QLD State Multi Disability Championships

The 2024 QLD Multi Disability Championships have been run and won for another year at the Chermside and Northern Suburbs Bowls Clubs. Thank you to both host clubs, their volunteers and staff for making this another memorable Championships.

Old friendships were rekindled, and new ones made. Thank you to all competitors and their support personnel for making the journey to the event. The comradery and sportsmanship amongst the players is truly amazing, it is great to see the four disability groups come together.

Congratulations to the following medallists/finalists:

Physically Impaired Women’s Singles

GOLD: Serena Bonnell
SILVER: Cheryl Lindfield
BRONZE: Louise Hoskins
FOURTH: Annette Goldsworthy

Results – Gold match: Serena Bonnell 19 def Cheryl Lindfield 18; Bronze: Louise Hoskins 21 def Annette Goldsworthy 9.

Physically Impaired Men’s Singles
GOLD: Stan Richards
SILVER: Keith Druery
BRONZE: Clive Williams
FOURTH: Tony Bonnell

Results – Gold match: Stan Richards 21 def Keith Druery 8; Bronze: Clive Williams 21 def Tony Bonnell 10.

DLBQ Hearing Impaired Open Pairs
GOLD: Russell Jackson & Andrew Crosbie
SILVER: Eric Smith & Petrus Van Der Walt
BRONZE: Sue Tappenden & Janet Hogan
FOURTH: Stephen Faux & Peter Cox

Results – Gold match: Russell Jackson & Andrew Crosbie 16 def Eric Smith & Petrus Van Der Walt 6; Bronze: Sue Tappenden & Janet Hogan 13 def Stephen Faux & Peter Cox 10.

Life Stream Intellectual Impaired Open Pairs
GOLD: Bruce Smallbon & Alan Duffy
SILVER: Damon Bartholomeusz & Darren Jackson
BRONZE: Darren Davis & John Stuart
FOURTH: Carla Pizzi & Kaye Freeman

Results – Gold match: Bruce Smallbon & Alan Duffy 16 def Damon Bartholomeusz & Darren Jackson 13; Bronze: Darren Davis & John Stuart 18 def Carla Pizzi & Kaye Freeman 5.

QBBA Vision Impaired Open Pairs
GOLD: Scott Kinnear with Director Rebecca Faulks and Jake Fehlberg with Director Cody Fehlberg
SILVER: Vanessa Hinton with Director Scott Molyneux and Stephen Cranefield with Director Boomer
BRONZE: Don Dias with Director Eric Bailey and Keith Haylett with Director Barry
FOURTH: Chris Backstrom with Director Jocelyn and Robert Raiteri with Director Bob

Results – Gold match: Scott Kinnear with Director Rebecca Faulks and Jake Fehlberg with Director Cody Fehlberg 18 def Vanessa Hinton with Director Scott Molyneux and Stephen Cranefield with Director Boomer 15.

Thank you to the Brisbane City Council and Containers for Change for sponsoring and host’s Club Chermside and Northern Suburbs Bowls Clubs for their support of this event.

Well done to our classifiers Alan Thorp and Dennis O’Toole who were busy classifying new players into the physical impaired section. Thank you to the QLD Deaf Lawn Bowls Association, QLD Blind Bowlers Association, Life Stream, BQ Staff, Match and Umpire Committees for their assistance with this event.

Thank you to the Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media Team Robbie Allan, Brian Marshall and Allan Vidler for live streaming the Championships.

Event information and full results: CLICK HERE

Gold Medallists