Stephen Williams (born 3 August 1973) is a Welsh short mat bowls player, and four time singles world champion. Williams won the championship in consecutive tournaments in 2002, and 2004, and then again in 2010 and 2012.[1] Williams has also won the world triples championship in 1994.[2][3] Williams is also a multiple time national champion; and British Isles champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Wales |
| Born | 3 August 1973 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Short mat bowls |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 4 Championships (2002, 2004, 2010, 2012)[1] |
Williams is also a three-time singles winner of events at the Short mat players tour, first winning the 2015 English Masters, defeating Paul Bax 12–7 in the final[4] and also winning the 2019 British Open, defeating Devon's Benny Bass in the final 10–9.[5][6] Williams would win the very next event, the 2019 English Masters, with a 12–10 win in the final over Sean Hughes.
Williams has also won the Welsh Grand Prix 2 Bowl Pairs, in 2018, with partner Johnathan Payne, having been runner up the year before.[7]
In 2012, Williams defeated Alex Marshall in the "champion of champion" series,[8] as the reigning world champion.[9] He defeated Marshall in a 7 end match, 6–4.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Singles - worldshortmatbowls". worldshortmatbowls.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
S. Williams (Wales) 2012 S. Williams
- ^ "World Short Mat Bowls Championship 2018" (PDF). bowlswales.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Triples - worldshortmatbowls". worldshortmatbowls.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Tournamentsoftware.com - English Masters 2015 - Matches". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Devon County Short Mat Bowls". devonshortmat.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "LIVE: Verdemat Bowls British Open 2019". Short Mat Players Tour. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Past Tournaments - Short Mat Players Tour". Short Mat Players Tour. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
Welsh Grand Prix 2 Bowl Pairs
- ^ Goldsmith, Selwyn. "Alex Marshall in duel to find the ultimate short mat bowls champion". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ ":: Henselite - Leaders in lawn bowls, clothing and accessories worldwide ::". henselite.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "World bowls great Alex Marshall is held by domestic rivals". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Greenguage Sports - BowlsChat". bowlschat.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
edit- Stephen Williams statistics profile at Short mat players tour
- Stephen Williams bio at short mat players tour.
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