Men's Major Singles Final for 24-25 Decided


4th November 2024
By Bowls Coordinator
Another first time Major Singles Winner has been decided

Men’s Singles 24-25 Finalists: Carl Wiseman and Shane Quill

On Sunday, 27th October, players backed up from playing in Back to Merewether Day to compete in three club finals.  The women completed their major and minor singles - won respectively by Lesley Wiseman and Mardi Ryan (see separate reports).  On an adjacent rink, the Men’s Major Singles final was held with Carl Wiseman taking on Shane Quill.

The path to the final was not an easy one for either player.  Carl had a first up win over John Mountfort, then got away in the last few ends to beat last year’s minor singles winner Peter Johnson to make the semi-final.  In the semi he came up against Adam Jones, who had eliminated the singles winners from the previous two years.  Consistency was the key for the day, and Carl won that battle to progress to his first Major Final with a good win.

Shane’s run was no easier, taking on the experienced Chris Connor in the first round, managing to pip him by three shots. Then, after a forfeit to get into the semi-final, he faced up against the always difficult to beat Greg Johns.  This game was also a tight affair, with scores level at 22 all before Shane picked up three singles to once again prevail.

The final ended up being the tight affair everyone was expecting.  Both players were quickly on the board at one-all, and that set the tone for the rest of the game.  Whenever one player got a bit of a lead, the other fought back with the scores level at 5-5 after eight ends, 8 all at 11 ends, 12 all at 15 ends, 13 all after 17 ends and 15 all after 20 ends.  Shane then scored a couple of multiples to lead by 20-15 (the largest margin of the entire game), before Carl again pulled back to 19-20.

When Shane stretched the lead to 22-19, it seemed like it might be enough to get across the finish line – but, continuing the pattern set earlier, Carl once again pulled back to level up at 22-all.  Then, with some consistent draw bowling, he managed to pick up three singles to grab a 25-22 win.

Congratulations to both players on some really brilliant bowling, and for playing the game in such great spirit.

And, of course, congratulations to Carl for winning his first Major – and in doing so joining Lesley in a rare event – joint husband and wife major singles champions in the same year.

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