Grant Wilson faces Steven Watson in the men’s final at Balerno Bowling Club on Sunday, August 23 (14.00) and they have never met in the final before despite sharing six titles between them.
Wilson has won four times before (2001, 2004, 2008 and 2019) and Watson is a two-time winner, 2017 and 2022.
Only Willie Dyet and Laurie McMorran have won the Championship more times than Grant, seven wins for Willie (1961, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1975 and 1976) and six for Laurie (1966, 1967, 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1983).
Wilson’s route to final was a preliminary round success over Gordon Cameron, victory in the first round over Brian Turner, then a second round success over Derek Drysdale.
Hugh Gibson was his next opponent in the quarter-final and Ferguson McBeath was beaten in the semi-final.
Watson beat Hugh Watt in his first round tie and he received walk-over in the second round. Charlie Dalton was beaten in the quarter-final and it was Kenny Girdler who was his opponent in the semi-final.
Wilson believes it is his sixth final, and it is Watson’s fifth.
FLASHBACK: Grant Wilson (left) and Steven Watson shake hands from a previous meeting in a different completion. Picture supplied.
