Australian Championship Wrap 2022
WA success at the Championships Images courtesy of Bowls Australia
WA was strongly represented at the Australian Championships in an event matches all the state and territory state champions compete against each other for National glory. WA had one of their most successful events overall winning medals in seven of the nine disciplines including gold in the Men’s Fours and Men’s Singles. Here is a quick review of every days play.
Triples – Tuesday 26 April Men's The combination of Tom Mitchell, Warren Holt and Daniel Trewhella faced some tough competition in this event, they went down 11-16 in their opener to Tasmania before wins 14-12 against South Australia and 21-8 over Victoria saw them playing off for the Bronze Medal. They were able to win that with a solid 22-13 victory over the Northern Territory. Gold – Queensland • Silver – Tasmania • Bronze – WA
Women's Linda Warburton, Laura Merz and Lisa Featherby combined to win their section and advance to the Gold Medal play off. Their opening match was a hard fought affair but they prevailed 20-17 over Victoria before recording a massive 41-2 victory over Northern Territory. In the final the WA trio all played well but their Tasmanian opponents skipped by former Jackaroo Rebecca Van Asch proved just a touch too good for them with a 17-12 win. Gold – Tasmania • Silver – WA • Bronze – Victoria • Lisa Featherby in action. • Post games celebrations.
Pairs – Wednesday 27 April Men's The pairing of Greg Taylor and Bruce Eagles were the 2021 Pairs Champions, unfortunately due to personal reasons and the uncertainty of Covid-19 at the beginning of the year when players had to register their participation, Bruce Eagles was not able to compete. Jack East however was able to come in as a substitute in his position. Having never played • Jack East. together before it was always going to be a tough ask but they combined well to win the first match 13-9 against South Australia however the Queensland duo of Ingham and Sherriff proved a bit tough going down 24-6. In the bronze medal playoff Tasmania took it over the WA pair who did acquit themselves well for their first crack at National level – the final score being 18-6. Gold – Queensland • Silver – Victoria • Bronze – Tasmania
Women's Mosman Park's Lisa Featherby and Linda Warburton faced several tough teams in this event, but they did have the advantage of having already competed in the Triples. With just five states represented this was played as a round robin and the WA duo finished with two wins and two losses and ultimately claimed a Bronze medal finishing mid table Gold – Queensland • Silver – Tasmania • Bronze – WA
Mixed Pairs – Wednesday 27 April The last event of the 2021 season saw the Osborne Park duo of Kaitlin Tyrrell and Connor Biddle combine to win their first State Titles. They then faced up against players with a wealth of international experience and talent who were at their best unfortunately. Although soundly beaten both Connor and Kaitlin played extremely well and can be very proud of their efforts. New Zealand international Ali Forsyth skipped his Victorian team to the Gold. Gold – Victoria • Silver – Tasmania • Bronze – Queensland 28
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