Breakthrough first title for Steenkamp

Christo "Kat" Steenkamp won the Namibian singles title for the first time as the Namibian Bowling Association concluded its week-long national championship on Saturday.

Steenkamp, a former rugby player for United who played one test match at centre against Uganda in 2007, represented this year’s host club, TransNamib. He beat André Campbell from Swakopmund in a tightly-contested final, who had eliminated him in the semi-final last year.

Marietjie van der Bergh, also playing for TransNamib, advanced to another national women’s singles title when she beat Amy Human of Eros Bowling Club in the final.

Van der Bergh, a veteran at international level, said she has been impressed with the general standard of players in the competition this year.

Steenkamp was awarded the prize as the men’s player of the tournament, while the young Hailey van Wyk received the women’s player of the tournament award.

OTHER DIVISION WINNERS

Men’s pairs: Steven Peake and Colin Peake beat Axel Krahenbuhl and Kat Steenkamp.

Women’s pairs: Diana Viljoen and Bianca Lewis beat Huipie van Wyk and Hailey van Wyk.

Men’s trips champions: Axel Krahenbuhl, Schalk van Wyk and Kat Steenkamp.

Women’s trips champions: Diana Viljoen, Bianca Lewis and Marinda Bezuidenhout.

Men’s fours champions: Axel Krahenbuhl, Willie Esterhuizen, Schalk van Wyk and Kat Steenkamp.

Women’s four champions: Huipie van Wyk, Monique Thorburn, Hailey van Wyk and Danielle van Wyk.

Senior men, singles: Willie Esterhuizen beat Karl Hartman.

Senior women, singles: Truda Meaden beat Annelize Opperman.

Novice men, singles: Chris du Preez beat Colin de Beer.

Novice women, singles: Jamie Lee Lawrence beat Danielle van Wyk.

Men’s singles plate winner: Claude Thorburn.

Women’s singles plate winner: Bianca Lewis.

Personality of the tournament (men): Desmond van der Smit.

Personality of the tournament (women): Lesley Vermeulen.