Campbell wins three hour epic final

Millicent Bowls Club finalists produce memorable men’s singles championship decider

On January 7 and 8 the Millicent Bowls Club ran their Annual Men’s Singles Championships, with 24 players taking part in the competition in very, very warm conditions.

By the end of play on Saturday, players had been eliminated and it was down to the final four. Going into the semi final were, Wayne Ross competing against Peter Scanlon and Derk Pietersma against Jim Campbell.

These games were played to 21 shots up. In the Pietersma/Campbell game, by the 7th end both players were sitting on seven shots and by the 13th end, Campbell had taken the lead by three shots sitting on 17 to 14.

At the 15th end Campbell reached the 21 shots giving him a place in the grand final.

In the other semi final being played between Wayne Ross and Peter Scanlon also by the 7th end both players were tied seven shots each but by the 15th end Scanlon was able to reach the target of 21 shots giving him a spot in the grand final.

The grand final was to be decided with the first player to reach 25 shots, Jim Campbell and Peter Scanlon were having a neck and neck battle and by the 13th end were both sitting on eight shots each.

Jim Campbell the won the next five ends to put the score at 20 shots to 8, but then the tide turned in the next eight ends to bring the score to Campbell 20 and Scanlon 19 and it was anyone’s game.

For the final six ends it was very tight and after a battle, with the game lasting three hours, Campbell won the title of Singles Champion for 2022/23 Season The final scores were Campbell 25 to Scanlon 22. MILLICENT SINGLES CHAMPION: Jim Campbell (left) outlasted Jim Scanlon to win the men’s title