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2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be eight events that determined the 2021 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours and in addition there are two overall team winners who receive the Leonard and Taylor trophies respectively. It was originally scheduled from 23 May to 7 June 2020 but the event was officially cancelled on 9 March 2021. Postponement The event followed suit of other sporting events around the world in early 2020, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak wreaking havoc across the sporting industry. On March 17, 2020, World Bowls and host organisation Bowls Australia made the decision to postpone the event. Australia's borders were closed to foreign travellers and no time wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 nation's largest regional city, and Queensland's second-largest city after Brisbane. The city's Central Business District is located roughly in the centre of the Gold Coast in the suburb of Southport, with the suburb holding more corporate office space than anywhere else in the city. The urban area of the Gold Coast is concentrated along the coast sprawling almost 60 kilometers, joining up with the Greater Brisbane Metropolitan Area to the north and to the state border with New South Wales to the south. Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Yugambeh people. The demonym for the Gold Coast is Gold Coaster. The Gold Coast is a major tourist destination with a sunny, subtropical climate and has become widely known for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Evans (bowls)
Jason Evans (born 1971) in Neath, Wales, is a South African lawn bowler. Bowls career He competed in the pairs and fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He finished runner-up in the 2013 fours at the National Championships bowling for the Belgravia Bowls Club. In 2019 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. In 2021 he won the men's pairs title at the South African National Bowls Championships. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet .... References ... [...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 Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles, men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester. In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed another gold medal in the Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, Triples with Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver. In 2022, he competed in the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, men's triples and the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours, 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 Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomona Faamaoni
Solomona may refer to: * Solomona Sakalia (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Se'e Solomona (born 1965), New Zealand rugby league footballer * David Solomona (born 1978), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Malo Solomona (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Denny Solomona Denny Solomona (born 27 September 1993) is a rugby footballer who played rugby union as a Wing (rugby union), winger for England national rugby union team, England at international level. He previously played rugby union for Sale Sharks in Pre ... (born 1993), rugby footballer * Tole’afoa Solomona To’ailoa, Samoan lawyer and politician {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Dagpin
Christopher Dagpin is a Filipino international lawn bowler. Bowls career Dagpin was selected as part of the five man team by the Philippines for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, which was due to be held in the Gold Coast, Australia. He won a fours bronze medal (with Angelo Morales, Leo Carreon and Ronald Lising), at the 2009 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur. In 2014, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic The Hong Kong International Bowls Classic is an international lawn bowls competition. It is one of the most prestigious events on the lawn bowls calendar. It started out as a pairs competition for men in 1981, with a singles event added for men ... pairs title with Angelo Morales. References Living people Filipino male lawn bowls players Year of birth missing (living people) SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines {{Philippines-sport-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Morgan (bowls)
Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League (baseball), National League Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player in each of those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all time, Morgan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. After retiring as an active player, Morgan became a baseball Sports commentator, broadcaster for the Reds, Giants, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, and ESPN, as well as a stint in the mid-to-late 1990s on NBC's postseason telecasts, teamed with Bob Costas and Bob Uecker. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon McIlroy
Shannon McIlroy (born 5 January 1987) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Outdoor Championships McIlroy won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. In 2016, he won a bronze medal with Mike Kernaghan at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs competition in Christchurch before winning the gold medal in the singles. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games He was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Asia Pacific McIlroy has won six medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, a fours silver in 2007, a second silver in the triples in 2009 and a fours gold and pairs bronze in 2015 but his greatest suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Aquilina
Brendan Aquilina (born 23 September 1987) is a Maltese international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Outdoors He was born in Wollongong, Australia and started bowling at the Jamberoo Bowling Club in New South Wales. He represented Malta in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He was selected as part of the Maltese team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the semi-finals of the Pairs with Shaun Parnis. In 2019 he won the pairs bronze medal with Mark Malogorski at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. In 2021, Aquilina won the 2020 triples title with Gary Kelly and Corey Wedlock at the delayed Australian National Bowls Championships The Australian National Bowls Championships and the Australian Open are organised by Bowls Australia. Bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia but it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of bowls that South Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
Fairul Izwan Abdul Muin (born 3 November 1982) is a Malaysian lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Muin won a pairs bronze medal at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games Muin competed in both the men's fours and the men's pairs events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's fours event, coming in fourth place, but won a silver medal in the men's pairs Four years earlier he had won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Asia Pacific Muin has won ten medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, a silver pairs and bronze fours in 2003, a gold pairs in 2005 in the pairs with Safuan Said, a gold fours and bronze pairs in 2009, and a silver pairs and bronze fours in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
