Club Championships

After an enthralling week of singles competition, this week saw the spotlight turns to the pairs bowlers. The format consisted of two sets of seven ends, with three bowls per player, and a three-end tiebreaker if the match was drawn. With 23 pairs challenging for the championship title, it was always going to be a busy and highly competitive week.

Monday evening alone saw six matches, all of which went to tiebreaks—such was the closeness of the competition.

Two of the teams drawn together on Monday evening were also contenders for the Premier Pairs League title: Wayne Roberts and Trevor Quayle versus Glenn Boland and Jordan Cain. The match lived up to expectations, and after a hard-fought contest Roberts and Quayle progressed to the next round.

Newcomers Jack Murray and Kyle Mayer edged through their opening match via a tiebreak, only to meet the more experienced pairing of Paula Garrett and Neil Dunwell. Garrett and Dunwell went on to face Roberts and Quayle in the semi-final.

In the second half of the draw, Kevin Firth and Sue Gawne narrowly lost out in the tiebreak to John Kewley and Andy Dixon. Following a two-set victory in the next round, Kewley and Dixon advanced to the semi-finals, where they met Alan Moore and James Teare. On their route to the semis, Moore and Teare won a tiebreak against Dave McCabe and Toby Hart, then took both sets from Eddie Carlyle and Brian Lindsay.

Both semi-finals were tense affairs, with spectators on the edge of their seats as they tried to follow the progress of each match. With such accurate bowling on display, it was often left to the skips to drive into the head to dislodge either the jack or key bowls to gain crucial points.

Garrett and Dunwell put up a valiant fight, however, it was the accuracy of the driving of Roberts who more than once won the end. The match ended with Roberts and Quayle through to the semi-final.

In the second semi-final, Kewley and Dixon claimed the first set, with Dixon delivering some excellent lead bowls. Teare and Moore responded by taking the second set, sending the match into a tiebreak. With one point apiece, the last end would decide the semi-finalist. Teare laid a strong lead, and Moore successfully protected it despite Kewley’s determined attempts to move the winning bowl.

Well done to all the players who took part and provided such entertaining bowling for the spectators. Arrive early to secure the best seats for the final, which takes place on Sunday 8th February at 2pm.

This week saw the start of the Singles Championship, with winners declared after 14 ends based on the highest chalks. A total of ten ladies and thirty men competed for the championship titles, and a good crowd of supporters were treated to some excellent bowling and many close games.

After two rounds of the men’s competition on Monday evening, the successful bowlers progressing to the quarterfinals were Alan Moore, Dave McCabe, Andy Dixon, Gordon Drinkwater, Jimmy Samson, John Houseman, Trevor Quayle, and Wayne Roberts.

In the ladies’ competition, newcomer Anita Roberts progressed to round two, where she was set to meet Glynnis Drinkwater.

The second night of the Singles Championship once again produced high-quality bowling and strong support from spectators. In a very close contest between two experienced players, Wayne Roberts overcame Mark McGreal to secure his place in the quarterfinals against fellow team member Trevor Quayle. Gordon Drinkwater enjoyed a successful evening, winning two strong games against Mike Moyer and then Neil Dunwell. Jimmy Samson also played two tight matches, beating clubmate Shaun Seal and then Eddie Carlyle to earn a quarter-final place against John Houseman on Friday.

In the ladies’ competition, Glynnis Drinkwater and Dee Lewis secured their places in the semi-finals. Both players were pushed hard by new bowlers Anita Roberts and Colese Creer, who showed great promise and proved they will soon be a force to be reckoned with.

Wednesday marked the final night of qualifying rounds, with spectators enjoying several close and competitive games. The standout match of the night was Paula Garrett’s remarkable comeback against Elaine Moore. After finding herself 7–0 down, Paula showed great skill and determination to claw her way back and take the win on the last end.

After two rounds, the men’s quarter-final line-up saw Alan Moore face Dave McCabe, Andy Dixon play Gordon Drinkwater, Jimmy Samson take on John Houseman, and Trevor Quayle play Wayne Roberts. Spectators were once again treated to highly competitive games, with the men’s semi-finals seeing Alan Moore against Andy Dixon, and Jimmy Samson against Trevor Quayle.

Alongside these matches, the ladies were battling for places in the final, with Paula Garrett facing Anne Bannan and Dee Lewis taking on Glynnis Drinkwater.

After some intense bowling that kept supporters enthralled, the finalists for Sunday 8th February were confirmed. In the men’s competition, Andy Dixon will face Trevor Quayle, while the ladies’ final will see Dee Lewis take on Paula Garrett.

Congratulations to our finalists and to all the players who took part. Many thanks to the spectators, players, and markers who helped throughout the week to ensure the competition ran smoothly.

Away from the cold on the Isle of Man the Tenerife Open Pairs is taking place and representing the Isle of Man at this event are two teams: Karen Slack and Bernice McGreal and previous winners at this event David Slack and Clive McGreal. we wish the Isle of Man Bowlers every success in the competition.

Many thanks to everyone who watched the draws live yesterday and to Win and Paula for their help.

Please find the links below for the competitions. And these will be updated live as the event progresses.

Once again, I will be in touch to let you all know when you are playing over the coming weeks. Please be patient with me as I have over 50 people to contact! And it will be after 5 pm today.

Many thanks Alan

After three rounds of competition, the Ladies Singles final was held between Bernice McGreal and Caroline Corlett.

It was a very close game throughout with Bernice winning both sets.

On the next rink, the Men’s Singles final took place between Mark McGreal and John Kewley. This was also a close match ending with Mark taking both sets.

Mark has previously won the trophy, but it was Bernice’s first time winning the Indoor Ladies Single title.