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Jason Choi
Jason Choi is an international lawn bowler from China (Hong Kong). Bowls career Choi was selected as part of the five man team by Hong Kong for the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, which was held in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand. He won a fours bronze medal (with Chun Yat Wong, Tony Cheung and Terry Kung), at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2023, Choi reached the semi-finals of the open pairs with Ken Chan at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship. On their way to the semi-finals they defeated the world champions Darren Burnett Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler. Bowls career Commonwealth Games At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester. In 2 ... and Stewart Anderson in the quarter-finals. References Hong Kong male bowls players Living people Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every two years but then took place every four years and was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships. In 2021, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bowls then decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it wou ... and Asia Pacific Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks. Etymology Engineer William Bayley Bray (1812–1885) arrived in Canterbury in January 1851 on the ''Duke of Bronte'' ..., Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 11 December 2016. There were eight events that determined the 2016 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours. Medallists Results Men's team (W.M.Leonard Trophy) Top five Women's team (Taylor Trophy) Top five References {{World championships in 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Bowls in New Zealand Sport in Christchurch 2016 in New Zealand sport 2016 in bowls November 2016 sports events in New Zealand December 2016 sports events in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avonhead
Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks. Etymology Engineer William Bayley Bray (1812–1885) arrived in Canterbury in January 1851 on the ''Duke of Bronte'' and built a homestead at the head of the Avon River in an area with many springs, and he thus called it Avonhead. The area itself was referred to as Avonwood in early records, but Avonhead became the common term and this was formally adopted by the Waimairi County Council 1959. Demographics Avonhead covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Avonhead had a population of 9,243 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 480 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (3.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,324 households. There were 4,608 males and 4,641 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,605 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Yat Wong
Chun may refer to: Places * Chun River in Thailand * Chun District in Phayao Province, Thailand * Chûn Castle, a hillfort in the United Kingdom * Commandery (China) (), an administrative division of imperial China People and names * Jeon (Korean surname) (), a common Korean surname spelled Chun by about 5% of its bearers * Cheon (Korean surname) (), a less common Korean surname spelled Chun by about 40% of its bearers * Joon (Korean name) Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare Korean family name, as well as a common element in Korean given names. As a family name The family name Joon is written with only one hanja, meaning (). The 2000 South Korean Census found 72 peo ... (), a rare Korean surname spelled Chun in the McCune–Reischauer romanisation * Chen (surname) (), a Chinese surname also spelled Chun * Carl Chun (1852–1914), German zoologist * Chun (Bible), a List of Biblical names, biblical name * Prince Chun (other), the title of various princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cheung
Tony Cheung is an international Hong Kong lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. World Singles Champion of Champions Cheung finished runner-up in the 2018 World Singles Champion of Champions losing to Shannon McIlroy in the final and the following year he reached the final again but lost to Lee Schraner. Asia Pacific Cheung won a fours bronze medal in the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships and a singles bronze four years later at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the .... Personal life He is an engineer by trade. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Tony Hong Kong male bowls players Living people Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Kung
Terry Kung is an international lawn bowler from Hong Kong. Bowls career Kung was selected as part of the five man team by Hong Kong for the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, which was held in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand. He won a fours bronze medal (with Chun Yat Wong, Tony Cheung and Jason Choi), at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every ..., held in Christchurch, New Zealand. References Hong Kong male bowls players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Chan (bowls)
Ken Chan (born 1985) is an international lawn and indoor bowler from China (Hong Kong). He is a 12 times champion of Hong Kong. Bowls career Chan has won 18 Hong Kong national titles (3 singles, 5 pairs, 7 triples and 3 fours). In 2005, he won the silver medal in the pairs at the prestigious Hong Kong International Bowls Classic and won the Hong Kong bowler of the year. Two years later in 2007, he won the gold medal with Noel Kennedy in the pairs. In 2008, he won the Hong Kong bowler of the year for the second time. In 2014, he won the men's National singles and as a result won the Bowler of the Year alongside his mother Anna, who won the women's national singles the same year. In addition he won the national pairs for Kowloon CC, with Noel Kennedy. It was the third time that he had won the bowler of the year. In 2023, Chan reached the semi-finals of the open pairs with Jason Choi at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship. On their way to the semi-finals they defeated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship
''This page is about the World Bowls Tour Championships.'' The 2023 Imagine Cruising World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 6 to 22 January 2023. There were two preliminary round ties in the open singles, with Jason Banks beating Darren Weir and Jon Wilson defeating Scott Edwards. Banks went on to reach the final where he met Jamie Walker. This was first time that the open/men's singles final featured two unseeded players since seeds were introduced in 1988. Previously eight unseeded players had reached finals (5 went on to win) but all eight had played seeded players in the final. In the final Walker gained a five shot lead after just two ends but Banks continually played close to the jack and drew level before Walker won the last end with the last bowl. The second set was also close with Banks leading before Walker managed to level the set on the last end and by doing so winning the title. Kathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Burnett
Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler. Bowls career Commonwealth Games At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester. In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed another gold medal in the Triples with Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. World Championships He has won four medals at the World Bowls Championship. The first came during the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch when he won a silver medal and then four years later won a gold and bronze during the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs and triples. The fourth medal was in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Anderson (bowls)
Stewart Anderson (born 23 July 1985) is a Scottish international bowls player and a world champion indoors. Bowls career He started bowling aged just 12 with Auchinleck Indoor Juniors and outdoor with Glaisnock Valley. Having previously been a beaten finalist in the 2010 World Championships (where he lost out to Greg Harlow) Anderson beat Paul Foster in the final match that ended 10-10, 10-9 to secure the 2013 World indoor title. In 2015 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. During the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship Anderson partnered up with Darren Burnett and the Scottish pair recorded their first Open Pairs title success. In 2018 he won the Scottish International Open. Later that season, Anderson became a two-time World Open singles champion, winning the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship. He would defeat Simon Skelton in a tie-break in the final, where he would lose only one set in the championships. Anderson won the 2019 Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Male Bowls Players
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong' ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
