during the Games, to nail the deciding shot in the tie-break after each team won a set each in regular play.

It is a situation they will hope to avoid against Malaysia in the final but know they can fall back on their tie-break skills if required.

“Sian has dealt with that pressure really well,” said Pharaoh. “It is only confidence building.

“We know we can deal with that. We know we’ve been in that situation lots of times before.

“Heaven forbid it comes to a tie-break. We would love to win in straight sets, just like the Malaysians. If it does come to that tomorrow, we are ready for it.”


The para mixed pairs B2-3 final is first up, and Lewis-Wall and Homer are riding the crest of the wave heading into the gold medal match against Scotland.

The pair bowled brilliantly to defeat Wales, and the entire team was left speechless at what they had achieved.

“It's fantastic,” said director Sue Davies. “More than we dreamt. We always hoped, but it's come to fruition, and gold or silver is going to be fabulous.

“Our nerves are shot. Totally. It's fabulous to have the crowd behind us. The noise and everything really helps the players, and it lifts the spirits.

“You hear the crowd roar, and it makes you want to do more and makes you want to play better. It makes a fabulous difference.”

Tolchard will go for the only Commonwealth colour that has eluded him so far, with the four-time medallist chasing gold against Malaysia’s Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple.

The 37-year-old lost his first match but has been imperious ever since and is looking forward to the contest.

“I feel like I've just got slightly better every game,” he said. “I am ready for the challenge.

“Winning that game against Ross [Owen] gave me a lot of confidence and I have just slowly got better since then. I still feel like I have got more in me.”

Tolchard reached the semi-finals of the men’s singles at Delhi 2010, eventually finishing fourth after losing to Kelly in the bronze medal match.

He exacted slight revenge in Glasgow and admits a lot has changed since then as he has already gone one step better.

“It feels a long time ago,” he said. “I am a lot older, I have been through a lot more things. I am mentally stronger and more streetwise.”

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