It was a case of Simonsen v Simonsen when the final of the Wairarapa section of the Henselite national indoor bowls singles tournament was played recently.
Making it through to the final were Kelvin Simonsen and his wife Elva Simonsen and it was the former who emerged the winner by
11-8. He will now represent Wairarapa at the national finals in Upper Hutt.
There were 20 entries in the Wairarapa event with eight qualifying for post-section play. First round results saw Colleen Larkin beat Julie Mikoz, Elva Simonsen account for Sandra Bain, Kelvin Simonsen beat Janice Leighton and Murray Larkin oust Paul Miller.
The semifinals saw Elva Simonsen edge out Murray Larkin 11-9 and Kelvin Simonsen beat Colleen Larkin 13-6.
At the end of the first three ends the final was all tied up at 2-2 but then Kelvin Simonsen got what was to be a vital break, moving out to a 7-2 advantage after eight ends. Elva Simonsen was not done with, however, and battled her way back to be only two points down starting the last end. And the players went shot for shot there with Kelvin Simonsen eventually taking out his opponent's shot bowl to win the end by one point and the match by three points.
