Further details of the Toowoomba Sunset Classic were:
QUALIFYING (2 Squads, 12 Games in 6 Blocks of 2 - Cut to Top 16)
1st--Brandon Qualischefski---2,764--230
2nd--Ian Hughes---------------2,720--226
3rd--Chris Quail---------------2,700--225
4th--Sid Ciancio (L)-----------2,662--221
5th--Evan Matthews-----------2,621--218
6th--Morty Douglass----------2,617--218
7th--Lawrie Hill----------------2,610--217
8th--Sean Marjanovic---------2,566--213
9th--Vaughan White-----------2,552--212
10th-Alistair Howard----------2,542--211
11th-David Weild--------------2,533--211
12th-Matthew Middlemiss----2,532--211
13th-Mick Pepi----------------2,521--210
14th-Kelvin Harvey------------2,507--208
15th-Ian Schuller--------------2,483--206
16th-Robert Muller------------2,463--205
17th-Jason Borey--------------2,456--204
18th-Nathan Paterson--------2,449--204
19th-John Burns---------------2,438--203
20th-Don Scherrenberg-------2,430--202
21st-Ricky Cox-----------------2,423--201
22nd-Cory Knowles------------2,415--201
23rd-Darryl Alford------------2,413--201
24th-Simon Strasburg---------2,383--198
25th-Derin McDermid---------2,380--198
26th-Scott Christopher--------2,374--197
27th-Michael Garner----------2,372--197
28th-Jason Dewidowicz--------2,359--196
29th-Scott Calvert------------2,353--196
30th-Warren Gleeson----------2,289--190
31st-Rod Eyers----------------2,285--190
32nd-Rhys McCormick---------2,265--188
33rd-Andrew Christopher-----2,252--187
34th-Andrew Knight-----------2,250--187
35th-Jon King (L)-------------2,244--187
36th-Yvette Lawton (F)-------2,236--186
37th-David Brereton-----------2,219--184
38th-Carl Bottomley----------2,185--182
39th-Nic Mroz-----------------2,074--172
40th-Charlie Paterson--------2,045--170
41st-Ray Nagas (Jnr)---------1,931--160
Games over 250 during Qualifying:
Brandon Qualischefski 299 (damn 9 pin!!
) and 290
Alistair Howard 279 (same b***dy pin as BQ) and 261
Matthew Middlemiss 269 (another close call)
Ian Hughes 268 (twice) and 256
Morty Douglass 268
Simon Strasburg and Sean Marjanovic 267
Kelvin Harvey 266 and 258
Mick Pepi 266
John Burns 265
Ian Schuler and Jason Dewidowicz 259
Chris Quail 258
Evan Matthews 257
Sid Ciancio 256
Nathan Patterson and Michael Garner 255
Jason Borey and Nik Mroz 254
Don Scherrenberg 253
Brando bowled nothing but 200 games during qualifying.
The next best effort came from Sid Ciancio, the only lefty to make the cut, with 11, followed by Ian Hughes, Morty Douglass, Lawrie Hill and Vaughan White with 10 each.
There was some very nice bowling from a number of the locals (both adult and junior) in the field (most notably Evan Matthews); it's a pity a few more of them don't bowl the Wide Bay Circuit.
SPECIAL MENTION should be made of Yvette Lawton, the only female in the field. Bowling in her first big tournament (outside the Junior ranks, of course), this talented 15 year old was totally unfazed by the pressure and finished with a highly commendable average of 186. Yvette, whose Coach has just moved her up to 14lb balls (previously 12 1/2lb) with excellent results, is looking forward to bowling in her 12th (yes, 12th) Junior Nationals over the next few weeks. It is easy to see that this young lady will be a force to be reckoned with over the coming years. Well done Yvette.
MATCHPLAY (Pinfall dropped, 15 games of head-to-head, 20 bonus pins for a win)
---------------------------------P/Fall--Av--Bonus--Total
1st--Brandon Qualischefski---3,391--226--200--3,391
2nd--Matthew Middlemiss----3,387--225--180--3,567
3rd--Morty Douglass----------3,332--222--160--3,492
4th--Evan Matthews----------3,273--218--200--3,473
5th--Sid Ciancio (L)-----------3,250--216--200--3,450
6th--Ian Schuler--------------3,247--216--160--3,407
7th--Chris Quail---------------3,252--216--140--3,392
8th--Vaughan White----------3,110--207--240--3,350
9th--Kelvin Harvey------------3,173--211--120--3,293
10th-Ian Hughes--------------3,115--207--140--3,255
11th-Lawrie Hill----------------3,069--204--140--3,209
12th-David Weild--------------3,026--201--160--3,186
13th-Robert Muller------------3,030--202--140--3,170
14th-Alistair Howard----------2,833--188---60--2,893
15th-Mick Pepi-----------------2,801--186---80--2,881
16th-Sean Marjanovic---------2,768--184---80--2,848
Congratulations to Brando on back-to-back wins in the Toowoomba Sunset Classic
and to Evan Matthews on bowling the only 300 of the weekend (game 4).
There was also another three 279 games bowled during matchplay - Morty Douglass, Chris Quail and Ian Hughes, plus a 276 from Lawrie Hill.
The "Hard-Man" Award goes to Vaughan White, who won 12 of his 15 games and the Award for the best one-liner, to Lawrie Hill:
This guy must not like me, he called me Lawrie , quipped "The Animal", when being called up by the MC to receive his prize money.
Big Thank-you's to Pocket Shot (Morty Douglass), the Circuit's Principal Sponsor, and to Charlie Paterson and all his staff and volunter helpers for a very well run Tournament. The only disappointing note (
) was that, like the other three stops on the Wide Bay Grand Prix Circuit so far this year, the numbers were well down on the corresponding event in 2000.
The next stop on the Circuit is the
2001 Queensland Open at Hervey Bay on 12/13 August, so mark it in your diary now and bring the family and/or friends along for an enjoyable weekend at the beach.
