QLD State Multi Disability Championships

by brett

The 2025 QLD Multi Disability Championships have been run and won for another year at the Souths Suburban, Mackay City and Mackay Bowls Clubs. Thank you to all three 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 Men’s Singles

GOLD: Cooper Whitestyles

SILVER: Brett Sellars

BRONZE: Clive Williams

FOURTH: Troy Casey

Results – Gold match: Cooper Whitestyles 21 def Brett Sellars 15; Bronze: Clive Williams 21 def Troy Casey 7.

Physically Impaired Women’s Singles

GOLD: Trish Spicer

SILVER: Cheryl Lindfield

BRONZE: Louise Hoskins

FOURTH: Kaytlyn Smith

Results – Gold match: Trish Spicer 21 def Cheryl Lindfield 20; Bronze: Louise Hoskins 16 def Kaytlyn Smith 14.

DLBQ Hearing Impaired Open Pairs

GOLD: Andrew Crosbie & Russell Jackson

SILVER: Matty Badke & Sue Tappenden

BRONZE: Gary Hagan & John Price

FOURTH: Stephen Faux & Peter Cox

Results – Gold match: Russell Jackson & Andrew Crosbie 23 def Matty Badke & Sue Tappenden 3; Bronze: Gary Hagan & John Price 19 def Stephen Faux & Peter Cox 8.

Life Stream Intellectual Impaired Open Pairs

GOLD: Damon Bartholomeusz & Glen Holmes

SILVER: Carla Pizzi & Kaye Freeman

BRONZE: Bruce Smallbon & Alan Duffy

FOURTH: Kate Juillerat & Darren Davis

Results – Gold match: Damon Bartholomeusz & Glen Holmes 23 def Carla Pizzi & Kaye Freeman 8; Bronze: Bruce Smallbon & Alan Duffy 16 def Kate Juillerat & Darren Davis 12.

QBBA Vision Impaired Open Pairs

GOLD: Dallas Harding with Director Graeme Kinnear and Saul Calikes with Director Shane Kinnear

SILVER: Scott Kinnear with Director Bec Faulks and Jake Fehlberg with Director Cody Fehlberg

BRONZE: Vanessa Hinton with Director Jane Creighton and Shane Harwood with Director Chelle Calikes

FOURTH: Ross & Mark Jensen and Directors Bob Proctor & Vince McSherry

Results – Gold match: Dallas Harding with Director Graeme Kinnear and Saul Calikes with Director Shane Kinnear 19 def Scott Kinnear with Director Bec Faulks and Jake Fehlberg with Director Cody Fehlberg 12; Bronze: Vanessa Hinton with Director Jane Creighton and Shane Harwood with Director Chelle Calikes 17 def Ross & Mark Jensen and Directors Bob Proctor & Vince McSherry 6.

Thank you to our Sponsors Souths Suburban Bowls Club, ATSICHS Mackay Ltd and Souths Leagues Club Mackay. Many thanks to our host clubs Souths Suburban, Mackay City and Mackay Bowls Clubs along with their volunteers and staff.

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 Robbie Allan – Bowls Gold Coast Tweed Media Team for quality live streaming.

Draw/results: https://results.bowlslink.com.au/…/7b3cd39d-1e16-46b2…

Officials

Physically Impaired Men’s Singles

Physically Impaired Women’s Singles

DLBQ Hearing Impaired Open Pairs

Life Stream Intellectual Impaired Open Pairs

QBBA Vision Impaired Open Pairs