Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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The Bowls
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre in John Cain
Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria
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with the top eight in the competition making the quarter finals. From the quarter finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.
, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule. Justin Madden
, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre in John Cain
John Cain (senior)
John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...
Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria
Thornbury, Victoria
Thornbury originalSince the 1960s, the vast majority of Melburnians pronounce the name phonetically. The 'h' is no longer silent, and there is more stress placed upon the 'o'. pronunciation is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north from Melbourne's central business district....
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Medal count
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men
| Singles |
 Australia |
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| Pairs |
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| Triples |
Australia |
 Northern Ireland |
 South Africa |
Women
| Singles |
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| Pairs |
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| Triples |
Competition format
The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a round-robinRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
with the top eight in the competition making the quarter finals. From the quarter finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.
Venue
The State Lawn Bowls Centre was developed especially for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In June 2003, Gordon Rich-PhillipsGordon Rich-Phillips
Gordon Kenneth Rich-Phillips is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council....
, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule. Justin Madden
Justin Madden
Madden was 206 cm tall, and one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman. Over the next fifteen seasons, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton side, and one of the most...
, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.