There was action aplenty at six venues over the weekend as record numbers of players fought for the New Zealand Professional Bowls Associations qualifier spots in the World Indoor Singles and Pairs. In Hamilton, this year’s World Under 25 Singles rep Jesse Russell dropped a set in his first two matches but got better and better as the day went on overpowering Bay of Plenty’s David Jones 12-2, 10-2 in the Singles final. The next day, coordinator Chris Lourie and partner Tony Fabling retained their Finals Weekend positions from last year again winning the Hamilton World Pairs qualifier beating Bay of Plenty rookie Nicholas Tomsett and Waikato’s Debbie White 8-4, 12-3 in the final.
Top exponents of the small indoor bowls game Gavin Scrivener and Aidan Zittersteijn opened up a rivalry in PBA clashing on both days of competition in New Plymouth. 20 year old Zittersteijn partnered with 19 year old Ryan Vincent beat the Whanganui pair of Scrivener and Phil Corney in the final of the pairs 10-1, 1-9, 2-0 but Scrivener turned the tables in the semifinal of the Singles on Sunday before going on to beat Steve Walker in the final 9-6, 9-5.
This year’s World Indoor Pairs representative Tony Terry now looks the player to beat in Hastings pipping the previously in-form Dean Drummond in the second round before going on to win the Singles qualifier proving too consistent for Peter Jones in the final 12-1, 12-4. Terry only needed one drive in the match when he was four shots down but killed the jack gaining a two off the re-spot. Jones however came back with partner Scotty McGavin to win the Pairs on Sunday against another Hawkes Bay-Manawatu combination in Dave Porteous and Steve Love 8-5, 7-6. The highlight for the weekend was a boil-up lunch prepared by the Carlsons and Kupas.
Wairarapa rookie Hayden Frew stole the limelight off a star-studded field in Wellington beating Adam Turner in the Singles final 8-5, 9-4. The form book returned on Sunday with NZ number one Ray Martin and recently-transferred Southlander Caleb Hope beating the new number one woman Clare Hendra and Wellington selector Mike Carroll 4-6, 6-2, 2-0.
Dunedin will run a local finals day on 23rd August to complete each of their qualifiers but from the weekend’s player the four still going for the World Indoor Singles are Ray Webster, Beth Brown, Sheldon Bagrie-Howley from Southland, and Ross Stevens. Webster continued his unbeaten weekend by reaching the last two in the pairs with partner Russell Dawe and will play Canterbury duo Rob Fensom and the new leader for the Rookie of the Year trophy Jeff Nowell in the final.
Invercargill coordinator Craig Merrilees came the closest to winning the Singles and Pairs qualifier double at the weekend but was pipped in the Singles final by Central Otago’s Kelvin Jackson after being up 14-1, 7-4. Jackson played two great conversion shots to win the second set 11-7 and went on to win the tiebreak 2-0 driving the jack in the ditch on the first end and drawing the shot in the second. Merrilees and Shane Elliott had earlier won the Pairs over Murray Swain and Bevan Clark 11-1, 4-4.
The programme which culminates in a Finals Weekend at Remuera can be found at https://www.professionalbowlsassociation.com/branch-news/new-zealand-news/. It had been hoped a Trans-Tasman travel bubble could have opened to allow the annual Australia – New Zealand PBA Challenge to go ahead in Dunedin in September, but the 2020 edition has now been postponed to May 2021. Next year there will be home and away Challenges against the Australians to catch up.
The NZ PBA executive are continuing to monitor the situation in the Northern Hemisphere and may have to adjust travel prizes depending on whether World Bowls Tour events proceed or New Zealanders are allowed to travel to the UK.
NZ Professional Bowls Association Results, Draws & Race Position:
Frankton Railway Bowling Club, Hamilton:
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Nicholas Tomsett bt Ashleigh Jeffcoat 8-7, 5-5; Alan Bowler bt Grant Edgar 10-2, 19-2; Chris Lourie bt Richard Watt 13-2, 1-11, 2-0; Cliff Webber bt Tony Fabling 5-8, 8-7, 2-1; Frank Aldridge bt Neil Fisher 7-4, 6-6; Steve Liddington bt Peter McGirr 11-1, 9-5; David Jones bt Debbie White 8-3, 7-7; Clayton Hockley bt David Eades 11-6, 5-12, 2-0; Jack Giddy bt Nicolette Aldridge 16-0, 10-9; Lisa Mundell bt Graeme Goss 10-9, 10-2; Graham Skellern bt Ian Fisher 11-6, 8-4; Stuart Chapman bt Kimberley Hemingway 9-4, 10-1; Kenneth Horswell bt Mark Pene 7-5, 9-6.
2nd round: Bowler bt Tomsett 11-7, 9-3; Lourie bt Webber 8-5, 9-3; F.Aldridge bt Liddington 10-3, 7-8, 2-0; Jones bt Hockley 6-5, 9-10, 2-1; Giddy bt Mundell 13-0, 10-6; Skellern bt Chapman 9-8, 9-2; Jason Dickinson bt Horswell 11-5, 8-7; Jesse Russell bt Gary Cotter 8-9, 9-2, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: Lourie bt Bowler 10-6, 6-5; Jones bt F.Aldridge 9-6, 10-2; Skellern bt Giddy 8-6, 7-6; Russell bt Dickinson 10-1, 6-9, 2-0.
Semifinals: Jones bt Lourie 9-6, 10-2; Russell bt Skellern 8-5, 13-0.
Final: Jesse Russell (Auckland) bt David Jones (Bay of Plenty) 12-2, 10-2.
Jesse Russell will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Jack Giddy & Stuart Chapman bt Richard Watt & Alan Bowler 7-5, 9-7; Kimberley Hemingway & Ashleigh Jeffcoat bt Graham Skellern & David Eades 10-4, 1-13, 2-1; Nicholas Tomsett & Debbie White bt Kenneth Horswell & Grant Edgar 17-7, 10-6; Cliff Webber & David Jones bt Graeme Goss & Jason Dickinson 12-4, 7-8, 2-0; Nicolette & Frank Aldridge bt Mark Pene & Gary Cotter 6-5, 8-5; Chris Lourie & Tony Fabling bt Lisa Mundell & Steve Liddington 14-8, 5-4; Ian & Neil Fisher bt Hetty Bolsher & Leeane Poulson 6-5, 11-6.
Quarterfinals: Hemingway & Jeffcoat bt Giddy & Chapman 10-1, 9-5; Tomsett & White bt Webber & Jones 9-7, 8-6; Lourie & Fabling bt N & F Aldridge 10-7, 7-7; I & N Fisher bt Jesse Russell & Clayton Hockley 6-6, 8-6.
Semifinals: Tomsett & White bt Hemingway & Jeffcoat 10-6, 9-7; Lourie & Fabling bt I & N Fisher 6-10, 8-7, 2-1.
Final: Chris Lourie & Tony Fabling (Waikato) bt Nicholas Tomsett (Bay of Plenty) & Debbie White (Waikato) 8-4, 12-3.
Chris Lourie & Tony Fabling will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
Paritutu Bowling Club, New Plymouth:
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Aidan Zittersteijn & Ryan Vincent bt Ian & Cathy Andrews 10-8, 0-7, 2-1; Craig De Faria & Steve Walker bt Greg Oldridge & Greg Taylor 5-3, 3-5, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: Zittersteijn & Vincent bt De Faria & Walker 5-4, 2-8, 2-1; Don Christensen & Kevin Gledhill bt Rhonda Adams & Kristin Stampa 7-6, 4-6, 2-0; Phil Corney & Gavin Scrivener bt Steve & John Cottam 2-7, 8-1, 2-0; Bruce Mummery & Wayne Hawkes bt Steve Muller & Kevan Sellers 8-5, 8-7.
Semifinals: Zittersteijn & Vincent bt Christensen & Gledhill 10-1, 7-7; Corney & Scrivener bt Mummery & Hawkes 0-10, 5-3, 2-1.
Final: Aidan Zittersteijn & Ryan Vincent (Taranaki) bt Phil Corney & Gavin Scrivener (Whanganui) 10-1, 1-9, 2-0.
Aidan Zittersteijn & Ryan Vincent will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Gavin Scrivener bt Kevan Sellers 11-4, 11-2; Ryan Vincent bt Ian Andrews 8-4, 8-4; Don Christensen bt Rhonda Adams 7-8, 10-6, 2-1; Craig De Faria bt Greg Taylor 10-4, 10-8.
2nd round: Scrivener bt Vincent 8-7, 8-7; De Faria bt Christensen 8-6, 7-5; John Cottam bt Steve Muller 9-6, 9-4; Aidan Zittersteijn bt Steve Cottam 14-2, 11-5; Greg Oldridge bt Phil Corney 9-8, 8-7; Steve Walker bt Bruce Mummery 4-9, 7-5, 2-0; Wayne Hawkes bt Cathy Andrews 10-6, 10-4; Kristin Stampa bt Kevin Gledhill 8-7, 4-12, 2-0.
Quarterfinals: Scrivener bt De Faria 5-7, 8-6, 2-0; Zittersteijn bt J.Cottam 11-3, 8-6; Walker bt Oldridge 8-4, 8-6; Hawkes bt Stampa 7-6, 11-9.
Semifinals: Scrivener bt Zittersteijn 9-5, 10-1; Walker bt Hawkes 11-3, 10-5.
Final: Gavin Scrivener (Whanganui) bt Steve Walker (Taranaki) 9-6, 9-5.
Gavin Scrivener will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
Hastings Club:
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Tilly Carlson bt Kerrin Fair 12-4, 11-7; Alex Jones bt Richard Kupa 12-7, 10-6; Tony Terry bt Paul Viggers 6-11, 8-7, 2-1; Dean Drummond bt Ian Mason 10-6, 9-2; Bunny Kupa bt Mike Isaacson 12-3, 2-9, 2-0; Merv Brown bt Shirley Poutu 8-6, 7-12, 2-0; Grant Sargison bt Dave Porteous 13-0, 8-6.
2nd round: T.Carlson bt A.Jones 8-6, 9-7; Terry bt Drummond 4-9, 10-7, 2-0; B.Kupa bt Brown 8-6, 12-2; Sargison bt Gavin Keighley 12-3, 11-3; Steve Love bt Zemanel Rio da Silva 4-11, 10-3, 2-0; Lisa Carlson bt Matthew Campbell 7-2, 8-6; Scotty McGavin bt Sheryl Viggers 11-2, 7-6; Peter Jones bt Makaia Campbell 8-6, 10-5.
Quarterfinals: Terry bt T.Carlson 5-10, 10-5, 2-1; Sargison bt B.Kupa 8-6, 6-8, 2-0; Love bt L.Carlson 16-0, 10-2; P.Jones bt McGavin 8-7, 11-5.
Semifinals: Terry bt Sargison 7-4, 12-7; P.Jones bt Love 2-11, 7-5, 2-1.
Final: Tony Terry (Hawkes Bay) bt Peter Jones (Hawkes Bay) 12-1, 12-4.
Tony Terry will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Dean Drummond & Merv Brown bt Makaia & Matthew Campbell 12-6, 10-4; Scotty McGavin & Peter Jones bt Zemanel Rio da Silva & Grant Sargison 11-3, 9-7; Shirley Poutu & Kerrin Fair bt Richard & Bunny Kupa 9-6, 2-7, 2-1; Adam Newman & Gavin Keighley bt Sheryl & Paul Viggers 14-9, 6-10, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: McGavin & P.Jones bt Drummond & Brown 7-6, 9-7; Newman & Keighley Poutu & Fair 7-4, 9-2; Steve Love & Dave Porteous bt Ian Mason & Alex Jones 10-5, 10-10; Tony Terry & Mike Isaacson bt Lisa & Tilly Carlson 10-8, 13-3.
Semifinals: McGavin & P.Jones bt Newman & Keighley 8-2, 8-2; Love & Porteous bt Terry & Isaacson 7-6, 8-4.
Final: Scotty McGavin (Manawatu) & Peter Jones (Hawkes Bay) bt Steve Love (Manawatu) & Dave Porteous (Hawkes Bay) 8-5, 7-6.
Scotty McGavin & Peter Jones will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
Naenae Bowling Club, Wellington:
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Linda Ralph bt Finbar McGuigan 8-7, 7-12, 2-1; Roy Gibb bt Graeme Down 11-1, 11-6; Gary Lawson bt Scott Sinclair-Paton 13-2, 8-5; Dale Rayner bt Tannith Potgieter 10-1, 7-7; Ross Ellery bt Rob Ashton 8-11, 7-6, 2-1; Steve Brien bt Lock Chin 2-10, 12-4, 2-0.
2nd round: R.Gibb bt Ralph 10-5, 3-11, 2-0; Rayner bt Lawson 5-10, 7-6, 2-0; Ellery bt S.Brien 10-4, 10-5; Mike Andrews bt Kennie Critchlow 10-5, 5-13, 2-0; Hayden Frew bt Jayden Ravji 12-1, 9-5; Peter Small bt Terry Johnson 7-6, 9-9; Yvonne Gibb bt Rozanna Muriwai 10-5, 6-10, 2-1; Jim Swift bt Ray Boffa 13-3, 7-6; Pam Mulford bt John Brien 9-5, 5-8, 2-1; Ray Martin bt Garry Muriwai 13-3, 8-6; Stacey Thomas bt Lou Newman 8-6, 8-4; Steve Critchlow bt Gill Oliver 13-4, 10-8; Adam Turner bt Bill Brunenberg 8-3, 7-9, 2-1; Caleb Hope bt Kurt Burgess 9-4, 3-9, 2-0; Clare Hendra bt Shane Duncan 14-3, 9-10, 2-1; Laurie Guy bt Dylan Thomas 11-3, 10-2.
3rd round: Rayner bt R.Gibb 8-7, 9-8; Ellery bt Andrews 10-5, 5-13, 2-0; Frew bt Small 9-4, 8-4; Swift bt Y.Gibb 11-4, 9-6; Martin bt Mulford 11-1, 9-4; S.Critchlow bt S.Thomas 8-2, 9-3; Turner bt Hope 10-6, 8-3; Guy bt Hendra 12-4, 8-7.
Quarterfinals: Ellery bt Rayner 11-5, 7-6; Frew bt Swift 12-1, 8-7; Martin bt S.Critchlow 7-11, 10-4, 2-0; Turner bt Guy 1-14, 15-7, 2-1.
Semifinals: Frew bt Ellery 8-5, 9-4; Turner bt Martin 6-6, 9-7.
Final: Hayden Frew (Wairarapa) bt Adam Turner (Wellington) 8-5, 9-4.
Hayden Frew will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Roy & Yvonne Gibb bt Mike Andrews & Hayden Frew 10-2, 12-2; Ray Martin & Caleb Hope bt Garry & Rozanna Muriwai 9-2, 10-5; Dale Rayner & Lou Newman bt Dylan & Stacey Thomas 4-5, 6-1, 2-1; Peter Small & Bill Brunenberg bt Pam Mulford & Gill Oliver 8-3, 11-2.
2nd round: Martin & Hope bt R & Y Gibb 6-4, 6-4; Rayner & Newman bt Small & Brunenberg 7-3, 4-6, 2-1; Jim Swift & Terry Johnson bt Laurie Guy & Wayne Coleman 6-6, 11-4; Gary Lawson & Finbar McGuigan bt Rob Ashton & Linda Ralph 8-2, 12-5; Steve & John Brien bt Scott Sinclair-Paton & Kurt Burgess 9-2, 10-3; Clare Hendra & Mike Carroll bt Ross Ellery & Ray Boffa 7-3, 9-5; Tannith Potgieter & Adam Turner bt Steve & Kennie Critchlow 6-5, 8-6; Jayden Ravji & Shane Duncan bt Graeme Down & Lock Chin 9-2, 8-2.
Quarterfinals: Martin & Hope bt Rayner & Newman 8-2, 9-2; Lawson & McGuigan bt Swift & Johnson 9-2, 9-4; Hendra & Carroll bt S & J Brien 7-2, 10-1; Ravji & Duncan bt Potgieter & Turner 12-1, 7-0.
Semifinals: Martin & Hope bt Lawson & McGuigan 9-5, 7-6; Hendra & Carroll bt Ravji & Duncan 7-6, 4-4.
Final: Ray Martin & Caleb Hope (Wellington) bt Clare Hendra & Mike Carroll (Wellington) 4-6, 6-2, 2-0.
Ray Martin & Caleb Hope will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
Dunedin Bowls Stadium:
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Bill Hinton bt Elliot Mason 8-7, 10-2.
2nd round: Hinton bt Mitch Cook 3-9, 9-5, 2-0; Bob Sanders bt Sacha Taylor 8-8, 16-1; Cooper Stumbles bt Rob Fensom 8-11, 9-6, 2-0; Ray Webster bt Fraser Purdue 10-2, 5-11, 2-0; Nick Buttar bt Jeff Nowell 11-2, 7-8, 2-1; Tania Woodham bt Graeme Stoddart 8-3, 9-7; Phil Austin bt Bruce McDowell 7-5, 11-3; Marshall Stoddart bt Tom Taiaroa 8-10, 9-2, 2-1; Miguel Rodriguez bt Lance Ibbotson 9-3, 10-1; Beth Brown bt Paul Spooner 8-4, 5-6, 2-0; John Moana bt Graeme Hislop by default; Grant Simpson bt Ruth Williams 7-6, 13-1; Andrew Kelly bt Andrew McLean 8-3, 9-6; Brent McEwan bt Mike Holley 10-5, 11-5; Marty Kreft bt Karl Mason 11-1, 13-3; Hilda Bennett bt Ken Walker 10-8, 5-7, 2-1; Jan Hall bt Roger Stevens 3-8, 7-6, 2-0; Duane White bt Brent Taggart by default; Lou Robinson bt Sue Smeaton 8-4, 13-4; Wally Shaw bt David Natta 8-2, 10-5; Dale Bourke bt Tala Kelly 7-7, 11-2; Sheldon Bagrie-Howley bt Sandy McNoe 11-4, 6-2; Rik Moss bt Carl Street 7-9, 6-3, 2-1; Bryan Harvey bt Phil Cross 10-7, 9-5; Oliver Mason bt Louise Natta 9-5, 4-1; Paul Everett bt David Charlton 9-6, 13-0; Paul King bt Cameron Wood 9-9, 11-5; Ross Stevens bt Peter Bell 10-6, 11-3; Doug Thomas bt Bevan Meddings 8-5, 7-6; Murray Wilson bt Reuben Silva 11-6, 11-3; Russell Dawe bt Alex Cross 9-4, 13-3; David Robinson bt Bronwyn Stevens 9-0, 6-8, 2-1.
3rd round: Hinton bt Sanders 10-7, 9-3; Webster bt Stumbles 9-4, 8-6; Buttar bt Woodham 12-2, 11-3; Austin bt M.Stoddart 7-5, 8-6; Brown bt Rodriguez 9-4, 8-4; Moana bt Simpson 10-4, 6-6; McEwan bt Kelly 6-5, 1-9, 2-1; Kreft bt Bennett 8-5, 9-10, 2-1; Hall bt White 8-7, 4-12, 2-0; Shaw bt L.Robinson 11-5, 7-4; Bagrie-Howley bt Bourke 10-0, 7-5; Harvey bt Moss 7-7, 12-6; O.Mason bt Everett 11-4, 10-4; Ross Stevens bt King 7-1, 9-4; Thomas bt Wilson 12-7, 12-3; Dawe bt D.Robinson 10-8, 11-2.
4th round: Webster bt Hinton 5-6, 7-5, 2-1; Austin bt Buttar 1-11, 10-7, 2-1; Brown bt Moana 8-2, 12-1; Kreft bt McEwan 6-7, 7-5, 2-0; Shaw bt Hall 9-5, 12-2; Bagrie-Howley bt Harvey 6-7, 12-5, 2-0; Ross Stevens bt O.Mason 8-5, 5-11, 2-1; Dawe bt Thomas 10-1, 6-8, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: Webster bt Austin 5-5, 7-2; Brown bt Kreft 11-5, 6-3; Bagrie-Howley bt Shaw 10-3, 11-3; Ross Stevens bt Dawe 11-4, 5-10, 2-1.
Semifinals: Ray Webster (Dunedin) v Beth Brown (Dunedin); Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (Southland) v Ross Stevens (Dunedin). To be played in August.
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Beth Brown & Murray Wilson bt Phil Austin & Tania Woodham 8-4, 7-4; Karl Mason & Ken Walker bt David Charlton & Rik Moss 6-4, 10-2; Bronwyn & Roger Stevens bt Peter Bell & Lance Ibbotson 8-2, 9-9; Andrew Kelly & Andrew McLean bt Carl Street & Doug Thomas 9-6, 8-4; Bevan Meddings & Paul Spooner bt Mitch Cook & Reuben Silva 7-4, 8-4; Lou Robinson & Sacha Taylor bt Sheldon Bagrie-Howley & Elliot Mason 9-7, 8-1; Rob Fensom & Jeff Nowell bt Jan Hall & Wally Shaw 4-6, 5-4, 2-0; Hilda Bennett & Bill Hinton bt John Moana & Cooper Stumbles 1-8, 9-3, 2-1; Bruce McDowell & Fraser Purdue bt Dale Bourke & Sue Smeaton 7-5, 4-5, 2-1; David & Louise Natta bt Tala Kelly & Sandy McNoe 5-3, 10-0; Alex Cross & Tom Taiaroa bt Miguel Rodriguez & Brent Taggart 11-4, 6-6; Bob Sanders & Grant Simpson bt Graeme & Marshall Stoddart 1-8, 8-2, 2-0; Brent McEwan & Ross Stevens bt Paul King & Duane White 8-2, 8-1; Mike Holley & Marty Kreft bt Nick Buttar & Oliver Mason 7-3, 5-7, 2-1; Russell Dawe & Ray Webster bt David Robinson & Cameron Wood 6-5, 9-0; Paul Everett & Ruth Williams bt Bryan Harvey & Graeme Hislop 6-3, 8-4.
2nd round: K.Mason & Walker bt Brown & Wilson 9-2, 7-5; Kelly & McLean bt B & Roger Stevens 9-4, 5-5; L.Robinson & Taylor bt Meddings & Spooner 3-10, 9-5, 2-1; Fensom & Nowell bt Bennett & Hinton 10-3, 9-3; D & L Natta bt McDowell & Purdue 9-2, 7-3; A.Cross & Taiaroa bt Sanders & Simpson 7-4, 8-1; Holley & Kreft bt McEwan & Ross Stevens 11-8, 7-4; Dawe & Webster bt Everett & Williams 7-7, 9-5.
Quarterfinals: Kelly & McLean bt K.Mason & Walker 6-4, 7-5; Fensom & Nowell bt L.Robinson & Taylor 4-11, 6-3, 2-0; D & L Natta bt A.Cross & Taiaroa 4-6, 6-4, 2-0; Dawe & Webster bt Holley & Kreft 5-5, 13-2.
Semifinals: Fensom & Nowell bt Kelly & McLean 7-6, 6-6; Dawe & Webster bt D & L Natta 9-8, 4-7, 2-0.
Final: Rob Fensom & Jeff Nowell (Canterbury) v Russell Dawe & Ray Webster (Dunedin) to be played Aug 23.
Waverley Bowling Club, Invercargill:
World Indoor Pairs Qualifier:
1st round: Craig Merrilees & Shane Elliott bt Alan Smith & Russell Cooke 9-4, 6-6; Tony & Thomas Cockerill bt David Bean & Peter Dunne 9-5, 12-0.
2nd round: Merrilees & Elliott bt Tony & Thomas Cockerill 7-6, 9-3; Jo Toogood & Kerry Williams bt Mark Birmingham & Brendon Rodden 16-1, 8-5; Mau Toomata & Paul McEntyre bt Sonny Tautari & Henry Matthews 7-1, 8-0; Debbie & Kelvin Jackson bt Ken McConnell & Richie Muir 5-5, 5-5, 2-1; Bruce Ross & Brent Thomson bt Kerry Heffer & Simon Swale 8-6, 5-8, 2-1; Murray Swain & Bevan Clark bt Julie O’Connell & Wendy Sutherland 8-1, 8-4; Sue Dillon & Carmel Stewart bt Lyall Spencer & Craig Tinker 8-9, 7-6, 2-1; Brent Webster & Paul Dennison bt Paul Calvert & Thomas Eruera 9-3, 8-5.
Quarterfinals: Merrilees & Elliott bt Toogood & Williams 5-3, 7-7; Toomata & McEntyre & D & K Jackson 6-5, 6-6; Swain & Clark bt Ross & Thomson 8-1, 8-1; Dillon & Stewart bt Webster & Dennison 10-1, 5-3.
Semifinals: Merrilees & Elliott bt Toomata & McEntyre 6-5, 6-7, 2-1; Swain & Clark bt Dillon & Stewart 9-4, 8-1.
Final: Craig Merrilees & Shane Elliott (Southland) bt Murray Swain & Bevan Clark (Southland) 11-1, 4-4.
Craig Merrilees & Shane Elliott will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
World Indoor Singles Qualifier:
1st round: Paul Calvert bt Sonny Tautari 8-7, 9-5; Kelvin Jackson bt Carmel Stewart 8-7, 10-2; Kerry Williams bt Mark Birmingham 4-9, 11-3, 2-0; Ken McConnell bt Debbie Jackson 9-3, 15-0.
2nd round: K.Jackson bt Calvert 7-6, 6-4; Williams bt McConnell 7-1, 10-9; Brent Thomson bt Julie O’Connell 9-5, 10-7; Jo Toogood bt David Bean 6-6, 12-4; Tony Cockerill bt Richie Muir 9-4, 5-10, 2-1; Clinton Busby bt Thomas Eruera 10-2, 11-6; Kerry Heffer bt Sue Dillon 10-4, 8-4; Brent Webster bt Brendon Rodden 8-6, 9-3; Russell Cooke bt Murray Swain 1-7, 9-8, 2-0; Wendy Sutherland bt Peter Dunne 8-2, 10-4; Mau Toomata bt Bevan Clark 10-2, 6-6; Shane Elliott bt Craig Tinker 9-8, 8-3; Bruce Ross bt Paul McEntyre 10-7, 5-7, 2-1; Craig Merrilees bt Simon Swale 8-7, 14-4; Lyall Spencer bt Paul Dennison 14-0, 9-6; Thomas Cockerill bt Alan Smith 12-3, 10-1.
3rd round: K.Jackson bt Williams 13-4, 7-8, 2-1; Thomson bt Toogood 9-4, 11-2; Tony Cockerill bt Busby 7-5, 10-2; Webster bt Heffer 9-4, 11-0; Sutherland bt Cooke 8-7, 6-6; Toomata bt Elliott 10-6, 8-3; Merrilees bt Ross 10-5, 13-3; Thomas Cockerill bt Spencer 7-6, 4-9, 2-1.
Quarterfinals: K.Jackson bt Thomson 5-10, 11-10, 2-1; Webster bt Tony Cockerill 11-5, 8-3; Sutherland bt Toomata 15-1, 6-5; Merrilees bt Thomas Cockerill 14-1, 6-6.
Semifinals: K.Jackson bt Webster 13-5, 6-9, 2-1; Merrilees bt Sutherland 6-7, 11-1, 2-0.
Final: Kelvin Jackson (Central Otago) bt Craig Merrilees (Southland) 1-14, 11-7, 2-0.
Kelvin Jackson will play at NZ PBA Finals Weekend in Auckland Sep 11-13.
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(2019 rank) 2020 Race position Name (Centre) Points
(1) 1 Ray Martin (Wellington) 386
(6) 2 Chris Lourie (Waikato) 280
(23=) 3 Brian Harvey (Southland) 275
(2) 4 Craig Tinker (Southland) 266
(104=) 5 Clare Hendra (Wellington) 242
(27=) 6= David Jones (Bay of Plenty) 240
(8) 6= Craig Merrilees (Southland) 240
(22) 8 Bart Robertson (North Harbour) 238
(27=) 9 Gavin Scrivener (Whanganui) 236
(7) 10 Craig De Faria (Taranaki) 234
(84) 11 Kelvin Jackson (Central Otago) 228
(71) 12 Tony Terry (Hawkes Bay) 220
(5) 13 Richie Muir (Central Otago) 218
(13) 14 Oliver Mason (Dunedin) 217
(11) 15= Alan Bowler (Waikato) 213
(20) 15= Brent McEwan (Dunedin) 213
(9) 17 Jesse Russell (Auckland) 210
(10) 18 Lyall Spencer (Southland) 206
(31=) 19= Rob Ashton (Wellington) 205
(40) 19= Mike Isaacson (Hawkes Bay) 205
Notable others:
(50) 24= Scotty McGavin (Manawatu) 192
(18=) 26= Shane Elliott (Southland) 191
(100=) 26= Tony Fabling (Waikato) 191
(38=) 35 Caleb Hope (Wellington) 170
(82=) 53= Peter Jones (Hawkes Bay) 138
(new) 93= Jeff Nowell (Canterbury) 110
(new) 107= Aidan Zittersteijn (Taranaki) 100
(new) 155= Hayden Frew (Wairarapa) 75
(new) 169= Ryan Vincent (Taranaki) 70
