The major shock was in Men’s category, when Nafiizwan Adnan from Malaysia pulled off the biggest shock by beating the top seed Nick Matthew who is a double gold medallist – in 2014 and 2010 – and was expected to win the gold in Gold Coast for the 3rd time.
Another difference during 2018 Commonwealth Games is a quartet of players representing England, Malaysia, New Zealand and Wales will play the men’s and women’s singles semi-finals as follows:
Men’s Semi-Finals:
- [12] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) v [4] James Willstrop (ENG)
- [2] Paul Coll (NZL) v [11] Joel Makin (WAL)
Women’s Semi-Finals:
- [6] Tesni Evans (WAL) v [4] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
- [2] Joelle King (NZL) v [3] Nicol David (MAS)
Quarter-Final Detailed Results
Men’s quarter-finals:
- [12] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [1] Nick Matthew (ENG) 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-6 (81m)
- [4] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [7] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 7-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6 (95m)
- [11] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [8] Alan Clyne (SCO) 11-9, 4-11, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10 (99m)
- [2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [5] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5 (77m)
Women’s quarter-finals:
- [6] Tesni Evans (WAL) bt [1] Laura Massaro (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 15-13 (61m)
- [4] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [7] Donna Urquhart (AUS) 11-5, 7-11, 11-2, 11-5 (41m)
- [3] Nicol David (MAS) bt [5] Alison Waters (ENG) 7-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 (61m)
- [2] Joelle King (NZL) bt [8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 (34m)
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