inners ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁which ▁were ▁one ▁game ▁matches . ▁Sem i - final ▁w inners ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final s , ▁while ▁semif inal ▁los ers ▁receive ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁The ▁final s ▁is ▁a ▁one - game ▁match ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁and ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁W B ▁Singles ▁Championships , ▁W B ▁announced ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁r ounds . ▁The ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁are ▁still ▁ 1 2 ▁games , ▁but ▁now ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁four ▁game ▁blocks . ▁The ▁top ▁ 3 2 ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁by ▁total ▁p inf all , ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round . ▁Instead ▁of ▁single - el im ination ▁match ▁play , ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁has ▁ 3 2 ▁bow lers ▁( men ▁and ▁women ) ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁groups ▁of ▁eight ▁bow lers ▁bow ling ▁eight ▁games ▁starting ▁from ▁scratch . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁games ▁is ▁a ▁match ▁between ▁all ▁the ▁bow lers ▁in ▁the ▁group , ▁with ▁the ▁bow ler ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁receiving ▁seven ▁points , ▁second ▁highest ▁score ▁receiving ▁six ▁points ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁zero ▁points ▁for ▁the ▁lowest ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁two ▁bow lers ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁points ▁after ▁eight ▁games ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁groups ▁will ▁advance ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁one ▁group ▁of ▁eight ▁bow