Adelaide is set to host the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships from 30th November to 11 December and with a star studded team – boasting an average age younger than that of the Australian Cricket Team – the host country will be hard to beat.
The event will feature 15 men’s teams and 13 women’s teams from all manner of Asia Pacific nations, ranging from Japan to Samoa to the USA and Canada.
Australia’s all-star line up for the event includes Commonwealth games medallists and world number two Bret Wilkie, number four Karen Murphy and Kelsey Cottrell (world number eight) plus the 2010 World Champion Aron Sherriff, ranked at world number five.
After dominating the last Asia Pacific Championships held in 2009 in Kuala Lumpur with a medal haul that included two gold, two silver and three bronze from eight events, the Australians will be eager to once again perform well on the international stage – especially on home turf.
The 2011 Asia Pacific Championships will be played at Lockleys Bowling Club and Holdfast Bay Bowls & Croquet Club in Adelaide from Wednesday, November 30 and will run through to Sunday, December 11.
This event is a precursor to Adelaide hosting the World Bowls Championships in 2012.
For more info, visit the 2012 World Bowls Championships website.
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