In 2026, we have 7 teams in the Phoenix, playing pairs 2/4/2.
The Tournament is open to members of 3 years or less experience.
It will run for 5 weeks during March.
Results from round 1 played Tuesday 3rd March;
Team 1 David Stillman and Chris Baker d Team 2 Helen Hayward and Stephen Wilson 12-6
Team 6 Mark Hetherington and Neil Jeffrey d Team 3 Leah Boyd and Don McLarty 11-9
Team 4 Wayne Lewis and Rocky Roxas d Team 5 Rosemary Wood and Peter Nettheim 12-6
Team 7 Bye
Standings after round 3 completion Tuesday 17th March;
The 3rd round of the Tournament has been completed with 2 more rounds to go. Some teams have had a bye.
The results to date are;
team 1 Stillman and Baker 2 wins; team 2 Hayward and Wilson no wins; Team 3 Leah Boyd and McLarty 2 wins; team 4 Lewis and Roxas 2 wins; team 5 Wood and Nettheim 1 win; team 6Hetherington and Jeffrey 1 win; team 7 Booth and Todd no wins.
Standings after round 4 completion Tuesday 24th March;
Team 1 Stillman and Baker 3 wins
Team 2 Hayward and Wilson 1 win
Team 3 Leah Boyd and Mc Larty 2 wins
Team 4 Wayne Lewis and Roxas 2 wins
Team 5 Wood and Nettheim 1 win
Team 6 Hetherington and Jeffrey 2 wins
Team 7 Ian Booth and Todd 1 win
Today the final match was played in the Phoenix Tournament of which you have been part for the last month.
I congratulate all of you and confirm my observations that your playing skills and understanding of the game have improved significantly.
You were all very competitive and never gave up even when the odds were against you. The final outcome was based on average ends won (because some of you played one less game than the others).
All of you had one or more winning games. One team won 4 games, and some won 3 games . The team that won the second most average ends was that of Leah Boyd and Don McLarty.
The winners with the highest average ends won, and winners of the Phoenix Tournament for 2026 were David Stillman and Chris Baker….Congratulations.
Most of you have now reached Pennant standard (especially if you are already playing Pennants),so tell Bill Clemens that you want to play Pennants!!
Happy bowling,
Paul