2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship

2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship
40th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)12–28 January 2018
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2018 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 12–28 January 2018.[1]

Mark Dawes and Robert Paxton reached the Open singles final with Dawes taking the title on a tie break. Dawes had been the player of the tournament.[2] Katherine Rednall won her third singles title defeating Rebecca Field in the final.[3] The seventh seeds Mark Dawes and Jamie Chestney won the Open pairs final beating Nick Brett and Greg Harlow. Chestney missed the opportunity to win the first set with his last bowl but gained a three count to draw the set 6–6; the second set was won 9–5, helped by a decisive 5–0 count on end five.[4] Chestney also won the Mixed Pairs title with Lesley Doig.[5]

Northern Ireland's Chloe Watson received the Open Under-25 Singles title after her opponent, defending champion Ellen Ryan, was unable to complete the final as she felt unwell.[6][7]

Winners

Event Winner
Open Singles England Mark Dawes
Women's Singles England Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs England Mark Dawes & England Jamie Chestney
Mixed Pairs England Jamie Chestney & Scotland Lesley Doig
Open Under-25 Singles Northern Ireland Chloe Watson

Draw and results

Open singles

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Paul Foster 2 12 2
England Lea Blackham 8 4 1 1 Scotland Foster 7 4
16 Wales Jason Greenslade 8 6 16 Wales Greenslade 8 8
Scotland Robert Gordon 2 6 16 Wales Greenslade 10 7 1
9 Scotland Darren Burnett 9 7 9 Scotland Burnett 11 6 2
Northern Ireland Graham McKee 9 5 9 Scotland Burnett 7 8
8 England Jamie Chestney 10 8 2 8 England Chestney 5 4
England Chris Gale 1 9 0 9 Scotland Burnett 7 5
5 Scotland David Gourlay 8 10 12 England Dawes 8 10
Scotland John McCrorie 3 2 5 Scotland Gourlay 6 6 1
12 England Mark Dawes 12 12 12 England Dawes 7 5 2
Hong Kong Cy Wong 4 1 12 England Dawes 8 9
13 England Mark Royal 12 10 13 England Royal 7 3
Australia Scott Walker 4 5 13 England Royal 10 8
4 Scotland Alex Marshall 5 2 New Zealand Kelly 4 6
New Zealand Andrew Kelly 6 11 12 England Dawes 8 6 2
3 England Nick Brett 10 9 6 England Paxton 7 7 0
South Africa George Lotter 5 7 3 England Brett 2 6
14 England Mervyn King 8 11 14 England King 8 6
England Ian McIntosh 3 4 14 England King 5 4
11 England Les Gillett 11 8 6 England Paxton 5 6
England Simon Skelton 3 7 11 England Gillett 8 5
6 England Robert Paxton 9 6 2 6 England Paxton 8 9
Wales Daniel Salmon 5 7 1 6 England Paxton 6 11
7 Scotland Stewart Anderson 2 9 2 England Willgress 3 4
England Perry Martin 10 5 1 7 Scotland Anderson 9 6
10 England Andy Thomson 3 12 1 England Willgress 9 13
England Wayne Willgress 9 3 2 England Willgress 2 10 2
15 Scotland Jonathan Ross 7 6 2 England Harlow 11 9 0
England Scott Edwards 7 9 England Edwards 6 3
2 England Greg Harlow 6 9 2 2 England Harlow 9 9
England Martin Puckett 7 4 1

Women's singles

First round Semi-finals Final
               
  England Katherine Rednall 10 8
  Scotland Julie Forrest 5 4
England Rednall 10 13
Scotland Doig 4 2
  Australia Ellen Ryan 8 5 0
  Scotland Lesley Doig 7 8 2
England Rednall 13 13
England Field 6 6
  England Janice Gower 6 8
  Guernsey Alison Merrien 6 5
England Gower 4 8 0
England Field 11 7 2
  England Rebecca Field 6 9
  Northern Ireland Chloe Watson 5 7

Open pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Wales Jason Greenslade

England Les Gillett

bye 1 Wales Greenslade

England Gillett

2 4
5 England Robert Paxton

Scotland Jonathan Ross

8 8 5 England Paxton

Scotland Ross

10 4
Australia Trentan Healey

Australia Scott Walker

5 8 5 England Paxton

Scotland Ross

10 4 0
3 Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Paul Foster

7 England Chestney

England Dawes

2 6 2
bye 3 Scotland Marshall

United States Neil Furman+

1 5
7 England Jamie Chestney

England Mark Dawes

12 4 2 7 England Chestney

England Dawes

8 7
Wales Brian Jones

Wales Liam Stone

4 7 1 7 England Chestney

England Dawes

6 9
4 England Mervyn King

Scotland David Gourlay

2 England Harlow

England Brett

6 5
bye 4 Scotland Gourlay

England King

3 3
8 England Andy Thomson

England Mark Royal

8 5 8 England Thomson

England Royal

4 8
England Kevin Harrison

England Stuart Irwin

4 5 8 England Thomson

England Royal

4 5 0
2 England Nick Brett

England Greg Harlow

2 England Harlow

England Brett

6 4 2
bye 2 England Harlow

England Brett

3 11 2
6 Scotland Darren Burnett

Scotland Stewart Anderson

4 10 2 6 Scotland Burnett

Scotland Anderson

6 4 0
Scotland Ronnie Duncan

Scotland Colin Walker

5 7 1

+ Furman replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Mixed pairs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
England Greg Harlow

England Katherine Rednall

7 5
Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Julie Forrest

5 3
England Harlow
England Rednall
5 5
England Chestney
Scotland Doig
6 5
Scotland David Gourlay

England Janice Gower

3 5
England Jamie Chestney

Scotland Lesley Doig

11 5
England Chestney
Scotland Doig
8 7
Scotland Burnett
England Field
4 6
Scotland Darren Burnett+

England Rebecca Field

2 7 2
England Nick Brett

Scotland Claire Johnston

9 3 1
Scotland Burnett
England Field
7 4 2
Scotland Anderson
Guernsey Merrien
5 8 1
England Robert Paxton

Australia Ellen Ryan

6 4
Scotland Stewart Anderson

Guernsey Alison Merrien

6 6

+ Burnett replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Open Under-25 Singles

Semi-finals Final
          
Australia Ellen Ryan 9 8
England Connor Cinato 8 7
Australia Ryan+ 1 0
Northern Ireland Watson 15 0
Northern Ireland Chloe Watson 9 7 2
Scotland Chris Carswell 6 8 0

+ Ellen Ryan defaulted after completing the first set in the final as she was unwell and unable to continue

References

  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Mark Dawes beats Robert Paxton to win title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2018: Rednall beats Field to win third title". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "CHLOE WATSON RECEIVES THE U'25'S TITLE AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "JUST 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.