Day Five – Bowls Premier League
The Tasmania Tridents finished Bowls Australia’s Bowls Premier League#16 on a high defeating two of the top three teams on the final day of the competition today but it was not enough to grab a finals berth.
In their first game today, the Tridents outplayed the then top team Sydney Lions winning in straight sets 7-2 and 4-2 but dropped the second game against Perth Suns 5-5 and 3-8.
In their final game of the competition, the Tridents showed that they can match it with the best players in the world by defeating top-side Moreton Bay Pirates 1-9, 9-2 and 1-0 to finish the event in a creditable eighth position and just one win out of the top five.
Congratulations to out Tasmanian Tridents – Rebecca Van Asch, Mark Nitz and Taelyn Male and Coach Mark Strochnetter – you have done Tasmania proud.
Final Ladder:
- Moreton Bay Pirates 33points
- Melbourne Pulse 33 points
- Sydney Lions 33 points
- Adelaide Pioneers 30 points
- Moama Steamers 27 points
- Melbourne Extreme 27 points
- Perth Suns 24 points
- Tasmania Tridents 24 points
- Tweed Heads Ospreys 21 points
- Gold Coast Hawks 18 points
The event concludes tonight with the finals which will be televised live on Fox Sport and Kayo commencing at 5.00pm.
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