JEFF HARDING
Jeff saved his best for the last event. He beat the 'close but no cigar day' of Kevin Jones in straight sets 5-3, 8-7. Five events and 6 different winners heading west in September to decide the Canada entourage. Harding has his eyes set on Potter's Resort in England.
WELSH OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION - EASTERN CANADA
JOHN BEZEAR
John just recently arrived from Australia and brought his Down Under skills with him.
He rumbled through this competition winning 7 straight sets and then his last set tie with Mike Bester clinched the try for a trip to Wales in early 2009.
SCOTTISH OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION - EASTERN CANADA
MARTIN HAALSTRA
Martin lost his first set of the day 3-5 and then went on 6 win tear. He came back to win the second set 7-1 against Kevin Jones and then a close tiebreaker 2-1. His march to the title was completed with wins over Colin McLuckie and Mark Sandford in the final. Perth, Scotland beckons the east-west winner.
INTERNATIONAL OPEN SINGLES CHAMPION - EASTERN CANADA
MIKE BESTER
Mike won 4 games on Sunday including the final over James MacGowan 7-3, 6-2. Bester also heads to Vancouver in September to play the Western Champ. That winner will make the journey to Sheffield England for the November 23rd start. Full results below for the International and the other 3 Singles events still in progress.
PROFESSIONAL PAIRS CHAMPIONS- EASTERN CANADA
REMI CANUEL and MIKE SPADAFORA
The Niagara area pair will now head to British Columbia and play the Western Champions for the right to be the Canadian reps at the World Indoor Pairs at Potter's Resort in England.
This is a set competition. Two seven end sets are played and in the case of a tie, play a two out of three ends playoff ( just win the end ).
Check the scores for all events below
The PBA is underway.
Starting to-day at London Fairmont and continuing August 3,4 at the Woodstock LBC.
The winners in these Eastern Canada single elimimation events will travel west to meet the Western Canada winners for the right to be the Canadian PBA reps to selected WBT events.
Here are the spoils:
Most, if not all, of your expenses are covered to fly and and stay in British Columbia for the play-off.
The WBT ( World Bowls Tour ) then cover the costs of sending the Canadian reps over to play in the events.
If you lose in the first round of the SINGLES events, you receive a minimum of approx. $1,800 CAD and lose in the second round the return is approx. $2,500 CAD.
The PROFESSIONAL PAIRS pay approx. $2,500 CAD per pair when losing in the first round.
Of course the return is greater the further you advance, as well as the quality, as you are playing many of the best bowlers in the world.
THE EVENTS
Scottish International Open - Perth Scotland Nov 8-15, 2008
International Open - Sheffield England Nov. 23-30 , 2008
Welsh International Open - location tba Jan 31-Feb.6, 2009
World Indoor Singles - Potter's Resort, England Jan.2009
World Indoor Pairs - Potter's Resort, England Jan. 2009
Enter them all and earn a trip to the UK.
James Covell and Martin Haalstra are the current Eastern glue that is allowing Canadian bowlers this opportunity. Results and further information to follow.
PAIRS
Preliminary Round
Steve Bezanson (NS) /Colin McLuckie 4-6, 8-7, 2-0
Mike Bester / Shirley Ko
Peter Wong/ Susan Karlins 7-6, 5-5
James MacGowan/ Greg Wilson
Round 1
Steve Bezanson/ Colin McLuckie 9-2, 8-6
Kevin Jones/ Scott Wiley (QUE)
Remi Canuel/ Mike Spadafora 5-4, 3-6, 2-0
Mark Sandford, Jeff Harding
Darryl Fitzgerald/ Brian Broome 9-0, 7-2
Laila Hassan, Pauline Hill
John Bezear, Martin Haalstra 6-2, 9-4
Peter Wong, Susan Karlins
SEMI-FINALS
Remi Canuel/ Mike Spadafora 7-4, 5-5
Steve Bezanson/ Colin McLuckie
Darryl Fitzgerald/ Brian Broome
John Bezear/ Martin Haalstra 9-2, 7-2
FINAL
REMI CANUEL / MIKE SPADAFORA 7-1, 7-1
John Bezear/ Martin Haalstra
SINGLES
INTERNATIONAL OPEN
Preliminary Round
Remi Canuel
Shirley Ko 8-2, 6-2
Susan Karlins
Kevin Jones 8-3, 7-3
Peter Wong 7-7, 6-4
Darryl Fitzgerald
Greg Wilson 4-9, 8-3, 2-0
Steve Bezanson
Scott Wiley 9-5, 0-9, 2-1
Mike Spadafora
Round 1
Shirley Ko 9-6, 3-8, 2-1
John Bezear
Martin Haalstra
Kevin Jones 10-6, 7-4
Laila Hassan 6-5, 7-3
Jeff Harding
Mike Bester 6-4, 9-1
Peter Wong
Greg Wilson
James MacGowan 2-8, 8-2, 2-1
Brian Broome 8-2, 4-7, 2-1
Colin McLuckie
Pauline Hill 7-6, 2-10, 2-0
Mark Sandford
James Covell
Scott Wiley 6-8, 6-2, 2-0
Round 2
Shirley Ko
Kevin Jones 0-9, 7-2, 2-0
Laila Hassan
Mike Bester 8-3, 5-4
James MacGowan 11-2, 8-1
Brian Broome
Pauline Hill
Scott Wiley 6-8, 6-2, 2-0
Semi-Finals
Kevin Jones
Mike Bester 6-2, 5-2
James MacGowan 5-4, 14-4
Scott Wiley
Final
MIKE BESTER 7-3, 6-2
James MacGowan
SCOTTISH OPEN
Preliminary Round
Susan Karlins 4-7, 9-2, 2-0
Pauline Hill
James Covell
Greg Wilson 8-5, 5-5
Mike Bester
James MacGowan 6-1, 5-9, 2-1
Round 1
Susan Karlins
John Bezear 7-2, 7-1
Peter Wong 10-1, 6-4
Remi Canuel
Mark Sandford 9-0, 3-6, 2-1
Scott Wiley
Brian Broome
Greg Wilson 5-6, 7-4, 2-0
James MacGowan
Kevin Jones 8-1, 6-1
Martin Haalstra 0-8, 10-2, 2-1
Steve Bezanson
Mike Spadafora
Darryl Fitzgerald 3-5, 7-5, 2-1
Colin McLuckie 9-2, 9-2
Jeff Harding
Round 2
John Bezear
Peter Wong 8-3, 6-8, 2-0
Mark Sandford 6-5, 5-4
Greg Wilson
Kevin Jones
Martin Haalstra 3-5, 7-1, 2-1
Darryk Fitzgerald
Colin McLuckie 1-8, 8-2, 2-0
Semi-finals
Peter Wong
Mark Sandford 6-2, 8-3
Martin Haalstra 6-4, 6-5
Colin McLuckie
Finals
Mark Sandford
Martin Haalstra 7-5, 6-3
WELSH OPEN
Preliminary Round
Greg Wilson
Kevin Jones 2-7, 8-0, 2-1
Susan Karlins
Laila Hassan 8-4, 10-7
Martin Haalstra 7-6, 4-3
Pauline Hill
James MacGowan 10-0, 8-7
Jeff Harding
James Covell 10-3, 7-2
Colin McLuckie
Round 1
Kevin Jones 7-2, 8-4
Darryl Fitzgerald
Mike Bester 9-4, 91
Laila Hassan
Mike Spadafora
Mark Sandford 9-5, 6-2
Brian Broome
Martin Haalstra 7-2, 7-5
James MacGowan
Steve Bezanson 9-6, 7-5
John Bezear 4-3, 7-2
Shirley Ko
Peter Wong
Scott Wiley 6-8, 8-4, 2-1
Remi Canuel
James Covell 8-2, 4-4
Round 2
Kevin Jones
Mike Bester 5-6, 9-2, 2-1
Mark Sandford 3-8, 7-3, 2-0
Martin Haalstra
Steve Bezanson
John Bezear 5-4, 6-2
Scott Wiley
James Covell 8-3, 6-2
Semi-finals
Mike Bester 6-2, 7-3
Mark Sandford
John Bezear 5-3, 11-1
James Covell
Final
Mike Bester
John Bezear 5-4, 5-5
WORLD INDOOR SINGLES
Preliminary Round
Mark Sandford 3-6, 6-1, 2-1
Brian Broome
Steve Bezanson 8-1, 6-6
Susan Karlins
Scott Wiley
Greg Wilson 6-8, 10-1, 2-0
Remi Canuel 7-6, 3-8, 2-1
John Bezear
Darryl Fitzgerald 6-6, 7-7, 2-1
Shirley Ko
Round 1
Mark Sandford
Colin McLuckie 9-6, 1-10, 2-1
Peter Wong 10-6, 9-3
Steve Bezanson
Kevin Jones 7-5, 5-6, 2-1
James MacGowan
Mike Bester 1-13, 8-5, 2-1
Greg Wilson
Remi Canuel
James Covell 7-2, 7-5
Pauline Hill
Laila Hassan 6-5, 10-5
Martin Haalstra
Jeff Harding 7-5, 8-1
Mike Spadafora 7-2, 8-3
Darryl Fitzgerald
Round 2
Colin McLuckie
Peter Wong 2-9, 9-1, 2-0
Kevin Jones 5-5, 8-4
Mike Bester
James Covell 10-0, 7-3
Laila Hassan
Jeff Harding 6-5, 4-11, 2-1
Mike Spadafora
Semi-finals
Peter Wong
Kevin Jones 6-5, 5-5
James Covell
Jeff Harding 7-7, 8-2
Final
Kevin Jones
Jeff Harding 5-3, 8-7
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