2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2019 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10–27 January 2019.[1][2] The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour.

2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship
41st World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)10–27 January 2019
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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Stewart Anderson won his second open singles title after defeating surprise qualifier Simon Skelton in the final.[3][4] Julie Forrest of Scotland defeated Alison Merrien of Guernsey to win the women's singles.[5][6]

Alex Marshall and Paul Foster won the open pairs title for the fourth time as a pair and the sixth and fifth time respectively.[7][8] Robert Paxton and Ellen Falkner won the mixed pairs event.[9]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles   Stewart Anderson
Women's Singles   Julie Forrest
Open Pairs   Paul Foster &   Alex Marshall
Mixed Pairs   Robert Paxton &   Ellen Falkner
Open Under-25 Singles   John Orr

Draw and results

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Open singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Mark Dawes 6 8
  Graham McKee 6 3 1   Dawes 9 7
16   Michael Stepney 10 3 2 16   Stepney 6 7
  Gary R Smith 6 12 1 1   Dawes 7 6
9   Stewart Anderson 12 9 9   Anderson 8 11
  Colin Walker 6 8 9   Anderson 12 6
8   Jamie Chestney 10 10 8   Chestney 5 6
  James Rippey 4 4 9   Anderson 8 8
5   Paul Foster 6 2 2 12   Gillett 6 7
  Damian Doubler 4 8 1 5   Foster 4 9 0
12   Les Gillett 7 9 12   Gillett 5 2 2
  Paul Coleman 5 1 12   Gillett 10 10
13   Mark Royal 6 10 1   Edwards 2 9
  Scott Edwards 7 4 2   Edwards 7 7
4   Robert Paxton 8 7 4   Paxton 3 5
  Ian McIntosh 2 4 9   Anderson 11 6 2
3   David Gourlay 7 5   Skelton 5 8 0
  Simon Skelton 8 8   Skelton 6 6
14   Jason Greenslade 9 7 2 14   Greenslade 6 5
  Craig Rimmington 4 9 0   Skelton 6 6
11   Mervyn King 12 3 2 6   Burnett 6 5
  Shaun Jones 2 8 0 11   King 4 7
6   Darren Burnett 6 8 2 6   Burnett 11 7
  Andrew Barker 9 3 0   Skelton 2 8 2
7   Nick Brett 9 6 7   Brett 9 7 1
  Andy Squire 3 4 7   Brett 12 4 2
10   Alex Marshall 11 7 2 10   Marshall 0 9 1
  Ray Martin 2 8 0 7   Brett 9 9
15   Andy Thomson 7 7 2 2   Harlow 3 1
  Wayne Willgress 4 9 0 15   Thomson 1 5
2   Greg Harlow 11 9 2   Harlow 10 10
  Brendan Egan 6 5

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
    Katherine Rednall 9 11
    Melanie Darroch 9 2
  Rednall 11 7 1
  Forrest 2 8 2
    Kerry Packwood 2 3
    Julie Forrest 10 10
  Forrest 8 9
  Merrien 7 8
    Helen Carman 5 4
    Alison Merrien 10 12
  Merrien 9 9
  Falkner 4 3
    Ellen Falkner 9 11
    Janice Gower 7 9

Open pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Jamie Chestney

  Mark Dawes

bye 1   Chestney

  Dawes

3 6
5   Alex Marshall

  Paul Foster

7 4 2 5   Foster

  Marshall

6 6
  Damian Doubler

  Daniel Salmon

6 9 0 5   Foster

  Marshall

2 8 2
3   Mervyn King

  David Gourlay

  Walker

  Duncan

9 4 1
bye 3   Gourlay

  King

4 6
7   Les Gillett

  Jason Greenslade

5 4 1   Walker

  Duncan

7 8
  Colin Walker

  Ronnie Duncan

4 5 2 5   Foster

  Marshall

8 13
4   Robert Paxton

  Michael Stepney

2   Harlow

  Brett

6 13
bye 4   Paxton

  Stepney

6 5
8   Andy Thomson

  Mark Royal

4 6 8   Thomson

  Royal

7 5
  Edward Elmore

  Robert Elmore

4 4 8   Thomson

  Royal

3 2
2   Nick Brett

  Greg Harlow

2   Harlow

  Brett

5 7
bye 2   Harlow

  Brett

6 9
6   Darren Burnett

  Stewart Anderson

4 7 0   Rankin

  McIlroy

5 2
  David Rankin

  Kyle McIlroy

6 3 2

Mixed pairs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Greg Harlow

  Katherine Rednall

1 5
  Jamie Chestney

  Lesley Doig

8 8
  Chestney
  Doig
4 5
  Brett
  Carman
6 6
  Stewart Anderson

  Alison Merrien

2 4
  Nick Brett

  Helen Carman

13 7
  Brett
  Carman
15 3 0
  Paxton
  Falkner
1 10 2
  Darren Burnett

  Julie Forrest

5 4
  Robert Paxton

  Ellen Falkner

7 7
  Paxton
  Falkner
8 5 2
  Foster
  Gower
4 6 1
  Paul Foster

  Janice Gower

4 9
  David Gourlay

  Melanie Darroch

4 1

Open Under 25 Singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Chloe Watson 3 2
  Jordan Philpott 13 7
  Philpott 5 6
  Orr 10 8
  Dean Drummond 2 5
  John Orr 11 9

References

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  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championships 2019: Schedule and BBC coverage". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson wins second title". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Anderson claims second World Indoor title after beating Skelton in tie-break". Great Yarmouth Mercury.
  5. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Julie Forrest wins first ladies' singles title". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "SCOTLAND'S JULIE FORREST IS THE NEW 'JUST' 2019 LADIES WORLD INDOOR SINGLES CHAMPION". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FOSTER & MARSHALL TAKE THE WORLD INDOOR PAIRS TROPHIES FOR THE FOURTH TIME". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Alex Marshall & Paul Foster win men's pairs final". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "PAXTON AND FALKNER ARE THE NEW 2019 WORLD INDOOR MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONS". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.