2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2016 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-24 January 2016.
Nick Brett won the blue riband event (the Men's Singles) for the first time after beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final.[1] In the Open Pairs Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett recorded their first title success.[2] Burnett doubled up by winning the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.[3] Ellen Falkner won the Women's Singles defeating Rebecca Field in the final. This was Falkner's third title and was achieved ten years after her last success.[4]

World Indoor Championships 2016
38th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)08-24 January 2016.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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Wales' Joseph Mower won the inaugural U25 singles event, beating countryman Ross Owen in a tie-break.[5]

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles   Nick Brett
Women's Singles   Ellen Falkner
Open Pairs   Stewart Anderson &   Darren Burnett
Mixed Pairs   Darren Burnett &   Katherine Rednall
Open Under-25 Singles   Joseph Mower

Draw and results

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Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Alex Marshall 9 7
  Gary Kelly 5 5 1   Marshall 7 7 2
16   Mark Dawes 9 10 16   Dawes 7 7 1
  Jamie Smith 2 2 1   Marshall 10 9
8   Mervyn King 7 7 9   Anderson 2 2
  Steve Harris 6 7 8   King 2 8 1
9   Stewart Anderson 12 8 9   Anderson 11 3 2
  Rob Ashton 1 3 1   Marshall 12 4 1
4   Robert Paxton 9 8 4   Paxton 3 7 2
  Robert Chisholm 3 4 4   Paxton 6 12 2
13   Mark Royal 8 10 13   Royal 7 5 0
  Neil Furman 3 2 4   Paxton 7 7
5   Andy Thomson 5 9 1   Chestney 3 7
  Connor Cinato 8 6 2   Cinato 3 3
12   Jason Greenslade 8 3 1   Chestney 10 8
  Jamie Chestney 7 8 2 4   Paxton 9 9
3   Paul Foster 9 3 1 2   Brett 9 12
  Matthew Orrey 1 9 2   Orrey 7 7 2
14   John Price 10 4 1   Skelton 10 6 1
  Simon Skelton 5 9 2   Orrey 3 4
6   David Gourlay 7 10 6   Gourlay 9 5
  Gary R Smith 6 6 6   Gourlay 7 9
11   Jonathan Ross 3 10 2 11   Ross 2 4
  Ryan Clark 8 3 0 6   Gourlay 7 6 0
2   Nick Brett 12 8 2   Brett 6 7 2
  James Rippey 3 4 2   Brett 9 8
15   Les Gillett 10 4 2 15   Gillett 4 5
  Jason Parkinson 5 7 1 2   Brett 9 7
7   Darren Burnett 8 7 10   Harlow 3 7
  Colin Walker 7 2 7   Burnett 4 6
10   Greg Harlow 9 7 10   Harlow 9 6
  Ronnie Duncan 4 7

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
    Laura Thomas 13 12
    Janice Gower 2 3
  Thomas 5 9 1
  Falkner 6 5 2
    Ellen Falkner 4 8 2
    Julie Forrest 9 6 1
  Falkner 10 8
  Field 9 7
    Rebecca Field 11 7
    Alison Merrien 9 7
  Field 3 7 2
  Eadie 8 6 1
    Cliodhna Eadie 6 2 2
    Katherine Rednall 5 8 0

Open Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Stewart Anderson

  Darren Burnett

7 8
  Louis Ridout

  Sam Tolchard

5 6   Anderson

  Burnett

12 6 2
  Nick Brett

  Greg Harlow

  Brett

  Harlow

7 10 1
bye   Anderson

  Burnett

9 9
  Mark Royal

  Andy Thomson

  Royal

  Thomson

4 5
bye   Royal

  Thomson

6 8
  Jason Greenslade

  John Price

6 11   Price

  Greenslade

5 4
  Mark Harding

  Philip Rowland

5 2   Anderson

  Burnett

10 10
  Ronnie Duncan

  Colin Walker

9 12   Duncan

  Walker

7 6
  Mervyn King

  David Gourlay

6 4   Duncan

  Walker

10 4 2
  Simon Skelton

  Robert Paxton

  Skelton

  Paxton

7 9 0
bye   Duncan

  Walker

3 9 2
  Paul Foster

  Alex Marshall

  Foster

  Marshall

9 4 1
bye   Foster

  Marshall

8 10
  Chris Eadie

  David Corkill

9 9   Eadie

  Corkill

7 3
  Jonathan Ross

  Les Gillett

9 8

Mixed Pairs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Nick Brett

  Alison Merrien

6 7 2
  Robert Paxton

  Marion Purcell

6 7 1
  Brett
  Merrien
3 6
  Marshall
  Forrest
9 7
  Alex Marshall

  Julie Forrest

8 7
  Andy Thomson

  Cliodhna Eadie

7 7
  Marshall
  Forrest
5 9
  Burnett
  Rednall
11 14
  Darren Burnett

  Katherine Rednall

11 10
  David Gourlay

  Janice Gower

8 3
  Burnett
  Rednall
7 10
  Foster
  Field
4 2
  Paul Foster

  Rebecca Field

7 8
  Mervyn King

  Laura Thomas

5 3

Open Under 25 Singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Joseph Mower 15 6
  Jake Willgress 0 4
  Mower 9 5 2
  Owen 4 11 1
  Tom Smith 6 4
  Ross Owen 9 8

References

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  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Nick Brett beats Robert Paxton for first title". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "MOWER IS THE WBT UNDER 25 PROFESSIONAL WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION 2016". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Bowls Results". BBC Sport.
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