Shortest Day on the Green

No. 1 seed Shane Globits won through to the men's singles quarter final Photo courtesy of Bowls Australia

The second day of the Helensvale Grand Prix June 21, the shortest day of the year, provided another day of shock losses with reigning World Outdoor Singles Champion Steve Glasson, WBT World Indoor Pairs Champion Kelvin Kerkow and WBL Indoor Singles Champion Mark Casey all failing to get past the first round of the singles.

Plays started on time in glorious Queensland weather but after 90 minutes of sets play on the green Glasson and Kerkow were out of the tournament.

Glasson lost in straight sets 5/7:6/8 to Malaysian S.Said and Kerkow lost to young gun Aron Sherriff 13/3:5/7:1/2 in the 3 end tiebreak.

In the afternoon rounds Casey fell to Port Macquarie bowler Michael Burgess in straights 5/9:6/10.

Australian Open Champion Shane Globits won through to the quarterfinals on Wednesday where he will play Western Australian Pieter Harris.

Former Victorian and seventh seed Bill Cornehls will meet Queensland singles champion Anthony Kiepe in another quarterfinal encounter.

Australian squad member Brett Duprez will clash with Michael Burgess with the winner likely to play former Tasmanian champion Mark Strochnetter in a semi final.

Strochnetter meets Helensvale qualifier Larry Pointer in the quarterfinal.

The finals of the Ladies Singles and the Mens Singles will be over the Internet on a LIVE scoreboard – updated every end on Thursday June 23 on the Tweed Heads Bowls Club website.

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