2013 World Blind Bowls
The Australian Stars are in the midst of their World Blind Bowls campaign
The Australian Blind Bowlers Association are in the midst of their World Blind Bowls campaign in Worthing, England, with National Coach Graeme Clements providing the following daily reports and photographs to keep the nation up to date with how the Australian Stars are progressing in their hunt for golden glory.
Day 9 – final day
Another great day for the Aussie Stars with another five medals to add to the previous five for a total of ten of the available 12 medals on offer.
Joy Forster excelled in her final round match against South Africa to win the Gold Medal in ladies B.2 Singles. Joy has played exceptionally well throughout the tournament and has been ably assisted by her Director Bruce Jones. This is a repeat of her win in Melbourne in 2009.
David Goddard has won the Silver Medal in the Men’s B.4 Singles following a runaway victory in the final round. David was directed by Barbara Whitehead.
In the B.3 Pairs Christine Henry and Tony Scott had a huge win in their final round to win the Silver Medal. They were directed by Ruth Telfer and Glenn Scott respectively.
In the B.4 ladies singles Sharon Dunk won a nail biter which secured the Bronze Medal for her. Sharon was a little unfortunate not to achieve Silver, narrowly missing by 1 shot. Wendy Cartwright has done a wonderful job looking after and directing Sharon in all her matches
Wayne Thomson ably assisted and directed by his wife Lynne recorded a brilliant performance in his final round match to achieve the Bronze Medal in Men’s B.1 Singles.
Results
B.1 Singles
W Thomson defeated South Africa 19/10
B.2 Singles
J Forster defeated South Africa 21/7
B.3 Pairs
C Henry and T Scott defeated Scotland 26/9
B.4 Singles
S Dunk defeated Canada 21/17
D Goddard defeated Scotland 21/4
Aussie Star Medal Winners
Gold Medals
Joy Forster B.2 Ladies Singles
Tony Scott B.3 Men’s Singles
Silver Medals
Ralph Simpson B.2 Men’s Singles
Christine Henry B.3 Pairs
Tony Scott B.3 pairs
David Goddard B.4 Men’s Singles
David Goddard B.4 Pairs
Sharon Dunk B.4 Pairs
Bronze Medals
Wayne Thomson B.1 Men’s Singles
Maree Fenech B.1 Pairs
Wayne Thomson B.1 Pairs
Christine Henry Ladies B.3 Singles
Sharon Dunk B.4 Ladies Singles
It is a credit to all players that have worked so hard and every player has achieved a medal.
South Africa has won the overall team trophy with 119 Points. Australia tried very hard but couldn’t bridge the gap and finished on 108 points followed by Israel and England equal on 70, closely followed by Malaysia 67, Scotland 62, New Zealand 51, Canada 28, Northern Ireland 7 and Wales 4.
Day eight
Aussie Stars continue with medal success today gaining one Silver and two bronze to add to yesterday’s one Gold and one Silver.
Morning session
We continued on our good form from yesterday with three wins from three matches. In the singles games Christine Henry and Joy Forster had excellent wins both against Malaysia. Christine’s win secured her the Bronze Medal in the B.3 category while Joy will have a Gold Medal match against South Africa tomorrow. Our B.1 Pairs of Maree Fenech and Wayne Thomson continued on their winning way and secured the Bronze Medal.
This morning’s results meant that Ralph Simpson although having a bye finished in second to secure the Silver Medal in mens B.2 singles.
Morning results
B.1 Pairs
M Fenech and W Thomson defeated Israel 16/9
B.2 Singles
J Forster defeated Malaysia 21/12
B.3 Singles
C Henry defeated Malaysia 21/15
Afternoon session
Five matches set down for this session resulting in three wins. Sharon Dunk won her singles convincingly. Joy Forster and Ralph Simpson had a good win the B.2 pairs but missing the Bronze Medal by shots difference. The B.3 combination of Christine Henry and Tony Scott played in a very high quality game against South Africa eventually winning by one shot. David Goddard B.4 and Wayne Thomson B.1 lost their singles although both very well.
Afternoon results
B.1 Singles
W Thomson lost to Malaysia 5/21
B.2 Pairs
R Simpson and J Forster defeated Malaysia 17/8
B.3 Pairs
C Henry and T Scott defeated South Africa 14/13
B.4 Singles
S Dunk defeated Scotland 21/11
D Goddard lost to Canada 14/21
Overall trophy is being led by Sth Africa on 111 points with Australia on 98 followed by Israel 68, England 66, Malaysia 63, Scotland 60, New Zealand 47, Canada 28, Northern Ireland 7 and Wales 4
Day seven
Morning session
Five matches set down for this morning session and hoping for a similar result to yesterday but unfortunately things didn’t eventuate the way we had hoped.
Wayne Thomson and David Goddard had impressive wins. Maree Fenech struggled in difficult conditions against a stronger opponent for a substantial loss while our B.2 and B.3 Pairs combinations went down in hard fought games which resulted in only two wins for the disappointing morning session.
Morning results
B.1 Singgles
M Fenech lost to Northern Ireland 4/21
W Thomson defeated Israel 21/2
B.2 Pairs
R Simpson and J Forster lost to Sth Africa 5/19
B.3 Pairs
C Henry and T Scott lost to Israel 11/13
B.4 Singles
D Goddard defeated Sth Africa 21/11
Afternoon session
Our first gold and silver medals.
Another five matches scheduled for this afternoon with a much improved result by winning four of those matches.
Tony Scott remained undefeated and claimed the men’s B.3 singles gold medal with a convincing win in his final round robin match. Tony ably directed by his son Glenn was dominant in most games and fully deserved his great win.
Sharon Dunk and David Goddard both played exceptionally well in a very tight game against Scotland to capture the B.4 mixed pairs silver medal and they too richly deserved this reward.
Joy Forster and Ralph Simpson both had convincing singles victories to remain in medal contention.
Christine Henry bowled well but found her Israeli opponent in top form and although battling hard to the very end she finally succumbed, however Christine remains in medal contention.
Afternoon results
B.2 Singles
J Forster defeated Canada 21/9
R Simpson defeated Northern Ireland 21/10
B.3 Singles
C Henry lost to Israel 6/21
T Scott defeated New Zealand 21/9 Gold Medal to Tony Scott.
B.4 Pairs
S Dunk and D Goddard defeated Scotland 17/12 Silver Medal to Sharon and David.
Australia still has a number of categories with more medal chances over the final day and a half.
South Africa remains the leader in the Overall Trophy on 99 points with Australia in second position with 86 then followed by Israel 60, Malaysia 57, England 54, Scotland 52, New Zealand 41, Canada 22, Northern Ireland 5 and Wales 4.
Well it’s a happy Australian camp tonight with the Aussie Stars winning seven of the eight matches set down for today. Our medal chances are increasing as each day passes.
Tony Scott is playing for a Gold Medal tomorrow and more medal chances will become clearer after the morning and afternoon sessions tomorrow.
Day six
Morning session
Today was the start of a new week and it brought further sunshine and good quality bowls.
The Aussie Stars again did well with three strong wins which helps to improve our medal prospects. The B.1 Pairs of Maree Fenech and Wayne Thomson were outstanding. Christine Henry B.3 and Ralph Simpson B.2 in their singles matches had margins of 7 and 9 respectively. Sharon Dunk B.4 struggled against a very strong opponent from Sth Africa.
Morning results
B.1 Pairs
M Fenech and W Thomson defeated Scotland/Nth Ireland 16/1
B.2 Singles
R Simpson defeated Malaysia 21/12
B.3 Singles
C Henry defeated England 21/14
B.4 Singles
S Dunk lost to Sth Africa 5/21
Afternoon session
The afternoon was extremely successful with wins in all four matches. Once again Wayne Thomson B.1 continued his excellent form to win by 9 shots against England. Ralph Simpson and Joy Forster won another thriller by 4 shots against their B.2 opponents. Christine Henry and Tony Scott B.3 won comfortably . Sharon Dunk starred with her partner David Goddard in a runaway win in which Sharon gave a brilliant display of draw bowling.
Afternoon results
B.1 Singles
W Thomson defeated England 21/12
B.2 Pairs
R Simpson and J Forster defeated Israel 13/9
B.3 Pairs
C Henry and T Scott defeated New Zealand 20/9
B.4 Pairs
S Dunk and D Goddard defeated Canada 26/8
South Africa still leads the way in the overall with 87 points, Australia is in second place on 74 followed by Israel 51, England 48, Malaysia 47, Scotland 46, New Zealand 37, Canada 20, Northern Ireland 3 and Wales 2.
Attached photo President John Vance congratulating winning B.1 Pairs of Wayne and Lynne Thomson with Maree and Joe Fenech.
Cheers from Worthing UK,
Graeme C
Day five
Morning session
Considering that we badly needed to pick up valuable points and peg back Sth Africa in the Overall Trophy, it was a little disappointing that we could only manage one win out four matches scheduled this morning. Wayne Thomson B.1 played an excellent game to storm home with a good win. In the other matches the Aussie Stars started well but faded as the games progressed.
Morning results
B.1 Singles
M Fenech lost to Malaysia 6/21
W Thomson defeated Canada 21/5
B.2 Singles
R Simpson lost to Sth Africa 8/21
B.3 Singles
C Henry lost to Sth Africa 7/21
Afternoon session
Results in the afternoon were considerably improved with our Aussie Stars going out with renewed determination to make amends for the disappointing morning. Four matches were contested for four wins. Tony Scott B.3 and Christine Henry B.3 had convincing wins while Ralph Simpson scrapped home in another thriller. Maree Fenech and Wayne Thomson B.1 pairs stormed home after trailing 4/10 to record an inspiring win in true Aussie fashion.
Afternoon results
B.1 Pairs
M Fenech and W Thomson defeated New Zealand 15/10
B.2 Singles
R Simpson defeated New Zealand 21/19
B.3 Singles
C Henry defeated Canada 21/5
T Scott defeated Malaysia 21/0 (yes zero is correct not a typo)
South Africa leads the overall on 75 points with Australia in second spot on 60 followed by Israel 48, Malaysia 41, Scotland and England on 40, New Zealand 31, Canada 18, Northern Ireland 1, Wales o
Sth Africa will take some catching in the overall trophy but I will be telling our Aussie Stars to keep their focus and concentration because we wont give up. You just never know but Sth Africa might get the wobbles and then we can pounce.
Australia is well placed in singles and pairs in most categories to be in the medal count and I’m confident the next few days will bring a lot of good news.
Day four
The morning session was great with Aussie Stars winning all four matches that were played but with some nail biting finishes.
Morning results
B.1 PairsMaree Fenech and Wayne Thomson defeated Canada 15/7
B.2 Singles
Ralph Simpson defeated Israel 21/20
B.2 Singles
Joy Forster defeated Israel 21/15
B.3 Singles
Tony Scott defeated Israel 21/5
Afternoon session
Big opportunity to wrap up a tremendous day with another four from four but unfortunately this didn’t happen as our B.2 and B.4 pairs ran into two combinations that simply played to well.
Our B.1 Lady Maree Fenech had a great win in her singles match when she showed her true form in better conditions to have a brilliant win.
Afternoon results
B.1 Singles
Maree Fenech defeated New Zealand 21/14
B.2 Pairs
Ralph Simpson and Joy Forster lost to Canada 8/20
B.3 Pairs
Christine Henry and Tony Scott defeated Malaysia 18/13
B.4 Pairs
Sharon Dunk and David Goddard lost to Sth Africa 8/25
Australia is nicely placed to pick up medals in a number of categories over the ensuing days.
Sth Africa heads the leader board in the battle for the overall winner trophy with 61 points, Australia in second spot with 50, followed by Israel 38, Malaysia 31, England 30, Scotland 29, New Zealand 25, Canada 18, Northern Ireland and Wales zero.
The attached photo is of President John Vance congratulating Maree Fenech and husband Joe on her great win against New Zealand.
Day three
Another beautiful day at Worthing Bowling Club but with frequent gusts of wind.
Three matches scheduled this morning and we need to get away to a good start. Unfortunately Maree Fenech B.1 although fighting hard was unable to come to grips with the conditions and suffered a heavy loss. However the results on the other two greens were very good with both Wayne Thomson and David Goddard recording impressive wins.
Results from morning session
B.1 Singles
M Fenech lost to Israel 3/21
W Thomson defeated Scotland 21/9
B.4 Singles
D Goddard defeated Wales 21/7
Afternoon session.
Five matches to be played and looking for a good outcome. Our results turned out to be very good although there was some anxious moments with two come from behind wins and two comfortable wins. Tony Scott trailed 10 – 18 and produced some unbelievable bowls to recover the situation and get up for a 2 shot win. Christine Henry was in a similar situation but not quite as bad being 13 – 18 down and played some excellent draw shots to finally win by 3 shots. Ralph Simpson was always in control of his match and won by 8 shots. Sharon Dunk and David Goddard both played good consistent bowls and won by 9 shots. Unfortunately our B.1 pairs who had played very well in the early part of their match but dropped a 5 on the tenth end and failed to score from there on.
Afternoon session results
B.1 Pairs
M Fenech and W Thomson lost to Malaysia 7/17
B.2 Singles
R Simpson defeated England 21/13
B.3 Singles
C Henry defeated Scotland 21/18
T Scott defeated Sth Africa 21/19
B.4 Pairs
S Dunk and D Goddard defeated New Zealand 19/10
South still leads comfortably on 49 points, Australia second with 38, Israel in third spot now on 33 followed by England 26, Malaysia 23, Scotland 18, New Zealand 15, Canada 10, Northern Ireland 2 and Wales.
Day two
The stunning yellow uniforms stand out on the greens and outshine other teams.
Five games were played this morning and we were successful in all of these. Ralph Simpson started the day with a crushing win against Canada, Tony Scott, Christine Henry and Joy Forster then followed with success against Scotland, Wales and England respectively. Finally our pairs team of Maree Fenech and Wayne Thomson powered home against England.
Morning results
B.1 Pairs
M Fenech and W Thomson won 14/4
B.2 Singles
R Simpson won 21/2
J Forster won 21/10
B.3 Singles
T Scott won 21/6
C Henry won 21/6
Day two afternoon session
The afternoon proved to be a bit more of a struggle. We had 2 singles victories, Tony Scott B.3 and Wayne Thomson B.1, David Goddard and Maree Fenech struggled with the conditions and both went down in their matches. Joy Forster and Ralph Simpson had a titanic struggle in their B.2 pairs before losing by 3 shots over 14 ends.
Afternoon session results
B.1 Singles
M Fenech lost 0/21
W Thomson won 21/4
B.2 Pairs
J Forster and R Simpson lost 9/12
B.3 Singles
T Scott won 21/12
B.4 Singles
D Goddard lost 10/21
South Africa leads the overall after day 2 with 31 points followed by Australia on 26, Malaysia 20, Israel 19, England 18, New Zealand and Scotland both on 12, Canada on 6 with Northern Ireland and Wales both yet to open their accounts.
Tomorrow will be another big day and we hope to peg back the South Africans if we can.
Day one
With magnificent summer weather the scene was set for a great day of competition.
In the pre-lunch session, David Goddard B.4 powered home with a convincing win while the mixed pairs combinations of Joy Forster and Ralph Simpson B.2 and Christine Henry and Tony Scott B.3 performed well for good wins.
In the afternoon, Christine won her singles in a runaway fashion, Joy had a close tussle but prevailed in the end, while David and Sharon Dunk also won well.
The day finished with the team having won 6 of the 11 games contested.
South Africa leads the overall after day one on 18 points with Australia in second spot with 12points followed by England on 10 points with all other countries struggling in the rear.
Results
B.1 Singles
M Fenech lost 4/21
W Thomson lost 11/21
B.1 Pairs
Fenech and Thomson lost 9/15
B.2 Singles
J Forster won 21/17
R Simpson lost 4/21
B.2 Pairs.
Forster and Simpson won 14/9
B.3 Singles
C Henry won 21/14
T Scott Bye
B.3 Pairs
Henry and Scott won 16/12
B.4 Singles
S Dunk lost 16/21
D Goddard won 21/14
B.4 Dunk and Goddard won 19/5
The team as a whole were pleased with their performance and look to further success tomorrow,.
