The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region.[1][2] The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every two years but then took place every four years and was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships.[3][4]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Location | Various |
| Established | 1985 |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Administrator | World Bowls |
In 2021, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bowls then decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Bowls Championships and Asia Pacific Championships were terminated.[5]
1985 Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
edit15-21 September (round robin - only 1 bronze awarded)
1987 Lae BC, Lae, Papua New Guinea
edit25 October - 8 November sponsored by Mazda (bronze medal playoffs took place)[6] [7]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||
| Men's Pairs | Bill Wain |
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| Men's Triples | Ken Williams Trevor Morris |
Clive Brindle Bill McMahon |
Bob Scullion Kevin Jones |
| Men's Fours | Laka Rawali Eddie Loa Peter Pomaleu |
Ken Walker Bill Kane Sid Giddy |
Darby Ross Dennis Katunarich Bill Wain |
| Women's Singles | |||
| Women's Pairs | Maraia Lum On |
Rae O'Donnell |
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| Women's Triples | Laureen Griffiths Maggie Worri |
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| Women's Fours | Robin Forster Betty Olssen Janki Gaunder |
Joyce Osborne Judy Howat Marie Watson |
1989 Suva, Fiji
editJul 8-21, sponsored by Mazda [8]
1991 Kowloon CC & BC, Hong Kong
edit26 October - 10 November, sponsored by Mazda (bronze medal playoffs took place)[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||
| Men's Pairs | Ronnie Jones |
Mark McMahon |
Rowan Brassey |
| Men's Triples | David Tso George Souza Jr. |
Geoff Sutcliffe Paul Richards |
Dave Brown Dave Houtby |
| Men's Fours | Dave Houtby Dave Brown Ronnie Jones |
Ian Schuback Geoff Sutcliffe Paul Richards |
Noel Kennedy David Tso George Souza Jr. |
| Women's Singles | |||
| Women's Pairs | Daphne Shaw |
Radhika Prasad |
Judy Howat |
| Women's Triples | Linda Smith Lena Yeung |
Maisie Flynn Audrey Rutherford |
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| Women's Fours | Betty Olssen Phil Morrison Radhika Prasad |
Adrienne Lambert Marlene Castle Marie Watson |
Maisie Flynn Audrey Rutherford Edda Bonutto |
1993 Victoria BC, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
edit25 July - 7 August, sponsored by Mazda (round robin, only 1 bronze)[11] [12]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||
| Men's Pairs | Mark Gilliland |
Cameron Curtis |
Mark McMahon |
| Men's Triples | David Stockham Sam Laguzza |
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| Men's Fours | Steve Srhoy David Stockham Sam Laguzza |
Danny Ho Mel Stewart Ken Wallis |
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| Women's Singles | |||
| Women's Pairs | Kathy McGowan |
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| Women's Triples | Audrey Rutherford Betty Herbertson |
Colleen Ferrick Marie Watson |
Jenny Wallis Lena Yeung |
| Women's Fours | Margaret Richards Margaret Fettes Anita Nivala |
Jenny Wallis Rae O'Donnell Rosemary McMahon |
Ann Muir Colleen Ferrick Marie Watson |
1995 Dunedin, New Zealand
edit22 November - 2 December, two bronze medals awarded[13]
1997 Warilla BC & RC, Warilla, New South Wales, Australia
edit19 November - 1 December, (round robin, only 1 bronze) [14] [15]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||
| Men's Pairs | Rowan Brassey |
Anthony Carstairs | |
| Men's Triples | Russell Meyer Andrew Curtain |
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| Men's Fours | Peter Shaw Russell Meyer Andrew Curtain |
Steve Glasson Kevin Walsh Rex Johnston |
Kevin Jones Keith Roney |
| Women's Singles | |||
| Women's Pairs | Essie Sanchez |
Patsy Jorgensen |
Marilyn Peddell |
| Women's Triples | Willow Fong Margaret Sumner |
Marie Watson Sharon Sims |
Angela Chau Linda da Luz |
| Women's Fours | Karen Murphy Willow Fong Margaret Sumner |
Marie Watson Sharon Sims Patsy Jorgensen |
Nor Hashimah Ismail |
1999 Bukit Kiara Bowls Complex, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | ||||
| Men's Pairs | Brett Duprez |
Barry Pickup |
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| Men's Triples | Steve Glasson Adam Jeffery |
Adam Poynton James Cheng |
Ee Chong Beng Spencer Arumugam | |
| Men's Fours | Mark Jacobsen Adam Jeffery Brett Duprez |
David Tso James Cheng Jacky Wong |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
| Women's Pairs | Willow Fong |
Yong Lew Fong |
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| Women's Triples | Sharon Sims Patsy Jorgensen |
Roma Dunn |
Linda Da Luz Angela Chau |
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| Women's Fours | Sharon Sims Patsy Jorgensen Jan Khan |
Martha Welsh Sherrey Sidel Susan Smith |
2001 Moama, Melbourne, Australia
edit22 October - 4 November [18]
2003 Pine Rivers Memorial BC, Brisbane Australia
edit25 November - 2 December
2005 Darebin International Sports Centre, Melbourne, Australia
edit7-16 November (bronze medal playoffs held)[19]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | |||
| Men's Pairs | Fairul Izwan Abdul Muin |
Kelvin Kerkow |
Tony Tong |
| Men's Triples | Justin Goodwin Richard Girvan |
Tony Baer Doug McArthur | |
| Women's Singles | |||
| Women's Pairs | Lynsey Armitage |
Ronalyn Greenlees |
Sharon Sims |
| Women's Triples | Camilla Leung Elizabeth Li |
Azlina Arshad Nor Iryani Azmi |
Irene Webster Kottia Spangler |
2007 Burnside BC & Fendalton BC, Christchurch, New Zealand
edit13-21 January
2009 National Lawn Bowls Complex, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
edit8-16 August
2011 Lockleys BC & Holdfast Bay BC, Adelaide, Australia
edit30 November - 11 December
2015 Burnside BC & Papanui BC, Christchurch - New Zealand
edit24 November - 6 December[20]
2019 Broadbeach BC, Helensvale BC & Musgrave Hill BC, Gold Coast, Australia
editJune 18 to 28
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bowls Calendar". World Bowls.
- ^ "Lawn bowls: Asia Pacific Champs a good build-up for worlds". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "medal winners" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
- ^ "Event History". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "2021 World Bowls Championships Gold Coast & Future World Championships" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "1987 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1987 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 70–71. ISBN 0-330-31364-9.
- ^ a b Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. p. 223. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "1991 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1993 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1993 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
- ^ "1995 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1997 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1997 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Hong Kong Yearbook.
- ^ "1999 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "1999 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
- ^ "2001 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "Canada, Malaysia sweep green at Bowls Championships". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "2015 Asia Pacific Championships". Burnside Bowling Club. Retrieved 5 June 2021.