Wales pair book semi-final place despite first loss
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Wales bowls pair Amy Williams and Lauren Gowen booked their place in the semi-finals tonight despite a tie-break defeat against New Zealand in the final group game.
After winning the first four matches, Wales suffered a narrow loss to New Zealand duo Selina Goddard and Katelyn Inch.
Wales lost the first set 5-4, which was the first one they had dropped in the Games, before bouncing back to win the second 6-1.
The tie-break came down to a final measure from the officials with the Kiwis just been given the verdict.
Williams and Cowen still topped their group and will now play in the final four at 20:40 BST.
The Wales mixed Para-bowls pair in the B2-B3 category have also qualified for tonight's semi-final.
Julie Thomas and Steffan James, aided by directors Jamie Jones and John Wilson, topped their group and will face England in the final four at 19:00 BST.
Ross Owen finished his singles campaign with a 2-0 win against Fiji's Rajnesh Prasad but has not qualified for the knockout stages.
