NZ Island Championships
playing in Dunedin over King's Birthday Weekend
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Pairs
Congratulations to Jordan Keene and Mark Jacombs who defeated Brandon Williams and Hayden Warnes in a gripping final.
Huge congratulations to our semi finalists Ross Garner and Peter Earl and John & Jacquie Williams with John and Jacquie also winning the trophy for the married couple to go the furthest.
Fours
Congratulations to Daniel French, Nathan Trowel, Matthew Foster and Keri Te Tamaki on winning the Island Fours. The star studded team beat out a determined challenge from Robert Wilson, John Williams, Jane Wintringham and Jacquie Williams.
In the Semi Finals the French combo beat the experienced team from Southland comprised of Gary Low, Graham Low, Warwick Grey and Jan Low and in the other semifinal the Wilson led team got up over, in a tight match, Matthew Ellis, Ryan Bishop, Angela Bishop and Delwyn Ellis 6-4.
Triples
Congratulations to Alex Reed, Matthew Farquhar and Colin Williams on winning the Island Championship Triples for 2026.
After a closely contested final they came out victorious, after an extra end, over Brandon Williams, Hayden Warnes and Jakeb White.
In the Semifinals new Mat Black Alex Reed led his talented team to victory over John Williams, Irene Cron and Jacquie Williams while on the other side of the draw Otago’s Brandon Williams guided his side to the final with a win over Matthew Ellis, Ryan Bishop and Delwyn Ellis.
The overall aggregate trophy across all three disciplines was won by John and Jacquie Williams of Otago after a strong performance over a very intense three days.
Congratulations John and Jacquie we in Otago are all extremely proud of you.
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Otago Singles
24 May 2026
28 entries- 12 qualifiers
Congratulations to Brandon Williams who has taken out the Otago Open Singles for 2026 with a close fought 9-8 win over Daniel French.
This was Brandon’s 14th title and his first Otago Open Singles title.
Third Equal was Michael Light and Greg Keene.
Congratulations to Tane Loper who claimed the Novice to go the furthest trophy. This trophy has been donated this year by David Webb.
Congratulations to Steph Derrett who has claimed the trophy for the Lady to go the furthest.
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Womens' Eights
16-17 May 2026 in Alexandra
Southland 124.0 Match points
Otago 114.5 Match points
South Canterbury 103.5 Match points
South Otago 76.5 Match points
Central Otago 69.5 Match points
North Otago 52.0 Match points
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Otago Pairs
Sunday 10th May 2026:
20 Entries - 8 Qualifiers
Congratulations to Wakari’s David Webb (12th title) and Eric Zhang (2nd title) on winning the Otago Open Pairs.
They beat the in form team of Judy Sell and Yvonne Adam 8-3 in a hard fought final.
The semifinals saw the Webb/Zhang combination overcome John and Jacquie Williams 9-6.
The other semifinal saw the Sell/ Adam team overcome Kevin Keogh and Lillian Roy 11-6.
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Otago v Canterbury
2-3 May 2026 in Dunedin
After Round 1
Canterbury: 42 match points & 283 game points;
Otago: 28 match points & 260 game points.
After Round 2
Canterbury: 81 match points & 562 game points;
Otago: 59 match points & 495 game points.
After Round 3
Canterbury: 113 match points & 818 game points;
Otago: 97 match points & 763 game points.
Canterbury retain the Speights Trophy for 2026
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NZ Mixed Pairs
played on Monday 27 April 2026
Congratulations to Daniel French and Keri Te Tamaki who have taken out the Otago NZ Mixed Pairs for 2026.
Good luck in the Southern Zone finals, I’m sure you will represent our province very well.
Second place today was Lyn Rance and Max Grey.
Third was Alex Derrett and Jacob Potiki-Tagg.
Fourth was Lance Patterson and Yvonne Adam.
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Otago v South Otago
played on Sunday 26 April 2026
Otago: 98 pts, 645 game points
South Otago: 42 pts, 431 game points
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Henselite Singles
Sunday 19 April 2026
Winner: David Webb (Wakari)
Runner-up: Ross Garner (Mornington)
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NZ Masters Fours
played on Saturday 11 April 2026
A small but talented field contested the second event of the Otago Bowls Season.
Congratulations to the winning team today with four wins from the four matches -
Ross Garner (Skip)
John Williams
Raewyn Keighley
Jacquie Williams
Coming in second with three wins was the Taieri Tigers team of -
Judith Sell (Skip)
Bernie Thijssen
Heather Wilson
Yvonne Adam
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Festival Fours
Played at Kaikorai Valley College on 28 March 2026
Winners:
R Thorburn, G Thorburn, D O’Connell, C Porteous with 8 match points.
Runners-up:
H Bosman, D Willis, T Hall (Southland), R Switalla on 6 match points.
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