ZINO FIRST QUALIFIER FOR FINALS WEEKEND
Wellington's Stephen Zino became the first qualifier for this year's New Zealand Professional Bowls Association's Finals Weekend winning the Scottish International Open Singles qualifying event at the Heretaunga Club in Hastings today. Zino was immaculate on his draw play throughout the day and never dropped a set winning at least one of the sets comfortably in every match. His win in the final over Hawke's Bay's Natarsha Grimshaw 7-7, 9-2 gives Zino a second appearance at Finals Weekend having previously advanced to that stage in 2010.
CLEAN SWEEP FOR STEWART
In a rare feat, Waikato's Wayne Stewart swept all three NZ Professional Bowls Association qualifying events at the Frankton Railway Bowling Club in Hamilton over the weekend. After winning the Ranking Pairs event on Saturday with Gene Gregory, and the Henselite 'Shanghai' Singles on Sunday, Stewart completed the deal by taking out the Scottish International Open Singles qualifier on Monday beating long-time PBA supporter Eric Pattillo from Northland in the final. Stewart only dropped a set once on Monday in the first round surviving a three end tiebreaker against North Harbour's Bart Robertson. It has been a strong return to PBA for Stewart over the last three seasons also playing at Finals Weekend in 2011, and he will be a hard nut to crack this year in Invercargill on September 6-8th.
NEW FACE AT THE TOP
Dunedin's Duane White has capped off a very solid 2012 including winning a Rankings Singles tournament by capturing a place at the 2013 Finals Weekend for the first time by winning the Dunedin qualifier for the Scottish International Open Singles and will go close to overtaking Ken Walker at the top of the 'Race to Oz' rankings when they are released following this weekend's event around the country. White looked to be tiring in the final going down 10-5 in the first set to Ross Munro, but bounced back with a fantastic display of draw bowls in the second set forcing a tiebreak. Munro's last bowl of the set dragged the jack too far to prevent White winning it 8-6, and the momentum stayed with White drawing the shot off Munro in the first two ends of the tiebreak to take the Finals Weekend berth in Invercargill.
TIEBREAKERS ALL THE WAY FOR HARTSTONGE
Southland's Brian Hartstonge survived tiebreakers in every match as he progressed to a Finals Weekend berth beating Bruce Ross in the final at the Waverley Bowling Club in Invercargill on Sunday. Hartstonge started the day as a dark horse having not won a singles match in his debut season in 2012 but handled the pressure of the tiebreak situation well throughout the day to come out an unlikely winner. He is now two matches away from a trip to Scotland when he plays-off against the other venue winners at Waverley on September 6-8th.
Results from this weekend’s New Zealand Professional Bowls Association events:
Hamilton, Frankton Railway Bowling Club
Sat 1 Jun – Ranking Pairs tournament
1st round: Neil & Roxanne Jury bt Chris Lourie & Phil Bennett 8-4, 9-8; Eric & Mike Pattillo bt Gayle Melrose & Kristin Stampa 9-8, 10-9; Wayne Stewart & Gene Gregory bt Brian Wilson & David Eades 7-11, 9-5, 2-1; Simon Reesby & Sam Nelson btGraham Fitzpatrick & Bart Robertson 8-5, 12-2.
Semifinals: Jury & Jury bt Pattillo & Pattillo 9-3, 7-7; Stewart & Gregory bt Reesby & Nelson 10-8, 8-2.
Final: Wayne Stewart & Gene Gregory (Waikato) bt Neil Jury & Roxanne Jury (Taranaki) 10-1, 11-6.
Sun 2 Jun – Henselite ‘Shanghai’ Singles qualifier (open to non-PBA bowlers, winner to Invercargill)
1st round: P Fabling 31, B Wilson 30, C Lourie 23; C Bryant 31, S Nelson 23, R Jury 17; H Te Moni 31, G Melrose 26, D O'Brien 9; E Pattillo 31, S Gray 25, M Pattillo 23; G Gregory 31, S Matakohe 16, G Fitzpatrick 16; B Robertson 31, N Jury 26, B Boreham 10; S Reesby 31, K Stampa 20, N Keyte 20; P Bennett 31, W Stewart 30, W Pakinga 24.
W Stewart / B Wilson30 points each - 1 Bowl playoff- W Stewart top qualifier
Main Event 9: G Gregory 31, E Pattillo 24, B Robertson 21; W Stewart 31,S Reesby 30, P Bennett 18; P Fabling 31, H Te Moni 28, C Bryant 25.
Final: Wayne Stewart 31, Peter Fabling 24, Gene Gregory 23. Wayne Stewart will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.
Plate Event: G Melrose 31, S Nelson 14,W Pakinga 5; C Lourie 31, G Fitzpatrick 26, R Jury 19; D O'brien 31, S Gray 29,N Keyte 27; B Wilson 31, B Boreham 20, M Pattillo 11; N Jury 31, S Matakohe 30, K Stampa 23.
Highest point scorer (S Matakohe 30) promoted to last 6
Plate Event 6: Brian Wilson 31, Neil Jury 16, Doug O'Brien 15; Chris Lourie 31, Gayle Melrose 25,Sandy Matakohe 15.
Final: Gayle Melrose 31, Chris Lourie 27, Brian Wilson 27- 1 bowl shootout Chris & Brian- Winner Brian Wilson.
Mon 3 Jun - Scottish International Open Singles qualifier, winner to Invercargill
1st round: Sam Nelsonbt Simon Reesby12-4, 12–4; Wayne Stewartbt Bart Robertson8-2, 7-8, 2–1; Kristin StampabtGraham Fitzpatrick12-2, 12–3; Gene Gregory bt Gayle Melrose10-3, 9–9; Phil Bennettbt Mike Pattillo8-5,9–4; David Eades bt Roxanne Jury9-4, 10-1; Brian Wilsonbt Neil Jury14-4, 2-8, 2–0; Eric Pattillo bt Chris Lourie 6-7, 8-4, 2-0.
2nd round: Stewart bt Nelson 10-3, 9-6; Stampa bt Gregory 12-7, 9-4; Eades bt Bennett 7-7, 9-8; E.Pattillo bt Wilson 8-6, 10-4.
Semifinals: Stewart bt Stampa 9-9, 9-3; E.Pattillo bt Eades 11-3, 7-7.
Final: Wayne Stewart (Waikato) bt Eric Pattillo (Northland) 14-5, 6-4. Wayne Stewart will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.
Hastings, Heretaunga Club
Sat 1 Jun – Scottish International Open Singles qualifier, winner to Invercargill
1st round: John Young bt Dave Porteous 13-2, 14-3; Jim Bentley bt Laurie Guy 9-4, 10-4; Ken Smith bt Tanya Wheeler 12-6, 9-8; Mike LeGeyt bt Mike Tamati 9-7, 13-0; Natarsha Grimshaw bt Richard Corry 11-4, 8-9, 2-1; Kaaren Guilford bt Byron Brook 4-9, 10-8., 2-1; Dale Rayner bt Angela Boyd 10-4, 10-4; Scott Roddick bt Jillian Ramsey 10-3, 7-5.
2nd round: Bentley bt Young 7-9, 10-7, 2-1; Smith bt LeGeyt 10-5, 10-2; Grimshaw bt Guilford 6-7, 12-4, 2-0; Roddick bt Rayner 5-10, 10-4, 2-1; Steve Love bt Murray Glassey9-6, 10-10; Mike Isaacson bt Tilly Carlsson 13-2, 9-2; Steve Zino bt Lou Newman12-6, 9-2; Terry Johnson bt Peter Ramsey 10-9, 3-9, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: Smith bt Bentley 5-6, 8-2, 2-1; Grimshaw bt Roddick 13-4, 3-12, 2-1; Love bt Isaacson 7-7, 9-4; Zino bt Johnson 13-0, 8-7.
Semifinals: Grimshaw bt Smith 8-8, 12-2; Zino bt Love 10-2, 12-3.
Final: Stephen Zino (Wellington) bt Natarsha Grimshaw (Hawke’s Bay) 7-7, 9-2. Stephen Zino will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill September 6-8th.
Sun 2 Jun – Ranking Pairs tournament
1st round: Murray Glassey & Angela Boyd bt Kaaren Guilford & Mike Isaacson 10-6, 7-6; Dale Rayner & Lou Newman bt Ken Smith & Terry Johnson 11-5, 4-9, 2-0; Mike Tamati & Tilly Carlsson bt Peter & Jillian Ramsey 13-1, 10-5.
2nd round: Glassey & Boyd bt Rayner & Newman 10-10, 9-5; Jim Bentley & Byron Brook bt Tamati/Carlsson 9-9, 9-3; Mike Le Geyt & John Young bt Steve Love & Natarsha Grimshaw 8-6, 11-2; Richard Corry & Laurie Guy bt Tanya Wheeler & Scott Roddick 8-7, 9-5.
Semifinals: Bentley & Brook bt Glassey & Boyd 11-5, 9-7; Corry & Guy bt LeGeyt & Young 8-6, 11-2.
Final: Richard Corry & Laurie Guy (Wellington) bt Jim Bentley & Byron Brook (Hawke’s Bay) 10-5, 10-5.
Mon 3 Jun – Henselite ‘Shanghai’ Singles qualifier (open to non-PBA bowlers, winner to Invercargill)
1st round: M Isaacson 31, T Carlsson 21, T Knap 5; G Keighley 31, S Roddick 26, A To’omata 21; P Selby 31, L Guy 23, J Young 19; T Johnson 31, D Porteous 15, T Wheeler 14; C Marshall 31, S Love 30, P Harvey 12; P Gibson 31, R Hakkens 19, G Harvey 19; D Rayner 31, L Newman 17, K Ballard 14; K Smith 31, D Henderson 29, L Gibson 22; M Glassey 31, M LeGeyt 24, P Young 13; R Corry 31, M Tamati 30, N Grimshaw 9; J Van der Weele 31, J Ramsey 28, T Cross 18; D Drummond 31, K Guilford 25, P Ramsey 15.
2nd round: M Isaacson 31, M Tamati 25, G Keighley 6; S Roddick 31, T Johnson 27, C Marshall 24; D Rayner 31, K Smith 20, S Love 14; P Selby 31, K Guilford 21, P Gibson 12; M Glassey 31, R Corry 30, J Ramsey 25; D Drummond 31, D Henderson 29, J Van der Weele 25.
Main Event 6: S Roddick 31, M Isaacson 23, D Rayner 10; M Glassey 31, P Selby 12, D Drummond 6.
Main Event Final: M Glassey 31, S Roddick 22, M Isaacson 16. Murray Glassey will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.
Plate Event: P Young 28, L Newman 21, T Wheeler 20; P Ramsey 31, G Harvey 18, L Gibson 14; T Carlsson 28, P Keighley 27, P Harvey 3; R Hakkens 31, J Young 22, M LeGeyt 4; N Grimshaw 31, D Porteous 16, T Knap 13; T Cross 31, A To’omata 28, K Ballard 6.
Plate Event 6: T Carlsson 22, P Young 19, P Ramsey 17; N Grimshaw 28, T Cross 24, R Hakkens 18.
Plate Event Final: T Carlsson 24,T Cross 23, N Grimshaw 20.
Dunedin, Westpac Community Bowls Stadium
Sat 1 Jun – Henselite ‘Shanghai’ Singles qualifier (open to non-PBA bowlers, winner to Invercargill)
1stround: J Susilo 31, R Dawe 27, G Edwards 6; M Kreft 31, M Watt 26, M Hill 8; M Bracegirdle 31, G Davis 28, P Nichols 23; G Murtagh 31, J Young 30, W Shaw 25; I Webber 31, S White 17, P King 6; A McLean 31, K Budge 26, M Reynolds 22; S Sincock 31, R Munro 19, T Perham 13; G Butler 31, R Thomson 30, S Hughes 20; A Lusby 31, R Larkin 27, I Coward 16; J Robertson 31, P Bell 29, N Roker 22; O Mason 31, S Wilson 19, T Marr 16; S Hodges 31, G Jeffery 22, T Ball 14; D Thomas 31, B McKinlay 23, S Nyhof 16; B McAuley 31, K Walker 25, S Smeaton 18; K Fleury 31, C Hotop 26, J Peterson 25; E Mason 31, B Walker 23, J Cross 13.
2nd round: Susilo 31, Kreft 17, Bracegirdle 10; McLean 31, Murtagh 25, Webber 25; Sincock 31, Lusby 25, Butler 21; Hodges 31, Robertson 25, O Mason 18; McAuley 31, Fleury 30, Thomas 28; E Mason 31, Young 24, Thomson 23.
Semifinals: McLean 31, Sincock 28, Susilo 24; Mason 31, McAuley 25, Hodges 15.
Final: Bob McAuley (South Otago) 31, Andy McLean (Dunedin) 26, Elliott Mason (Dunedin) 19. Bob McAuley and Andy McLean will play-off against the other venue qualifiers in Invercargill September 6-8th.
Sun 2 Jun – Ranking Pairs tournament
1st round: Bob McAuley & Andy McLean bt Doug Thomas & Regan Larkin 8-7, 9-4; Ken Walker & Mark Watt bt Terry Perham & Lou Robinson 4-12, 9-, 2-1; Russell Dawe & Trish Marr bt Sue Hodges & Stephen Hughes 13-6, 8-10, 2-1; Aidan Lusby & Graeme Jeffery bt Peter Bell & Sue Smeaton 14-6, 7-6; Simon Nyhof & Marty Kreft bt Mike Cranstoun & Dan O’Leary 6-6, 9-8; Joko Susilo & Duane White bt Peter Wilson & Ross Munro 9-6, 7-6; Sandy Wilson & Jacqui Peterson bt Kelvin Budge & Shayne Sincock 9-5, 8-6.
2nd round: Walker & Watt bt McAuley & McLean 10-6, 4-8, 2-0; Dawe & Marr bt Lusby & Jeffery 7-6, 8-8; Susilo & White bt Nyhof & Kreft 6-10, 8-7, 2-1; John Cross & Ross Thomson bt S.Wilson & Peterson 8-9, 11-2, 2-1.
Semifinals: Dawe & Marr bt Walker & Watt 9-8, 7-7; Susilo & White bt Cross & Thomson 10-6, 6-6.
Final: Joko Susilo & Duane White (Dunedin) bt Russell Dawe & Trish Marr (Dunedin) 8-5, 8-7.
Mon 3 Jun – Scottish International Open Singles qualifier, winner to Invercargill
1st round:
Mark Watt bt Doug Thomas 9-3, 9-2; Tim Ball bt Ken Walker 11-5, 7-8, 2-0; Sue Hodges bt Graeme Jeffery 11-2, 3-11, 2-0; Ross Munro bt Sue Smeaton 8-5, 15-1; Simon Nyhof bt Kelvin Budge 10-5, 12-1; Duane White bt Regan Larkin 13-0, 8-9, 2-0; Terry Perham bt Trish Marr 6-9, 5-7, 2-0; Joko Susilo bt Shayne Sincock 13-3, 10-8; Andy McLean bt Mike Cranstoun 8-7, 3-10, 2-1; Aidan Lusby bt Marty Kreft 11-1, 9-5; Peter Wilson bt Sandy Wilson 12-4, 8-3; Russell Dawe bt Bob McAuley 9-12, 13-3, 2-0; Jacqui Peterson bt John Cross 11-8, 9-2.
2nd round: Steve Hughes bt Peter Bell 10-7, 12-3; Watt bt Ross Thomson 9-3, 9-5; Hodges bt Ball 15-0, 10-8; Munro bt Nyhof 8-4, 10-7; White bt Perham 9-7, 12-0;McLean bt Susilo 11-3, 8-6, 2-1; Lusby bt P.Wilson 8-1, 9-8 ; Peterson bt Dawe 12-7, 3-8, 2-0.
Quarterfinals: Watt bt Hughes 7-5, 8-4; Munro bt Hodges 13-1, 6-13, 2-1; White bt McLean 10-3, 5-9, 2-0; Peterson bt Lusby 13-8,6-10, 2-0.
Semifinals: Munro bt Watt 9-4, 8-3; White bt Peterson 9-4, 7-3.
Final: Duane White (Dunedin) bt Ross Munro (Dunedin) 5-10, 8-6, 2-0. Duane White will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.
Invercargill, Waverley Bowling Club
Sat 1 Jun – Henselite ‘Shanghai’ Singles qualifier (open to non-PBA bowlers, winner to Invercargill finals weekend)
Final: Roger Stevens 31 (Southland), Russell Jones 17 (Southland), Lindsay Thomas 11 (Central Otago). Roger Stevens will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.
Plate: Brent Webster 27, Aaron Tribe 19, Mike Thomson 12.
Sat 1 Jun – Ranking Pairs tournament
1st round: Russell & Maree Jones bt Glenn Milne & Roger Stevens 9-7, 2-10, 2-1.
2nd round: Shane Elliott & Bronwyn Stevens btR.Jones & M.Jones 6-6, 12-3; Bruce Ross & Brent Thomson bt Craig Chapman & Aaron Tribeby default; Phil Cross & Alistair Erskine bt Lindsay Thomas & Eddie Taplin 7-6, 10-5; Craig Merrilees & Sonny Tautari bt Brent Webster & Brian Hartstonge 10-1, 7-7.
Semifinals: Elliott & B.Stevens bt Ross & Thomson 9-2, 8-7; Merrilees & Tautari bt Cross & Erskine 7-9, 11-3, 2-1.
Final: Craig Merrilees & Sonny Tautari (Southland) bt Shane Elliott & Bronwyn Stevens (Southland) 14-1, 14-0.
Sun 2 Jun – Scottish International Open Singles qualifier, winner to Invercargill finals weekend
1st round: Russell Jones bt Shane Elliott 9-7, 6-12, 2-0; Roger Stevens bt Craig Chapman by default.
2nd round: R.Jones bt R.Stevens 5-5, 5-5, 2-0; Brent Thomson bt Glenn Milne 8-3, 2-13, 2-0; Aaron Tribe bt Brent Webster 8-4, 8-6; Bruce Ross bt Eddie Taplin 12-4, 10-2; Craig Merrilees bt Alistair Erskine by default; Brian Hartstonge bt Bronwyn Stevens 7-2, 11-12, 2-0; Maree Jones bt Sonny Tautari 3-9, 10-4, 2-1; Lindsay Thomas bt Phil Cross 7-5, 9-6.
Quarterfinals: R.Jones bt Thomson 5-7, 7-5, 2-0; Ross bt Tribe 9-4, 6-7, 2-1; Hartstonge bt Merrilees 14-0, 1-10, 2-1; Thomas bt M.Jones 10-4, 10-7.
Semifinals: Ross bt R.Jones 8-4, 9-11, 2-1; Hartstonge bt Thomas 7-4, 4-10, 2-0.
Final: Brian Hartstonge (Southland) bt Bruce Ross (Southland) 5-10, 9-3, 2-1. Brian Hartstonge will play-off against the other venue winners in Invercargill Sept 6-8th.