SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Women's open, quarter-finals: 1-Leilani Joyce (Hamilton) bt 7-Louise Crome (Remuera) 10-8 9-6 10-9, Sarah Cook (Sumner) bt 5-Vicki Lankester (England) 9-6 9-5 9-1, 6-Lara Petera (Herne Bay- Ponsonby) bt 4-Clare Cogan (England) 10-9 4-9 9-6 5-9 9-4, 2-Shelley Kitchen (Heren Bay) bt 8-Tanya Bone (Australia) 9-5 9-1 9-5. Semifinals: Joyce bt Cook 10-8 9-2 9-6, Kitchen bt Petera 10-8 9-0 9-4. Play-off for third: Cook bt Petera 9-7 9-6 9-4.
Final: Joyce bt Kitchen 9-5 9-1 9-4.
Men's open, quarter-finals: 1-Iain Higgins (England/Browns Bay) bt 8-John Rooney (England) 15-10 15-8 13-15 15-10, 4-Liam Kenny (Aust) bt Jonathan Kemp (England) 13-15 15-11 15-12 8-15 15-11, Ian Power (Canada) bt Gavin Jones (Wales) 10-15 15-12 15-13 15-11, Andrew Whipp (England) bt 2-Lee Jemmett (England/ Herne Bay) by default. Semifinals: Kenny bt Higgins 15-13 15-2 15-9, Whipp bt Power 15-11 15-9 15-8. Play-off for third: not played.
Final: Kenny bt Whipp 6-15 15-5 15-11 13-15 15-14.
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