2025 Canadian Championship Winners Crowned
The 2025 Canadian Championships have come to an end, with medals won across the country! Taking place from August 5th to 23rd, 2025, the championships were hosted at multiple clubs: Para Championships at Nepean Lawn Bowling Club (Ottawa, ON) and both the Youth and Major Championships held at the Commonwealth Lawn Bowling Club (Edmonton, AB). Across all three events, we saw approximately 200 athletes from ocean to ocean compete with great skill, ferocity, and passion for the sport.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the events and to congratulate all the athletes who finished on the podium this year. BCB would also like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who made these events possible – all your hard work and dedication to the game does not go unnoticed.
Para Championships
This year, we welcomed 13 para-athletes from across the country to compete in the Para Championships hosted at the Nepean Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa, Ontario.
Similar to the previous Para Championships, an open para discipline was available for bowlers with impairments that do not fall within the B1 to B8 classes set in the International Bowls for the Disabled (IBD) Classification. This year, we welcomed two bowlers, one hailing from Alberta and the other from Ontario, into this discipline. Ontario’s Jeff Cheah played with the round robin round among players classified with visual impairment (B1 to B4), while Albertan Dan Pyper competed against five other bowlers with physical impairments (B6 to B8).
At the end of the Para Championships, four gold medals were awarded within the visually impaired discipline. In the B2 event, Ontario’s Louise McLean won against Jay Gatley (BC), who earned a silver medal. Both representing British Columbia, Barb MacIsaac and Sheila Grieve won gold in the B3 and B4 disciplines, respectively. Elizabeth Mayo (PEI) and Elizabeth Binnie (BC) took home silver in their fields. Lastly, Jeff Cheah took home gold in the Open Para Visual category.
Among the physically impaired bowlers, three champions were crowned. In the B7 classification, Alan Dean of Ontario won a gold medal alongside Dan Pyper, who also took home gold in the Open Para Physical discipline. In the B6 classification, we saw a showdown between Andy Caldwell (ON), Anne Hibberd (AB), Jack Smart (AB), and Jean Stairs (NB). The bronze medal game was played between Stairs and Hibberd, with Stairs winning 13-8 in an exciting final match. Similarly, we saw great skill displayed in the gold medal game; however, Caldwell claimed the title with a final score of 12-3 against Smart.
Youth Championships
This year, there were eleven (11) players competing in the U18 boys’ discipline and six (6) men in the U25 competition. Reigning champion, Jack Fowler, was not in attendance this year, so this left space for two new champions to be crowned! The U18 semi-finals and finals were a battle between Ontario! The bronze medal match-up was between two players from Ontario: Cayden Carter and Isaac Kerr. Ending in a final tie-break between the Ontarians, Kerr came out on top (9-2, 5-7, 1-2), moving forward to the final game against Dekker Ly (ON). Ly and Kerr kept the whole crowd on their toes with the game once again ending in a tiebreak. The title of U18 Champion was won by Isaac Kerr with a final score of 8-2, 4-7,1-4, thus awarding the silver medal to Dekker Ly. Jake Masterson, hailing from Ontario, finished the round robin game ranked first, awarding him a direct entry into the gold medal game. His opponent was determined from a semi-final game between Yu Hang Hui (BC) and Erik Galipeau (ON). The experienced bowler from Ontario, Galipeau, gave a great display of skill and strategy, winning both sets (4-8, 6-7) and moving on to the final. The battle of Ontario took place on the greens in Edmonton in August. After a fierce game, Galipeau came out on top – winning the gold medal and title of champion – and leaving Masterson with a very well-deserved silver medal.
On the women’s side, we saw eight (8) U18 competitors and another five (5) women playing in the U25 discipline. The three medalists from last year’s championships (bronze: Madeline Mohr, silver: Rebecca Coon, and gold: Kiera Schaelow) were all back aiming to reclaim their place on the podium! The U18 semi-final game was played between Teryn Mitchell (AB) versus Gwyneth Chang (BC), with a score of 5-9, 7-4, 4-2. After the nail-biting tie-break game, Mitchell moved on to the gold medal match against Rebecca Coon (ON). We saw another close game ending in a tie-break. However, Albertan Teryn swept the tiebreaker 3-0, awarding her the gold medal and Rebecca the silver. After the hard-fought round robin games, Luci Ewen (BC) got a bye to the gold medal game by ranking 1st in the U25 discipline. In the meantime, Baylee van Steijn (ON) went head-to-head with Bridget Masterson (ON) in the semi-finals. Baylee brought her A-game on the green, winning both sets against fellow Ontario bowler. The veteran bowler went on to the gold medal game, where we once again showed her persistence and skill against Luci Ewen (BC), winning the title of U25 champion after a tiebreaker (7-4, 3-6, 0-5).
The Forster-Lang Trophy was also crowned during the 2025 Youth Championships. 14 mixed pairs teams, made up of the bowlers playing for the singles title for both age categories, played in round robin games in hopes of making it to the medal match. The team with the highest points were awarded a bye to the gold medal game, while the next two teams battled it out in the bronze medal match. In the semi-finals, we saw Elise Kerr (ON) and Sou Hei Hui (BC) battle it out with Dekker Ly (ON) and Kiera Schaelow (AB). In the end, the team made up of young bowlers hailing from Ontario and British Columbia won 12-5 and earned a spot in the gold medal game against Teryn Mitchell (AB) and Erik Galipeau (ON). The strong effort displayed by Dekker Ly and Kiera Schaelow awarded them the bronze medal. The final game of the competition demonstrated great skill and ferocity on the greens. With a final score of 12-9, Ontario’s Erik Galipeau and Alberta’s Teryn Mitchell took the title of 2025 Foster-Lang Champion, with Ly and Schaelow taking home a well-fought silver medal.
Majors Championships
The Commonwealth Lawn Bowling Club welcomed 180 bowlers from 8 provinces across Canada to battle it out in singles, pairs, triples, and fours. As the rounds of robin came to an end, Ontario found themselves at the top of the leaderboard for Men’s Fours and tied with Alberta A in Men’s Triples. We saw ties in both the Men’s Pairs between Nova Scotia and the Quebec and in the Men’s Singles between Alberta A and, once again, the Quebec. The Alberta A Women were a force to be reckoned with this year, finishing first in the Women’s Triples and Singles, and a close second to Saskatchewan in the Women’s Fours. In the Women’s Pairs, Saskatchewan was dominating the field after the round robin games.
Similar to last year, the playoff format awarded the top-ranked team a bye to the gold medal match, while teams ranked #2 and #3 faced off to see who would make a run for the trophy!
In the Singles semi-final game, Ontario was defeated by Quebec. Unfortunately, Team Quebec could not keep up with Alberta A, who took the victory in the final game. The Nova Scotia men beat Alberta A in the Pairs semi-final game, but could not defeat Quebec for gold. Ontario came first in the Men’s Triples, with Alberta A and Alberta B coming in second and third place, respectively. In the Men’s Fours, Alberta A beat Alberta B, giving them a shot at gold; however, team Ontario continued to dominate the greens, coming home with the title.
On the women’s side, the singles semi-final match was played between Ontario and Alberta B. Alberta B kept a strong momentum, winning gold after beating both Ontario and then Albert A in the final game. In Women’s Pairs, Alberta B came out on top, with Saskatchewan in 2nd place, and Alberta A in third place. Saskatchewan battled it out with British Columbia in the Women’s Triples semi-final. Saskatchewan earned themselves a spot in the gold medal game; however, the powerhouse of Alberta A won the final game and the title of champions. The title of Women’s Fours Champions was brought home by Alberta A after a gold medal match-up with Saskatchewan and winning against British Columbia in the bronze medal game.
The coveted Cy English, awarded to the top men’s team, and the Lady Alexander, crowned to the top women’s team, were both won by Alberta A. Congratulations to Brian Ranger, Brad Roden, Nathan Findlay, Lou Handley, Roy Riege, Charlie Taylor, Pat Bird, Greg Wilson, Rob Law, Claire Day, Teryn Mitchell, Leona Hatton, Kiera Schaelow, Joanna Cooper, June Ji, Shannon Roden, and Jan Robinson!
Bowls Canada would like to thank all host clubs, Nepean Lawn Bowling Club (ON) and Commonwealth Lawn Bowling Club (AB), as well as the Government of Ontario, Government of Alberta, and the Government of Canada for their support.
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