Jason Banks (born 1996) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1996 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 20 (September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowls career
editBanks reached the 2014 National Indoor Singles final and in 2019 won the National Under 25 Singles.[1] In 2019 he won the Junior singles title at the IIBC Championships.[2] In 2017, he won three medals at the European Bowls Championships.[3]
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia as the men's team travelling reserve but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2022, he won fours gold and pairs bronze at the European Bowls Championships.[5]
Banks recorded his best result to date when he reached the final of the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship, he was unlucky to lose to Jamie Walker after playing so consistently in the final.[6]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[8][9] In the pairs with Iain McLean, they won their group undefeated but were then knocked out in the quarter finals by Australia. One week later in the fours partnering Derek Oliver, Paul Foster and Alex Marshall, the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a silver medal after losing 12–10.
Family
editHis father Colin Banks and his sister Carla Banks are both international bowlers.[4][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jason Banks profile". Henselite.
- ^ "2019 IIBC Junior Championships". IIBC.
- ^ "2017 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
- ^ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's Super Series along with current Women's National Champions taking the Ladies Title". Bowls Scotland.