18-06-2025
EP Pairs finals provide thrills in Somerset East
The bronze medals in the women's competition were shared between Belinda Weddell and June Scheepers from Jeffreys Bay Bowling Club, and Jill van Rensburg and Jessica Carter, representing Westview Bowling Club.
On the men's side, spectators were treated to a nail-biting finish.
After a tightly contested match, the final went into a dramatic sudden-death extra end, where Wihan Visser and Wouter Minnie of Despatch Bowling Club narrowly edged out Kevin Oates and Travis Paulson from Westview to clinch the title.
This marks the second consecutive year that Wouter Minnie has lifted the trophy, though with a different partner this time.
The teams of Lourens van der Walt and John Hayes from Middelburg Bowling Club, and TJ McLean and Stephen Pittaway representing Albany Bowling Club, won bronze medals.
The weekend's finals highlighted not only high-level skill but also the growing depth of talent in Eastern Province bowls. — EP Bowls
The Herald