Ekurhuleni Bowls hosts nationals
The games began on May 7 with several bowling clubs across the region hosting matches.
Shaun Thomas, from the Johannesburg Bowling Association, won the 2022 Bowls South Africa men’s national singles championship, on May 15, at Edenvale Bowling Club.
Thomas beat Jason Evans 21-17 in a tight affair to clinch the national title.
Thomas cruised to the final after defeating Lanie Nel 21-7 in round 16. In the quarter-finals, he beat R Scott 21-12 to advance to the semi-finals where he met Grant George.
He beat George 21-18 to advance to the final where he beat the evergreen Evans.
The event was hosted by Ekurhuleni Bowls. The games began in earnest on May 7 with several bowling clubs across the region hosting matches, including Northmead Bowling Club, Benoni Country Club, Benoni Town Bowling Club and Benoni Lake Club.
Hot action at Benoni Lake Club
The Lake Club bowls hosted round-robin matches on May 11. After the tea break, two matches really caught the eyes of many avid bowling fans.
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The matches between Tinus Crous and Luis Pereira and Awongile Somtseu and Gerrit Duvenage were evenly matched but it was the duel between Crous and Pereira that stood out.
It was a game of back and forth as none of the players wanted to lose. Crous was in superb form as his accuracy edged him closer to victory.
Needing only a point to win, Crous set himself well as two of his bowls enveloped the jack. But Pereira had other ideas as he bowled a screamer that smashed the balls to force a restart.
Pereira won the following game to make it 20-18 but Crous soon found his mojo with two of his bowls stopping inches from the jack. Pereira tried to beat him but two of his bowls went straight in the ditch while two swerved away from the jack. Crous eventually claimed victory 21-18.
Somtseu had Duvenage’s number as he led the man from Richards Bay 13-0.
Duvenage didn’t go down without a fight as his accuracy began to frustrate Somtseu. But the Durbanite would go on to win the match 21-12.
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