Falkland Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Falkland Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | FLK |
| CGA | Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association |
| in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
| Competitors | 16 (8 men and 8 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers | Doug Clark Daphne Arthur-Almond |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The Falkland Islands competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It was their eleventh appearance at the Games.
Badminton athlete Doug Clark and lawn bowler Daphne Arthur-Almond were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[2]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawn bowls | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Badminton
[edit]Nine players were officially selected as of 20 June 2022.[4]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ben Chater | Men's singles |  Caden Kakora (RSA)L (10–21, 8–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Doug Clark |  Ahmed Nibal (MDV)L (10–21, 11–21) | did not advance | ||||||
| Duane March |  Callum Smith (SCO)L (3–21, 4–21) | did not advance | ||||||
| Vicky Chater | Women's singles |  Ghazala Siddique (PAK)L (4–21, 3–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Soraye March | Bye | Deidre Laurens Jordaan (RSA) L (12–21, 1–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Louise Williams |  Tamisha Williams (BAR)L (8–21, 10–21) | did not advance | ||||||
- Doubles
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ben Chater Dwight Joshua | Men's doubles | — | Ahmed Nibal & Ajfan Rasheed (MDV) L (14–21, 11–21) | did not advance | ||||
| Doug Clark Duane March | — |  Tran Hoang Pham & Jack Yu (AUS) L (5–21, 7–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Vicky Chater Cheryl March | Women's doubles | — |  Prospera Nantuo & Cindy Tornyenyor (GHA) L (17–21, 20–22) | did not advance | ||||
| Laura Harada Louise Williams | — | Julie MacPherson & Ciara Torrance (SCO) L (4–21, 5–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Ben Chater Vicky Chater | Mixed doubles | Bye |  Daniel Wanagaliya & Husina Kobugabe (UGA) L (13–21, 7–21) | did not advance | ||||
| Doug Clark Cheryl March | Yingxiang Lin & Gronya Somerville (AUS) L (4–21, 3–21) | did not advance | ||||||
| Duane March Laura Harada |  Samuel Ricketts & Tahlia Richardson (JAM) L (3–21, 4–21) | did not advance | ||||||
| Dwight Joshua Soraye March | Tran Hoang Pham & Angela Yu (AUS) L (2–21, 5–21) | did not advance | ||||||
Cycling
[edit]One cyclist was officially selected as of 23 June 2022.[5]
Road
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Horton | Road race | DNF | |
| Time trial | 1:02:45.73 | 46 | |
Lawn bowls
[edit]Four players were officially selected on 2 February 2022.[6] A fifth player was added at a later date.[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chris Locke | Singles | McLean (SCO) L 5―21 |  Borgohain (IND)L 5-21 |  Davis (JEY)L 7-21 |  McIlroy (NZL)L 5―21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Garry Tyrell Chris Locke | Pairs |  Cook Islands (COK)L 12–23 | India (IND) L 4–36 |  England (ENG)L 5–47 |  Malaysia (MAS)L 6–35 | 5 | did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Daphne Arthur-Almond | Singles |  Daniels (WAL)L 2–21 | Choudhury (IND) W 21–20 |  O'Neill (NIR)L 2–21 | Hoggan (SCO) L 5–21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Andrea Stanworth Daphne Arthur-Almond Trudi Clarke | Triples | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 10 - 22 |  Singapore (SGP)L 10 - 23 | Australia (AUS) L 8 - 29 | South Africa (RSA) L 14 - 20 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Table tennis
[edit]The Falkland Islands accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the table tennis competition and selected Javier Sotomayor to compete.[8]
| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Javier Sotomayor | Men's singles | Cogill (RSA) L 0 - 4 | Chambers (AUS) L 0 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Chef de Mission | Falkland Islands". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Christie, Darnell (8 July 2022). "Falklands Flag Bearers for Commonwealth Games Revealed". www.fitv.co.fk. Falkland Islands Television. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
Doug Clark from the Badminton team, and Daphne Arthur Almond from the lawn bowls team, will have the honour of carrying the flags on behalf of the Falkland Islands at the opening ceremony in Birmingham on the 28th July.
- ^ "Falkland Islands Commonwealth Games competitors receive their official kit". FITV. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Badminton squad". Falkland Islands National Sports Council (Facebook). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "CYCLING". Falkland Islands National Sports Council (Facebook). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Introducing... Your 2022 Commonwealth Games [...]". FITV (Facebook). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "LAWN BOWLS SQUAD". Falkland Islands National Sports Council (Facebook). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "TABLE TENNIS". Falkland Islands National Sports Council (Facebook). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.