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8th December 2016 Daily Update ‘Blackjacks’ stepping up to the Contact Details plate in New Zealand’s heroic Blackjacks lawn bowls team has positioned Bill Fowlie itself for a shot at three gold medals at the world championships Ph: +64 3 358 4617 in Christchurch this weekend. Mob: +64 22 697 3560

Email: [email protected] After qualifying in four disciplines -women’s singles and fours along with men’s pairs and triples - last week, the 10-player team had to be content with a bronze medal in each. Certainly an achievement to be proud of, but the guys and gals in black are Ian Watson hoping to blend some silver and gold into the mix by next Sunday Ph: +64 21 666 196 evening. Email: [email protected]

The local men’s fours combination of , , Mike Kernaghan and Mike Nagy, has been a revelation, going through their nine qualifying rounds undefeated, despite some spirited retaliation from the mighty Scottish, South African and Welsh teams.

The guys answered every question asked of them, fed out a few to their own, and completed the qualification phase a tidy 153-shots up. Good thanks!

Likewise, the enigmatic Shannon McIlroy has been in red hot form, with his only blemish over three days of singles qualifying being a loss to Norfolk Island’s Ryan Dixon in Round 5. However, as if to prove it merely an aberration, McIlroy went out an hour later and surgically dismembered the great South African Gerry Baker 21-1.

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plate in Christchurch And of course there’s world No.1 Jo Edwards and her new sidekick Angela Boyd, who powered their way into the semi finals of the women’s pairs competition.

A last round loss to England’s and Ellen Falkner was the sole indiscretion in a flawless exhibition of team bowls by the two Blackjacks.

Scotland and will have teams in all four categories this weekend, while England, Malaysia, Wales and NZ have three, with Ireland, USA, Canada and South Africa in one apiece.

Women’s pairs:

FinalHow standings: the Sec.1: sections New Zealand 24finished: points +83 shots, Australia 18 +62, England 18 +54, Philippines Women’s triples: 15 +58, Cyprus 15 Sq, Israel 15 -16, Canada 12 +9, Netherlands 9 -46, Namibia 6 -103, Singapore 3 - Final standings standings: Sec.1: Malaysia 21 101. points +55 shots, England 21 +43, South Africa 21 +42, NZ 18 +26, Hong Kong China 18 +25, Sec.2: Wales 24 points +94 shots, 24 +58, Philippines 15 +28, Namibia 6 -24, Norfolk Island Malaysia 18 +42, Norfolk Island 15 +46, South Africa 6 -37, China 6 -75, Spain 3 -83. 15 +25, Ireland 15 -2, Spain 9 -81, Hong Kong China 6 -22, Cook Islands 6 -93, China 3 -67. Sec.2: Australia 24 points +139, Wales 21 +34, Scotland 18 +68, Fiji 16 +56, USA 14 -11, Brunei Today: 12 -7, Zimbabwe 6 -47, Ireland 6 -56, Isle of Man 9am: AUS (Kelsey Cottrell, Karen Murphy) v ENG 0 -205. (Sophie Tolchard, Ellen Falkner) – winner to play NZL (Angela Boyd, Jo Edwards) in semi final at 1pm. Today: 9am: ENG (Jamie-Lea Winch, Rebecca Wigfield, 9am: SCO (Lesley Doig, Lauren Baillie) v MAS (Emma Wendy King) v WAL (Emma Woodcock, Kathy Firyana Saroji, Siti Zalina Ahmad) – winner to play Pearce, Anwen Butten) – winner to play MAS WAL (Laura Daniels, Jess Sims) in semi final at 1pm. (Nur Fidrah Noh, Nor Hashimah Ismail, Azalina Arshad) in semi final at 1pm.

9am: RSA (Sylvia Burns, Susan Nel, Elma Davis) v SCO (Julie Forrest, Stacey McDougall, Claire

Johnston) – winner to play AUS (Carla Krizanic, , ) in semi final at 1pm.

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Final standings: Sec.1: R Bester (CAN) 21 points +58 shots, D Burnett (SCO) 21 +52, A Sherriff (AUS) 21 +39, K Hasebe (JPN) 18 +22, S Bahadur (IND) 15 -5, M De Sousa (JER) 12 -5, P Bonsor (ESP) 9 -8, W Esterhuizen (NAM) 9 -30, T Priaulx (GUE) 6 -54, J Ng (MAC) 3 -69.

Sec.2: S McIlroy (NZL) 24 points +64 shots, J Tomlinson (WAL) 24 +42, F Jabal (MAS) 18 +24, G Kelly (IRE) 12 +22, J Walker (ENG) 12 +22, T Cheung (HKC) 12 -12, R Omar (BRU) 9 -28, G Baker (RSA) 9 -32, R Dixon (NFI) 9 - 33, L Paraskeva (CYP) 6 -69.

Today: 9am: D Burnett (SCO) v F Jabal (MAS) – winner to play R Bester (CAN) in semi final at 1pm. 9am: A Sherriff (AUS) v J Tomlinson (WAL) – winner to play S McIlroy (NZL) in semi final at 1pm.

Men’s fours:

Final standings: Sec.1: New Zealand 27 points +153 shots, Scotland 21 +43, USA 18 -15, South Africa 15 -7, Wales 13 +41, Hong Kong China 12 -12, Canada 10 -11, Israel 9 -43, Fiji 6 -60, Brunei 3 -89.

Sec.2: Ireland 25 points +83 shots, England 21 +97, Australia 21 +69, Malaysia 15 +43, Zimbabwe 15 -17, Jersey 13 -13, Spain 9 -30, Norfolk Island 7 -44, Singapore 4 -88, Hapan 3 -100.

Today: 9am: SCO (, Iain McLean, Paul Foster, ) v ENG (Louis Ridout, Andy Knapper, Rob Paxton, Sam Tolchard) – winner to play NZL (Mike Nagy, Mike Kernaghan, Blake Signal, Ali Forsyth) in semi final at 1pm.

9am: USA (Aaron Zangl, Scott Roberts, James Flower, Charlie Herbert) v AUS (Barrie Lester, Brett Wilkie, Aaron Wilson, Mark Casey) – winner to play IRE (Simon Martin, Neil Mulholland, Ian McClure, Martin McHugh) in semi final at 1pm.

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