Asia Pacific Championships ready to roll
The Australian Jackaroos squad members selected to don the green and gold uniform at the Asia Pacific Championships will begin their preparations for glory at the 19 nation event when they arrive on New Zealand shores today.
The Asia Pacific Championships, which is a quadrennial tournament used Southern Hemisphere’s qualifier event the World Bowls Championships, will be played across two clubs over 12 days from Tuesday, November 24 to Sunday, December 6, with a rest day on November 28.
Burnside Bowling Club will host section play, preliminary finals and finals while Bowls Papanui will also host sectional play.
November 24 to 27 will see the women’s singles and fours, and the men’s pairs and triples action, while November 29 to December 3 will feature the remaining disciplines, culminating with all the finals from December 4 to 6.
Australia will look to improve on their performance at the 2011 iteration in Adelaide, where they claimed two gold, five silver and bronze medal.
Read the team announcement release here.
Women’s team:
Singles – Karen Murphy (40, Cabramatta, NSW)
Pairs – Kelsey Cottrell (25, St Johns Park, NSW) & Karen Murphy
Triples – Carla Odgers (25, Sunbury, VIC), Anne Johns (35, St Johns Park, NSW) & Natasha Scott (24, Raymond Terrace, NSW)
Fours – Carla Odgers, Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns & Natasha Scott
Men’s team:
Singles – Aron Sherriff (29, Ettalong Memorial, NSW)
Pairs – Ray Pearse (31, Cabramatta, NSW) & Nathan Rice (36, Club Helensvale, QLD)
Triples – Wayne Ruediger (39, Grange, SA), Mark Casey (33, Club Helensvale, QLD) & Aron Sherriff
Fours – Wayne Ruediger, Ray Pearse, Nathan Rice & Mark Casey
Australian men’s sectional draw;
Singles: Section 2
Pairs: Section 2
Triples: Section 2
Fours: Section 1
Australian women’s sectional draw:
Singles: Section 2
Pairs: Section 2
Triples: Section 1
Fours: Section 2
Click here to view the draw and results for the men’s competition.
Click here to follow the women’s draw and results.
Click here to view the schedule of play.
Bowls Australia wish the Jackaroos the best of luck in their endeavours at the Asia Pacific Championships.
