Joining the masters

Burnt End

The KZNCB Preliminary Masters Singles competition was played at Klipbank Bowling Club in Ladysmith last week.

Groups of 12 men and women were divided into two sections of six each. The winner of each section qualified to join the 10 players already selected for the main Masters event to be held in Newcastle in January 2015.

In the women’s event, competition was tough and the section winners were not decided until the last game was completed.

Section A was won by Dundee’s Sylvia Malan (eight + 47) followed by Ilva Zoeppritz (eight + 35).

Section B was won by Newcastle’s Michele Steele (eight + 26 ), Essel Schoeman (Richards Bay) taking second place (eight + seven).

Section A in the men’s event, was likewise only decided after the last game. The decider was played between the unbeaten Brenden van Vreden (Piet Retief) and Trevor Douthwaite (Newcastle), who had lost one game. Brenden kept his earlier momentum going to win the game and his section.

In Section B Shaun Hughes (Estcourt) had already won his section before the last game was played and completed the event with a full house of 10 points followed by Mike Lovell (Richards Bay – six – four).

The summer Fedauto business league is heading to the closing stages after seven fun filled Thursday evenings. The last game before the finals to be played next week. Bowlers expect to see many interesting tussles before the final placings decides who will be the competitors in the final event..