Bowls: Mixed start at World Cup for NZ

New Zealand players made mixed starts to the World Cup and Junior World Cup bowls events in Hong Kong yesterday.

Terry Johnson, of Manawatu, recorded two wins from his opening matches at the open event, while Nelson's Ali Forsyth won his opening match in the under-25 competition.

The New Zealand women, Lisa Dickson and Genevieve Baildon, both lost their opening matches.

New Zealand results:

World Cup
Men's singles: TERRY JOHNSON (NZ) bt Ho Kai Nan (Singapore) 14-3 11-, bt Surasaek Phonghanyah (Thailand) 9-9 13-5.

Women's singles: Grace Chu (Hong Kong China) bt LISA DICKSON (NZ) 8-8 12-6.

Junior World Cup
Men's under-25 singles: ALI FORSYTH (NZ) bt Todd Simmons (Australia) 7-6 7-6.

Women's under-25 singles: Azlina Arshad (Malaysia) bt GENEVIEVE BAILDON (NZ) 5-9 14-2 2-0.

- NZPA