STRONG BADMINTON (米ソ間の)戦略兵器削減交渉 FOR SCOTLAND
Scotland sent out a powerful message with two 納得させるing 勝利,勝つs on the 開始 day of the team 競争 at the 連邦/共和国 Games.
The host nation opened 訴訟/進行s at the 首長国s 円形競技場 by thrashing the Seychelles 5-0 and then 大打撃を与えるing Guernsey by the same scoreline.
Their 支配的な 業績/成果 put them 最高の,を越す of Group C と一緒に New Zealand, their next 対抗者s on Friday, and 井戸/弁護士席 on course for a place in the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦.
Men's (テニスなどの)シングルス player Kieran Merrilees was の中で their most impressive performers, playing in both matches and spending a total of 41 minutes on 法廷,裁判所 in winning 2-0 twice.
"I think that is what we (機の)カム to do on the first day," said Glaswegian Merrilees, who overpowered world number 661 Kervin Ghislan of the Seychelles 21-2 21-8 and Danny Penney, a plumber from Guernsey, 21-7 21-4.
"We 手配中の,お尋ね者 to come in strong and be ready for the tougher matches coming up."
Mixed (テニスなどの)ダブルス pair ツバメ Campbell and Jillie Cooper opened the evening 勝利,勝つ over Guernsey by (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Stuart Hardy and Gayle Lloyd 21-7 21-7.
Kirsty Gilmour overcame Elena Johnson 21-4 21-7 and Robert Blair and Paul 先頭 Rietvelde (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Penney and Hardy 21-3 21-7. Cooper and Rebekka Findlay 完全にするd the clean sweep with a 21-8 21-7 勝利,勝つ over Johnson and Lloyd.
England were in 活動/戦闘 just once on day one and comfortably overcame Northern Ireland 5-0 in the afternoon in Group F.
That 始める,決める up an intriguing 遭遇(する) with a Jersey 味方する 含む/封じ込めるing three of their former internationals on Friday.
Jersey entered the 競争 in the evening and also had little trouble as they (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Mauritius 5-0.
Liz Cann, who (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Kate Foo Kune 21-12 21-18 in the women's (テニスなどの)シングルス, can now look 今後 to a 可能性のある rematch with England's Sarah Walker, who (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 her in the 国家の 選手権s final earlier this year.
Cann said: "I played her in the 国家のs with no training, so I was pleased with how that went. Hopefully now I've had some training I'll be 支援する on form.
"It'll be a little bit strange though. Half the Jersey team have played for England before!"
Also 勝利を得た for Jersey - who also are coached by England's Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson - was 示す Constable, who (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Georges Paul 21-9 21-10.
Alexander Hutchings and Mariana Agathangelou won together in the mixed (テニスなどの)ダブルス and in the men's and women's pairs with Constable and Cann それぞれ.
England's challenge was led by husband and wife Chris and Gabby Adcock, the world number fives, who (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 brother and sister Ciaran and Sinead 議会s 21-8 21-17.
Rajiv Ouseph (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Tony Stephenson 21-5 21-9 in just 23 minutes and Walker overcame a wobble to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Alannah Stephenson 21-9 8-21 21-13.
Chris Langridge and Peter Mills won 21-11 21-9 against Stephenson and Tony Murphy before Kate Robertshaw and Heather Olver wrapped up a good day's work by (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Caroline 黒人/ボイコット and Sinead 議会s 21-7 21-10.
Gabby Adcock said: "We have got a decent team here. There are some other good teams but if we all play 井戸/弁護士席 and get behind each other we've got a good chance."
Northern Ireland also return to 活動/戦闘 against Mauritiu s on Friday.
議会s said: "It couldn't really get any tougher than England first up but we'll look 今後 to the next matches.
"We'll be looking to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Mauritius and Jersey and finish second in the group, to give ourselves the best possible chance."
むちの跡s were beaten 4-1 in their Group D opener against Australia.
Their only success (機の)カム as Daniel Font overcame Jeff Tho 21-16 13-21 21-13 to level the tie 早期に on at 1-1.
敗北・負かすs for Carissa Turner and men's (テニスなどの)ダブルス pair Joe Morgan and Nicolas Strange 確認するd the loss. Sarah Thomas and Turner lost the final rubber while Thomas and Oliver Gwilt were also beaten in the mixed (テニスなどの)ダブルス.
むちの跡s will hope for better when they take on Canada in their second match on Friday.
Morgan said: "This is a 後退 but hopefully we can 押し進める on. We still hope to do some 損失 against Canada and create a shock."