2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship

This article is about the World Indoor Bowls Championships. For the rival event organised by World Bowls and the IIBC, see 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championships.
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

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

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

Open singles

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 3 13 0 Scotland Weir 3 11 0
Scotland Darren Weir 10 8 2 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

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

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

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

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

  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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