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WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
(Nelson)

Top six to qualify for world championships in Wellington next week):-

J. Hogan (Gisborne) bt R. White (Auckland) 26-1, Hogan bt L. Lea (Wellington) 26-12, Hogan bt J. Wall (Palmerston North) 26-0; K. Beard (Australia) bt P. Filbee (Sth Taranaki) 26-5, Beard bt R. Hamblyn (Bay of Plenty) 26-20; J. Guest (England) bt N. Morrow (England) 26-24, Guest bt Beard 26-9, Guest bt A. Johnston (Ireland) 26-11; K. Fellows (Wellington) bt Johnston 26-13; Hamblyn bt R. McKenzie (Marlborough) 26-0 (dp), Hamblyn bt Morrow 26-12; M. Wright (Wanganui) bt E. Fleming (Australia) 26-17; T. Hall (Australia) bt Wall 26-11, Hall bt L. McLay (Wellington) 26-17; A. Ritchie (Otago) bt Lea 26-9; Ritchie bt Fleming 26-13; J. Versey (Hawkes Bat) bt Fellows 26-12; Wall bt White 26-16; Filbee bt Johnston 26-0 (tp), Filbee bt Versey 26-11; McKenzie bt Ritchie 26-21; White bt McLay 20-19; Fleming bt Lea 26-20; Morrow bt Wright 26-17.

Standings after 13 of 17 rounds: Guest 11 wins, Hogan and Versey 10, Beard 8, Filbee, Hamblyn. Johnston, Morrow and Ritchie 7, Fellows, Fleming and Wright 6, Hall 5, McLay 4, Lea, McKenzie and Wall 3, White 2.

Versey, Hamblyn, Fellows, Fleming, Wright, Hall, McLay and McKenzie have had a bye and played only 12 matches each.