2013 - WORLD CHAMPION of CHAMPION SINGLES

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND

BURNSIDE BOWLING CLUB

November 25 to December 1

Men's Final
Alastair White Scotland 
Thomas Bishop England

Men's  Semi Finals
Dylan Fisher Australia 
Alastair White Scotland 

Robert Weale Wales
Thomas Bishop England

Men's  Quarter Finals
Dylan Fisher Australia 1st S1
BYE

Alastair White Scotland 2nd S1 6-14, 8-7, 2-1
Malcolm De Sousa Jersey 3rd S1

Robert Weale Wales 3rd S2 9-4, 8-7
Shaun Scott New Zealand 2nd S2

BYE
Thomas Bishop England 1st S2

Women's Final
Karen Murphy Australia 10-6, 11-6
Lorna Smith Scotland

Women's  Semi Finals
Karen Murphy Australia 
Irit Grencel  Israel

Carmen Anderson Norfolk Islands
Lorna Smith Scotland 


Women's  Quarter Finals
Karen Murphy Australia 1st S1
BYE

June Jones Spain 3rd S2
Irit Grencel  Israel 2nd S1 7-2, 6-5

Saskia Schaft Netherlands 3rd S1
Carmen Anderson Norfolk Islands 2nd S2 8-3, 6-6

BYE
Lorna Smith Scotland 1st S2

Friday, November 29 12 :00 AM

It was not to be. Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong lost to two of the 3 teams in her section who will be advancing to the playoffs on final RR day. Set play is quick and decisive and leaves scant room for slips or comebacks.

Her final stats are: Finish 11th, Win 5 Lose 7, Sets Win 9.0 - Sets Lose 15.0.

Six of the 12 matches were decided by tie breakers.
Jeff Harding didn't have the success he would wish in his trip back to his native land.
His final record was: Finish 11th, Win 2 Lose 10, Sets Win 5.5 - Sets Lose 18.5. 

Thursday, November 28 8:00 AM

Last day of Round Robin and it is top 3 or pack your bags. Jeff has pulled them out of the closet but Shirley still has one of those ' win 2 today and get lots of help' chances to grab the third spot in her section.

Fitzpatrick-Wong is on a 4 game winning streak including a dandy 2-1 tie breaker victory over 2nd place England yesterday. 

Netherlands 6 - 4

Israel 6-4

Canada 5-5

Shirley plays both. Israel play the England and Netherlands finish with Zimbabwe. The latter game is the upset that is lowest on the probability charts.

RAIN All week and into the next predicted for Christchurch. Greens may be better for surfing.
Caused a suspension of play on opening day.

Sunday, November 24 12:30 PM

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong from Manitoba and Ontario's Jeff Harding are on their mark and ready to take on the Singles Champions from around the world.

Round Robin action starts on Monday way down south but that means it is a today opener for Canada.

Both won the right to compete by capturing the National Singles title in 2012.

Each will play 12 matches in one of the two sections attempting to finish in the top 3 out of 13 opponents in order to qualify for the playoffs.

Each match will be two sets of 9 ends with a tie breaker if necessary.

Shirley's 5 days of RR looks like this in terms of games per day - 3-2-3-2-2.

Jeff's schedule is - 3-2-2-2-3.

Round 1 25 Nov 8:30 am [ Canada 24 Nov EST 2:30 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Mary Lim Singapore 5-6, 6-6

Jeff Harding vs Brent Pauling Norfolk Island 7-11, 3-9

Round 2 25 Nov 12:00 pm [ 24 Nov EST 6:00 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Esme Steyn South Africa 11-9, 5-11, 1-3

Jeff Harding vs Alastair White Scotland 4-6, 5-10

Round 3 25 Nov 3:30 pm [ 24 Nov EST 9:30 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Jessica Sims Wales 9-8, 7-8, 4-0

Jeff Harding vs Arthur Langley South Africa 3-12, 8-11

Round 4 26 Nov 8:30 am [ Canada 25 Nov EST 2:30 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Kerry Craven Zimbabwe 4-12, 3-10
Round 4 26 Nov 10:15 pm [ Canada 25 Nov EST 4:15 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs Ozkan Akar Turkey 9-8, 8-6

Round 5 26 Nov 12:00 pm [ Canada 25 Nov EST 6:00 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong BYE
Round 5 26 Nov 1:45 pm [ Canada 25 Nov EST 7:45 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs Roy Garden Zimbabwe 2-12, 7-7

Round 6 26 Nov 3:30 pm [ Canada 25 Nov EST 9:30 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Carmen Spiteri Malta 3-11, 6-9
Round 6 27 Nov 10:15 am [ Canada 26 Nov EST 4:15 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs Yuk Kay Johnny Ng Macau 3-13, 10-10

Round 7 27 Nov 10:15 am [ Canada 26 Nov EST 4:15 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Karen Murphy Australia 6-9, 8-8

Round 7 27 Nov 1:45 pm [ Canada 26 Nov EST 7:45 pm ]

Jeff Harding vs Dylan Fisher Australia 5-9, 3-14

Round 8 27 Nov 1:45 pm [ Canada 26 Nov EST 7:45 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Litia Tikoisuva Fiji 6-7, 9-2, 4-1

Round 8 28 Nov 8:30 am [ Canada 27 Nov EST 2:30 pm ]

Jeff Harding vs Ian McClure Ireland 5-10, 7-8

Round 9 27 Nov 5:15 pm [ Canada 26 Nov EST 11:15 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Yu Xiao Ya China 13-3, 10-4

Round 9 28 Nov 12:00 pm [ Canada 27 Nov EST 6:00 pm ]

Jeff Harding vs Alexander Kairu Cook Islands 11-8, 9-9

Round 10 28 Nov 10:15 am [ Canada 27 Nov EST 4:15 pm ]

Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Amparo Truran England 4-12, 10-5, 2-1

Round 10 28 Nov 3:30 pm [ Canada 27 Nov EST 9:30 pm ]

Jeff Harding BYE

Round 11 28 Nov 1:45 pm [ Canada 27 Nov EST 7:45 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Masako Satoh 7-5, 4-8, 5-1
Round 11 29 Nov 8:30 am [ Canada 28 Nov EST 2:30 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs Malcolm Bradley De Sousa  Jersey 7-8, 9-13

Round 12 29 Nov 10:15 am [ Canada 28 Nov EST 4:15 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Saskia Schaft Netherlands 7-13, 9-10
Round 12 29 Nov 12:00 pm [ Canada 28 Nov EST 6:00 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs John Borg Malta 6-7, 7-4, 2-5

Round 13 29 Nov 1:45 pm [ Canada 28 Nov EST 7:45 pm ]
Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong vs Irit Grencel Israel 3-10, 10-5, 0-6
Round 13 29 Nov 3:30 pm [ Canada 28 Nov EST 9:30 pm ]
Jeff Harding vs Russell Forsyth Japan

CANADIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP DAY

PACIFIC INDOOR BOWLS CLUB

CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vancouver
Champs to
WORLD CUP
Warilla, Australia

Sunday, November 10
From the BCB website:
"The 2013 Indoor Singles Championship has concluded and history has been made.  For the first time in 10 years we have a repeat winner.  Ontario’s Kelly McKerihen has won back to back titles after defeating Saskatchewan’s Jean Roney (4-10,11-1,3-1) in a game that was one of the most competitive of the championship.
Kelly becomes only the fourth woman to win back to back titles joining Sue Smith (1998-1999), Lynn McElroy (2000 -   2001) and Leanne Chinery (2003-2004).
In the Bronze medal game, Belle Chan defeated provincial for Jeni Sui in straight sets (11-2,8-4).
On the Mens side, the round robin finshed with Vince Mai atop the standings.  He translated that into the final as well defeating defending champion Pat Bird in the Gold Medal game in straight sets (9-6,8-7) to capture the title.  Mai was at or the near the top of the standings all week.
Mai last won the Indoor Championship in 2009.  Bird was looking to continue a string of successful men’s champions after Geoff Perschick of BC last did it in 2011 and 2012.
The Mens Bronze medal game, as in the Women’s side saw an all BC matchup.  It featured Tim Mason taking on Michael Leong.   Mason proved to be too much again as he defated Leong in straight sets (10-6,13-1).  The two played each other in Round 7 of the round robin which Mason won in three sets (4-11,8-5,2-1).
With the win, McKerihen and Mai will now repersent Canada at the 2014 World Cup in Warilla.  Congratulations to both of you."

Saturday, November 9

Indoor Singles — Men

Round Robin Final Rank	Player	Medal Match	Scores	Medal/Place
1	Vince Mai (BC)	Gold/Silver	9-6, 8-7	Gold
2	Pat Bird (AB)	Gold/Silver	6-9, 7-8	Silver
3	Tim Mason (BC)	Bronze/Fourth	10-6, 13-1	Bronze
4	Michael Leong (BC)	Bronze/Fourth	6-10, 1-13	Fourth

Indoor Singles — Women

Round Robin Final Rank	Player	Medal Match	Scores	Medal/Place
1	Kelly McKerihen (ON)	Gold/Silver	4-10, 11-1, 3-1	Gold
2	Jean Roney (SK)	Gold/Silver	10-4, 1-11, 1-3	Silver
3	Jeni Sui (BC)	Bronze/Fourth	2-11, 4-8	Fourth
4	Bella Chan (BC)	Bronze/Fourth	11-2, 8-4	Bronze

GOLDEN GAMES

KELLY MCKERIHEN vs JEAN RONEY

BRONZE

JENI SUI vs BELLE CHAN

GOLDEN GAMES
VINCE MAI vs PAT BIRD
BRONZE
TIM MASOM vs MICHAEL LEONG

MEN

1:00 Pacific - 4:00 Eastern

As exciting as advertised; 

Vince Mai defeats Pat Bird to leapfrog to the top of the final RR Standings - 11-8, 6-11, 2-1

They do it again starting now, 4:00 PM EST.

Tim Mason wins his game big over Paul Higgins but although the top 3 players are tied with 18 match points, Total Set Points rules the final placements.

Michael Leong beats Dave Cox in a tie breaker to fend off David Anderson's attempt to join the medal round. Anderson beat John Bjornson to tie Leong in match points but again 14.5 - 13 in Set Points is the difference.

Final Round Robin Standings

Player	GP	W	L	Pts	Set+/-	Set Pts	For	Agn	+/-
Vince Mai (BC)	11	9	2	18	12	17	229	126	103
Pat Bird (AB)	11	9	2	18	8	15	186	134	52
Tim Mason (BC)	11	9	2	18	5	13.5	197	143	54
Michael Leong (BC)	11	7	4	14	7	14.5	179	149	30
David Anderson (ON)	11	7	4	14	4	13	184	145	39
John Bjornson (MB)	11	6	5	12	2	12	188	157	31
Keith Roney (SK)	11	5	6	10	2	12	190	130	60
Dave Cox (AB)	11	4	7	8	-1	10.5	171	144	27
Jessi Wilkinson (AB)	11	4	7	8	-1	10.5	137	181	-44
Scott Wiley (QC)	11	3	8	6	-7	7.5	122	218	-96
Paul Higgins (NS)	11	2	9	4	-14	4	94	237	-143
Raymond Noble (ON)	11	1	10	2	-17	2.5	119	232	-113

Final Round Robin Standings

Player	GP	W	L	Pts	Set+/-	Set Pts	For	Agn	+/-
Kelly McKerihen (ON)	7	6	1	12	10	12	141	69	72
Jean Roney (SK)	7	5	2	10	0	7	112	93	19
Jeni Sui (BC)	7	4	3	8	5	9.5	105	110	-5
Belle Chan (BC)	7	3	4	6	1	7.5	115	89	26
Claire Day (AB)	7	3	4	6	-2	6	95	106	-11
Connie Yeung (BC)	7	3	4	6	-3	5.5	81	123	-42
Laura Seed (ON)	7	2	5	4	-5	4.5	96	117	-21
Miranda Sang (BC)	7	2	5	4	-6	4	84	122	-38

Claire Day started slow but finished strong. Three straight wins including beating both Sui and Chan in her last 2 draws. Similar for Connie Yeung who knocked off 2nd place Jean Roney in her last game.

Position tie breakers are decided by the number of sets won ( Set Points ) so the young BC bowler Belle Chan plays for a medal.

One more round to go and clearer but some final important positioning to be decided.

What we know; 

PAT BIRD will have a chance to defend his title

VINCE MAI and TIM MASON will play for a medal

Pat Bird vs Vince Mai - do they play once or twice today

Tim Mason vs Paul Higgins - a Mason win and a Bird morning flight, Vince and Tim change positions

Michael Leong defeats Dave Cox and he plays for Bronze

A Leong loss and the winner of the John Bjornson, David Anderson match moves into the Bronze slot.

Player	GP	W	L	Pts	Set+/-	Set Pts	For	Agn	+/-
Pat Bird (AB)	10	9	1	18	8	14	167	117	50
Vince Mai (BC)	10	8	2	16	12	16	212	107	105
Tim Mason (BC)	10	8	2	16	3	11.5	164	140	24
Michael Leong (BC)	10	6	4	12	7	13.5	170	128	42
John Bjornson (MB)	10	6	4	12	4	12	176	136	40
David Anderson (ON)	10	6	4	12	2	11	163	133	30
Keith Roney (SK)	10	4	6	8	2	11	175	117	58
Dave Cox (AB)	10	4	6	8	-1	9.5	150	135	15
Jessi Wilkinson (AB)	10	4	6	8	-1	9.5	124	160	-36
Scott Wiley (QC)	10	3	7	6	-7	6.5	109	203	-94
Paul Higgins (NS)	10	2	8	4	-12	4	91	204	-113
Raymond Noble (ON)	10	0	10	0	-17	1.5	98	219	-121

Friday, November 8

Defending Champion Kelly McKerihen and Saskatchewan's Jean Roney will play for Gold on Saturday.

They played their preview game yesterday afternoon in the Round Robin with McKerihen edging Roney 6-5, 8-8 in a match reflecting their status at the top of the standings. With the last RR today their 4 point gap on the rest of the field seals a much anticipated rematch.

In fact the Bronze game is the same status as both Jeni Sui and Belle Chan of BC could be caught in game points but will hold the final medal positions by the second tie breaker, set points. [ My read on the conditions of play ]

On the men's side it is a different story. 

With 3 rounds still to be played, 6 players are within reach of grabbing the golden ring.

Mind you both defending champion Pat Bird and Tim Mason are making a strong statement that they will retain their current one, two status and meet on the morrow.

It wasn't easy yesterday.

Bird had tough foes in David Anderson and John Bjornson and won tie breakers 5-6, 8-6, 3-2 and 7-8, 10-4, 5-3 respectively.

Mason had a dandy against another challenger, Michael Leong, winning 4-11, 8-5, 2-1 and closing the day with his 2nd win against Raymond Noble.

Just 2 points back of the leaders are Leong and Vince Mai, the early leader at the start of the week. They face each other today which will be a pivotal match to help decide their potential for both the colour and being active or a spectator Saturday. Leong's afternoon draw is against Bird. 

Round 9 ( 9 AM ) - ( Noon EST )

Key matches

Bjornson & Mason - John always a  gamer and Tim on a roll

Leong & Mai - what could be better. Go forth or drop back match

Roney & Wilkinson - Keith lost 2 tie breakers yesterday, Jessi knocked off Mai in his 2 win day

Round 10 ( 2 PM ) - ( 5 PM EST )

Bird & Leong - possible top dogs in a scrap

Mason & Cox - Tim needs foot on pedal, Dave can still bite

Mai & Anderson - Vince looking for early magic, David wants a 2 win day to play for a medal

Thursday, November 7

Keeping an eye on the far west.
Three days down and it seems like most everyone is still in the running for a medal.

Last round Wednesday
My Mai - the wily veteran Keith Roney brings the undefeated, 5 straight, Vince Mai back to the pack with a tie breaker victory. Four tied for first including defending champion Pat Bird of Alberta, the upstart Michael Leong from the home club and Vancouver's Tim Mason who jumped into the top four and over David Anderson with his victory.
Roney's victory gave him a new look and hope at the ladder he must climb. At the same time John Bjornson from Manitoba, a known strong singles competitor, was surprised by a loss to Jessi Wilkinson. Alberta's Wilkinson garnered his first victory but he has been playing close matches to date as indicated by his 5.5 set points.
Dave Cox from the rose province is lurking. Good and plenty.

Jean Roney kept her undefeated streak going with her second tie breaker victory, this time over BC's Jeni Sui. Defending champ Kelly McKerihen is right behind after besting  Claire Day in two straight sets. Local bowler Belle Chan has now knocked off both Ontario competitors when she defeated Laura Seed in yesterday's draw.

Matches to EYE today

Round 7                     

Leong and Mason - contenders or pretenders

Bird and Anderson - repeat march and raeching up

Roney and Cox - one more step

Round 8

Bird and Bjornson

Roney and Anderson

Mai and Wilkinson

THREE Rounds Left

Hump Day

An EYE

Round 5

Chan and Roney - Who is this Bella?

McKerihen and Sang - both need wins

Sui and Seed - a must for Seed, stay close for Sui

Yeung and Day - don't sell Claire short

Round 6

McKerihen and Roney - BIG -gold preview?

HIGH TEST FUEL NEEDED IN SCOTLAND

8 NATIONS IN PRE-COMMONWEALTH COMPETITION

Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre

[ Perhaps with the World's most dramatic background for bowls ]

Glasgow

August 26 - August 31

Tuesday, S3, 7:30 AM 

Away doing some Anniversary celebrating. 

The detail of Ryan going for Gold.

Ryan Bester did what was necessary with his 21-16 win over England in Round 7 = +5. Australia defeated New Zealand 21-14 = -7 for the latter. Both finish with 5 wins and 10 points. Point differential breaks the tie and Bester with +16 to NZ +10 settled the score.  

Saturday, A31, 10:00 AM

Trouble picking up scores from Bowls Scotland site this morning - not posted that I could find.

Dan Milligan at MVP on Face Book has the best information to my knowledge.

Ryan Bester did make it to the gold game losing to Australia 16-21. Another dandy international performance by our Canadian lad honing his skills in Australia. 

Conditions are cool/cold, windy and a tricky green running at 11.5 sceconds.

John Bezear, George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk " won in Fours but didn't get any help from others so will play the 5/6th game. They beat Scotland who were skipped by Darren Burnett 17-13. A great last bowl bt George ( Whitelaw ) trailed it away for three with Scotland laying three. Put us up 4 going home." Cas

The ladies teams finding the weather and teams difficult to handle.

Friday, A30, 8:30 PM

No wins today for Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere and Jackie Foster but like the way they hung tough against the top teams.

John Bezear, George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  ." The Fours lost to Malaysia in the last game after playing brilliantly against SA ( South Africa). They can still get up to 4th because other than NZ everyone is in the pack" Cas
' Momma told me there would be days like this ' might be the comment of Kelly McKerihen, and Amanda Berg . But again their play improved after the English spoiled breakfast. Oh, did I tell you what a messy weather day it was.
Friday, A30, 6:00 PM

Severe conditions today in Glasgow. High winds and rain. Temperatures were more like the fall.

Friday, A30, 2:30 PM

Shannon McElroy of New Zealand did edge Ryan 18-21 in Round 6 but the drama remains. There is a slim chance to still play for gold for Bester with a big win by Australia over New Zealand tomorrow and an equally decisive victory by Bester over England. A bit of a daunting task. Just to make it a meaningful day, Ryan needs this game to prevent a possible drop all the way to a final 5th position. High end play produces a flurry of change in the results.

Friday, A30, 10:15 AM

Real interesting  in the Men's Singles after Day 1 and Canada, Australia and New Zealand being undefeated.. Day 2 Ryan Bester lost to Australia in the morning  and then beat Malaysia at noon. Australia then got knocked out of their undefeated record by losing 7-21 to Scotland Clyde. Meanwhile New Zealand's loss, win on D2 makes it all even again with the top three and the late afternoon game to be played. It is mighty important for Bester to defeat New Zealand in Round 6 to keep his gold medal aspirations alive.

A inspiring game by Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere and Jackie Foster against the English side in Round 5. They have been chasing but no cigar the previous 4 games and came out to give the undfeated England ladies a run to the end losing 8-12.

Thursday, A29 11:00 PM

A great start by Ryan Bester in the second group of disciplines as he burst out of the blocks with two comfortable wins.He then locked horns with Scotland Clyde and edged this home team 21-20. Not surprising in that Ryan was the silver medalist in Singles at the 2012 World Bowls in Adelaide. But that was on the faster paced greens in the south and the adjustment is always a challenge for players when they make the long trip north. Australia and New Zealand are also undefeated and these long time rivals will be out to settle bragging rights starting with Australia and Canada in the morning.

 Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg stayed close with New Zealand in the opener and then squeaked out a 13-11 victory over Malaysia in the noon start game.The good morning run took a bit of a hit when Scotland Kelvin showed no mercy to the visitors in the day finale.

The Men's Fours had an invitation to play but they didn't use their ticket to ride until the late afternoon. After a pair of whacks, John Bezear, George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk   finished on a strong note by playing a very competitive and winning 16-15 win over England.

Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere and Jackie Foster dropped them all today but nary a moment did they wander from their goal of competiting with some of the best teams in the world.

Wednesday, A28, 9:30PM

CANADA CAPTURE TRIPLES BRONZE

From the BCB website:

With the first half of the 2013 Eight Nations Commonwealth Invitation Championships wrapped up, Canada has claimed its first medal.  The Canadian Men’s Triples team of Steve McKerihen, George Whitelaw and Chris Stadnyk captured a bronze medal after defeating New Zealand.

Wednesday, A28, 8:30AM

BIG WIN byC 13-8 over Scotland Clyde vaults Canada into the Bronze medal Final.

Tuesday, A27, 10:30PM

Last day coming up to complete the first half of the competition. Round 7 in the morning as you nap and followed by the Finals. All teams qualify as they pair up for 1/2 Gold and 3/4 Bronze matches along with a 5/6 and  7/8 game. The purpose is maximum preparation and experience for all players in this warm up for the CWG 2014. You want a challenging tournament! This is the place.

Tuesday, A27, 7:30AM

Exclusive Report From Glasgow by Manager Don Caswell

Round 4

Women's fours are on the board with a thrilling 1 shot win over SA. SA tied it in the 14th but going home front end played great position and Margie drew 2nd shot. The SA 3rd moved the jack to Margies bowl. Mary Ann drew a second shot and the SA skip missed with last. We didn't have to roll the last bowl.

Trips went down to England and are currently third. They play NZ and Aus in the next two games.

Kelly got on the Board with a thrilling 21-20 win over Scotland.

Ryan and John pulled out a win over with Malaysia with Ryan drawing to jack on the last bowl of the game to secure the win

Monday, A26, 10:30PM 

A rousing start for a hometown Scot and his two Ontario playing partners. Whitelaw, McKerihen and Stadnyk opened a new practice and played firm. Down goes South Africa in the opener, then one of the home country teams, Scotland K. and rounded off by defeating Malaysia 16 -11 in the late afternoon game. The latter was coming off a win over Australia in Round 2. Canada will have a go at the Aussies late on the 27th who are tight behind in the early standings.

Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA are down in the standings but that record could have been clean of loses as well. Tight games with New Zealand and South Africa and handed Scotland Clyde their only loss.

Liked that draw by Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg with Scotland Kelvin, the only blemish on their record on the first day of play. And Canada did put 15 points on the board against the undefeated English side.

Kelly McKerihen CA did not have fun today I would surmise. Top world competition and off your game can be a humbling experience. And we know Kelly has game.

Sunday, A25, 10:00 PM

A bit of a misnomer with the 8 Nations title since Scotland are entering two teams in both the women's and men's events. So really it is a 7 Nation affair but the invitations to this party are of a high end nature.

AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, MALAYSIA, CANADA, along with the host SCOTLAND teams. There is no catching your breath in this array of world class talent.

Perfect. 

The year before the 2014 Commonwealth Games and all the countries High Performance Personnel are both analysing and solidifying their decisions on naming the team members for Kelvingrove stage two.

The time is nigh to start the full round robin format. FIVE hours difference to EDT so you may miss the morning game at 4:15 AM Ontario time every day. Two days of 3 games each day and a third day to complete the final round of preliminary play in the morning followed by  the medal and final position matches in the afternoon.
Remember this is a competition to get as much exposure as possible. Everyone plays the the same number of games -7 matches in each discipline plus the playoff.

STANDINGS
After 7 Rounds

MEN'S SINGLES

1. Australia W6 D0 L1  Pts 12
2. Ryan Bester CA W5 D0 L2  Pts 10 +16
3. New Zealand W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 +10

4. Scotland Kelvin W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 
5. Scotland Clyde W 3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +20

6. England  W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +11
7. Malaysia W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 -44

8. South Africa W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 -45

MEN'S FOURS

1. New Zealand W7 D0 L0 Pts 14 

2. Australia W5 D1 L1 Pts 11
3. South Africa W3 D1 L3 Pts 7

4. Scotland Clyde W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +19
5. John Bezear, George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk, CA W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 -22

6. England  W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 --36

7. Scotland Kelvin W1 D1 L5 Pts3 -35

8. Malaysia W1 D1 L5 Pts 3 -40 

LADIES PAIRS

1 New Zealand W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 +31

2. Scotland Clyde W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 +10 

3. Scotland Kelvin W4 D1 L2 Pts 9

4. England W4 D0 32 Pts 8 

5. Malaysia W3 D0 L6 Pts 6 +12 
6. South Africa W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 -19

7. Australia W2 D1 L4 Pts 5

8. Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 

LADIES TRIPLES

1. England W7 D0 L0 Pts 14 
2. Malaysia W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +8
3. Scotland Kelvin W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +3 

4. Scotland Clyde W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 -7
5. Australia W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +2
6. New Zealand W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 -4
7. South Africa W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 -4

8. Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA W0 D0 L7 Pts 0 

STANDINGS
ROTATION ONE

FINAL ROUND ROBIN

MEN'S TRIPLES

1. Australia W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 
2. England W4 D1 L2 Pts 9

3. New Zealand W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +7 [ 4 wins ]
4. George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA W4, D0, L3, Pts 8 [ 4 Wins ]
5. Scotland Clyde W3 D2 L2 Pts 8 [ 3 Wins ]
6. Scotland Kelvin W3 D1 L3 Pts 7 

7. Malaysia W2 D0 L5 Pts 4

8. South Africa W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 

MEN'S PAIRS

1. Australia W7 D0 L0 Pts 14
2. Scotland Clyde W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 +24
3. England W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 +16

4. Scotland Kelvin W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 
5. New Zealand W3 D0 L4 Pts 6
6. Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA W2 D0 L5 Pts 4 

7.  South Africa W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 -24

8. Malaysia W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 -38

STANDINGS

FINAL ROUND ROBIN
LADIES FOURS

1. Malaysia W6 D0 L1 Pts 12 
2. Scotland Kelvin W5 D1 L1 Pts 11
3. Australia W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +21

4. England W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 -12

5. New Zealand W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +9
6. South Africa W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 +2
7. Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA W1 D1 L5  Pts 3

8. Scotland Clyde W1 D0 L6 Pts 2 

LADIES SINGLES

1. England W7 D0 L0 Pts 14
2. South Africa W5 D0 L2 Pts 10 

3. Scotland Kelvin W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +21
4. Malaysia W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 +3

5. Scotland Clyde W3 D0 L4 Pts 6 

6. New Zealand W2 DO L5 Pts 4 -8

7. Australia W2 D0 L5 Pts 4 -27

8. Kelly McKerihen CA W1 D0 L6 Pts 2

NEW BEGINNINGS
THE SECOND ROTATION
Round 1
Wednesday, A29 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 21 vs Scotland Kelvin 15
MEN'S FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 4 vs Scotland Kelvin 19
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 10 vs New Zealand 15
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 9 vs Malaysia 16
Round 2
Thursday, A29 7:15 AM EDT [ 12:15 AM in Scotland ]
MENS SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 21 vs South Africa 12
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 9 vs New Zealand 25
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 13 vs Malaysia 12
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 11 vs South Africa 17
Round 3
Thursday, A29 10:45 AM EDT [ 3:45 PM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 21 vs Scotland Clyde 20
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 16 vs England 15
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 7 vs Scotland Kelvin 27
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 9 vs Scotland Clyde 15
Round 4
Friday, A30 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 12 vs Australia 21
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 7 vs Australia 15
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 5 vs England 30
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 9 vs Scotland Kelvin 20
Round 5
Friday, A30 7:15 AM EDT [ 12:15 AM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 21 vs Malaysia 14
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 15 vs South Africa 9
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 9 vs Scotland Clyde 17
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 8 vs England 12
Round 6
Friday, A30 10:45 AM EDT [ 3:45 PM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA 18 vs New Zealand 21
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA 11 vs Malaysia 14
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA 8 vs Australia 19
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA 12 vs New Zealand 16
Round 7
Saturday, A31 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]
MEN'S SINGLES
Ryan Bester CA vs England
MENS FOURS
John Bezear , George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk CA vs Scotland Clyde
LADIES PAIRS
Kelly McKerihen, Amanda Berg, CA vs South Africa
LADIES TRIPLES
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, CA vs Australia
FINALS
Saturday, A21 7:45 AM EDT [ 12:45 AM in Scotland ]
1st vs 2nd
3rd vs 4th
5th vs 6th
7th vs 8th

THE FIRST ROTATION
Round 7
Wednesday, A28 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 14 vs Malaysia 21
LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 7 vs Australia 25
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear  CA 8 vs Australia 24
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 13 vs Scotland Clyde 8
FINALS
Wednesday, A28 7:45 AM EDT [ 12:45 AM in Scotland ]
1st vs 2nd
3rd vs 4th
5th vs 6th
7th vs 8th

Round 4
Tuesday, A27 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 21 vs Scotland Clyde 20
LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 13 vs South Africa 11
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 13 vs Malaysia 12
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 6 vs  England 18

Round 5
Tuesday, A27 7:15 AM EDT [ 12:15 AM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 10 vs New Zealand 21
LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 7 vs Malaysia 17
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 12 vs Scotland Kelvin 16
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 11 vs New Zealand 22

Round 6
Tuesday, A27 10:45 AM EDT [ 3:45 PM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 12 vs Australia 21
LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 4 vs New Zealand 22
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 10 vs England 16
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 7 vs Australia 17

Round 1

Monday, A26 4:15 AM EDT [ 9:15 AM in Scotland ]

LADIES SINGLES

Kelly McKerihen CA 5 vs Scotland Kelvin 21

LADIES FOURS

Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 6 vs Scotland Clyde 26

MEN'S PAIRS

Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 10 vs New Zealand 12

MEN'S TRIPLES

George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 14 vs South Africa 5

Round 2
Monday, A26 7:15 AM EDT [ 12:15 AM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 8 vs South Africa 21

LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 13 vs Scotland Kelvin 13
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 14 vs Scotland Clyde 11
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 18 vs Scotland Kelvin 12

Round 3
Monday, A26 10:45 AM EDT [ 3:45 PM in Scotland ]
LADIES SINGLES
Kelly McKerihen CA 6 vs England 21
LADIES FOURS
Mary Ann Beath, Marg Lepere, Jackie Foster, Amanda Berg CA 15 vs England 21
MEN'S PAIRS
Ryan Bester, John Bezear, CA 8 vs South Africa 12
MEN'S TRIPLES
George Whitelaw, Steve McKerihen, Chris Stadnyk  CA 16 vs Malaysia 11

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Sunday the 25th

I have been struggling to keep awake. Long day today Sunday the 25th as Sandy and I did the connecting flight for Vancouver, Toronto, Detroit  in our return from the Nationals. I will be talking about them in a separate post.Some dandy innovations by Tim Mason and Committee.