Hong Kong International Bowls Classic

Hong Kong International Bowls Classic

Sport	Bowls
Founded	1981

The Hong Kong International Bowls Classic is a highly prestigious event in the lawn bowls calendar. It began as a men's pairs competition in 1981, with a men's singles event added in 1983. In 2008, the program was expanded to include singles and pairs competitions for women.

The event was cancelled in 2019 due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests ^[1] and the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2]

Men's Finalists

Year	Singles [3]		Pairs [4]		Ref
	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist
1981	no singles event held		Rob Dobbins Darby Ross	Jimmy Hobday Tony Allcock
1983	Peter Belliss	John Bell	Philip Chok George Souza Jr.	Peter Belliss Phil Skoglund
1984	George Souza Jr.	John Bell	Philip Chok George Souza Jr.	Denis Dalton Dennis Katunarich
1985	George Adrain	Cecil Bransky	Willie Wood George Adrain	Denis Dalton Ken Williams
1986	Paul Richards	Bob Fishlock	Willie Wood George Adrain	Rowan Brassey Peter Belliss
1987	Paul Richards	Noel Kennedy	Brian Middlemass Richard Corsie	Willie Watson Ernie Parkinson [5]
1988	Richard Corsie	Barry Salter	Noel Kennedy Mark McMahon	Brett Morley John Bell
1989	Peter Belliss	Trevor Morris	Rex Johnston Trevor Morris	Brett Morley Ron Gass
1990	Graham Robertson	Wynne Richards	Graham Robertson Alex Marshall	David Tso George Souza Jr.
1993	Graham Robertson	Cecil Bransky	Jeff Rabkin Cecil Bransky	Kevin Campbell Ashley van Winkel
1994	Noel Kennedy	Bill Boettger	David Tso George Souza Jr.	Donny Piketh Neil Burkett
1995	Noel Graham	Neil Burkett	Kenny Logan Alex Marshall	Donny Piketh Neil Burkett
1996	John Noonan	Gerry Baker	Gerry Baker Neil Burkett	Andrew Curtain David File
1997	Adam Jeffery	David Le Marquand	Stuart Airey Andrew Wills	Gerry Baker Neil Burkett
1998	Adam Jeffery	Willie Lai	Stuart Airey Andrew Wills	Jason Greenslade Robert Price
1999	Adam Jeffery	Noel Kennedy	Noel Graham Jonathan Ross	David Harding Andrew Fleming
2000	George Sneddon	Peter Belliss	Noel Graham Jonathan Ross	Bobby Donnelly Neil Burkett
2001	Jason Greenslade	Neil Burkett	George Sneddon Alex Marshall	Jason Greenslade Robert Jones
2002	David Peacock	George Sneddon	Russell Meyer Paul Girdler	Tom Ellem Kelvin Kerkow
2004	Mark Walton	Eric Johannes	Mark Walton Graham Shadwell	Jim Baker Noel Graham
2005	Paul Girdler	Heron Lau	Noel Graham Jonathan Ross	K H Lee Ken Chan
2006	Jeremy Henry	Wayne Hogg	Neil Burkett Wayne Perry	Paul Daly Jeremy Henry	[6] [7]
2007	Mark Watt	Mervyn King	Ken Chan Noel Kennedy	Mark Harding Stephen Harris	[8]
2008	Mark Walton	Leif Selby	Mark Walton Graham Shadwell	Chadwick Chen Jimmy Chiu
2009	Leif Selby	Hommer Mercado	Andrew Kelly Richard Collett	Safuan Said Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
2010	Robert Newman	Andrew Kelly	Sam Tolchard Robert Newman	Robert Marshall Iain McLean	[9]
2012	Barrie Lester	Matthew Baus	Barrie Lester Matthew Baus	Graham McKee Mark McPeak	[10]
2013	Richard Catton	Stanley Lai	Iain McLean Robert Grant	Dan Delany Richard Girvan	[11]
2014	Robert Grant	Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais	Christopher Dagpin Angelo Morales	Mathew Pietersen Matthew Baus	[12]
2015	Jordi Lo	Andrew Duncan	Nathan Pedersen Corey Wedlock	Marc Wyatt Robert Weale	[13] [14] [15]
2016	David Bolt	David Wyn	Nathan Pedersen Corey Wedlock	Kevin Anderson Ryan Burnett
2017	Jesse Noronha	John Fleming	Jesse Noronha Ben Twist	David Bolt Taylor Monk
2018	Ben Twist	Aaron Tennant	Aaron Tennant Ian McClure [16]	Curte Guarin Angelo Morales
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.					[1] [2]
2023	Mark Wilson	Izzat Dzulkeple	Izzat Dzulkeple Hizlee Rais	Sheldon Bagrie-Howley Craig Tinker	[17] [18]
2024	Iain McLean	Kyle Hansen	Iain McLean Darren Gualtieri	Tom McGuinness Harry Goodwin	[19] [20]

Women's Finalists

Year	Singles [21]		Pairs [22]		Ref
	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist
2008	Margaret Letham	Shirley Ko	Siti Zalina Ahmad Nor Hashimah Ismail	Hannah Smith Anwen Butten
2009	Genevieve Baildon	Josephine Lee	Kelsey Cottrell Julie Keegan	Siti Zalina Ahmad Nor Hashimah Ismail
2010	Nor Hashimah Ismail	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Kelsey Cottrell Julie Keegan	Milagros Witheridge Sonia Bruce	[9]
2012	Sandy Hazell	Camilla Leung	Judith Wason Kelly Packwood	Nor Hashimah Ismail Pinky Chan	[10]
2013	Lorraine Malloy	Milagros Witheridge	Kelsey Cottrell Carla Odgers	Val Smith Mandy Boyd	[11]
2014	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Sonia Bruce	Ainie Knight Sonia Bruce	Kelsey Cottrell Carla Odgers	[12]
2015	Dorothy Yu	Millicent Lai	Amy Choi Vivian Yip	Kristina Krstic Karen Murphy	[13] [14] [15]
2016	Zuraini Khalid	Dorothy Yu	Rosita Bradborn Sonia Bruce	Zuraini Khalid Noorazlinda Zakaria
2017	Vivian Yip	Julie Keegan	Songsin Tsao Jintana Visanuvimol	Nici Neal Colleen Piketh
2018	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Emma Firyana Saroji	Natasha Scott Ellen Ryan	Emma Firyana Saroji Siti Zalina Ahmad
2019 cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. 2020 to 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.					[1] [2]
2023	Jenny Miu	Shandy Yu	Dee Hoggan Rachel Sinclair	Nicole Rogers Harriet Stevens	[17] [23]
2024	Cheryl Chan	Rosita Bradborn	Emma Boyd Kelly McKerihen	Emma Cooper Harriet Stevens	[19] [20]

See also

• World Bowls Events

References

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