PBA Finals for David and Logan Clark

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The New Zealand Professional Bowls Association (PBA) Finals Weekend had plenty of new faces and produced many dramatic finishes and story lines at the Waverley Bowling Club in Invercargill this weekend.

Logan Clark (Counties) lost to Aidan Zittersteijn (Taranaki) in the final of the UK Singles competition 12-3, 4-9, 2-1 (Tiebreaker).

David Clark (Counties) lost to Marty Kreft (Dunedin) in another three end tiebreak thriller in the the World Indoor Singles competition 5-10, 8-5, 2-1 (Tiebreaker).

Eight matches from throughout the weekend can be viewed on the Bowls New Zealand Youtube channel.

Results from Waverley, Invercargill :

Shanghai Singles Finals:

Final: Craig Tinker (Southland) 31 bt Richard Corry (Wellington)15 and Rozanna Muriwai (Wairarapa) 4.

Scottish Singles:

Quarterfinals: David Motu (Auckland) bt Ethan Flynn (Central Otago) 11-6, 5-9, 2-0; John Roberts (Taranaki) bt Mike Isaacson (Hawkes Bay) 9-6, 2-8, 2-0. Semifinals: Dave Bean (Southland) bt Richard Morpeth (Manawatu) 7-4, 7-6; Motu bt Roberts 10-5, 4-9, 2-1. Final: David Motu (Auckland) bt Dave Bean (Southland) 9-9, 8-6. David Motu will play in the Scottish Singles in Edinburgh Nov 7-9 v Stewart Anderson (Scotland) World Indoor Pairs Quarterfinals: Mark Smith & Jason Wheal (Southland) bt Andy McLean & Brent McEwan (Dunedin); Richard Corry & Ian McLeod (Wellington) bt Darren Wright & Bryan Gibson 10-5, 7-8, 2-1. Semifinals: Craig DeFaria & John Roberts (Taranaki) bt Viliami Fifita & Sam Taloke (Auckland) 8-7, 6-8, 2-0; Corry & McLeod bt Smith & Wheal 2-13, 10-5, 2-0. Final: Craig DeFaria & John Roberts (Taranaki) bt Richard Corry & Ian McLeod (Wellington) 8-7, 8-3. Craig DeFaria & John Roberts will play in the World Indoor Pairs in Norfolk starting 5 Jan 2024. UK Singles

Quarterfinals: Mike Isaacson (Hawkes Bay) bt Bryan Harvey (Southland) 3-8, 11-2, 2-0; Logan Clark (Auckland) bt Richard Corry (Wellington) 7-8, 8-7, 2-0. Semifinals: Aidan Zittersteijn (Taranaki) bt Craig Tinker (Southland) 6-8, 11-3, 2-0; Clark bt Isaacson 7-13, 11-3, 2-0. Final: Aidan Zittersteijn (Taranaki) bt Logan Clark (Auckland) 12-3, 4-9, 2-1. Aidan Zittersteijn will play in the UK Singles in Newcastle in March 2024.

World Indoor Singles

Quarterfinal: Marty Kreft (Dunedin) bt Aidan Zittersteijn (Taranaki) 0-14, 10-9, 2-1. Semifinals: David Clark (Auckland) bt Garry Muriwai (Wairarapa) 4-6, 8-5, 2-0; Kreft bt Kerry Heffer (Southland) 9-7, 6-10, 2-0. Final: Marty Kreft (Dunedin) bt David Clark (Auckland) 5-10, 8-5, 2-1. Marty Kreft will play in the World Indoor Singles in Norfolk in January 2024.