The final day at the World Youth Bowling Championships is set.
After a full stretch of semifinals at Sarawak Megalanes in Kuching, Malaysia, the gold-medal matches are now known in singles, doubles, team and mixed team events.
Some countries still have more than one shot at gold. Team USA has already locked up gold and silver in girls’ singles. Malaysia will bowl for gold in front of the home crowd in both girls’ doubles and mixed team. Finland still has two title chances, while Australia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Singapore and Qatar are also still alive for gold.
The losing semifinalists are already bronze medalists. Now the rest of the week comes down to one final day.
Singles
The boys’ singles final will be Australia against Sweden.
Julian Dinham of Australia reached the final with a 2-0 win over New Zealand’s Ben Pettit. Dinham won the first game 229-197, then followed with one of the biggest games of the semifinal round, shooting 290 to close the match 290-229.
On the other side of the bracket, Sweden’s Emil Svensson also moved through in two straight games. He defeated Team USA’s Landin Jordan 235-207 and 232-218.
That sets up Dinham against Svensson for the boys’ singles world title.
The girls’ singles final will be all Team USA.
Gianna Brandolino came from behind to beat Singapore’s Shi En Lim in three games. Lim won the opener 246-201, but Brandolino answered with 280-198 and then finished the match with a 225-163 win in the decider.
Katelyn Abigania also needed three games to reach the final. Singapore’s Hazel Tan Wei Ning took the first game 228-192, but Abigania came back with 201-172 and 224-190 to win the match.
Brandolino and Abigania will now meet for gold, meaning the United States is already guaranteed the top two spots in girls’ singles.
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Doubles
The boys’ doubles final will be Qatar against Finland.
Qatar’s Abdulrahman Al Doseri and Talal Al Marri defeated Germany’s Phil Baumeister and Jaden Wolff in two straight Baker games. Qatar won the first game 246-226 and then held on in a close second game, 220-215.
Finland’s Roni Leskinen and Juho Vuoppola also advanced 2-0. They beat Team USA’s Landin Jordan and Dawson Peterson 231-227 in the opener, then took the second game 203-182.
In girls’ doubles, Malaysia gave the home crowd one of the biggest matches of the final day.
Adelia Nur Irwan Syazalee and Adania Mohd Redzwan defeated Sweden’s Nicole Layrisse and Maja Engberg 2-0. The Malaysian pair won 226-192 and then closed the semifinal with a dominant 257-144 victory.
They will face Team USA’s Erin Klemencic and Elizabeth Teuber in the final.
Klemencic and Teuber reached the title match by defeating Finland’s Emma Palermaa and Stella Lökfors in two games, 243-199 and 220-189.
That leaves Malaysia and USA to decide the girls’ doubles gold medal.
Teams
The boys’ team final will be Czech Republic against Australia.
Czech Republic defeated Qatar in two games to reach the final. Qatar opened with 228, but Czech Republic answered with 246 to take the first game. The Czech team then finished the match with a 228-202 win.
Australia reached the final by defeating Team USA 2-0. The first game was close, with Australia winning 246-234. The second game stayed lower, but Australia did enough again, winning 197-187.
In the girls’ team event, Singapore and USA will meet for gold.
Singapore had to go all three games against Malaysia. Singapore won the first game 202-176, before Malaysia answered with a 216-194 win. In the deciding game, Singapore took control again and won 210-199.
Team USA reached the final with a 2-0 win over Australia. The Americans won 225-208 and then finished the match with a strong 244-166 game.
That sets up Singapore against USA for the girls’ team title.
Mixed Teams
Malaysia will also bowl for mixed team gold.
Malaysia 1 defeated Sweden 1 in two straight games, winning 228-203 and 237-182 to reach the final.
Finland 1 had to work harder against Germany 2. Germany won the first game 202-194, but Finland answered with 181-151 in Game 2 and then took the deciding game 237-222.
Final Day Schedule
The gold-medal matches will be played Monday, July 6, at Sarawak Megalanes in Kuching. All times are local Malaysian time.
The day will begin with the men’s singles final at 9 a.m., followed by the women’s singles final at 10:15 a.m. The women’s doubles final is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., before the men’s doubles final at 12:45 p.m.
The team finals will follow in the afternoon. The men’s team final is scheduled for 2 p.m., followed by the women’s team final at 3:15 p.m. The mixed team final will close the competition at 4:30 p.m.
Each final will be followed by its medal ceremony. The championship will then officially close with the Victory Banquet at 7 p.m.
One day remains in Kuching.
Seven gold medals are still waiting.
