Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games explained

Event:	Lawn bowls
Games:	2006
Venue:	State Lawn Bowls Centre
Prev:	2002
Next:	2010

Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre in John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia.

Medallists

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Men's singles	Kelvin Kerkow	Robert Weale	Ryan Bester
Men's pairs	Alex Marshall Paul Foster	Ian Bond Mark Bantock	Barrie Lester Nathan Rice
Men's Triples	Mark Casey Bill Cornehls Wayne Turley	Jeremy Henry Mark McPeak Neil Booth	Eric Johannes Gidion Vermeulen Neil Burkett
Women's singles	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Betty Morgan	Lorna Trigwell
Women's pairs	Karen Murphy Lynsey Armitage	Joyce Lindores Kay Moran	Jan Khan Marina Khan
Women's Triples	Azlina Arshad Nor Hashimah Ismail Nor Iryani Azmi	Ceri Ann Davies Noi Tucker Roma Dunn	Amy Monkhouse Jean Baker Sue Harriott

Results

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Men's singles – round robin

Section A

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1		5	4	1	69	71	8
2	Gerry Baker	5	3	2	90	61	6
3		5	3	2	82	69	6
4		5	3	2	87	69	6
5		5	2	3	73	70	4
6		5	0	5	46	107	0

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Kelvin Kerkow	5	4	1	92	62	8
2	Peter Juni	5	4	1	66	68	8
3	Douw Calitz	5	3	2	74	73	6
4		5	2	3	70	75	4
5		5	2	3	73	76	4
6		5	0	5	64	85	0

Section C

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1	Robert Weale	4	3	1	84	43	6
2		4	2	2	61	62	4
3		4	2	2	61	65	4
4		4	2	2	63	63	4
5	Michael Ojwang	4	1	3	36	72	2

Section D

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		4	4	0	81	38	8
2	Ryan Bester	4	3	1	69	56	6
3		4	2	2	71	47	4
4		4	1	3	44	74	2
5		4	0	4	37	87	0

Finals

Men's pairs – round robin

Section A

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Paul Foster & Alex Marshall	5	5	0	0	124	49	10
2	Keshwa Goundar & Curtis Mar	5	3	0	2	85	62	6
3		5	3	0	2	68	73	6
4		5	3	0	2	71	88	6
5	Kila Vuiraka & Lucas Roika	5	1	0	4	68	90	2
6	John Kimutai & Terri Teremoana	5	0	0	5	52	105	0

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Mark Bantock & Ian Bond	4	3	0	1	68	51	6
2	Francis Vella & Leonard Callus	4	3	0	1	73	54	6
3		4	2	0	2	61	60	4
4		4	2	0	2	68	56	4
5	Hans Gabriel & Valo Pritchard	4	0	0	4	33	82	0

Section C

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		4	4	0	0	77	52	8
2	Michel Larue & Keith Roney	4	2	0	2	70	57	4
3	Jonathan Ross & Noel Graham	4	2	0	2	56	58	4
4		4	1	0	3	60	62	2
5		4	1	0	3	43	77	2

Section D

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Barrie Lester & Nathan Rice	4	4	0	0	83	46	8
2		4	3	0	1	82	49	6
3	Jamie Hill & Rowan Brassey	4	2	0	2	72	57	4
4	Alexander Joubert & Willem Esterhuizen Jr.	4	1	0	3	64	71	2
5		4	0	0	4	27	105	0

Finals

Men's Triples – round robin

Section A

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		5	4	0	1	90	71	8
2		5	3	0	2	103	52	6
3	Joseph Taso, Kiliwi Nabo, Nadu Naman	5	3	0	2	73	91	6
4	Alan Merrien, Ian Merrien, Paul Merrien	5	2	0	3	73	93	4
5	Edward Bell, Fagalima Saifiti, Liva Andrews	5	2	0	3	76	105	4
6	Ampuan Kasim, Haji Yahya, Lokman Haji Mohd	5	1	0	4	82	85	2

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Jeremy Henry, Mark McPeak, Neil Booth	4	4	0	0	85	48	8
2		4	3	0	1	56	65	6
3		4	2	0	2	61	79	4
4	Andrew Atwood, Kevin Wall, Martin Selway	4	1	0	3	69	65	2
5	Ratish Lal, Saijad Khan, Som Padayachi	4	0	0	4	53	67	0

Section C

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Bill Cornehls, Mark Casey, Wayne Turley	5	3	0	1	87	47	6
2	Alfred Vella, Joseph Attard, Victor Brincat	5	3	0	1	60	57	6
3	Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Steve McKerihen	5	2	0	2	64	61	4
4	Alan Gilham, Ian Stamp, Peter Streets	5	1	0	3	53	65	4
5		5	1	0	3	49	83	2

Section D

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Andy Thomson, Mervyn King, Robert Newman	4	4	0	0	75	46	8
2		4	3	0	1	81	51	6
3		4	1	0	3	55	71	2
4	Colin Mitchell, Colin Peacock, David Peacock	4	1	0	3	52	77	2
5	John Lowery, Lee Nixon, Alan Shaw	4	1	0	3	50	68	2

Finals

Women's singles – round robin

Section A

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		4	3	1	69	50	6
2		4	3	2	71	50	6
3	Ellen Falkner	4	2	2	51	62	4
4		4	2	2	53	73	4
5	Maureen Burns	4	0	4	56	65	0

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Maria Rigby	4	3	1	75	43	6
2		4	3	1	60	67	6
3	Karina Bisson	4	3	1	57	62	6
4	Lynn McElroy	4	1	3	52	66	2
5		4	0	4	56	62	0

Section C

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Litia Tikoisuva	4	4	0	67	54	8
2	Margaret Johnston	4	3	1	58	67	6
3		4	2	2	54	67	4
4	Jo Edwards	4	1	3	67	57	2
5		4	0	4	64	65	0

Section D

width=20	Pos	width=400	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		4	3	1	57	47	6
2	Lorna Trigwell	4	3	1	75	46	6
3		4	3	1	58	50	6
4	Dolly Maessen	4	1	3	44	66	2
5		4	0	4	47	72	0

Finals

Women's pairs – round robin

Section A

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Gaynor Thomas & Suzie Dingle	8	7	0	1	151	98	14
2	Marina Khan & Jan Khan	8	5	0	3	147	100	10
3	Shirley King & Gill Miles	8	5	0	3	136	106	10
4		8	5	0	3	152	106	10
5		8	5	0	3	108	132	10
6		8	4	0	4	120	123	8
7	Pauline Kelly & Margaret Payne	8	3	0	5	95	142	6
8	Lufi Taulealo & Manuia Porter	8	2	0	6	113	115	4
9		8	0	0	8	81	181	0

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=500	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Lynsey Armitage & Karen Murphy	8	6	0	2	169	92	12
2	Kay Moran & Joyce Lindores	8	6	0	2	133	100	10
3		8	5	0	3	120	112	10
4	Foster Banda & Eddah Mpezeni	8	4	0	4	137	109	8
5	Bah Chu Mei & Haslah Hassan	8	4	0	4	121	116	8
6		8	4	0	4	113	128	8
7	Colleen Webb & Susan Nel	8	4	0	4	119	124	8
8		8	2	0	6	111	142	4
9	Jean Roney & Jo Ann Bugler	8	1	0	7	78	178	2

Finals

Women's Triples – round robin

Section A

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Ceri Ann Davies, Noi Tucker, Roma Dunn	7	7	0	0	159	80	14
2	Serena Matthews, Sharon Sims, Val Smith	7	6	0	1	143	88	12
3		7	4	0	3	108	132	8
4	Christine Grimes, Gean O'Neil, Gina le Long	7	3	0	4	130	116	6
5	Lena Adam, Tina Gabriel, Feao Wright	7	3	0	4	121	132	6
6		7	2	0	5	91	134	4
7		7	2	0	5	95	121	4
8		7	1	0	6	91	135	2

Section B

width=20	Pos	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1	Hendrika Lynn, Loraine Victor, Trish Steyn	6	5	0	1	107	75	10
2	Amy Monkhouse, Jean Baker, Sue Harriott	6	4	0	2	128	79	8
3		6	4	0	2	102	79	8
4	Betty Forsyth, Linda Brennan, Seona Black	6	2	0	4	108	92	8
5	Kathy Pearce, Lisa Forey, Anwen Butten	6	2	0	4	104	84	4
6		6	2	0	4	79	98	4
7	Anne Strickland, Janet Pihiga, Liline Hewitt	6	1	0	5	51	172	2

Finals

Competition format

The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a round-robin with the top eight in the competition making the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.

Venue

The State Lawn Bowls Centre was developed especially for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In June 2003, Gordon Rich-Phillips, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule. Justin Madden, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.

References

• ABC Online report on outcome of 2002 Commonwealth Games competition in lawn bowls
• AAP Report "Australia, Scotland and NZ clash this week" May 15, 2005
• ABC "Games venues behind schedule: Vic Opposition" 19 June 2003
• ABC "Commonwealth Games countdown commences" 19 June 2003

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
• Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games

Notes and References

1. Book: The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. 2013. Lulu.com . 9781291576382.
2. Web site: Commonwealth Games. BBC Sport.
3. Web site: Melbourne 2006. melbourne2006.com.au.