The Millicent Bowls Club has run its annual Men’s Singles Championships, with 24 players taking part in the competition in very warm conditions.

By the end of play on Saturday, players had been eliminated down to the final four.

Going into the semi-final were Wayne Ross competing against Peter Scanlon and Derk Pietersma against Jim Campbell, with the games being played to 21 shots up.

In the Pietersma/Campbell game, by the 7th end both players were sitting on 7 shots and by the 13th end, Campbell had taken the lead by 3 shots sitting on 17 to 14.

At the 15th end Campbell reached the 21 shots giving him a place in the grand final.

In the other game being played between Ross and Scanlon also by the 7th end both players were tied at 7 shots each but by the 15th end Scanlon was able to reach the target of 21 shots, also earning him a spot in the grand final.

With the grand final being played with the first player to reach 25 shots, Campbell and Scanlon were having a neck and neck battle and by the 13th end were both sitting on 8 shots each.

Campbell the won the next 5 ends to put the score at 20 shots to 8, but then the tide turned in the next 8 ends to bring the score to Campbell 20 and Scanlon 19 and was sitting at anyone’s game.

For the final 6 ends it was very close and after a three-hour long battle, Campbell won the title of Singles Champion for 2022/23 season.

Final scores were Campbell 25 to Scanlon 22.