NEW MATCHPLAY SINGLES CHAMPION IS A REAL ESSEX BOY

Each game in the MatchPlay is a two set affair with a tie-break. The round-robin stages determined the semi-finalists and there was a Plate competition too. The winners of three groups would go through to the semis along with the best runner-up. Group A was arguably the most open and contained two debutants, namely Essex’s John Fenton and all the way from the Royals in Tunbridge Wells, Paddy Rozier. Paddy did well to adjust to what was by his standards a slowish carpet to take second spot in the group behind the increasingly confident Tony Down from Bristol. Though Down did lose out to Rozier in their head-to-head match on the tie-break.
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ENGLISH TRIUMPH IN THE VALLEYS – BUT ONLY JUST

This year’s annual Home Countries Wheelchair Bowls Championships were held in Wales by hosts the Welsh Paraplegic and Tetraplegic Sports Association. The Championships were put together with the help of the Presenting Partner ‘Mon Motors Group’ and was supported by Disability Sport Wales and Village Hotels. The venue was the picturesque Sully IBC overlooking the Severn estuary.
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BWBA MATCHPLAY PAIRS 2010

Tamworth and Distict IBC hosted the BWBA’s MatchPlay Pairs weekend recently. Wheelchair bowlers can pair up with a partner of their choice – disabled or not. This format – a tried and tested one for the BWBA – highlights the fact that a wheelchair bowler can play on equal terms with other bowlers. Matches are the best of two sets along with a shoot-out if necessary.
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