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Christchurch's Gary Lawson won the Australian Open pairs bowls title in Melbourne yesterday. Lawson and Canadian Ryan Bester beat Australians Lee Schraner and Mario Cipolla 8-7, 4-10, 4-3 in a thrilling final.
Already this summer Lawson has won the New Zealand pairs title, then the pairs and fours gold medals at last month's world championships in Christchurch.