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Northern Ireland’s Chloe Wilson and Shauna O’Neill dovetailed beautifully together to win their opening game in the women‘s pairs bowls.
They defeated Singapore’s Janice Tan and Ai Lin Cheo in straight sets 8-4, 5-2.
“It was nice to get started and get a win,” explained O’Neill.
“To be honest it was just nice to get out there together and settle the nerves and get used to the atmosphere.”
It was nervy start as Singapore scored two shots in the opening end but Wilson and O’Neill bounced back to take a 4-2 lead before taking four shots in the fourth end to secure the first set.
An opening three shots in the second set put them on course for victory and despite their opponents pegging them back to a shot the Northern Ireland women sealed a solid win by shutting the door in the final end.
Wilson added, “It’s all about game management. When you score multiple shots it’s about keeping ahead and pushing forward and if you can do that it makes it a little more comfortable but it’s such short format that you never have time to really relax.”
Northern Ireland’s next game is on Friday morning against Niue Island.
