Today was the last day of a very long league season, with a total of 5 matches to get through at the Airlie Beach Bowls Club before we discovered who our 2023 champion would be.
The preliminaries got the action underway, with last year’s Champion Dom Friend taking on the 2021 Champion Jamie Woods.
This was an arm wrestle from start to finish, with some exceptional darts thrown, but Jamie Woods took the win and dethroned Dom in a great match by 10 legs to 8.
In the Hetlock Cup final, the experience of Andy Peel proved too strong for the 2023 debutant Hawkeye Rick, winning the contest by a 6/1 scoreline.
Then all eyes turned to the Grand Final, where no doubt the two best players all year went head-to-head.
There were 30 tons - 17 to 13 in favour of Woodsy, and 7 x 140’s - 5 to 2 in Joe’s favour, it was an absorbing contest.
But unfortunately, there can only be one winner, and it went the way of Woodsy after a great battle between two great players, claiming his second title in 3 years, by 11 legs to 5.
Congratulations to both players, commiserations to Joe, and congratulations again to Jamie Woods, exceptional stuff.
Prelim Finals
J Wilson 10/5 J Maher
J Wilson 1 x 180
J Woods 10/8 D Friend
Hetlock Cup Final
A Peel 6/1 H Rick
3rd/4th Playoff
D Friend 8/1 J Maher
Grand Final
J Woods 11/5 J Wilson
Contributed with thanks to Jamie Mahr.
Jamie Woods with a nice collection of silverware.
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