After Sunday's play, lead Aleena Ahmad Nawawi and skip Syafiqa Abdul Rahman (pictured) topped Section D of the Women’s Pairs with four wins out of four, while Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple has an identical record in the Men’s Singles Section D. 

With world No.1 Emma Firyana Saroji still to come in the Women’s Singles during the week, the Malaysian team could exceed their pre-Games Bowls and Para Bowls target of two medals.

“At every big tournament, Malaysia tries to make it through to the next stage,” Ahmad Nawawi said.

“We are an Asian country and we know Australia, Scotland and England are the biggest countries for bowlers, but we keep trying to beat them.”

Ahmad Nawawi and Abdul Rahman's Women's Pairs victory on Sunday came at the expense of hosts Scotland to extinguish Caroline Brown and Beth Riva’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals. 

“I felt so nervous and my skip (Abdul Rahman) was also nervous because the supporters were very loud," Ahmad Nawawi said.

"But I really enjoyed the game because we could show Malaysia also have really good bowlers.”

The Malaysian pair face Norfolk Island on Monday afternoon for a place in the semi-finals, which start later that evening.

Ellie Dixon and Christine Jones (NFK) still harbour hopes of reaching the knockout stages if they beat Malaysia in this final sectional match.

England's Sian Honnor and Amy Pharaoh were the first duo to book a Women's Pairs semi-final spot, with Wales looking likely to join them in the last four.

The last place will be decided by a final-match Section A shootout between Australia and unbeaten Northern Ireland.

Qureshi's upset blows draw wide open

In the Men’s Singles, Pakistan’s Glasgow resident Mohammed Ayub Qureshi blew Section C wide open with an upset victory over Rajnesh Prasad of Fiji.

Qureshi had lost his three previous matches but stunned the unbeaten Fijian, who topped the section pre-game, with a straight-sets win. 

“I've been playing terribly but I just decided to go for it,” Qureshi said, in advance of a shift at his Glasgow tandoori restaurant later in the evening.

“This just makes my day. Now I can go to work tonight and smile.”  

Prasad's defeat reignited the medal hopes of England's Sam Tolchard and Jason Banks of Scotland, with the former winning against Jamaica's Robert Simpson at the same time that Qureshi beat Prasad.

Tolchard, though, was oblivious to events unfolding on the other rink.

“You probably won't believe this but I totally forgot he (Prasad) was playing over there,” Tolchard said. “I was just focused, I actually had no idea.”

Tolchard and Banks face off tomorrow in a contest that will guarantee an electric atmosphere in The SEC Centre.

“It should be great," Tolchard said. "England versus Scotland is always the best game to play in.”

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