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14.6.2010

46 year old Heat Pump Sales Manager Keith Setter from the South City Club, Tauranga won the singles title at the Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre on Monday.

In the final over twelve ends he defeated 48 year old Gheorghe Sirbu from the Hamilton City Club, Waikato 12-4.

The final saw Setter play consistent steady draw bowls to slowly get on top and then to dominate the game. Sirbu had trouble finding the mat but then came back into contention. Setter lead 5-4 after seven ends. He then pulled out all the stops to score three, two and two with Sirbu conceding the match 12-4 after ten ends

This was Setter’s second title as he won the triples in 1998.

In the semifinals Sirbu defeated Linda Mills, from the Mairangi Bay Club, North Harbour 14-7 while Setter defeated Robert Wilson, Glenledi Club South Otago 9-8 with his final bowl.

In the quarterfinals Mills defeated Stephen Preddy, South Otago 9-8 after a deciding end, Sirbu put out one of the pre tournament favourites Ashley Diamond, Canterbury 8-7, Setter defeated Roger Andrew, Counties 8-7 while Wilson beat Ray Martin, Hutt Valley 10-9.

Last year’s champion Sue Burnand, Ashburton did not qualify for post section play this year.

Ian Malcolm, Counties won the Kath and Sen Smith Trophy for the senior player over the age of 65 who goes the farthest in the singles.

Teri Anderson, Auckland won the Cliff Thompson Trophy awarded to the junior player under the age of 18 who goes the farthest in the singles for the third year in a row.

The Truth Cup was won by Linda Mills from the Mairangi Bay Club, North Harbour.

Bay of Plenty’s best performances were provided by Scott Mitchell, Citizens Club who last to Ashley Diamond, Canterbury 6-8 and Kevin Birch, Owhata Club who went down to Ray Martin, Hutt Valley 7-10 in the last sixteen.

14.6.2010

The finalists have been found in the singles at the Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Singles Championships being held at the Taupo Events Centre in Taupo.

46 year old Keith Setter from the South City Club in Tauranga will play 48 year old Gheorghe Sirbu from the Hamilton City Club, Waikato.

In semifinals Sirbu defeated Linda Mills, from the Mairangi Bay Club, North Harbour 14-7 while Setter defeated Robert Wilson, Glenledi Club South Otago 9-8 with his final bowl.

Last year’s champion Sue Burnand, Ashburton did not qualify for post section play this year.

14.6.2010

The semifinalists have been found in the singles at the Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Singles Championships being held at the Taupo Events Centre in Taupo.

In the first semifinal Linda Mills, North Harbour is playing Gheorghe Sirbu, Waikato.

The other semifinal will be between Keith Setter, Tauranga and Robert Wilson, South Otago.

Last year’s champion Sue Burnand, Ashburton did not qualify for post section play this year.

12.6.2010

287 players have qualified for post section play in the singles on Monday at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships being held at the Taupo Events Centre on Saturday.

Altogether 715 players entered the singles.

The defending champion Sue Burnand from Ashburton failed to qualify to defend her title. She had losses to Maurice Eccles, Thames Valley 11-13, Elva Simonsen, Wairarapa 7-10 and Gerrad MacInnes, Waikato 12-13. She then beat Angela Leslie, Hawkes Bay 15-7. Eccles, Simonsen and MacInnes all qualified in this section.

Former champions to qualify include Murray James, Tauranga, Rod Fleming, Hawkes Bay and Brian Stewart, John Frelan, Waikato, Lloyd Bellis and Blair Spicer from Canterbury. Spicer and Fleming have four national titles to their credit and need one more to earn a gold star.

Last year’s runner-up Grant Rayner from North Wellington is safely through.

Other top contenders to qualify include four times national champions John Zittersteijn, North Taranaki, Nigel Warnes and Hayden Warnes, Nelson. Mark Ridley North Taranaki, Ashley Diamond and Mark Keen Canterbury, Paul Wright and Richard Caddy, Auckland, Grant Harvey, Taranaki, Trevor Gould, Upper Hutt Valley, Tim Veale, Robbie Lochrie and Jason Moore, Manawatu and Ron Inglis, Golden Bay-Motueka and Michael Lawson, Ashburton are also safely though.

Leading women to qualify include Fiona Wilson, Tauranga, Maureen Pruden and Linda McCurdy, Waikato, Lyn Brittain, Northland, Sue Fleming, Hawkes Bay, Margurrite Gerrand, Bay of Plenty, Lois Randall, Hutt Valley and Linda Mills, North Harbour.

Last year’s Cliff Thompson Trophy winner for the best junior player North Island representative Teri Anderson from Auckland qualified.

Another player pushing for higher honours Joseph Zino from Hutt Valley who won the fours last year and then went on to win the Henselite Champion of Champions singles is safely through.

Three Kath and Sen Smith Trophy winners for the best senior player Audrey Martin, Canterbury who won last year as well as Bernard Bennett, Tauranga and Ian Malcolm, Counties have qualified.

The two gold star holders Paul Psaila from Auckland and Grant l’Ami from Taranaki are safely through to compete in post section on Monday when the new champion will be found.

Other notables to miss the cut were North Island representatives Mike Phipps (Taranaki) and Kevin Childs (Auckland). Pat Hoult, Upper Hutt Valley who is on the comeback trail lost two games by one point on the last bowl to miss out as did another former champion Vern Littlejohn from Hawkes Bay. Hoult and Phipps are both holders of four national titles.

15.6.2010

North Wellington’s Grant Rayner and Paul Psaila from the Tawanui Club won the pairs at the 61th Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo on Tuesday.

In the final over nine ends they defeated David Vesty and Glenis Cohen from the St Josephs Club, Hawkes Bay 8-2.

The final saw the North Wellington side in control throughout. They led 4--1 after four ends, 7-2 after seven ends and wrapped up the match 8-2 with Vesty conceding after the eighth end.

This gave Psaila his sixth national title a feat that has never been achieved before in indoor bowls history. He already had a gold star from titles in the pairs in 1985, 1989, 2006 and fours 1996 and 2005. For Rayner it was his fourth title as he had three previous titles to his credit, the triples in 1996, fours 2005 and he combined with Psaila in 2006 to win the pairs.

The semifinals saw Vesty defeat Derek and Carolyn Cooper from the West End Club, South Canterbury 13-2 in a one sided final while Rayner put out Noel and Rakera Armstrong from the Roto-o-rangi Club, Waikato 8-7.

In the quarterfinals Rayner beat Sandra Keith and Sue Burnand, Ashburton 9-6; Armstrong beat Roger Andrew and Brian MacDonald, Counties 8-4; Cooper beat Grant l’Ami and Mike Phipps, Taranaki 9-3 and Vesty beat Lloyd Bellis and Rhonda Middleton, Canterbury 10-3.

Derek and Carolyn won the Bob Malcolm Memorial Tray which is awarded to the married couple who progress the farthest in the pairs after a play off was required between the two losing semifinalists.

15.6.2010

The finalists have been found in the pairs at the Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo

The final will be between David Vesty and Glenis Cohen, from the Josephs Club in Hawkes Bay and Grant Rayner and Paul Psaila from the Tawanui Club, North Wellington.

In the semifinals Vesty defeated Derek and Carolyn Cooper from the West End Club, South Canterbury 13-2 while Rayner defeated Noel and Rakera Armstrong from the Roto-o-rangi Club, Cambridge, Waikato 8-7.

Psaila who has a gold star for five titles will be trying to make Indoor Bowls history as no-one has ever won six. He has titles from the pairs in 1985, 1989, 2006 and fours 1996 and 2005. Rayner has three titles to his credit, the triples in 1996, fours 2005 and he combined with Psaila in 2006 to win the pairs.

Vesty and Cohen will definitely be the underdogs and will be trying to cause a huge upset and win their first titles.

There will also be a play off to decide the winner of the Bob Malcolm Memorial Trophy which is awarded to the married couple that goes the farthest in the pairs between the two losing semifinalists Derek and Carolyn Cooper and Noel and Rakera Armstrong.

15.6.2010

The semifinalists have been found in the pairs at the Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre in Taupo on Tuesday.

Grant Rayner and Paul Psaila from the Tawanui Club, North Wellington will play the rank outsiders, Waikato farmers and husband and wife combination of Noel and Rakera Armstrong who hail out of the Roto-o-rangi Club, Cambridge. Their only claim to fame in indoor bowls is representing Cambridge Sub Centre and playing in open tournaments.

Rayner holds three national titles while Psaila is a gold star holder.

In the other semifinal another married couple Derek and Carolyn Cooper from the West End Club, South Canterbury will play David Vesty and Glenis Cohen from the St Josephs Club, Hawkes Bay.

The defending champions were eliminated in the first round of post section by Lloyd Bellis and Rhonda Middleton, Canterbury who are still in contention.

13.6.2010

The defending pairs’ titleholders Blair Spicer and Rob Osborne from Canterbury have qualified for post section in the pairs at the 61th Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at Taupo Events Centre in Taupo on Sunday.

190 teams qualified for post section play on Tuesday out of the 450 teams that took part.

Four times national champions safely through are Spicer, Nigel Warnes, Nelson who is partnered with Richard Verdonk, Hayden Warnes, Nelson playing with Chris Moffitt, Mike Phipps, Taranaki who is leading for gold star holder Grant l’Ami, Taranaki, John Zittersteijn, North Taranaki who is partnered with David Connett, Rod Fleming, Hawkes Bay who is leading for his wife Sue and Pat Hoult, Upper Hutt Valley who has his daughter Rachael leading for him. L’Ami and Phipps won the pairs in 2002.

The other gold star holder Paul Psaila is leading for the New Zealand captain Grant Rayner from North Wellington. They won the pairs in 2006. Don and Lillian Christini from Northland won the pairs in 2003 and are safely through.

The 2004 champions Simon Poppleton and Darryn Bell from Waikato who won the pairs when the championships were last held in Taupo qualified as did the 2008 champions Tim Veale and North Island representative Teri Anderson from Auckland.

Other former winners Ivan Barr, Upper Hutt Valley who won in 2000 has qualified with his wife Annette who was runner-up in this event in 1992 and 2003 and the 1992 pairs champion Kevin Childs from Auckland who this time has combined with Ray Wyatt. Childs is a North Island representative.

Last year’s singles champion Sue Burnand has qualified with Sandra Keith, Ashburton who is skipping. This will make up for the disappointment of yesterday when they both missed out on qualifying in the singles. Another strong Ashburton team to make the cut is Michael Lawson and Darren Turner. Lawson is a South Island representative.

Another South Island representative Marilyn Holmes from Otago combined with Ross Garner to qualify while Ashley Diamond and Mark Keen from Southland who are both South Island representatives are safely through.

New Zealand representative Grant Harvey from Taranaki who was runner-up in the pairs last year when he played with Paul Smith has qualified again, this time with Gary Stretton.

North Island representative Matthew Ellis from Roskill and Districts has qualified with Anthony McQuoid as his lead while Jason and Danny Moore from Manawatu who have been third equal in the pairs twice in 2005 and 2007 will have another shot at the title.

Ron and Rae Inglis who have won the Bob Malcolm Tray for the best married couple in the pairs three times in 1982, 1989 and 2002 but have yet to claim the pairs title have another chance.

Other North Island representatives Brent Biggar from North Wellington qualified with his lead Jenny White as did Fiona Wilson from Tauranga with her lead Willie Rudolph, Gina Owen, Tauranga with her husband Derek skipping, Paul Wright from Auckland who was leading for Richard Caddy, Margurrite Gerrand, Bay of Plenty who had Pani Bryant as her lead and Lois Randall from Hutt Valley who combined with Jeff Stuart.

Gary and Graham Low from Southland who were third equal in the pairs in 2008 qualified.

Two New Zealand representatives Linda McCurdy and Maureen Pruden from Waikato qualified with two wins and two draws.

One of the sections was so cut throat that all five teams qualified with two wins each. The teams were skipped by Michaela Conolly, Thames Valley, Arnie Atiau, Auckland, Phil Smith, Tauranga, Noel Gray, Bay of Plenty and Peter Terrill, North Taranaki.

Tomorrow, Monday is post section in the singles starting at 8.30am with 287 players trying to win the title with the final due to start at approximately 4.15pm.

Triples - newest press releases/reviews first

18.6.2010

Grant Rayner, Paul Psaila and Teri Anderson playing for the Hobsonville Club, Auckland won the triples at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo on Friday.

This was a very historic day for Indoor bowls as both Rayner and Psaila had won the pairs on Tuesday and this gave Psaila his seventh title a feat unmatched in the history of the game. Rayner won his gold star for five titles and 16 year old Anderson her second title.

Psaila has now won the pairs in 1985, 1989, 2006, 2010, fours 1996, 2005 and triples 2010 while Rayner has won the triples 1995, 2010, fours 2005, pairs 2006 , 2010 and Anderson the pairs in 2008 and 2010.

Rayner and Psaila have won four of their titles together.

Over the years Psaila has been an outstanding lead and has contributed with consistent draw bowls to all the combinations he has been in.

It was also an emotional day for President Trevor Rayner as he presented his son Grant with his gold star.

In the final they defeated Ken Mackenzie, Graeme Chapman and Mathew Bassett from the Willowby Club, Ashburton 10-9.

In the final over ten ends Rayner led 5-4 after four ends. McKenzie scored three on the fifth end to lead 7-5. On the sixth end Mackenzie moved the jack to the back of the mat and Rayner drew the shot with his first bowl and went on to score two shots to drew level 7-7. On the seventh end Rayner scored one shot to lead 8-7. On the eighth end Mackenzie scored one to level the scores 8-8. The ninth end saw Rayner draw with his last bowl to score two shots to go into the final end 10-8 up. On the tenth end Mackenzie had a chance to draw a second shot to force a deciding end but moved the jack to only score one, the Hobsonville triple winning 10-9 after a fantastic final. A pleasing aspect of the final was that both leads were junior players.

The semifinals saw Rayner defeat Gary Low, Graham Low and Jan Low from the Grasmere Club, Southland 8-6 while Mackenzie defeated Warrick Pinker, Ian Broderson and Arlene Chadwick, RSA Club, Wanganui 10-9.

The Rayner versus Low semifinal was a very close affair with scores level 6-6 after nine ends. On the last end Anderson drew the jack and Psaila added another to put the Southland team under pressure and Low was unable to retrieve the situation, the Auckland side winning 8-6. In the other semifinal the Willowby Club team led 10-4 after eight ends. Pinker played a drive on the penultimate end to score three shots and go into the final end trailing 7-10. On this end he held three for the draw but Mackenzie drew the third shot with his final bowl to win the match 10-9.

In the quarterfinals Low beat Robert Wilson, South Otago 7- 3; Rayner beat Graham Orr, Bay of Plenty 11-2; Pinker beat Ashley Diamond, Canterbury 11-5; and Mackenzie beat John Love, Northland 10-5.

The defending titleholders Nelson’s Hayden Warnes and Chris Moffitt this time playing with Richard Verdonk were eliminated in the early rounds of post section.

18.6.2012

The semifinalists have been found in the triples at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre in Taupo

They are Gary Low, Graham Low, Jan Low, Grasmere Club, Southland; Grant Rayner, Paul Psaila, Teri Anderson, Hobsonville, Auckland; Warrick Pinker, Aileen Chadfield, Ian Broderson, RSA, Wanganui; Ken Mackenzie, Graeme Chapman, Mathew Bassett, Willowby Club, Ashburton.

In the quarterfinals Low beat Robert Wilson, South Otago 7- 3; Rayner beat Graham Orr, Bay of Plenty 11-2; Pinker beat Ashley Diamond , Canterbury 11-5; and Mackenzie beat John Love , Northland 10-5.

Rayner and Psaila won the pairs earlier in the week and Rayner would win a gold star if he comes through for another title. Psaila has six titles and Teri Anderson has one.

The defending titleholders Nelson’s Hayden Warnes and Chris Moffitt who this time combined with Richard Verdonk have been eliminated

16.6.2010

The defending champions Hayden Warnes and Chris Moffitt this time playing with Richard Verdonk, Nelson have qualified to defend their title in the triples at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre in Taupo on Wednesday. Hayden holds four titles.

Altogether 110 triples qualified for post section from the field of 270 teams.

Blake Signal’s Upper Hutt team from the Stokes Valley Knights Club qualified with four wins. Dave Pollard is playing at two and Lisa White is leading. Stephen Preddy from South Otago who had an excellent South Island Championships also had four straight wins. He is with Murray Grant and Barry Gray from the Paretai Club.

Four times champions to qualify include Blair Spicer who is playing out of the Waikato Centre and combining with Maureen Pruden and Amy McCartain from the BHP Club, Rod Fleming with his wife Sue and Philip Clinch made it through with two wins and a draw, Pat Hoult, Upper Hutt Valley with his daughter Rachael, along with Sheree Holmes playing at two, Mike Phipps, Taranaki who is playing two for gold star holder Grant l’Ami with his wife Lorraine as lead, Nigel Warnes who is playing with an Ashburton team of Sandra Keith, and Michael Lawson from the Willowby Club have qualified.

Last night’s pairs champions Grant Rayner who now has four titles and Paul Psaila from Auckland who has six titles combined with Teri Anderson to qualify while the new singles champion Keith Setter from Tauranga combined with Geoff Coughey and Willie Rudolph to qualify.
Four times champions to miss the cut are John Zittersteijn, North Taranaki, Murray Bryant, Waikato and Kevin Boothby, Thames Valley. Others to miss out are Fiona Wilson, Tauranga and Brent Biggar, North Wellington.

Top Waikato teams combinations are headed by Gheorghe Sirbu, Linda McCurdy and David Judson from St Andrews Club, Hamilton, John Frelan, Darryn Bell and Gayleen Bell from Tatuanui Club, Simon Poppleton, Jenny White and Jess Moffat, Tatuanui, Steve Flaszynski, Alison Hughes and last runner-up in the pairs Glenis Cohen also Tatuanui Club.

The Bay of Plenty has ten qualifiers led by Scott Mitchell, Kristine East and Karl Rice from Citizens Club, Kevin Hurren, Bruce Barker and Alan Reid from Taupo Cosmopolitan Club and Noel Gray, Audrey Gray and Pat Ashton, Rotorua Club.
The Eastern Bay will be well represented by Tony Reynolds, Dave Reynolds and Gill Reynolds from Ohope.

Manawatu’s Robert Lochrie, Tony Griffin and Katie Gabbott from Club Palmerston are safely through as are the Southland family team of Gary, Graham and Jan Low from the Grasmere Club.

Wanganui’s Gavin Scrivener, Lindsay Bourne and Shane Broderson are another strong combination in the post section field.

Fours - newest press releases/reviews first

19.6.2010

Manawatu’s Jason Moore, Robert Lochrie, Tony Griffin and Danny Moore from Club Palmerston won the fours at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo on Saturday.

This was success at last for them all as none of them had ever won a title before but had all been runner-up on at least one occasion each and third equal on others.
Skip Jason Moore has come through the junior ranks and won the Cliff Thompson Trophy for the best junior in the nationals in 1996.

In the final they defeated they defeated the Counties team of Matthew Ellis, Jason Parker, Carol Te Wharau and Caroll Smyth from St Patricks Club, 10-7.

The final over 10 ends saw Ellis lead 6-3 after six ends. Moore came back with two singles to trail 5-6 after eight ends. On the ninth end Ellis scored one shot to go into the final end 7-5 in front. On the final end Moore was down on the head. He ran at the head and disturbed the bowls to be lying two shots for the draw and Ellis was unable to draw to reduce the count. Moore then tried to draw the third shot but was also short. On the deciding end to decide the champions the shot changed on several occasions. Moore held the shot with Ellis having one bowl to play. He ran at the head and killed the jack the Manawatu four winning 10-7

In the semifinals Matthew Ellis defeated Rodney Mills, Steve Mills, Linda Mills and Don Fremlin from Mairangi Bay Club, North Harbour and Jason Moore defeated Jeff Davie, Michaela Conolly, Terry Carswell, Sheryl Curran, Manawaru, Thames Valley 12-5.

In the quarterfinals Mills defeated Warren Freeman, Auckland 10-6, Ellis beat Frank McKenna, Horowhenua 11-3, Davie beat Arnie Atiau, Auckland 10-5 and Moore beat Graham Orr, Bay of Plenty 16-1.

The defending champions in the fours, Joseph Zino, Richard Corry, Denise Clarkson and John Zino, Hutt Valley were eliminated in the last 32 by Auckland’s Warren Freeman, Roger Andrew, Brian McDonald and Pamela Cohen from the Olympic Club 4-8.

A Bay of Plenty team from the St Andrews Club, Rotorua of James Schuster, Gavin Rennie, Keith Richardson and Christine Kingi proved to be the giant killers in the last 64 of the fours when they put out Grant Harvey, Grant Rayner, Paul Psaila and Gary Stretton from Taranaki 9-8 on an umpire’s measure. Rayner and Psaila had won the pairs and triples earlier in the week. Rayner had won his gold star and Psaila his seventh title. Harvey and Rayner are also New Zealand representatives.

However Schuster then went down in the next round to another Bay of Plenty team of David Welch, Paul Gooch, Simon Hatcher and Murray East from the Rotorua Citizens Club 8-12.

Paul Psaila (Auckland) and Grant Rayner (North Wellington) were joint winners of the Robertson Trophy which is awarded to the player of the tournament because of their two championship titles in the pairs and triples.

The Patron’s Cup which is awarded to the best district went to Waikato.

19.6.2010

The finalists have been found in the fours at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo.

Matthew Ellis, Jason Parker, Carl Te Wharau and Caroll Smyth from St Patricks Club, Counties, and Jason Moore, Robert Lochrie, Tony Griffin will play Danny Moore, from Club Palmerston, Manawatu.

In the quarterfinals Mills defeated Warren Freeman, Auckland 10-6, Ellis beat Frank McKenna, Horowhenua 11-3, Davie beat Arnie Atiau, Auckland 10-5 and Moore beat Graham Orr, Bay of Plenty 16-1.

However Schuster then went down in the next round to another Bay of Plenty team of David Welch, Paul Gooch, Simon Hatcher and Murray East from the Rotorua Citizens Club 8-12.

19.6.2010

The semifinalists have been found in the fours at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo.

The teams are Rodney Mills, Steve Mills, Linda Mills, Don Fremlin, Mairangi Bay, North Harbour, Matthew Ellis, Jason Parker, Carl Te Wharau, Caroll Smyth, St Patricks, Counties, Jeff Davie, Michaela Conolly, Terry Carswell, Sheryl Curran, Manawaru, Thames Valley, Jason Moore, Robert Lochrie, Tony Griffin, Danny Moore, Club Palmerston, Manawatu.

In the quarterfinals Mills defeated Warren Freeman, Auckland 10-6, Ellis beat Frank McKenna, Horowhenua 11-3, Davie beat Arnie Atiau, Auckland 10-5 and Moore beat Graham Orr, Bay of Plenty 16-1.

However Schuster then went down in the next round to another Bay of Plenty team of David Welch, Paul Gooch, Simon Hatcher and Murray East from the Rotorua Citizens Club 8-12.

19.6.2012

There are eight teams left in contention in the fours at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships being played at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo.

The teams are Warren Freeman, Roger Andrew, Brian McDonald, Pamela Cohen, Olympic Club, Auckland, Rodney Mills, Steve Mills, Don Fremlin, Linda Mills, Mairangi Bay, North Harbour, Frank McKenna, Duncan Ruthe, Bruce Pedley, Janine Ruthe, Levin North, Horowhenua, Matthew Ellis, Jason Parker, Carl Te Wharau, Anthony McQuoid, St Patricks, Counties, Jeff Davie, Michaela Conolly, Terry Carswell, Sheryl Curran, Manawaru, Thames Valley, Archie Atiau, Alayne Webster, Fred Webster, Danny Madden, Mangere Central, Auckland, Jason Moore, Robert Lochrie, Tony Griffin, Danny Moore, Club Palmerston, Manawatu, Graham Orr, Merleen Orr, Chris Spurway, Thomas Orr, Awakeri, Bay of Plenty,

However Schuster then went down in the next round to another Bay of Plenty team of David Welch, Paul Gooch, Simon Hatcher and Murray East from the Rotorua Citizens Club 8-12

17.6.2010

The defending champions in the fours Joseph Zino, Richard Corry, Denise Clarkson and John Zino, Hutt Valley have qualified to defend their title at the 61st Lion Foundation National Indoor Bowls Championships at the Taupo Events Centre, Taupo.

Altogether 77 teams qualified for post section on Saturday. 210 fours entered the event.

Four times champions Mike Phipps who is in Grant l’Ami’s team along with Paul Midgley and Lorraine Phipps from Taranaki; Grant Rayner who is in Grant Harvey’s team from Taranaki with Gary Stretton and six times champion Paul Psaila; Kevin Boothby from Thames Valley with his team of Maurice Eccles, Wayne Heron and Fay Eccles are safely through. Another four times champion Pat Hoult, Upper Hutt Valley qualified with Ivan and Annette Barr and daughter Rachael.

Top contenders to make the cut are two Auckland teams of Kevin Childs, Carol Wright, Ken Wright, Ray Wyatt and Kerrin Fremlin, Patrick Morrison, Mike Bryant and Jenny Stockford. North Wellington’s Brent Biggar, Steven Fisher, Fiona Anderson and Jenny White also qualified.

The South’s top qualifier was four times national champions Nigel and Hayden Warnes who have both got four titles and are with Richard Verdonk and Chris Moffitt form Nelson. The Southland four of Gary Low, Graham Low, Warwick Gray and Jan Low and Ross Garner, Mark Jacombs, Shelley Keene and Marilyn Holmes, Otago, Murray Grant, Robert Wilson, Barry Gray and Craig Botting, South Otago and Ashley Diamond, David Philpott, Mark Keen and Bev Diamond, Canterbury.

Waikato’s Owen Baker, Greg Williams, Lesley Monk and Carol Baker, St Andrews, Hamilton qualified as did the Hamilton City four of Arthur Bettridge, Trevor Coleman, George Tuck and Gwyn Bettridge and the Matangi four of Graham Membery, Julie Logan, Alex Jones and Murray Hunt.

Bay of Plenty’s Scott Mitchell, Kristine East, Karl Rice and Lance Hansen from Citizens Club and David Welch, Paul Gooch, Simon Hatcher and Murray East, Citizens as well as Kevin Hurren, Bruce Barker, Phyll Heelam, Dick Conlon from the Taupo Cosmopolitan Club are among eight Bay teams to qualify,

Notable omissions were John Zittersteijn, North Taranaki and Murray Bryant, Waikato as well as Blair Spicer and Rod Fleming, Hawkes Bay who were playing together in the same team and were also looking for their gold stars.