Guernsey’s Lucy Beere and Israel’s Ruti Gilor will meet in the women’s singles final after coming through their last four-encounters at the World Bowls Atlantic Championships in Wales' capital Cardiff ©Bowls Guernsey/Twitter

Guernsey’s Lucy Beere and Israel’s Ruti Gilor will meet in the women’s singles final after coming through their last four-encounters at the World Bowls Atlantic Championships in Cardiff.

Beere edged England’s Natalie Chestney, the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, 21-20 to earn her place in the final.

Gilor, meanwhile, defeated former world champion Caroline Brown of Scotland 21-7.

She had earlier overcome France’s Cindy Royet 21-15 in the play-offs between the second and third-place finishers in sections one and two.

England's Natalie Chestney was one of the two beaten semi-finalists ©Getty Images
England's Natalie Chestney was one of the two beaten semi-finalists ©Getty Images

Chestney beat South Africa’s Colleen Piketh 21-19 at the same stage.

Both Beere and Brown, the winners of section one and two respectively, went straight through to the semi-finals.

The clubs hosting games at the event are Penylan, Dinas Powys, Barry and Penarth.

Competition is due to continue tomorrow.