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2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship
45th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)6–22 January 2023
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2023 Imagine Cruising World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 6 to 22 January 2023.[1]

There were two preliminary round ties in the open singles, with Jason Banks beating Darren Weir and Jon Wilson defeating Scott Edwards. Banks went on to reach the final where he met Jamie Walker. This was first time that the open/men's singles final featured two unseeded players since seeds were introduced in 1988.[2] Previously eight unseeded players had reached finals (5 went on to win) but all eight had played seeded players in the final.

In the final Walker gained a five shot lead after just two ends but Banks continually played close to the jack and drew level before Walker won the last end with the last bowl. The second set was also close with Banks leading before Walker managed to level the set on the last end and by doing so winning the title.[3]

Katherine Rednall won her fifth women's singles to extend her record, she fought back after losing the first set to defeat Ceri Ann Glen in the tie break set.[4]

Greg Harlow & Nick Brett won the Open Pairs defeating Jason Greenslade and Michael Stepney in the final. It was Brett's six title and Harlow's fifth title over all disciplines. Stewart Anderson and Ceri Ann Glen won the mixed pairs final, it was Anderson's sixth win over all disciplines.[5][6]

Scotland's Daniel Pool became the first player to win consecutive Under-25 Singles titles.[7]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles England Jamie Walker
Women's Singles England Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs England Greg Harlow & Nick Brett
Mixed Pairs Scotland Stewart Anderson & Wales Ceri Ann Glen
Open Under-25 Singles Scotland Daniel Pool

Draw and results

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Open Singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 England Les Gillett 10 12
England Stuart Irwin 1 6 1 England Les Gillett 5 8
16 England Simon Skelton 1 4 Scotland Jason Banks 10 11
Scotland Jason Banks 10 8 Scotland Jason Banks 11 10
9 Guernsey Jason Greenslade 10 9 9 Guernsey Jason Greenslade 6 9
United States Neil Furman 4 2 9 Guernsey Jason Greenslade 6 14
8 England Mervyn King 9 9 8 England Mervyn King 6 2
South Africa Thinus Oelofse 2 5 Scotland Jason Banks 7 8 2
5 England Mark Dawes 9 10 5 England Mark Dawes 8 5 0
Australia Sean Mawdsley 4 2 5 England Mark Dawes 6 8
12 Scotland Michael Stepney 7 6 2 12 Scotland Michael Stepney 5 6
England Sam Tolchard 9 5 1 5 England Mark Dawes 8 7
13 Scotland David Gourlay 10 14 13 Scotland David Gourlay 2 2
Canada Kody Olthof 3 4 13 Scotland David Gourlay 8 5 2
4 England Nick Brett 10 5 2 4 England Nick Brett 7 10 0
Northern Ireland Jonathan Ross 5 7 0 Scotland Jason Banks 7 7
3 Scotland Stewart Anderson 6 7 England Jamie Walker 8 7
England David Bolt 5 3 3 Scotland Stewart Anderson 6 2 1
14 England Wayne Willgress 9 6 14 England Wayne Willgress 5 8 2
England Katherine Rednall 8 4 14 England Wayne Willgress 7 8 0
11 Scotland Alex Marshall 4 5 England Jamie Walker 7 8 2
England Mark Royal 7 9 England Mark Royal 4 7 0
6 England Greg Harlow 6 5 England Jamie Walker 7 2 2
England Jamie Walker 7 5 England Jamie Walker 9 8 2
7 England Jamie Chestney 6 5 10 England Robert Paxton 9 8 0
England Jon Wilson 9 7 England Jon Wilson 2 5
10 England Robert Paxton 13 9 10 England Robert Paxton 11 6
Israel Noam Yehudai 5 5 10 England Robert Paxton 7 10
15 Scotland Darren Burnett 6 11 2 2 Scotland Paul Foster 7 1
New Zealand Colin Rogan 9 5 0 15 Scotland Darren Burnett 5 0
2 Scotland Paul Foster 14 8 2 Scotland Paul Foster 10 11
Hong Kong Jason Choi 0 3

Women's Singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
  England Katherine Rednall 12 7
  New Zealand Clare Hendra 2 7
England Katherine Rednall 12 9
England Nicole Rogers 4 1
  England Nicole Rogers 13 12
  South Africa Gillian Young 4 7
England Katherine Rednall 7 12 2
Wales Ceri Ann Glen 12 5 1
  Wales Ceri Ann Glen 6 9 2
  Scotland Julie Forrest 8 8 0
Wales Ceri Ann Glen 8 10
Australia Lisa Featherby 6 6
  Guernsey Alison Merrien MBE 5 2
  Australia Lisa Featherby 7 7

Open Pairs

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
  Scotland Stewart Anderson
Scotland Darren Burnett
8 11
England Jack Wells
England Sam King
8 10 England Jack Wells
England Sam King
3 5
South Africa Thinus Oelofse
South Africa Gillian Young
3 1 Scotland Stewart Anderson
Scotland Darren Burnett
4 6
  Hong Kong Ken Chan
Hong Kong Jason Choi
8 9
  England Mervyn King
Scotland David Gourlay
8 4
  Hong Kong Ken Chan
Hong Kong Jason Choi
8 9
  Hong Kong Ken Chan
Hong Kong Jason Choi
9 6 0
  England Nick Brett
England Greg Harlow
5 9 2
  England Robert Paxton
England Simon Skelton
5 4
Israel Ruthie Gilor
Israel Tzvika Hadar
4 3 Wales Daniel Salmon
Wales Damian Doubler
8 6
Wales Daniel Salmon
Wales Damian Doubler
9 11 Wales Daniel Salmon
Wales Damian Doubler
4 6
  England Nick Brett
England Greg Harlow
8 6
  England Nick Brett
England Greg Harlow
8 8
England Paul Hartley
England David Bolt
12 11 England Paul Hartley
England David Bolt
7 3
United States Scottie Marzonie
United States Frank Napoli
5 7 England Nick Brett
England Greg Harlow
10 9
  Guernsey Jason Greenslade
Scotland Michael Stepney
4 5
  Scotland Paul Foster
Scotland Alex Marshall
11 10
Northern Ireland Mark McPeak
Northern Ireland Stuart Bennett
8 12 1 Australia Sean Mawdsley
United States Neil Furman
6 3
Australia Sean Mawdsley
United States Neil Furman
9 3 2 Scotland Paul Foster
Scotland Alex Marshall
3 7 1
  Guernsey Jason Greenslade
Scotland Michael Stepney
8 6 2
  Guernsey Jason Greenslade
Scotland Michael Stepney
5 11 2
England Louis Ridout
England Sam Tolchard
4 5 Canada Kody Olthof
Canada Dylan Jacobs
7 4 0
Canada Kody Olthof
Canada Dylan Jacobs
9 7 Guernsey Jason Greenslade
Scotland Michael Stepney
7 10
  EnglandJamie Walker
England Perry Martin
6 1
  England Mark Dawes
England Jamie Chestney
7 7 0
  England Jamie Walker
England Perry Martin
2 8 2
  England Jamie Walker
England Perry Martin
6 6
  England Les Gillett
England Wayne Willgress
5 5
  England Les Gillett
England Wayne Willgress
11 2 2
New Zealand Colin Rogan
New Zealand Garry Cotter
9 6 1 Scotland Chris Carswell
Scotland John Carswell
4 7 0
Scotland Chris Carswell
Scotland John Carswell
4 9 2

Mixed Pairs

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First Round Semi-finals Final
               
Scotland Paul Foster
Guernsey Alison Merrien
8 9
England Jamie Chestney
New Zealand Clare Hendra
3 4
Scotland Paul Foster
Guernsey Alison Merrien
6 2 2
England Mark Dawes
Scotland Julie Forrest
5 7 1
England Mark Dawes
Scotland Julie Forrest
10 5
England Les Gillett
England Katherine Rednall
4 5
Scotland Paul Foster
Guernsey Alison Merrien
8 2
Scotland Stewart Anderson
Wales Ceri Ann Glen
8 11
England Mervyn King
Australia Lisa Featherby
9 10
England Greg Harlow
South Africa Gillian Young
6 2
England Mervyn King
Australia Lisa Featherby
6 11 0
Scotland Stewart Anderson
Wales Ceri Ann Glen
9 6 2
England Nick Brett
England Nicole Rogers
11 3 1
Scotland Stewart Anderson
Wales Ceri Ann Glen
9 9 2

Open Under 25

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Semi-finals Final
          
Scotland Daniel Pool 13 13
South Africa Gillian Young 3 1
Scotland Daniel Pool 8 7 2
Scotland Darren Weir 6 12 0
England Nicole Rogers 6 5
Scotland Darren Weir 8 6

References

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  1. ^ "2023 World Professional Indoor Bowls Championships". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2022. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour, and was televised by the BBC and streamed live on YouTube.
  2. ^ "Bowls". Derby Express. 3 March 1988. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Stowmarket's Katherine Rednall wins a final tie-break to claim a record-extending fifth ladies' title in the World Indoor Bowls Championship". Suffolk News. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mixed Pairs draw". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Kirkliston's Ceri Ann Glen bags another world title with Mixed Pairs success". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Daniel Pool Retains World Under 25 Open Singles Title". Bowls International. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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