The semi-finals are set in the men's and women's singles at the 2026 IBF World Cup in Munich.
Four men and four women won their quarter-finals and moved into the last four. The singles knockout rounds are best-of-3 games. Both losing semi-finalists take bronze.
Men's Quarter-Finals
Jovi Ma of Hong Kong beat Aseel Alroomi of Kuwait 2-1. Alroomi won the first game 233-232, but Ma took games two and three with 195 and 204.
Gregory Rius of France came from a game down against Keith Mark of Hong Kong. Rius bowled 266 in game two and 245 in game three to win 2-1. The 266 was the highest game of the men's quarter-finals.
Mathijs Beverdam of the Netherlands beat Zachary Wilkins of Canada 2-0, with scores of 247 and 188. Mathias Danielsen Otting of Norway won 2-1 against Robin Ilhammar of Sweden. He bowled 227 and 234 in the last two games.
Women's Quarter-Finals
Manon Clément of France beat her countrywoman Celia Jeanne Delafosse 2-0, with scores of 184 and 212. Nora Johansson of Sweden won 2-0 against Anna Andersson, also of Sweden. The games finished 228-215 and 208-201.
Shannon Pluhowsky of the United States beat Hui Fen New of Singapore 2-1. New won game two with 256, the highest game of the women's quarter-finals. Pluhowsky took games one and three, the last one 215-164.
Natasha Roslan of Malaysia beat Karen Kaergaard Nielsen of Denmark 2-1. She won games two and three with 216 and 196.
Semi-Final Matchups
Semi-Final Matchups
Medal round head-to-head pairings for men and women:
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