2021 MAJOR PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2021 CHAMPIONS
Our 2021 Major Pairs Championship commenced on Friday, 18th June with only 1 game to be played in Round 1 and it was an extremely close encounter with Sharyn Newcombe & Maz Gorrie defeating Julie Curry & Terrie Bowman.
Round 2 was played on Friday 25th June with a number of the games going right down to the last bowl with Vicki Piper & Kath Anderson, Pat Bailey & Helen Bush, Janice Selby & Angela Blayden, Wendy McLaughlin & Jill Callaghan, Pam Herbert & Kay Griffiths, Karen Huntington & Di Blanch, Lorraine Clark & Ruth Pearson and Lyn McVicar & Karen Carlton winning their games.
The Quarter-Finals were played on Thursday, 1st July and they were all great games to watch:
Vicki Piper & Kath Anderson defeated Pat Bailey & Helen Bush
Wendy McLaughlin & Jill Callaghan defeated Janice Selby & Angela Blayden
Karen Huntington & Di Blanch defeated Pam Herbert & Kay Griffiths
Lynn McVicar & Karen Carlton defeated Lorraine Clark & Ruth Pearson
The Semi-Finals were played on Friday, 2 July, and both the games were of a high quality with a great exhibition of bowls.
In one Semi-Final, Vicki Piper & Kath Anderson played Wendy McLaughlin & Jill Callaghan and it was a cracker of a game. It virtually came down to the last bowl with Kath Anderson drawing into take shot and win the game for Vicki & Kath to progress to the Final.
In the other Semi-Final, Karen Huntington & Di Blanch played Lyn McVicar & Karen Carlton. This was another good game with both teams playing great draw bowls throughout. However, it was Karen & Di who consolidated their lead to win the game and progress to the Final.
The Final was played on Thursday, 15th July, between Vicki Piper & Kath Anderson up against Karen Huntington. With both teams in tremendous form, we knew it would be a close game and we were not disappointed.
It was a game of 2 parts, with Karen & Di getting off to a good start and leading 9-3 after 8 ends. However, it was Vicki & Kath who fought their way back into the game winning the next 5 ends picking up 14 shots to take the lead 17-9. Vicki & Kath maintained their lead over the next 4 ends, winning 2 of the ends to win the Major Pairs Championship 21-12.
Congratulations to all 4 Finalists, to Vicki & Kath on winning the 2021 Major Pairs Championship and to Karen & Di on their achievements during the Championship. Well done to all who competed in the Major Pairs Championship.
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to all our Match Committee, Controlling Bodies and Umpires who once again made this Championship a success and run so smoothly.
