Capalaba and Club Tweed win 2024 State Champion of Club Champion Pairs GOLD!

At Bargara Bowls Club, Bundaberg

Club Tweed’s Claire Turley and Lynsey Clarke have pulled off an amazing feat of three State Champion of Club Champion Pairs Titles in a row when they defeated Thuringowa’s Kate Leverton and Wendy Jones 21-11 in the final. To go through winning your club championship, then District, Zone and a State Title is a great feat within itself, to do all this three years in a row is unbelievable, a first in Queensland! Turley and Clarke are long term team mates at all levels of the sport and continue to enjoy victory together.

It was a case of dejuva for Leverton and Jones after reaching the final of the Fours two days ago where they also claimed Silver behind Club Tweed. A great achievement to reach two finals of this prestigious carnival in the same year.

Home town favourites Adele Pershouse and Connie-Leigh Rixon of Bargara won the Bronze after defeating Linda Mitchell and Sue Brady from Club Pine Rivers 21-10.

Capalaba brothers Kane and Jacob Nelson took out the Men’s Pairs after defeating Algester’s Glenn Pitts and Cohen Litfin 21-13 in the gold medal match. Pitts and Litfin led 10-9 after 11 ends before the Nelson’s hit their straps to pull away to lead 18-10 after 17. They then kept it tight for the remainder of the match to win their first State Champion of Champion Pairs Title. A great follow up for the pair after both winning Australian Titles in the last two weeks.

In the battle for Bronze, it was 18 all going into the last end where Enoggera’s Tom Blaszczyk and Ryan Digby picked up shot to claim the win 19-18 over Paul Kajewski and Tim Smith from The Waves.

Full results: CLICK HERE

The Singles event starts with three rounds tomorrow (Wednesday 30 October) and then finals on Thursday morning (Women at 8:30am, Men to follow)

Live streamed on Bowls QLD YouTube, website and Facebook. CLICK HERE
Thank you to the Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for live streaming.

More information including draws, results, event program: CLICK HERE

Thank you to event sponsors: Bundaberg Regional Council, Bargara Bowls Club, BIOScapes Group, Sandhills Sports Club and Ross Gray Motor City Bundaberg.

Below – Gold Medallists (Thank you to Wendy Wilson for the photos)