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IN THE N E W S SPONSORED BY facebook.com/ BowlsSouthAfrica ISSUE 82 YOUR SOURCE FOR BOWLING WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Norfolk Isles, Canada, Malaysia. AUSSIES South Africa used the opportunity to compete at the venue for World Bowls next year. RUTHLESS; Only the women’s trips and men’s fours reached the play-offs in the face of fierce compeon in SA MEN’S extreme condions. The men’s fours won a stupendous bronze, 4S TAKE beang Malta 13-11; the women’s trips went down 16-11 to New Zealand in the lt for a BRONZE BOYS: A fine effort from SA's fours bronze medal. BRONZE in Australia, from le: Marn Lewis, Billy Radloff (skip), Prince Neluonde, Pierre MEN/WOMEN: SINGLES: Jason Evans (Roosevelt Park, JBA); Alan Simmonds - Media Officer Colleen Piketh (Discovery, SBA); FOURS: Billy Radloff (George, Breitenbach Eden), Pierre Breitenbach (Potchefstroom Town, NW), Marn The BCiB Australian Jackaroos stormed to a Lewis (Wanderers, JBA), Prince Neluonde (Bryanston Sports, comprehensive overall clean sweep of the 2019 part of the bi-ennial Mul-Naons Invitaon at JBA); Anneke Snyman (Bredasdorp, BOL), Esmé Kruger (CBCOB, Trans-Tasman Test Series (TT), winning every the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in BGN), Nici Neal (Leases, SBA), Bridget Calitz (Leases, SBA); possible trophy across open, development and November. TRIPLES: Evans, Breitenbach, Lewis; Snyman, Kruger, Calitz; seniors’ disciplines against New Zealand. PAIRS: Radloff/Neluonde; Piketh/Neal. Naons parcipang were Australia (2), New Support Staff: Jessica Henderson (Head Coach), Coaches: Susan The TT was a tournament inside a tournament as Zealand, Malta, South Africa, Wales, Ireland, Nel/Neil Burke. women’s world finals the next day. Welsh star Laura Daniels, winner in 2017, also won the world pairs tle in New Zealand the STARS AND This annual championship, which debuted in year before, and was a former world indoor Australia at Moama in 2003, is the ulmate ‘rags singles tleholder. to riches’ fairy tale story – fact is, any club singles HOPEFULS winner, anywhere in the world, can progress Another was England’s vivacious Sophie through at regional, state and naonal level to Tolchard, a former Commonwealth Games pairs CLASHED IN win a shot at a world tle – a place in this gold medallist during her naon’s women's compeon is won out on the green without triples triumph at the 2014 Edinburgh Games. having to have found favour with naonal ADELAIDE The secons for this year's championships were: selectors. MEN: SECTION 1: Earl Luk (CAN), Louis Ridout (ENG), Tony Cheung Alan Simmonds - Media Officer (HKC), Zoltan Pavelka (HUN), Clive McGreal (IOM), Ahmad Zikry Wayne Rimuller from Stella Park (Port Natal), a Sazeli (MAS), Cabous Olivier (NAM), Frank De Vries (NED), Taylor Horn (NZL), Avala Savaiinaea (SAM), Mark O'Hagan (SCO), Ian A stellar field of 45 contenders from 28 naons strong competor in any discipline under any Kenyon (ESP). strove for the ulmate honour at historic Adelaide format and on any green surface gave early MEN: SECTION 2: Lee Schraner (AUS), Regent Reid (BOT), Rajnesh Bowling Club in the South Australian capital at the noce of intent. Prasad (FIJ), Todd Priaulx (GUE), Stephen Coleman (IRE), Boaz Marcus (ISR), Hirokazi Mori (JPN), Haydn Evans (NFI), Kwok Fai Champion of Champions. Law (SIN), Wayne Rimuller (RSA), Ozkan Akar (TUR), Charlie Similarly, Pretoria’s Esmé Kruger (CBC Old Boys, Herbert (USA), Kevin James (WAL). The event began on 28 October for seven days of Gauteng North), a strong, unflappable Protea, WOMEN: SECTION 1: Kylie Whitehead (AUS), Boikhutso Mooketsi compeon and featured 25 men and 20 women (BOT), Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN), Sophie Tolchard (ENG), was also to stamp her authority in seconal play. Helen Cheung (HKC), Janice Pilling (IOM), Diana Viljoen (NAM), in acon on prisne Adelaide greens. Shae Wilson (NFI), Tammy Tham (SIN), Bonnita Van Heerden This year’s field comprised several players who (ZIM). Qualifying rounds were conducted connuously fall under the “'previously unheralded” category, WOMEN: SECTION 2: Crisna Konig (ARG), Keiko Kurohara (JPN), Nur Fidrah Nor (MAS), Debbie White (NZL), Sonia Bruce (PHI), over the first five days, with semi-finals on but also included several of the sport’s heavy Laura Welsh (SCO), Esmé Kruger (RSA), Mary Dyer (ESP), Sandy Saturday, 2 November, followed by the men’s and hiers. Wall (USA), Laura Daniels (WAL). Editor (Ala Simmond) & Dig Editor (Trac Meyeridrick) w al our reader saf, joyou ftiv seo an prperou, health 2020. Rimuller won two and lost one game (on e-break); (NFI) 1-16 8-6 3-2, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Todd Priaulx (GUE) 6-5 PROTEAS BEGIN WELL Kruger, aer being edged in a e-break in her first clash, 6-9 4-2. ON COC OPENING DAY then thumped a hapless Argenne opponent 35-2 over two Rd.2: Hirokazi Mori (JPN) bt Reid 10-5 13-3, Markus bt Fai Law 11- amazing sets. 4 12-2, James bt Priaulx 10-3 6-6, Coleman bt Evans 11-4 12-3, Day 1 greeted the field and the last me so much hubbub Schraner bt Rimuller 6-12 5-4 5-0, Prasad bt Herbert 8-9 7-5 4-1. invaded Adelaide’s Dequeeville Terrace was in 1995 when Aer the first day, Undefeated leaders in the men's Rd.3: Coleman bt Fai Law 11-6 5-10 2-1, Rimuller bt Markus 12-6 the final Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix was staged in the compeon were English champion Louis Ridout in Secon 7-6, Akar bt Reid 10-7 14-4, Priaulx bt Evans 6-6 11-3, Schraner bt Mori 12-7 9-4, James bt Prasad 6-12 8-6 5-1. City of Light and the grand boulevard was dubbed ‘Brabham 1 along with Australia’s Lee Schraner and Stephen Coleman Standings: Schraner 9 points +23 shots, Coleman 9 +20, Rimuller Straight’. of Ireland in Secon 2; the top women in Secon 1 were 6 +24, Prasad 6 +7, Markus 6 -3, James 6 +1, Priaulx 3 +3, Akar 3 impressive Norfolk Island youngster Shae Wilson, Infinitely more sedate, the World Singles Champion of +11, Mori 3 +5, Herbert 3 -3, Evans 0 -11, Fai Law 0 -35, Reid 0 -40. Whitehead and Hong Kong’s Helen Cheung with Malaysian roared into life at the historic Adelaide Bowling Club, smack mum-to-be Nur Fidrah Nor and Kiwi Debbie White leading WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd.1: Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Bonnita Van in the middle of Rymill Park, the epicentre of rev-head Heerden (ZIM) 9-5 13-3, Helen Cheung (HKC) bt Janice Pilling Secon 2, also undefeated. heaven for 10 years when Formula 1 ruled in the normally (IOM) 13-4 6-8 3-1, Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) bt Tammy chaste South Australian capital. DAY 1 RESULTS: Tham (SIN) 12-6 8-7, Shae Wilson (NFI) bt Sophie Tolchard (ENG) MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.1: Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Taylor Horn (NZL) 5- 13-2 12-6. But the locals, whose champion Sco Thulborn won this 10 9-7 4-0, Clive McGreal (IOM) bt Mark O'Hagan (SCO) 8-7 7-8 3-2, Rd.2: Whitehead bt Diana Viljoen (NAM) 10-5 12-2, Pilling bt event at Helensvale in 2016, were thrilled to be hosts when Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt Earl Luk (CAN) 14-4 10-4, Avala Savaiinaea Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) 8-6 17-3, Cheung bt Fitzpatrick-Wong Kylie Whitehead became the first Aboriginal women to (SAM) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 21-2 9-4, Louis Ridout (ENG) bt 9-5 12-7, Wilson bt Van Heerden 12-6 12-5. STANDINGS: Wilson 6 points +30 shots, Whitehead 6 +29, Cheung compete in a world bowls championship. Frank De Vries (NED) 10-7 15-1. Rd.2: Ian Kenyon (ESP) bt McGreal 6-5 12-2, Ridout bt Horn 8-7 5-10 6 +16, Pilling 3 +9, Fitzpatrick-Wong 3 -2, Tham 0 -7, Viljoen 0 -15, The delighul 24-year-old, a physiotherapist in hometown 3-2, O'Hagan bt Pavelka 13-2 12-3, Luk bt De Vries 9-6 5-8 7-0, Mooketsi 0 -16, Tolchard 0 -17, Van Heerden 0 -27. Wodonga, took all before her under a naon’s gaze, winning Cheung bt Savaiinaea 19-2 12-4. SECTION 2: Rd.1: Laura Welsh (SCO) bt Sonia Bruce (PHI) 12-6 14- Rd.3: Ahmad Zikry (MAS) bt McGreal 10-5 11-5, O'Hagan bt Cheung 3, Laura Daniels (WAL) bt Crisna Konig (ARG) 16-2 10-5, Debbie her opening round match against plucky Zimbabwean White (NZL) bt Esmé Kruger (RSA) 7-5 3-7 3-1, Nur Fidrah Nor Bonnita van Heerden in straight sets. 15-3 6-6, Kenyon bt Pavelka 10-4 3-9 5-0, Horn bt Luk 8-9 8-7, Ridout bt Savaiinaea 13-3 15-1. (MAS) bt Keiko Kurohara (JPN) 8-4 5-7 5-2. STANDINGS: Ridout 9 points +37 shots, O'Hagan 6 +32, Cheung 6 Rd.2: Nur Fidrah Nor bt Sandy Wall (USA) 9-4 15-4, White bt Mary Later she added a straight sets win over seasoned Dyer (ESP) 9-6 5-7 4-0, Kurohara bt Bruce 3-9 7-5 4-0, Kruger bt tournament pro Diana Viljoen from Namibia to complete +10, Kenyon 6 +10, Horn 3 +9, Olivier 3 +16, Zikry 3 +11, Savaiinaea 3 -25, Luk 3 -18, McGreal 3 -22, De Vries 0 -17, Pavelka 0 -44. Konig 19-1 16-1. her first day on the internaonal stage undefeated, just one SECTION 2: Rd.1: Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Kwok Fai Law (SIN) 13-4 11- STANDINGS: Nur Fidrah Nor 6 points +18 shots, White 6 -1, Kruger shot from the top of Secon 1.