Men's Bowlers of the Year & Singles Winners: 2000 - Last Year
Write ups and the following lists up to 2014 were compiled by Dr. John Aveline
Page Navigation: Men's Singles Novice Singles Intermediate Singles Senior Singles
V&D Bowler of the Year (Men)
The V&D Bowler of the Year was instituted to recognize the Male and Female bowlers who were most successful in V&D events. This award was instituted and sponsored by Wayne Hopwood to recognize the top bowler in V&D events for a given year. The Bowler of the Year is also meant to encourage participation, since the more events you play in, the better chance you have to win.
Currently there are five events from which a bowler may earn points towards the Bowler of the Year: Singles, Pairs, Fours, Mixed Pairs and Mixed Fours.
Bowlers receive points according to the following formula:
Section A: 1st - 6 pts; 2nd - 3 pts; 3rd - 2 pts; 4th - 1 pt.
Section B: 1st - 2 pts; 2nd - 1 pt.
2023 Gonzo Wong (Richmond)
2022 Gonzo Wong (Richmond)
2020 - 2021 COVID
2019 Paul Lee (Richmond)
2018 Paul Choi (Richmond)
2017 Paul Lee (Richmond)
2016 Kin On Lau (Richmond)
2015 (Tie) James MacGowan, Jonathon Braun (Kerrisdale)
2014 Kelvin Lai (Richmond)
2013 (Tie) Kenneth Lee, Vince Mai (Van South)
2012 Paul Lee (Richmond)
2011 Stanley Chow (Vancouver South)
2010 Steve Santana (Vancouver South)
2009 Stanley Chow (Vancouver South)
2008 Perry Manns (North Vanocuver)
2007 Clement Law (North Vancouver)
2006 Perry Manns (North Vancouver)
2005 (Tie) Paul Choi and Stephen Yung
2004 Vince Mai (Vancouver South)
2002 - 2003 data not available
2001 Hirendra Bhartu (Vancouver South)
2000 Roddy McDonald (North Van)
Singles
This is one of the original events in the V&D calendar and predates the V&D itself. Originally it was sponsored by Birks Silver and was called the "Birk Singles". Over the years there have been as few as 24 and as many as 90 players competing for this title.
2023 Gonzo Wong (Richmond)
2022 Gonzo Wong (Richmond)
2020 - 2021 COVID
2019 Paul Choi (Richmond)
2018 Jim Duholke (West Vancouver)
2017 Kin On Lau (Richmond)
2016 Jim Duholke (West Vancouver)
2015 Steven Santana (Van South)
2014 Stan Turner (Mann Park)
2013 Gary Kirk (Richmond)
2012 Kin On Lau (Richmond)
2011 Paul Lee (Richmond)
2010 James Chen (Vancouver South)
2009 Laurence Leedham (North Vancouver)
2008 Kin-On Lau (Richmond)
2007 Michael Leong (Granville Park)
2006 Perry Manns (North Vancouver)
2005 data not available
2004 Malcolm Taylor (North Vancouver)
2003 Vince Mai (Granville Park)
2002 Alan Webster (Granville Park)
2001 Hirendra Bhartu (New Westminster)
2000 Alan Webster (Granville Park)
Novice Singles
There is one more event which pre-dates the V&D which was once called the 'Semi-ready' that has seen some winners go on to become great bowlers. In 2016 the "Colt Singles" was divided into a Novice and an Intermediate Singles.
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The events are a great chance for new bowlers to try out a competition against bowlers with similar experience and see how they like 'venturing out'. Almost everyone who plays in one tournament is hooked for life. A Novice is defined as someone who is a first year bowler having never bowled elsewhere in the world.
2023 Steffen Postma (Stanley Park)
2022 Nathaniel Hui (Granville Park)
2020 - 2021 COVID
2019 Dick Tang (Richmond)
2018 Alexander Hill (Granville Park)
2017 Brian Jolley (North Vancouver)
2016 Alan Wass (Dunbar)
Senior Singles
The Senior Men's Singles is one of three senior men's events on the V&D slate. It was once called the Veteran's Singles and has quite a long pedigree with a few major names on the winner's roll.
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2023 Dave Baldwin (White Rock)
2022 Dave Baldwin (White Rock)
2020 - 2021 COVID
2019 Dudley Knox (Maple Ridge)
2018 Dave Baldwin (White Rock)
2017 Eric Leung (Richmond)
2016 John Scutt (Maple Ridge)
2015 Dave Baldwin (White Rock)
2014 Dave Baldwin (White Rock)
2013 Christie Grahame (White Rock)
2012 John Moffat (Maple Ridge / North Vancouver)
2011 Christie Grahame (Mann Park)
2010 Christie Grahame (Mann Park)
2009 Eugene Maxwell (Maple Ridge)
2008 Ron Reichelt (Maple Ridge)
2007 George Cubiss (Maple Ridge)
2006 George Cubiss (Maple Ridge)
2005 George Cubiss (Maple Ridge)
2004 John Scutt Maple Ridge)
2003 Herman Litsky (New Westminster)
2002 Jack Mitchell (Vancouver South)
2001 George Brost (White Rock)
2000 Bill Meek (White Rock)
Intermediate Singles
In 2016, the Colt Singles was separated into a Novice and an Intermediate (second & third year bowlers) event to standardize the terminology for similar women's and men's events. The trophy pictured is now the Intermediate Singles trophy.
2023 André Dufour (Stanley Park)
2022 Clayton Hui (Granville Park)
2020 - 2021 COVID
2019 Rob Berridge (Stanley Park)
2018 Heng Lee (Richmond)
2017 Jim Duholke (West Vancouver)
2016 Earl Luk (Richmond)
2015 Graham Miller (Kerrisdale)
2014 Simon Leung (Richmond)
2013 Jonathan Braun (Kerrisdale)
2012 Jesse Bradford (West Vancouver)
2011 Jack Green (Kerrisdale)
2010 Ron Roman (Richmond)
2009 Ed Iftody (Stanley Park)
2008 Sand Wan (Richmond)
2007 Mark Weiss (South Burnaby)
2006 Peter Cullis (Ladner)
2005 Mark Weiss (South Burnaby)
2004 Eldon Okert (New Westminster)
2003 George Cubiss (Maple Ridge)
2002 Ricki Chan (Richmond)
2001 Peter Tsang (New Westminster)
2000 Ed Cooper (Coquitlam)