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Wayne Willgress

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Wayne Willgress
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)
Mulbarton, Norfolk, England
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubNorfolk BC (indoors & outdoors)
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's lawn bowls
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2007 triples
Gold medal – first place 2021 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023 mixed pairs

Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

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Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships.[3][4]

He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test.[5]

In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts.[6] Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering his wife Rebecca in the mixed pairs.[7]

Personal life

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His wife is England international Rebecca Willgress, formerly Rebecca Field.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
  2. ^ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". Norfolk Bowls Club.
  4. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  5. ^ "Press Release". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2023 National Championships mixed pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the second edition of the SIBC newsletter for the 19/20 season" (PDF). Spalding Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 22 January 2021.