The National Triples Championship is the longest running and most prestigious of the National Championships. In twenty-three previous tournaments, Auckland teams have won 19 titles, Wellington teams have won 2, Hawke’s Bay has won 1, with one title won by a team comprising both Hawke’s Bay and Auckland players.
Twenty-nine teams took part in the National Triples Championship at Manawatu. This year the format was a seven-round Swiss followed by the knockout. The traditional Barrage pools were not held.
The Auckland team of Allan Fletcher, Pam Jenkins and Adelys Taraunu went through the Swiss undefeated. In the afternoon, they continued their run to reach the Championship final. In the final they faced off against the Wellington team of Moises Burgos, Morgan Choveaux and Nico Toyne.
The Aucklanders won the opening exchanges and stretched their lead to 8-2. Wellington fought back to 8-8 and then took the lead before a late rally saw Auckland claw back to 11-12.
In the final end, Moises, Morgan and Nico had a little luck with a displaced cochonnet to pick up the thirteenth point and claim their maiden National Championship title.
Twenty teams are taking part in the 16th Upper Hutt Swiss Doubles on Sunday, 11 March.
Ian Baine/Wayne Green
Fran Beach/Bernadette Lawton
Ken Benn/Derek Cooper
Geoff Brown/Linda Brown
Moises Burgos/Len Cogger
Ted Burr/Val Clark
Alan Cameron/Marc Khull
John Clarke/Mike Kennedy
Barry Cody/Jack Gazzard
June Cody/Linda Gazzard
David Corley/Noeline Corley
Don Fraser/Shirley Fraser
Lorraine Gibbons/Jeanne Zee
Adrienne Gwerder/Michael Rocks
Dave Gwerder/Doc Murray
Eric Herbert/Julian Teni
Bob Horton/Dave Wilmshurst
Graeme Millard/Linda Millard
Bev Plowman/Lynley Watt
Kathy Taylor/Alison Zuppicich
Upper Hutt Swiss Doubles
13 March 2018
Participants in the Upper Hutt Swiss Doubles
Twenty teams took part in the 16th annual Upper Hutt Swiss Doubles at Maidstone Park. Unfortunately, the new pistes weren’t ready, so the two teams on the waiting list missed out this year.
With drawn games possible, only Eric Herbert and Julien Teni had a perfect record after the three morning rounds.
In the first game after lunch they drew with Adrienne Gwerder and Michael Rocks. This set up a final round match with Dave Gwerder and Doc Murray who had also drawn with Adrienne and Michael.
Dave and Doc won 13-7 to clinch first place. Moises Burgos and Len Cogger took second place with 4 wins, while Eric and Julien finished third.
Kapiti’s first defence for 2018 was at home to Silverstream. It was a dominant performance by Kapiti who won 8 of the 9 games to retain the Jacques Cochonnet Trophy.
