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Hong Kong International Bowls Classic

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Hong Kong International Bowls Classic
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Founded1981

The Hong Kong International Bowls Classic is a highly prestigious event in the lawn bowls calendar. It began as a men's pairs competition in 1981, with a men's singles event added in 1983. In 2008, the program was expanded to include singles and pairs competitions for women.

The event was cancelled in 2019 due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests[1] and the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Men's Finalists

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Year Singles[3] Pairs[4] Ref
Winner Finalist Winner Finalist
1981 no singles event held Australia Rob Dobbins
Australia Darby Ross
England Jimmy Hobday
England Tony Allcock
1983 New Zealand Peter Belliss England John Bell Hong Kong Philip Chok
Hong Kong George Souza Jr.
New Zealand Peter Belliss
New Zealand Phil Skoglund
1984 Hong Kong George Souza Jr. England John Bell Hong Kong Philip Chok
Hong Kong George Souza Jr.
Australia Denis Dalton
Australia Dennis Katunarich
1985 Scotland George Adrain Israel Cecil Bransky Scotland Willie Wood
Scotland George Adrain
Australia Denis Dalton
Australia Ken Williams
1986 Australia Paul Richards Australia Bob Fishlock Scotland Willie Wood
Scotland George Adrain
New Zealand Rowan Brassey
New Zealand Peter Belliss
1987 Australia Paul Richards Hong Kong Noel Kennedy Scotland Brian Middlemass
Scotland Richard Corsie
Northern Ireland Willie Watson
Northern Ireland Ernie Parkinson[5]
1988 Scotland Richard Corsie Australia Barry Salter Hong Kong Noel Kennedy
Hong Kong Mark McMahon
England Brett Morley
England John Bell
1989 New Zealand Peter Belliss Australia Trevor Morris Australia Rex Johnston
Australia Trevor Morris
England Brett Morley
England Ron Gass
1990 Scotland Graham Robertson England Wynne Richards Scotland Graham Robertson
Scotland Alex Marshall
Hong Kong David Tso
Hong Kong George Souza Jr.
1993 Scotland Graham Robertson Israel Cecil Bransky Israel Jeff Rabkin
Israel Cecil Bransky
South Africa Kevin Campbell
South Africa Ashley van Winkel
1994 Hong Kong Noel Kennedy Canada Bill Boettger Hong Kong David Tso
Hong Kong George Souza Jr.
South Africa Donny Piketh
South Africa Neil Burkett
1995 Northern Ireland Noel Graham South Africa Neil Burkett Scotland Kenny Logan
Scotland Alex Marshall
South Africa Donny Piketh
South Africa Neil Burkett
1996 Australia John Noonan South Africa Gerry Baker South Africa Gerry Baker
South Africa Neil Burkett
New Zealand Andrew Curtain
New Zealand David File
1997 Australia Adam Jeffery Jersey David Le Marquand England Stuart Airey
England Andrew Wills
South Africa Gerry Baker
South Africa Neil Burkett
1998 Australia Adam Jeffery Hong Kong Willie Lai England Stuart Airey
England Andrew Wills
Wales Jason Greenslade
Wales Robert Price
1999 Australia Adam Jeffery Hong Kong Noel Kennedy Northern Ireland Noel Graham
Northern Ireland Jonathan Ross
Wales David Harding
Wales Andrew Fleming
2000 Scotland George Sneddon New Zealand Peter Belliss Northern Ireland Noel Graham
Northern Ireland Jonathan Ross
South Africa Bobby Donnelly
South Africa Neil Burkett
2001 Wales Jason Greenslade South Africa Neil Burkett Scotland George Sneddon
Scotland Alex Marshall
Wales Jason Greenslade
Wales Robert Jones
2002 Scotland David Peacock Scotland George Sneddon New Zealand Russell Meyer
New Zealand Paul Girdler
Australia Tom Ellem
Australia Kelvin Kerkow
2004 England Mark Walton South Africa Eric Johannes England Mark Walton
England Graham Shadwell
Northern Ireland Jim Baker
Northern Ireland Noel Graham
2005 New Zealand Paul Girdler Hong Kong Heron Lau Northern Ireland Noel Graham
Northern Ireland Jonathan Ross
Hong Kong K H Lee
Hong Kong Ken Chan
2006 Northern Ireland Jeremy Henry Scotland Wayne Hogg South Africa Neil Burkett
South Africa Wayne Perry
Northern Ireland Paul Daly
Northern Ireland Jeremy Henry
[6][7]
2007 New Zealand Mark Watt England Mervyn King Hong Kong Ken Chan
Hong Kong Noel Kennedy
Wales Mark Harding
Wales Stephen Harris
[8]
2008 England Mark Walton Australia Leif Selby England Mark Walton
England Graham Shadwell
Hong Kong Chadwick Chen
Hong Kong Jimmy Chiu
2009 Australia Leif Selby Philippines Hommer Mercado New Zealand Andrew Kelly
New Zealand Richard Collett
Malaysia Safuan Said
Malaysia Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
2010 England Robert Newman New Zealand Andrew Kelly England Sam Tolchard
England Robert Newman
Scotland Robert Marshall
Scotland Iain McLean
[9]
2012 Australia Barrie Lester Australia Matthew Baus Australia Barrie Lester
Australia Matthew Baus
Northern Ireland Graham McKee
Northern Ireland Mark McPeak
[10]
2013 England Richard Catton Hong Kong Stanley Lai Scotland Iain McLean
Scotland Robert Grant
New Zealand Dan Delany
New Zealand Richard Girvan
[11]
2014 Scotland Robert Grant Malaysia Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais Philippines Christopher Dagpin
Philippines Angelo Morales
Australia Mathew Pietersen
Australia Matthew Baus
[12]
2015 Hong Kong Jordi Lo Northern Ireland Andrew Duncan Australia Nathan Pedersen
Australia Corey Wedlock
Wales Marc Wyatt
Wales Robert Weale
[13][14][15]
2016 England David Bolt Hong Kong David Wyn Australia Nathan Pedersen
Australia Corey Wedlock
Scotland Kevin Anderson
Scotland Ryan Burnett
2017 Australia Jesse Noronha Scotland John Fleming Australia Jesse Noronha
Australia Ben Twist
England David Bolt
England Taylor Monk
2018 Australia Ben Twist Northern Ireland Aaron Tennant Northern Ireland Aaron Tennant
Northern Ireland Ian McClure[16]
Philippines Curte Guarin
Philippines Angelo Morales
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [1][2]
2023 Mark Wilson Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple
Malaysia Hizlee Rais
New Zealand Sheldon Bagrie-Howley
New Zealand Craig Tinker
[17][18]
2024 Scotland Iain McLean Australia Kyle Hansen Scotland Iain McLean
Scotland Darren Gualtieri
England Tom McGuinness
England Harry Goodwin
[19][20]

Women's Finalists

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Year Singles[21] Pairs[22] Ref
Winner Finalist Winner Finalist
2008 Scotland Margaret Letham Canada Shirley Ko Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad
Malaysia Nor Hashimah Ismail
Wales Hannah Smith
Wales Anwen Butten
2009 New Zealand Genevieve Baildon Canada Josephine Lee Australia Kelsey Cottrell
Australia Julie Keegan
Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad
Malaysia Nor Hashimah Ismail
2010 Malaysia Nor Hashimah Ismail Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad Australia Kelsey Cottrell
Australia Julie Keegan
Philippines Milagros Witheridge
Philippines Sonia Bruce
[9]
2012 England Sandy Hazell Hong Kong Camilla Leung Wales Judith Wason
Wales Kelly Packwood
Malaysia Nor Hashimah Ismail
Hong Kong Pinky Chan
[10]
2013 Scotland Lorraine Malloy Philippines Milagros Witheridge Australia Kelsey Cottrell
Australia Carla Odgers
New Zealand Val Smith
New Zealand Mandy Boyd
[11]
2014 Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad Philippines Sonia Bruce Philippines Ainie Knight
Philippines Sonia Bruce
Australia Kelsey Cottrell
Australia Carla Odgers
[12]
2015 Hong Kong Dorothy Yu Hong Kong Millicent Lai Hong Kong Amy Choi
Hong Kong Vivian Yip
Australia Kristina Krstic
Australia Karen Murphy
[13][14][15]
2016 Malaysia Zuraini Khalid Hong Kong Dorothy Yu Philippines Rosita Bradborn
Philippines Sonia Bruce
Malaysia Zuraini Khalid
Malaysia Noorazlinda Zakaria
2017 Hong Kong Vivian Yip Australia Julie Keegan Thailand Songsin Tsao
Thailand Jintana Visanuvimol
South Africa Nici Neal
Thailand Colleen Piketh
2018 Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji Australia Natasha Scott
Australia Ellen Ryan
Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji
Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [1][2]
2023 Hong Kong Jenny Miu Hong Kong Shandy Yu Scotland Dee Hoggan
Scotland Rachel Sinclair
England Nicole Rogers
England Harriet Stevens
[17][23]
2024 Hong Kong Cheryl Chan Philippines Rosita Bradborn Canada Emma Boyd
Canada Kelly McKerihen
England Emma Cooper
England Harriet Stevens
[19][20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cancellation for the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic Events". Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cancellation of Hong Kong International Bowls Classic 2020". HKLBA. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Irish bowlers will put in strong challenge". Aberdeen Evening Express. 3 July 1996. p. 44. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Henry holds off Scottish challenge in thrilling final". South China Morning Post. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Burkett rolls back years after pairs win". South China Morning Post. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Chan helps Kennedy relive Classic glory". South China Morning Post. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Newman makes the most of second chance". South China Morning Post. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Sport Digest". South China Morning Post. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. ^ a b "'Lucky charm' makes the difference for International Classic title". South China Morning Post. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Robert Grant 'overwhelmed' as he lifts Classic singles title". South China Morning Post. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Jordi Lo and Dorothy Yu Make History". Bc magazine. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Day to remember for local bowlers at Hong Kong International Bowls Classic". South China Morning Post. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Classic example for Hong Kong youngsters as history is created". South China Morning Post. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Ireland will give everything in bid for Hong Kong Classic joy: Mark Wilson". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Hong Kong Classic Singles Winners Crowned". Bowls International. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Lawn bowler Izzat caps season with gold and silver in Hong Kong". New Straights Times. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Classic singles winners". World Bowls International. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Scotland make a clean sweep men's Classic titles". Bowls International. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  21. ^ "HK Classic winners Women Singles". HKLBA. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  22. ^ "HK Classic winners Women Pairs". HKLBA. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  23. ^ "2023 Hong Kong Classic - Day Eight Round Up". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2023.