Winnipeg Set to Host 2015 Canadian Open Singles Championships
Ottawa, Ontario | September 4, 2015
The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba is about to open its doors to the 2015 Canadian Open Singles Championship. Singles bowlers from across the country will begin play on Sunday, September 6th and play through the medal rounds on Thursday, September 11th.
Athletes from coast to coast will play for the right to represent Canada at the 2016 World Champion of Champions Tournament to be hosted in Queensland, Australia.
The championship is truly being hosted by the entire city of Winnipeg with play taking place at three clubs across town; the Norwood lawn Bowling Club, the St. John’s Lawn Bowling Club and the Tuxedo Lawn Bowling Club.
The round robin will take place on Sunday through Tuesday across all three clubs. The women will be playing at the Tuxedo LBC on Sunday, the St. John’s LBC on Monday and Norwood LBC on Tuesday morning, while the men are divided during the round robin. The men’s ‘Pool A’ will be playing at the Norwood LBC on Sunday, the Tuxedo LBC on Monday and the St. John’s LBC Tuesday and ‘Pool B’ will be playing at the St. John’s LBC on Sunday, the Norwood LBC on Monday and the Tuxedo LBC on Tuesday.
For a full schedule, click here.
Here are the athletes attending the 2015 Canadian Singles Championships:
Women
| Claire |
Day |
AB |
Commonwealth LBC |
|
Amanda |
Berg |
AB |
Commonwealth LBC |
|
Mary |
Wright |
BC |
White Rock LBC |
|
Betty |
Van Walleghem |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Kris |
Madsen |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Nadine |
Simmons |
MB |
St. John’s LBC |
|
Shirley |
Fitzpatrick-Wong |
MB |
Sargent Park LBC |
|
Murielle |
Beauchamp |
QC |
Saint-Lambert LBC |
|
Harriette |
Pituley |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Jean |
Roney |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Jordan |
Kos |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Carolyn |
Jones |
SK |
Nutana LBC |
Men – ‘Pool A’
| Pat |
Bird |
AB |
Calgary LBC |
|
Malky |
Taylor |
BC |
North Vancouver LBC |
|
Kin On |
Lau |
BC |
Richmond LBC |
|
Bob |
Van Walleghem |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Garry |
O’Connell |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Rob |
Law |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Jerome |
Kirby |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Malcolm |
Taylor |
MB |
Tuxedo LBC |
|
Maurice |
Beauchamp |
QC |
Saint-Lambert LBC |
|
Joseph |
Chan |
SK |
Nutana LBC |
|
Michael |
Pituley |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Robert |
Hackett |
SK |
Nutana LBC |
Men – ‘Pool B’
| Michael |
Leong |
BC |
Granville Park LBC |
|
James |
MacGowan |
BC |
Kerrisdale LBC |
|
Leo |
Dusablon |
MB |
St. John’s LBC |
|
John |
Bjornson |
MB |
Norwood LBC |
|
Terry |
O’Neil |
NS |
Dartmouth LBC |
|
Kody |
Olthof |
ON |
Niagara Falls LBC |
|
Jake |
Schuknecht |
ON |
Glenridge LBC |
|
Gary |
Pickering |
ON |
Agincourt LBC |
|
Keith |
Roney |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Ernie |
Meid |
SK |
Regina LBC |
|
Bo |
Kos |
SK |
Regina LBC |
Manitoba is pleased to be hosting the Canadian Singles Championships and encourages spectators as well as family and friends to come out and watch some great competition.
For more information about the 2015 Canadian Singles Championships and to see up to date results, click here.
For more information, please contact:
Anna Mees
Executive Director, Bowls Canada Boulingrin
amees@bowlscanada.com
About Bowls Canada Boulingrin
Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is the governing body responsible for lawn bowls in Canada. The BCB mission is to advance the sport of bowls in Canada. For more details on Bowls Canada Boulingrin and the sport of lawn bowls, visit www.bowlscanada.com.
