The finals of the King Price National Bowls Week takes place tomorrow where the national champions in the various disciplines will be determined at the Windhoek Bowling Club.
After about 300 players battled it out over the past week, the finalists for the singles, pairs and trips competitions have emerged, with several new champions due to be crowned tomorrow.
In the men’s singles category, Waylon Wentzel and Christo de Beer have progressed to the final, while both last year’s finalists, winner Kat Steenkamp and runner-up Julian Viljoen have been eliminated.
The women’s singles will also see a new champion after last year’s winner, Marietjie van den Bergh, was eliminated, with Diana Viljoen due to meet Michelle Crawford.
Van der Bergh, however, has a chance to defend her pairs title after reaching the final with Susan Venter, but standing in their path is the formidable pair of Lesley Vermeulen and Marinda Bezuidenhout.
The men’s pairs category will also see new champions, with last year’s winners, Waylon Wentzel and Freddie Fouche, having been eliminated.
Schalk van Wyk and Claude Thorburn, who were the losing finalists last year, get a second shot at the title when they take on Graham Snyman and Christo de Beer in tomorrow’s final.
The men’s trips competition will see a new champion after the defending champions Julian Viljoen, Gordon Damster and Schalk van Wyk were eliminated, while Johan Jacobs, Claude Thornburn and Corny Stam will now battle it out against Horst Zimny, Berndt Muller and Piet du Plooy for this year’s title.
The women’s trips will also see a new champion after the elimination of last year’s champions, Van den Bergh, Petro Breedt and Susan Venter. Tomorrow, Bianca Lewis, Hailey van Wyk and Diana Viljoen will battle it out for the title against Anjuleen Viljoen, Miranda Bezuidenhout and Amanda Steenkamp.
Freddie Fouche will take on AJ Visser in the men’s singles plate final, while Van den Bergh will take on Amanda Steenkamp in the women’s singles plate final.
Riaan Pretorius and Van den Bergh will take on Anjuleen Viljoen and Kat Steenamp in the mixed pairs final.
The novice champions were already determined earlier this week with Kevin Maishatz winning the men’s title and Sankie Klose the women’s title.
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