Australia: Eliot Kennedy wins Falcons tournament

Eliot Kennedy returned to his winning way with a victory in the Northern Falcons TFC's March WASPA at the Willoughby club.

But it wasn't before he suffered a shock 2-1 loss to the rising star of the Falcons, young Oli Ollnow.
With Singapore visitor Vikas Chandiramani in attendance, the 8 player event was evenly contested over the first three rounds.

Eliot beat Jonty 2-0, but not before a struggle, then Oli held Vikas to a 1-1 result. Steve fought hard for his 1-0 win against Neil, whose defensive flicks were of the highest quality: it was a pity his attacking play couldn't match them. Herman beat Adrian 1-0, then when Jonty and Oli drew 0-0 and Eliot beat Vikas, there was a chance for the other two to qualify - until Oli caused the upset of the night and beat Eliot.
In Group 2, Hermann dominated Neil 2-0, while Adrian staged a fighting comeback to beat Steve 2-1 after it was 1-1.

Again in the last matches there was a chance for Steve to qualify, but a 2-0 loss to Hermann put paid to his hopes.

In the semi finals there was no heroics from Adrian against Eliot who won comprehensively, while in the father-son battle, it went down to sudden death shots for Oli to make the final.

In the final, Oli's iron defence thwarted Eliot for long periods, but one slip proved costly. Oli had a few chances of his own, but in the end it was a fine victory by Eliot.

Once again thanks to all who attended, especially Vikas, and to the Willoughby Park Bowling Club for their ongoing support.