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HENSELITE $40,000 National Club 5 a Side Challenge
6th – 9th September 2010
This years event will be held from the 6th – 9th September 2010 with Club Helensvale planning to make the event bigger and better than ever.Twenty of the strongest clubs from throughout Australia will be invited to bring 5 of their best players (male or female) to challenge for the prestigious title of "National Club 5 a Side Champions".See below for results of last years competition.SPONSORS |
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Thank you to our major sponsors: Henselite, Coca-Cola, Helensvale Quality Meats, Wymark Insurance Brokers, Carlton United Breweries, Gold Coast Holiday Park and you are able to bet on the Henselite $40,000 National Club 5 a Side with Sporting Bet.
DAY FOUR SEMI FINAL & FINAL 10TH SEPTEMBER 2009:
Pre tournament favourites Taren Point have continued their impressive form to take out the Henselite $40,000 National Club 5 a Side Competition at Club Helensvale today.
Facing off against Cabramatta in the final, who were joint pre tournament favourites, Taren Point won three from four disciplines to take home the $12,000 winners cheque.
After being one game a piece after the pairs and triples rubbers and 1 shot in favour of Cabramatta, Taren Point's Ali Forsyth gave them a boost winning the singles 21 - 12 which gave the fours a buffer of 7 shots to work with. Led by Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists Wayne Turley and Mark Jacobsen, Taren Point steered the fours home to win by 5 shots.
With both teams full of past or present International representatives, they didn't disappoint the crowd with high quality bowls being played by both sides.
Featuring four recent Asia Pacific Games Medallists in Forsyth (Singles), Robert Thompson and Jacobsen (Pairs), Turley (Triples) and Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Barrie Lester, Taren Point proved too strong on the day with consistency the key.
Canadian representative Ryan Bester killed a number of ends throughout the final to try and keep Cabramatta's hopes alive but eventually succumbed to Taren Point's pressure. New Zealand World Champions Peter Belliss, Rohan Brassey, Andrew Todd and English Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist David Holt made up the Cabramatta outfit.
Earlier in the day Taren Point snuck through their semi final encounter by just 4 shots over East Cessnock led by the player of the tournament Aron Sherriff. Taren Point won the triples and fours while East Cessnock won the singles and pairs. Former Australian singles representative Sherriff was the best performed singles player in qualifying and partnered Australia Squad member Michael Cronin to also top the pairs qualifying ladder.
Cabramatta had an easier run to the final disposing of Pine Rivers in the semi final winning singles, pairs and triples before losing the fours with a total margin of 23 shots. Pine Rivers were the early ladder leaders through qualifying and were the only Queenslanders to make it through to the finals.
Taren Point are the first NSW team to win the event after Helensvale won the first two titles since the tournaments inception.
Semi Final 1: Taren Point NSW 2 wins +4 def East Cessnock 2 wins -4: Singles: Ali Forsyth 16 lost to Aron Sherriff 21; Pairs: Robert Thompson, Mark Jacobsen 12 lost to Michael Cronin, Aron Sherriff 14; Triples: Barrie Lester, Ali Forsyth, Wayne Turley 12 d Nathan Allen, John Wilson, Brody Pitham 10; Fours: Barrie Lester, Robert Thompson, Wayne Turley, Mark Jacobsen 18 d Nathan Allen, John Wilson, Michael Cronin, Brody Pitham 9.
Semi Final 2: Cabramatta NSW 3 wins +23 def Pine Rivers QLD 1 win -23: Singles: David Holt 21 d Alex Murtagh 10; Pairs: Rohan Brassey, Ryan Bester 14 d Peter Leon, Alex Murtagh 10; Triples: Andrew Todd, David Holt, Peter Belliss 18 d Michael Breen, Robert Wild, Michael Brown 4; Fours: Andrew Todd, Rohan Brassey, Peter Belliss, Ryan Bester 5 lost to Michael Breen, Robert Wild, Peter Leon, Michael Brown 11.
Grand Final: Taren Point NSW 3 wins +13 def Cabramatta NSW 1 win -13:Singles: Ali Forsyth 21 d David Holt 12; Pairs: Robert Thompson, Mark Jacobsen 9 lost to Rohan Brassey, Ryan Bester 15; Triples: Barrie Lester, Ali Forsyth, Wayne Turley 16 d Andrew Todd, David Holt, Peter Belliss 11; Fours: Barrie Lester, Robert Thompson, Wayne Turley, Mark Jacobsen 15 d Andrew Todd, Rohan Brassey, Peter Belliss, Ryan Bester 10.
Helensvale 5 a Side Semi Finals Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Grand Finals Draw 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Finals Results 09
DAY THREE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009:
Taren Point have dominated the final day of qualifying in the Henselite $40,000 National Club 5 a Side event at Club Helensvale to finish top of the table after 12 rounds. They will now meet East Cessnock who secured forth spot in tomorrow mornings semi final. The other semi will see second placed Pine Rivers versus Cabramatta who finished in third.
The winner of these two games will shape of in the grand final commencing at 12:55pm. Both semi finals and grand final will see each club challenge each other in singles, pairs, triples and fours disciplines.
Semi finals commence at Club Helensvale at 8:15am tomorrow morning.
Best performed in the qualifying in each discipline were: Singles: East Cessnock (Aron Sherriff), Pairs: East Cessnock (Michael Cronin & Aron Sherriff), Triples: Taren Point (Barrie Lester, Ali Forsyth & Wayne Turley), Fours: Helensvale (Lynsey Armitage, Anthony Fantini, Brett Wilkie & Nathan Rice).
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 3 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Fours Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Qual Leaderboard 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Singles Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Triples Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Semi Final Draw 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 3 Rd 11 Leaderboard 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 3 Rd 11 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Final Triples Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 3 Rd 10 Leaderboard 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 3 Rd 10 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 5 Fours Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 5 Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 5 Singles Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 5 Triples Results 09
DAY TWO 8TH SEPTEMBER 2009:
Pine Rivers continued their impressive form on day 2 of the Henselite $40,000 National Club 5 a Side at Helensvale by remaining top of the ladder after 8 rounds. With 4 rounds left to play tomorrow in qualifying, Pine Rivers will shape off against Springwood, South Tweed, Victoria Park and Essendon to try and remain in the top four and a receive a semi finals berth.
Cabramatta continued their good run remaining in second. They will meet Raymond Terrace, Wynnum Manly, Essendon and Springwood tomorrow to stake their claim for the semi finals.
Close behind in third spot again for the second day in a row is Taren Point who meet Musgrave Hill, Ballina, Sandy Bay and Raymond Terrace in tomorrows final qualifying day.
East Cessnock round out the top 4 equal on points with Taren Point and only 3 shots separates the two, they play Sandy Bay, Victoria Park, South Tweed and Paradise Point tomorrow.
Defending champions Helensvale sit one win behind East Cessnock in fifth and come up against Essendon, Melbourne, Warilla and Somerton for their chance to break into the top four.
These five teams look the main chances of reaching the semi finals, especially with none of them meeting each other on day 3.
Thursday will see the semi finals with 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 in order at the completion of qualifying, the winner of each match will then face off in the grand final. Semi finals will commence at 8:15 am and the grand final at 12:55 pm.
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Fours Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Rd 8 Leaderboard 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Singles Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Triples Results 09
Round 6 results (half way) for qualifying. Also rd 3 ladders for each discipline.
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 2 Rd 6 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 3 Fours Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 3 Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 3 Singles Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Rd 3 Triples Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Round 6 Leaderboard 09
DAY ONE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2009:
Pine Rivers have raced to the lead after day 1 being the only side to win all their games. Cabramatta is hot on their heels one win behind with the powerful Taren Point combination sitting in third.
Cabramatta meet Taren Point first up in the morning which will be a must win for both teams.
Four rounds will be played tomorrow followed by the last four rounds of qualifying on Wednesday. Semi finals and Grand Final will be played on Thursday.
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Fours Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Leaderboard 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Pairs Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Singles Results 09
Helensvale 5 a Side Day 1 Triples Results 09
NATIONAL 5 A SIDE CLUB DRAW:
National 5 a Side Club DRAW 2009 page
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MEDIA RELEASE 2009:
Helensvale 5 a Side Calcutta Media Release 2009 page
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CALCUTTA FORM GUIDE:
Helensvale 5 a Side Calcutta Form Guide 2009 page
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CONDITIONS OF PLAY:
Helensvale 5 a Side Conditions of Play 2009 page
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DOWNLOADS for 2009 5 a SIDE
National 5 a Side Club DRAW 2009.pdf
Helensvale 5 a Side Calcutta Form Guide 2009.pdf
Helensvale 5 a Side Conditions of Play 2009.pdf
WINNERS FOR 2008
Photo above - 2008 WINNERS. Helensvale $40,000 National Club 5 a Side Champions 1, L to R: Brett Wilkie, Anthony Kiepe, Mark Casey, Robert Thompson & Nathan Rice
Helensvale 5 a Side Grand Final Results PDF
Helensvale 5 a Side Semi Final Results PDF
5 a Side RD12 Final Leaderboard PDF
Club Helensvale invited twenty clubs from across Australia to participate in the second “Helensvale $40,000 National Club 5 a Side Challenge” to be held from 8 - 11 September 2008. Each club was asked to select 5 of their best players (male or female) to play singles, pairs, triples and fours events across three days of qualifying; the “Top 4” teams after three days played a semi final and final on the fourth day.
Clubs were invited from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania with the following clubs accepting: Helensvale QLD x 2, South Tweed QLD, Wynnum Manly QLD, McKenzie Park QLD, Pine Rivers QLD, Musgrave Hill QLD, Springwood QLD, Paradise Point QLD, St Johns Park NSW, Taren Point NSW, Cabramatta NSW, Mt Lewis NSW, Raymond Terrace NSW, Melbourne VIC, Clayton VIC, Double View WA, Osborne Park WA, Tuggeranong Valley ACT & Sandy Bay TAS.
Last years event was the first of its kind held in Australia and received raving revues from all players and clubs involved. This years event promises to be bigger and better with a high quality field of Australia’s finest making the journey to Helensvale including: World Singles Champion Steve Glasson (St Johns Park), Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists: Kelvin Kerkow (South Tweed), Mark Casey, Lynsey Armitage (Helensvale), Wayne Turley (Taren Point), David Holt (Mt Lewis); current Australian Squad members: Anthony Kiepe, Robert Thompson (Helensvale); former Australian Squad members Nathan Rice, Shane Globits (Helensvale), Michael Wilks, Todd Simmonds (Clayton), Russell Green (Melbourne); New Zealand representatives Ali Forsyth (Taren Point), Andrew Todd, Rohan Brassey, Peter Bellis (Cabramatta), Canadian representative Ryan Bester (Cabramatta), Irish representative Jeremy Henry (Taren Point) and a host of State Representatives from QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, ACT and TAS.
New teams in the mix included National Premier League and Western Australian champions Osborne Park; Victorian State champions Clayton; a team full of internationals from Cabramatta, renowned strength of the west in Double View and a local team in Paradise Point. Throw in last year’s runner up South Tweed, equal thirds Taren Point (NSW premier League champions) and St Johns Park (NSW premier League runner up) and its “game on” to take home a share of the $40,000 prize pool.
First prize will take home $12,000; second $10,000; equal thirds $6,500 each. The best performed player/team in each discipline that does not make the “Top 4” play off will receive $500 each player.
The format will comprise of Singles/Fours & Pairs/Triples with each player playing two disciplines. Each club will play another 12 clubs over three days to find the “Top 4” to play off in a semi and final
A Calcutta was held on Sunday 7th September 2008 at 6:30pm preceding the event and as expected gained a huge amount of interest leading into the tournament. The draw was completed following the Calcutta.
Thank you to our major sponsors: Coca-Cola, Helensvale Quality Meats, Henselite, Carlton United Breweries, Gold Coast Holiday Park and Sporting Bet.
DOWNLOAD:
Helensvale 5 a Side Calcutta Form Guide 08.pdf
Helensvale 5 a Side Conditions of Play 08.pdf
WINNERS FOR 2007
Club Helensvale victorious over South Tweed in the Grand Final 2007
Club Helensvale invited twenty clubs from across Australia to participate in the Inaugural Helensvale Quality Meats National Club 5-a-Side Challenge.
Held from September 11-14, 2007, each club selected 5 of their best players (male or female) to play singles, pairs, triples and fours events across three days of qualifying; the Top 4 teams after three days played a semi final with the final on the fourth day.
Club Helensvale victorious over South Tweed in the Grand Final
Following four days of very entertaining bowls Helensvale were victorious over South Tweed in the Grand Final of the Inaugural Club Helensvale $40,000 National 5-a-Side Challenge, sponsored by Helensvale Quality Meats.
After being down 9-nil early in the game, Shane Globits played brilliantly to come back and defeat South Tweed's Kelvin Kerkow 21-18.
South Tweed were winners of the Pairs convincingly 19-9, the Triples went Club Helensvale's way 24-6 and the Fours were also won by Club Helensvale 13-5.
Take a look at the action from the greens
Plans for annual event with increased prize money Success prompts increased prize money for an annual event
Following the runaway success of the 5-a-Side Club Challenge, Len Brunt, the General Manager of Club Helensvale, announced that the event would be held annually and the prize money for 2008 would be increased.
Players from all the teams involved believed that the format of the 5-a-Side Challenge was unrivalled in tournaments around Australia and were excited at the thought of participating again next year.
Club Helensvale would like to thank all players and officials from the clubs who participated in this years National Club 5-a-Side Challenge and look forward to next year's event.