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Media release: 10 May 2007
CANADIAN
CHAMPS REUNITE FOR WORLD TEAM CUP
- Twenty-two-year-old
ace Ryan Bester and his 2004 World Bowls
Championship pairs gold medal partner Keith
Roney will come together once more when the
invitational side from
Canada
tackles the world next week.
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- The
three player Canadian team – completed by
singles player Hreindra Bhartu – is one of
eight selected to contest the inaugural World
Team Cup at Tweed Heads Bowls Club from 17-25
May.
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- Bester,
who also won a Commonwealth Games singles
bronze medal in 2006, will be well-known to
locals.
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- He
plays his club bowls with Cabramatta in the
New South Wales
premier league.
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- The
exciting youngster has a family connection to
the sport – his grandfather, uncle and two
brothers all played – and he is hoping to
make his family and nation proud at the World
Team Cup.
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- Roney’s
achievements are headed by the World Bowls
gold he scored with Bester in 2004. He aims to
defend the title next year, but first hopes to
add a World Team Cup trophy to his collection.
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- The
59-year-old was a semi-finalist in the pairs
at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games last year
and has been a member of the Canadian national
team for more than 20 years.
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- With
Bhartu, the three are expected to enjoy the
indoor surface and could be the event’s
surprise packet.
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- Meanwhile,
the invitational team representing south-east
Asia
may be low on profile, but it’s big on
talent.
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- Rita
Shek, from Hong Kong, will join forces with
Philippines
’ pair Mila Witheridge and Ronalyn Greenless
for an assault on the World Team Cup.
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- While
the skilled set of stars may take some time to
come together, don’t be surprised if they
claim a couple of big scalps throughout the
round-robin competition.
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- Witheridge,
a solid performer at the 2007 Asia Pacific
Bowls Championship, will play singles at the
event.
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- Greenless,
who also played at this year’s Asia Pacific
event, is set to partner Shek, 40, in the
pairs.
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- Shek,
who was first selected in the
Hong Kong
squad back in 2005, began playing bowls in
1993.
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- She
lists her first major tournament win as the
national singles crown she claimed in 2005.
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- Shek
went on to represent Hong Kong at the 2006
Champion of Champions event in
New Zealand
.
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- There
are a limited number of tickets available to
the final days of the 2007 World Team Cup –
book today at www.bowlsaustralia.com.au
or by calling Bowls Australia on (03)
9819-2722.
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- Teams
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Canada
: Ryan Bester, Keith Roney, Hreindra Bhartu.
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South-east
Asia
: Rita Shek, Mila Witheridge, Ronalyn
Greenless.
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