NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 17th - 23rd January
 Ian Lines |
Bowdon's Ian Lines
and Keith Aiton have been playing in the singles at the NZ Open at
Christchurch. Chris and Jenny
Clarke, two former Bowdon
members, are also taking part. There were 8 preliminary blocks with 6-7 players in each block; Ian played in Block D and Keith in Block G. Both qualified for the knockout stage proper with 4 wins out of five. Knockout,
1st
round: Ian
Lines bt Anthony Ritchie (NZ, world no.104) +16, +9tp
A summary of the
results can be found by clicking on the NZ
Championship website.Keith Aiton lost to Phillip Drew (NZ, 38) -25, -22 2nd round: Ian Lines lost to Malcolm Fletcher (Aus, 71) +17tp, -4, -21tp Ian entered the Plate event where he won 6 games out of 8; this qualified him for the Plate Knockout. Plate KO, 1st round: Ian Lines lost to John Versey (NZ, 92) -4 |
 Keith Aiton |