Hong Kong International Bowls Classic Explained

Sport:	Bowls
Founded:	1981

The Hong Kong International Bowls Classic is a highly prestigious event in the lawn bowls calendar. It began as a men's pairs competition in 1981, with a men's singles event added in 1983. In 2008, the program was expanded to include singles and pairs competitions for women.

The event was cancelled in 2019 due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests^[1] and the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Men's Finalists

Year	Singles^[3]		Pairs^[4]		Ref
	width=250	Winner	width=250	Finalist		width=250	Winner	width=250	Finalist
1981	no singles event held		Rob Dobbins Darby Ross	Jimmy Hobday Tony Allcock
1983	Peter Belliss	John Bell	Philip Chok George Souza Jr.	Peter Belliss Phil Skoglund
1984	George Souza Jr.	John Bell	Philip Chok George Souza Jr.	Denis Dalton Dennis Katunarich
1985	George Adrain	Cecil Bransky		Denis Dalton Ken Williams
1986	Paul Richards	Bob Fishlock		Rowan Brassey Peter Belliss
1987	Paul Richards	Noel Kennedy	Brian Middlemass Richard Corsie	Willie Watson Ernie Parkinson^[5]
1988	Richard Corsie	Barry Salter	Noel Kennedy Mark McMahon	Brett Morley John Bell
1989	Peter Belliss	Trevor Morris		Brett Morley Ron Gass
1990	Graham Robertson	Wynne Richards		David Tso George Souza Jr.
1993	Graham Robertson	Cecil Bransky		Kevin Campbell Ashley van Winkel
1994	Noel Kennedy	Bill Boettger	David Tso George Souza Jr.	Donny Piketh Neil Burkett
1995	Noel Graham	Neil Burkett		Donny Piketh Neil Burkett
1996	John Noonan	Gerry Baker	Gerry Baker Neil Burkett	Andrew Curtain David File
1997	Adam Jeffery	David Le Marquand	Stuart Airey Andrew Wills	Gerry Baker Neil Burkett
1998	Adam Jeffery	Willie Lai	Stuart Airey Andrew Wills	Jason Greenslade Robert Price
1999	Adam Jeffery	Noel Kennedy	Noel Graham Jonathan Ross	David Harding Andrew Fleming
2000	George Sneddon	Peter Belliss	Noel Graham Jonathan Ross	Bobby Donnelly Neil Burkett
2001	Jason Greenslade	Neil Burkett	George Sneddon Alex Marshall	Jason Greenslade Robert Jones
2002	David Peacock	George Sneddon		Tom Ellem Kelvin Kerkow
2004	Mark Walton	Eric Johannes	Mark Walton Graham Shadwell	Jim Baker Noel Graham
2005	Paul Girdler	Heron Lau		K H Lee Ken Chan
2006	Jeremy Henry	Wayne Hogg	Neil Burkett Wayne Perry	Paul Daly Jeremy Henry	^[6] ^[7]
2007	Mark Watt	Mervyn King		Mark Harding Stephen Harris	^[8]
2008	Mark Walton	Leif Selby	Mark Walton Graham Shadwell	Chadwick Chen Jimmy Chiu
2009	Leif Selby	Hommer Mercado	Andrew Kelly Richard Collett	Safuan Said Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
2010	Robert Newman	Andrew Kelly		Robert Marshall Iain McLean	^[9]
2012	Barrie Lester	Matthew Baus	Barrie Lester Matthew Baus	Graham McKee Mark McPeak	^[10]
2013	Richard Catton	Stanley Lai	Iain McLean Robert Grant	Dan Delany Richard Girvan	^[11]
2014	Robert Grant	Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais	Christopher Dagpin Angelo Morales	Mathew Pietersen Matthew Baus	^[12]
2015	Jordi Lo	Andrew Duncan	Nathan Pedersen Corey Wedlock	Marc Wyatt Robert Weale	^[13] ^[14] ^[15]
2016		David Wyn	Nathan Pedersen Corey Wedlock	Kevin Anderson Ryan Burnett
2017	Jesse Noronha	John Fleming	Jesse Noronha Ben Twist	David Bolt Taylor Monk
2018	Ben Twist	Aaron Tennant	Aaron Tennant Ian McClure	Curte Guarin Angelo Morales
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2023	Mark Wilson		Izzat Dzulkeple Hizlee Rais	Sheldon Bagrie-Howley Craig Tinker	^[16] ^[17]

Women's Finalists

Year	Singles^[18]		Pairs^[19]		Ref
	width=250	Winner	width=250	Finalist		width=250	Winner	width=250	Finalist
2008	Margaret Letham	Shirley Ko	Siti Zalina Ahmad Nor Hashimah Ismail	Hannah Smith Anwen Butten
2009	Genevieve Baildon	Josephine Lee	Kelsey Cottrell Julie Keegan	Siti Zalina Ahmad Nor Hashimah Ismail
2010		Siti Zalina Ahmad	Kelsey Cottrell Julie Keegan	Milagros Witheridge Sonia Bruce
2012		Camilla Leung	Judith Wason Kelly Packwood	Nor Hashimah Ismail Pinky Chan
2013	Lorraine Malloy	Milagros Witheridge	Kelsey Cottrell Carla Odgers	Val Smith Mandy Boyd
2014	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Sonia Bruce	Ainie Knight Sonia Bruce	Kelsey Cottrell Carla Odgers
2015		Millicent Lai	Amy Choi Vivian Yip	Kristina Krstic Karen Murphy
2016	Zuraini Khalid	Dorothy Yu	Rosita Bradborn Sonia Bruce	Zuraini Khalid Noorazlinda Zakaria
2017	Vivian Yip	Julie Keegan	Songsin Tsao Jintana Visanuvimol	Nici Neal Colleen Piketh
2018	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Emma Firyana Saroji	Natasha Scott Ellen Ryan	Emma Firyana Saroji Siti Zalina Ahmad
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2023	Jenny Miu		Dee Hoggan Rachel Sinclair	Nicole Rogers Harriet Stevens	^[20]

See also

• World Bowls Events

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 October 2019 . Cancellation for the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic Events . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923072724/https://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2038%3Ainvitation-for-hong-kong-international-bowls-classic-2017-sponsorship&catid=32%3Ahk-international-classic&Itemid=251&lang=en . 23 September 2020 . Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association.
2. Web site: 19 August 2020 . Cancellation of Hong Kong International Bowls Classic 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210107121305/https://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2167%3Afor-immediate-release-cancellation-of-hong-kong-international-bowls-classic-2020&catid=32%3Ahk-international-classic&Itemid=251&lang=en . 7 January 2021 . 5 January 2021 . HKLBA.
3. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Singles . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607155553/http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=218&lang=en . 7 June 2021 . 31 October 2016 . HKLBA.
4. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Pairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20210604002017/http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&Itemid=218&lang=en . 4 June 2021 . 31 October 2016 . HKLBA.
5. News: Irish bowlers will put in strong challenge . 3 July 1996 . Aberdeen Evening Express . 8 April 2021. 44 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription.
6. Web site: Henry holds off Scottish challenge in thrilling final . . 11 December 2006 . 1 November 2016.
7. Web site: Burkett rolls back years after pairs win . . 18 December 2006 . 1 November 2016.
8. Web site: Chan helps Kennedy relive Classic glory . . 17 December 2007 . 1 November 2016.
9. Web site: Newman makes the most of second chance . . 6 December 2010 . 1 November 2016.
10. Web site: Sport Digest . . 5 November 2012 . 1 November 2016.
11. Web site: 'Lucky charm' makes the difference for International Classic title . . 17 November 2013 . 1 November 2016.
12. Web site: Robert Grant 'overwhelmed' as he lifts Classic singles title . . 9 November 2014 . 1 November 2016.
13. Web site: Jordi Lo and Dorothy Yu Make History . . 8 November 2015 . 1 November 2016.
14. Web site: Day to remember for local bowlers at Hong Kong International Bowls Classic . . 8 November 2015 . 1 November 2016.
15. Web site: Classic example for Hong Kong youngsters as history is created . . 15 November 2015 . 1 November 2016.
16. Web site: Hong Kong Classic Singles Winners Crowned . Bowls International . 14 November 2023 . 23 November 2023.
17. Web site: Lawn bowler Izzat caps season with gold and silver in Hong Kong . New Straights Times . 20 November 2023 . 23 November 2023.
18. Web site: HK Classic winners Women Singles . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610085030/http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=147&Itemid=218&lang=en . 10 June 2021 . 31 October 2016 . HKLBA.
19. Web site: HK Classic winners Women Pairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610085402/http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=218&lang=en . 10 June 2021 . 31 October 2016 . HKLBA.
20. Web site: 2023 Hong Kong Classic - Day Eight Round Up . Bowls Scotland . 23 November 2023.