Nov 29

RAW: Asia Pacific Bowls Comp Starts Tomorrow

Aussies Set To Bowl Over The Asia Pacific

Adelaide About To Play Host to 140 Of The World’s Best Bowlers

Adelaide is set to host the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships from 30th November – 11 December and with a star studded team with an average age younger than that of the Australian Cricket Team the host country will be hard to beat.

The event will feature 15 men’s teams and 13 women’s teams from all manner of Asia Pacific nations – from Japan to Samoa to the USA and Canada!  (Macau has only submitted a men’s team and the Chinese Women’s team is a late cancellation due to immigration not granting their Visas)

Australia’s all-star line up for the event includes Commonwealth games medallists and world #2 Bret Wilkie, #4 Karen Murphy and Kelsey Cottrell (#8 in the world) and the 2010 World Champion of Champion Aron Sherriff (ranked #5 in the world).

After dominating the last Asia Pacific Championships held in 2009 in Kuala Lumpur with a medal haul that included two gold, two silver and three bronze from eight events, the Australians will be eager to once again perform well on the international stage – especially on home turf.

The 2011 Asia Pacific Championships will be played at Lockleys Bowling Club and Holdfast Bay Bowls & Croquet Club in Adelaide from Wednesday, November 30 and will run through to Sunday, December 11.

This event is a precursor to Adelaide hosting the World Bowls Championships in 2012.

Participating Countries

Men’s Teams:

Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Fiji, Hong Kong China, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore and United States of America.

Women’s Teams:

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, Hong Kong China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore and United States of America.
Australia Team Profile

men

Brett Wilkie – Singles and pairs (lead) – Club Helensvale

  • 2010 Commonwealth Games – Silver medal – Triples
  • 2009 World Champion of Champions – Gold medal – Singles

Mark Casey – Pairs (skip) and fours (second) – Club Helensvale

  • 2010 Delhi Eight Nation Test Event – Bronze medal – Triples
  • 2007 Asia Pacific Championships – Gold medal – Triples & fours

Mark Berghofer – Triples and fours (lead) – St Johns Park Bowling Club

  • 2010 Eight Nation Test Event – Bronze medallist – Triples
  • 2009 Asia Pacific Championships – Gold medal – Triples

Nathan Rice – Triples (second) and fours (third) – Club Helensvale

  • 2008 World Championships – Silver medal – Fours
  • 2007 Asia Pacific Championships – Gold medal – Pairs

Aron Sherriff – Triples and fours (skip) – Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club

  • 2011 World Champion of Champions – Gold medal – Singles
  • 2010 Eight Nation Test Event– Silver Medal – Pairs

women

Kelsey Cottrell – Singles and triples (skip) – St Johns Park Bowling Club

  • 2010 Commonwealth Games – Bronze medal – Singles
  • 2010 Eight Nation Test Event – Silver medal – Singles

Natasha Van Eldik – Pairs (lead) and fours (lead) – Raymond Terrace Bowling Club

  • 2010 Trans Tasman representative
  • 2010 Delhi Eight Nation Test Event – Silver medallist

Karen Murphy – Pairs and fours (skip) – Cabramatta Bowling Club

  • 2009 Asia Pacific Championships – Bronze medal- Pairs
  • 2007 Asia Pacific Championships – Gold medal – Pairs

Rebecca Quail – Triples and fours (second) – Invermay Bowls Club

  • 2010 Australian Open – Pairs finalist
  • 2009 QLD Open singles – Singles champion

Lynsey Armitage – Triples (skip) and fours (third) – Club Helensvale

  • 2010 Eight Nation Test Event – Silver medal – Pairs
  • 2009 Asia Pacific Championships – Bronze medal – Pairs

Peter

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