2019 World Singles Champion of Champions: Aussies top sections after Day 2
Australia’s hopefuls at the 2019 World Singles Champion of Champions are well-placed following Day 2 of the prestigious competition, currently leading their respective sections.
Despite a match tie-break loss to England’s Sophie Tolchard, Kylie Whitehead remains the leader in Section 1 (Women) after four matches, while Lee Schraner’s flawless start to the tournament sees him as the outright leader in Section 1 (Men).
The 2019 World Singles Champion of Champions will be played in two sections in both men’s and women’s events.
The top of each section will go forward to the semi-finals, while the 2nd and 3rd placings in each section will be randomly drawn to play off for the remaining two places in the semi-finals.
The winner of Play-Off 1 will play the winner of Section 1 in Semi-Final 1. The winner of Play-Off 2 will play the winner of Section 2 in Semi-Final 2.
Bowls Australia (BA) will be live-streaming finals action from the 2019 World Singles Championships, from Saturday, November 2 to Sunday, November 3.
2019 World Singles Champion of Champions
October 28 – November 3
Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia
Day 2:
Men –
Sec.1: Rd.4: Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Ian Kenyon (ESP) 9-8 11-5, Ahmad Zikry (MAS) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 14-2 13-6, Mark O’Hagan (SCO) bt Louis Ridout (ENG) 6-9 7-5 4-1, Earl Luk (CAN) bt Avala Savaiinaea (SAM) 12-5 13-6, Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt Clive McGreal (IOM) 5-11 8-6 5-2.
Rd.5: Ridout bt Kenyon 15-3 7-6, Zikry bt Cheung 8-5 10-6, McGreal bt Frank De Vries (NED) 14-4 8-7, Olivier bt Pavelka 13-5 9-8, O’Hagan bt Luk 6-5 7-4.
Rd.6: Taylor Horn (NZL) bt McGreal 4-9 13-4 4-3, Luk bt Kenyon 11-5 9-6, Cheung bt Olivier 7-5 8-5, Ridout bt Zikry 9-5 10-5, De Vries bt Pavelka 10-5 11-5.
Current standings: Ridout 15 points, 10 sets, +60 shots; O’Hagan 12, 7, +35; Cheung 12 7 +15; Zikry 9, 6, +28; Olivier 9, 5, +16; Luk 9, 5, +1; Horn 6, 5, +13; McGreal 6, 5, -11; Kenyon 6, 3, -18; De Vries 3, 3, -17, Savaiinaea 3, 2, -39; Pavelka 0, 1, -83.
Sec.2: Rd.4: Wayne Rittmuller (RSA) bt Stephen Coleman (IRE) 6-7 12-5 3-2, Hirokazi Mori (JPN) bt Boaz Markus (ISR) 4-15 7-5 3-2, Todd Priaulx (GUE) bt Law Kwok Fai (SIN) 13-7 11-6, Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Ozkan Akar (TUR) 10-8 8-5, Rajnesh Prasad (FIJ) bt Haydn Evans (NFI) 3-16 8-7 2-1, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Regent Reid (BOT) 16-2 15-6.
Rd.5: Kevin James (WAL) bt Reid 9-7 12-5, Schraner bt Herbert 12-6 6-12 2-1, Akar bt Markus 12-4 3-12 4-0, Rittmuller bt Priaulx 10-6 9-7, Coleman bt Mori 7-6 9-7, Prasad bt Kwok Fai 8-7 8-11 6-1.
Rd.6: Schraner bt James 10-6 8-11 3-0, Coleman bt Akar 9-6 13-7, Priaulx bt Mori 13-3 12-3, Prasad bt Rittmuller 9-7 8-6, Evans bt Reid 9-8 15-8, Herbert bt Markus 11-7 10-8.
Current standings: Schraner 18 points, 9 sets, +29 shots; Coleman 15, 10, +26; Prasad 15, 8, -3; Rittmuller 12, 8, +32; Herbert 9, 7, +26; Priaulx 9, 5, +7; James 9, 5, +7; Markus 6, 5, +1; Akar 6, 3, -4; Mori 6, 3, -26; Evans 3, 4, +9; Kwok Fai 0, 2, -44; Reid 0, 0, -80.
Women –
Sec.1: Rd.3: Sophie Tolchard (ENG) bt Kylie Whitehead (AUS) 1-17 9-6 3-2, Diana Viljoen (NAM) bt Shae Wilson (NFI) 9-5 9-8, Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) bt Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) 6-6 7-4, Tammy Tham (SIN) bt Janice Pilling (IOM) 12-6
Rd.4: Whitehead bt Tham 10-8 11-4, Tolchard bt Pilling 12-4 8-6, Wilson bt Mooketsi 15-6 9-4, Viljoen bt Fitzpatrick-Wong 10-5 10-6.
Current standings: Whitehead 9 points, 7 sets, +51 shots; Wilson 9, 6, +39; Viljoen 6, 4, -1; Fitzpatrick-Wong 6, 3, -8; Helen Cheung (HKC) 6, 3, +16; Tolchard 6, 3, -20; Pilling 3, 4, +4; Tham 3, 1, -21; Mooketsi 0, 0, -33; Bonnita Van Heerden (ZIM) 0, 0, -27.
Sec.2: Rd.3: Debbie White (NZL) bt Laura Daniels (WAL) 8-6 6-6, Sonia Bruce (PHI) bt Sandy Wall (USA) 6-7 13-4 2-1, Mary Dyer (ESP) bt Cristina Konig (ARG) 6-5 14-4, Laura Welsh (SCO) bt Nur Fidrah Noh (MAS) 11-5 0-13 2-1.
Rd.4: Esmé Kruger (RSA) bt Keiko Kurohara (JPN) 5-11 11-6 3-2, White bt Bruce 6-4 9-5, Daniels bt Wall 9-7 10-8, Welsh bt Dyer 11-6 3-12 6-0, Fidrah Noh bt Konig 13-4 14-2.
Current standings: White 12 points, 5 sets, +7 shots; Fidrah Noh 9, 6, +46; Welsh 9, 4, +6; Daniels 6, 4, +21; Kruger 6, 4, +34; Dyer 3, 4, +14; Kurohara 3, 3, -5; Bruce 3, 2, -9; Wall 0, 1, -28; Konig 0, 0, -84.
