2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship
46th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)5–21 January 2024
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship was the 2024 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championship, held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 5-21 January 2024.[1] The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and will be televised by the BBC and YouTube.[2] The event is being sponsored for the second consecutive year by Imagine Cruising.[3]

Jamie Walker and Katherine Rednall were the men's and women's defending champions respectively.[4][5]

In an all-Scottish final, two-time champion and number 4 seed Stewart Anderson beat the six-time champion Alex Marshall MBE. Marshall received a wild card to compete and was unseeded because his form had dropped over the last few years but produced outstanding performances to reach the final, including a faultless semi-final win over friend and rival Paul Foster MBE. Anderson defeated another wild card and debutant Harry Goodwin in the other semi-final before sealing the win over Marshall in the final.[6]

Katherine Rednall started her year in fine form, winning her sixth singles title at the championships, defeating Julie Forrest in a close final. Forrest was always in control in the first set before Rednall dominated the second to force a tie break. Rednall's win was largely due to her choosing short lengths (23 metres) throughout the second set and tie break ends.[7]

In another all-Scottish final Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett won the open pairs for the third time defeating Paul Foster and Jason Banks.[8] Nick Brett and Julie Forrest, bowling together for the first time in this event, won the mixed pairs for their third and second mixed titles respectively.[9]

Darren Weir completed a Scottish dominated championships with a comprehensive victory over Rebecca Moorbey in the Under-25 event.[10]

Winners[edit]

Event Winner
Open Singles Scotland Stewart Anderson
Ladies Singles England Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs Scotland Stewart Anderson & Darren Burnett
Mixed Pairs England Nick Brett & Scotland Julie Forrest
World Under-25s Scotland Darren Weir

Draw and results[edit]

Open singles[edit]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 England Jamie Walker 7 9
Scotland Iain McLean 4 2 1 England Walker 7 7
16 Scotland Jason Banks 10 8 16 Scotland Banks 6 5
Australia Blake Nairn 7 4 1 England Walker 9 6 1
9 England Wayne Willgress 7 6 1 England Goodwin 3 10 2
England Harry Goodwin 4 10 2 England Goodwin 8 4 2
8 Scotland David Gourlay 9 7 8 Scotland Gourlay 7 7 0
Wales Daniel Salmon 3 6 England Goodwin 8 4
5 England Robert Paxton 11 9 4 Scotland Anderson 9 8
England Philip Last 2 7 5 England Paxton 10 8 2
12 Scotland Darren Burnett 10 8 2 Scotland Weir 3 11 0
Scotland Darren Weir 3 13 0 5 England Paxton 5 1
13 England Jamie Chestney 5 10 0 4 Scotland Anderson 8 9
England Jon Wilson 8 4 2 England Wilson 4 2
4 Scotland Stewart Anderson 7 8 4 Scotland Anderson 10 12
South Africa Wayne Roberts 5 3 4 Scotland Anderson 12 13
3 England Les Gillett 10 7 Scotland Marshall 7 10
England David Bolt 5 7 3 England Gillett 8 9
14 England Mervyn King 12 7 14 England King 7 8
Canada Dylan Jacobs 4 6 3 England Gillett 8 3 1
11 England Greg Harlow 8 3 Scotland Marshall 4 8 2
Scotland Alex Marshall 9 9 Scotland Marshall 8 8 2
6 England Mark Dawes 11 5 1 New Zealand Kreft 3 10 0
New Zealand Martin Kreft 4 6 2 Scotland Marshall 6 10 2
7 England Nick Brett 13 9 2 Scotland Foster 7 5 0
Northern Ireland Alastair Coleman 2 6 7 England Brett 6 9
10 Guernsey Jason Greenslade 5 10 1 Scotland Mellors 5 7
Scotland Billy Mellors 7 4 2 7 England Brett 3 2
15 Scotland Michael Stepney 14 13 2 Scotland Foster 11 6
Hong Kong Desmond Lai 1 4 15 Scotland Stepney 7 4
2 Scotland Paul Foster 6 8 2 Scotland Foster 10 8
Australia Aron Sherriff 4 3

Ladies Singles[edit]

First round Semi-finals Final
               
  England Katherine Rednall 11 6
  England Annalisa Dunham 5 6
England Rednall 7 4 2
England Rogers 5 8 0
  Scotland Ailsa Robertson 2 0
  England Nicole Rogers 10 11
England Rednall 5 12 2
Scotland Forrest 9 5 1
  United States Giulia Gallo 4 7
  Wales Ceri Ann Glen 9 9
Wales Glen 5 8
Scotland Forrest 9 9
  Wales Lauren Gowen 10 7 1
  Scotland Julie Forrest 7 9 2

Open Pairs[edit]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
  England Greg Harlow
England Nick Brett
10 10
  England Paul Nicholls
England Tim Stone
5 5
  England Harlow
England Brett
7 4
  England Dawes
England Chestney
8 10
  England Mark Dawes
England Jamie Chestney
9 9
South Africa Peter Harvey
South Africa Kevin Douglas
5 7 Wales Nicholls
Wales Owen
2 3
Wales Sara Nicholls
Wales Ross Owen
5 8 Scotland Anderson
Scotland Burnett
8 9
  England Dawes
England Chestney
6 8
  England Mervyn King
Scotland David Gourlay
9 4 1
Northern Ireland Mark McPeak
Northern Ireland Stuart Bennett
12 8 Northern Ireland McPeak
Northern Ireland Bennett
8 7 2
Canada Rick Lyons
Canada Jake Masterson
1 2 Northern Ireland McPeak
Northern Ireland Bennett
4 11 1
  Scotland Anderson
Scotland Burnett
11 5 2
  Scotland Stewart Anderson
Scotland Darren Burnett
12 10
Hong Kong Alan Yuen
Hong Kong Timmy Lui
7 4 England Catchpole
England Johnson
0 4
England Ian Catchpole
England Aaron Johnson
9 7 Scotland Anderson
Scotland Burnett
8 11
  Scotland Banks
Scotland Foster
5 5
  England Les Gillett
England Wayne Willgress
6 7
England Paul Wallace
England Kenny Johnstone
11 4 2 England Wallace
England Johnstone
10 7
United States Jesse May
United States Rachel Marcuson
4 10 1 England Wallace
England Johnstone
6 5
  England Paxton
England Walker
9 7
  England Robert Paxton
England Jamie Walker
8 8
England Tom Warner
England Perry Martin
5 9 2 England Warner
England Martin
3 4
New Zealand Martin Kreft
New Zealand Richard Corry
7 5 0 England Paxton
England Walker
9 5 1
  Scotland Banks
Scotland Foster
6 10 2
  Scotland Michael Stepney
Guernsey Jason Greenslade
8 9
Scotland Ronnie Duncan
Scotland Colin Walker
4 11 2 Scotland Duncan
Scotland Walker
7 5
Israel David Hadar
Israel Zvika Hadar
7 6 0 Scotland Stepney
Guernsey Greenslade
6 6
  Scotland Banks
Scotland Foster
8 7
  Scotland Jason Banks
Scotland Paul Foster
9 16
  Australia Chris Carruthers
Australia Justin Wright
8 4
 

Mixed Pairs[edit]

First Round Semi-finals Final
               
Scotland Stewart Anderson
Wales Ceri Ann Glen
9 7
Scotland David Gourlay
England Annalisa Dunham
5 5
Scotland Anderson
Wales Glen
4 9 2
England Dawes
United States Gallo
8 4 1
Scotland Paul Foster
Wales Lauren Gowen
5 5
England Mark Dawes
United States Giulia Gallo
7 6
Scotland Anderson
Wales Glen
2 9 0
England Brett
Scotland Forrest
12 8 2
England Wayne Willgress
England Nicole Rogers
9 12
England Les Gillett
England Katherine Rednall
4 2
England Willgress
England Rogers
5 5
England Brett
Scotland Forrest
7 7
England Nick Brett
Scotland Julie Forrest
8 6
England Robert Paxton
Scotland Ailsa Robertson
7 6

Open Under 25[edit]

Semi-finals Final
          
Scotland Daniel Pool 6 11 0
England Rebecca Moorbey 8 2 2
England Moorbey 3 4
Scotland Weir 13 16
Scotland Darren Weir 12 9
Australia Jack East 5 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Friday 5th January 2024 - Sun 21st January 2024". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bowls: World Indoor Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The Imagine Cruising 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships". Potters Holidays. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "IMAGINE CRUISING WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Bowls International. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Imagine Cruising World Indoor Bowls Championships returns to Norfolk coast". Eastern Daily Press. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson beats Alex Marshall to win third title". BBC Sport. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Katherine Rednall beats Julie Forrest for third straight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Third Open Pairs Title For Anderson And Burnett". Bowls International. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Brilliant Brett wins his seventh World Indoor Gold medal". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Weir Wins World Under 25 Singles Title". Bowls International. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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