HONG KONG—Reigning National Indoor Singles champion Queenie Lai ended the year on a high by winning the National Knock-out Singles title last Sunday, Dec 18.
A total of 99 lady bowlers participated in the annual tournament, which was played in seven clubs around Hong Kong. In contrast to last year’s near-zero degree of climate, the weather this year was fine and the matches progressed smoothly throughout.
Lai, who represented Seabird Sports Association and won her second Indoor Singles title in June, aimed to add a second singles title within the year. She played 2011 National Champion of Champions winner Amy Chwang in the final, after defeated five other players.
The long day of hard work obvious affected the performance of the two players in the final with a number of big counts happened in a few ends.
In end four Lai got 4 shots after trailed the jack. In the 6th and the 15th end it was Chwang’s turn when she drew 4 close shots. Lai replied in the twelfth end with 4 nicely drawn bowls. In those four ends the nearest bowl from the losing side was at least a meter away from the head.
