Australian National Youth Cup winners decided in close finish
01/14/13
In what she described as the highlight of her bowling career, 20 year-old Nicole Williams (pictured left with men's champion Paul White - photo Ian Nicholls) from the Perth suburb of Baldivis scooped the women's title at TBA's National Youth Cup Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13, at AMF Joondalup Bowling Center in Perth.
To the delight of her parents and a vocal home crowd, Nicole won ten of the 13 head to head games in today's match play final while Canberra's Chloe Harradine-Hale finished second overall ahead of New Zealand player Angela Boswell third.
Paul White from Seabrook in Melbourne overtook top qualifier Brandon Tan from Singapore with a stunning 205.77 match play average to become the men's champion and secure his first significant title since he began bowling at the age of 11.
Bonus points from wins in ten match play games resulted in White's victory over Tan by a slim margin of just 15 points, with Melbourne's Braden Hesketh finishing third.
Prize-money of more than $15,000 was shared by the top 14 place getters in each division and a medal presentation was made on the lanes at AMF Joondalup Bowl by Tournament Director John Coxon and organizing committee officials Jeanie Garrett and Carol Gianotti.
The winners of the Graded division were also acknowledged during the awards ceremony. New Zealand players Saasha Ritchie and Monica Sopi dominated the top two placings, with South Australia's Tiana Whalan-Jackson third.
The win for Nicole Williams follows her success at last year's Sydney Youth Cup and appearances as a national representative at both Asian and World Youth Championships.
"I was very nervous this weekend as I'd put a lot of pressure on myself especially as this is my last year in the youth category … I wanted to do the best I could, and be the best," she said smiling.
"It was really great that both Mum and Dad were here today too as they are so supportive but it's very difficult for them both to take time away from work to accompany me to every tournament," she added.
Paul White's victory was confidence booster for the 19 year-old who is approaching the final year of his degree in Business and Accounting at Melbourne's RMIT.
"I've been training really hard for the last few months and all along I've been given tremendous support by my home Centre in Werribee for which I'm really grateful – this is the first title I've won and I know I can do this now," he said proudly following his win.
Both White and Williams are aiming to make the team to represent Australia in Hong Kong at the Asian Youth Championships scheduled in September this year.
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In what she described as the highlight of her bowling career, 20 year-old Nicole Williams (pictured left with men's champion Paul White - photo Ian Nicholls) from the Perth suburb of Baldivis scooped the women's title at TBA's National Youth Cup Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13, at AMF Joondalup Bowling Center in Perth. To the delight of her parents and a vocal home crowd, Nicole won ten of the 13 head to head games in today's match play final while Canberra's Chloe Harradine-Hale finished second overall ahead of New Zealand player Angela Boswell third.
Paul White from Seabrook in Melbourne overtook top qualifier Brandon Tan from Singapore with a stunning 205.77 match play average to become the men's champion and secure his first significant title since he began bowling at the age of 11.
Bonus points from wins in ten match play games resulted in White's victory over Tan by a slim margin of just 15 points, with Melbourne's Braden Hesketh finishing third.
Prize-money of more than $15,000 was shared by the top 14 place getters in each division and a medal presentation was made on the lanes at AMF Joondalup Bowl by Tournament Director John Coxon and organizing committee officials Jeanie Garrett and Carol Gianotti.
The winners of the Graded division were also acknowledged during the awards ceremony. New Zealand players Saasha Ritchie and Monica Sopi dominated the top two placings, with South Australia's Tiana Whalan-Jackson third.
The win for Nicole Williams follows her success at last year's Sydney Youth Cup and appearances as a national representative at both Asian and World Youth Championships.
"I was very nervous this weekend as I'd put a lot of pressure on myself especially as this is my last year in the youth category … I wanted to do the best I could, and be the best," she said smiling.
"It was really great that both Mum and Dad were here today too as they are so supportive but it's very difficult for them both to take time away from work to accompany me to every tournament," she added.
Paul White's victory was confidence booster for the 19 year-old who is approaching the final year of his degree in Business and Accounting at Melbourne's RMIT.
"I've been training really hard for the last few months and all along I've been given tremendous support by my home Centre in Werribee for which I'm really grateful – this is the first title I've won and I know I can do this now," he said proudly following his win.
Both White and Williams are aiming to make the team to represent Australia in Hong Kong at the Asian Youth Championships scheduled in September this year.
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