FIRST PBA FINALS WEEKEND IN TAURANGA

The Tauranga South Club will host its first ever New Zealand Professional Bowls Association Finals Weekend this weekend starting at 4.30pm on Friday with a Shanghai Singles event. This is the second season for the Tauranga branch which last year in its debut season produced the NZ representatives for the World Indoor Pairs in the UK. The Shanghai tournament is for visiting players to get used to the surface and for locals to pitch their skills against the PBA’s top players and is a $30 entry guaranteeing at least two matches for cash prizes. Entries are still available – contact Frank Aldridge on fwaldridgenz@gmail.com.

National playoffs will begin in earnest on Saturday once the Shanghai tournament concludes. There are several trips and nominations to play on the World Bowls Tour in the UK up for grabs.

Information, including an application form, entry forms, dates and venue contact details for the NZ PBA can be found on the worldbowlstour.com site under PBA – New Zealand.

DRAWS (2025 provisional rankings)

Friday 5^th September

4.30pm & 6pm Shanghai Singles 1^st Round

7.30pm Shanghai Main Event 2^nd Round

8.30pm Shanghai Plate 1^st Round

Saturday 6^th September

8.30am Shanghai Main Event Semifinals

9am Shanghai Plate Semifinals

10am Shanghai Main Event & Plate Finals

10am up to 4 rinks available for other Playoffs if players want to bring them forward

12pm Scottish Singles Quarterfinals:

(2) Niel Louw v (90) Matt Berry;

(18) Mike Isaacson v (9) Andre Hudson;

(1) Craig Merrilees v (84=) Kelvin Francis.

Noon World Indoor Pairs Quarterfinals:

(33) Paul Daniels & (129=) Kevin Rainsford v (14) Bart Robertson & (22) Craig DeFaria;

(35) Aaron Tribe & (41) Ron Plunkett v (49=) Hein Pharenqua & (87) Jason Northe;

(31) Graham Cook & (52) Anna Louw v (4) Garry Cotter & (73=) Anthony Oullet.

2pm UK Singles Quarterfinals:

(166=) Jason Wong v (66=) Chad Nathan;

(34) David Natta v (4) Garry Cotter;

(7) Gavin Hamlyn v (1) Craig Merrilees.

2pm World Indoor Singles Quarterfinals:

(15) Laurie Guy v (26) Jason Wheal;

(39) Colin Rogan v (108) Clayton Simpson;

(14) Bart Robertson v (17) Thomas Cockerill.

4pm Scottish Singles Semifinals:

(15) Laurie Guy v winner Merrilees/Francis

4pm World Indoor Pairs Semifinals:

(29) Richard Corry & (10=) Ian McLeod v winner Cook & Louw/Cotter & Oullet.

6pm UK Singles Semifinals:

(53=) Kevan Sellers v winner Hamlyn/Merrilees

6pm World Indoor Singles Semifinals:

(42=) John O’Shea v winner Robertson/Cockerill.

8pm (or earlier if all delegates are available) Delegates Meeting

Sunday 7^th September

8.30am - Scottish Singles Final

9.15am - UK Singles Final

10.30am - World Pairs Final

11.15am - World Singles Final

1pm – Presentations