![BIG WINNERS: Commercial Club's Kaye Habermann and Marion Bruce produced a fine display to win the Region 11 open pairs and qualify for the state titles in February. BIG WINNERS: Commercial Club's Kaye Habermann and Marion Bruce produced a fine display to win the Region 11 open pairs and qualify for the state titles in February.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/beau.greenway/0e5f8fe9-6a76-4e48-ad32-154837fb27ad.JPG/r0_0_4032_3024_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Commercial's Marion Bruce and Kaye Habermann booked their place at next year's Women's Bowls NSW state championships thanks to an impressive 15-shot win at the Region 11 playoffs recently held at Tumut.
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The 30-15 win in the open pairs came against Gundagai's Mary McCormick and Bronwyn Naughton.
North Albury's Shirley Geddes and Jeanette Tuckwell are also off to state after a 14-11 win against Gundagai's Helen Pearce and Joan Dunn in the senior pairs.
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![WELL BOWLED: North Albury's Shirley Geddes and Jeanette Tuckwell held their nerve to win the Region 11 senior pairs title. WELL BOWLED: North Albury's Shirley Geddes and Jeanette Tuckwell held their nerve to win the Region 11 senior pairs title.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/beau.greenway/e5020c47-d05a-49f6-bd54-afc008ee4446.JPG/r0_0_4032_3024_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Bruce and Habermann featured in the senior fours with Kath Baggeridge and Judy Pressnell and fell to a Tumbarumba side, 20-11.
Holbrook's Jo Merkel, Pam Kaletta, Marlene Thurling and Pam Seymour went down 23-20 in the open fours to Gundagai, while Merkel lost to Tumut's Sue Frankiewiecz, 25-17, in the singles.
The state championships take place at Malua Bay from February 2 to 10, 2021.