Bird defends outdoor singles title

Pat Bird (AB) and Claire Day (AB) are the 2023 Canadian Outdoor Singles champions and will represent Canada at the 2024 World Bowls Champion of Champions event next year.

It was an Alberta-centric medal round with 3 out of 4 women and 2 out of 4 men hailing from the Wild Rose province.

Bird, the reigning men’s champion, was able to defend his title at the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowls Club. After going 5-0 in his section, Bird took down Darrell Hanoski (SK) 21-8 in the quarterfinals, and fellow Albertan Roy Riege 21-2 in the semifinals. In the finals, Bird faced Dave DeFoe (ON) in a gruelling gold-medal match. In the end, Bird came away with the victory 21-16 to repeat as the Outdoor Singles Champion.

Day went 3-1 in her section before taking down Josephine Lee (BC) 21-13 in the quarterfinals and then defeating Bev Robinson (AB) 21-14 in the semifinals. After defeating Bev in the semis, Day took down the other Robinson sister, Jan, 21-15 in the finals to claim the gold.

In the bronze medal matches, Riege defeated Bob Van Walleghem (MB) 21-10 to take home a medal, while Bev Robinson defeated Sarina Mak (BC) 21-11.

Play now moves to men’s and women’s Pairs and Fours at the Juan de Fuca LBC, with action beginning August 23^rd at 9am PDT.

For standings and results: https://bowlscanada.com/en/championship/2023-canadian-lawn-bowling-championships/

As the official awards and recognition supplier for BCB, Nothers The Award Store will provide all medals and awards for the event.   

For more information, please contact Jake Schuknecht at jschuknecht@bowlscanada.com. 

About Bowls Canada Boulingrin
Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is the governing body responsible for lawn bowls in Canada.  The BCB mission is to advance the sport of bowls in Canada.  For more details on Bowls Canada Boulingrin and the sport of lawn bowls, visit www.bowlscanada.com.

About Nothers The Award Store 

For more than 50 years, Nothers The Award Store has been a supplier of awards and recognition products to Sport Associations, Schools, Professional Associations, Corporate Markets and Service Clubs. Servicing the likes of Western University, Volleyball Canada and Pet Valu to name a few, Nothers has the capacity to service everything from National Championships to local leagues with custom medals and awards, signage and promotional products. The company is Ontario-based and services Canada-wide.