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2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
47th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)10–26 January 2025
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship is the 2025 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championships, held at Potters Resorts, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10 to 26 January 2025.[1][2]

The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and is televised by the BBC and World Bowls Tour via its YouTube and Facebook channels.

Stewart Anderson and Katherine Rednall defend the men's and women's singles titles, respectively.[3][4]

In May 2024, World Bowls Tour announced on its Facebook page that the Open Under 25 event would not take place in 2025. A four-player invitational Masters event, featuring 2009 open singles champion Billy Jackson, and BBC commentator David Corkhill, was added to the schedule as a replacement.[1]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles
Ladies Singles
Open Pairs
Mixed Pairs
Masters

Draw and results

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Open singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Stewart Anderson
Israel Daniel Alonim 1
16 Guernsey Jason Greenslade 16
England Sam Tolchard
9 England Wayne Willgress 7 10
Scotland Darren Weir 6 4 9 England Willgress
8 Scotland David Gourlay 7 10 8 Scotland Gourlay
Scotland James Rippey 6 5
5 England Robert Paxton 8 7
Northern Ireland Adam McKeown 5 6 5 England Paxton
12 Scotland Darren Burnett 8 10 12 Scotland Burnett
Australia Blake Nairn 7 1
13 Scotland Michael Stepney 11 8
Hong Kong Jordi Lo 4 7 13 Scotland Stepney
4 England Les Gillett 11 11 4 England Gillett
New Zealand Aiden Takarua 4 1
3 England Jamie Walker 8 10 0
England Paul Hartley 10 3 2 England Hartley
14 England Mervyn King 6 8 0 South Africa Piketh
South Africa Colleen Piketh+ 7 7 2
11 England Nick Brett 6 7 England
England Martin Heitzman 6 8 England Heitzman
6 England Mark Dawes 9 9 6 England Dawes
Scotland Ronnie Duncan 4 7
7 Scotland Jason Banks 10 8
Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple 5 4 7 Scotland Banks
10 Scotland Alex Marshall 4 10 2 10 Scotland Marshall
England David Bolt 6 3 0 Scotland
15 England Greg Harlow
Australia Darren Rowland 15
2 Scotland Paul Foster 2
England Jamie Chestney

+Colleen Piketh replaced Gerry Baker in the first round of the open singles[1]

Ladies Singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
  England Katherine Rednall
  Scotland Julie Forrest
 
 
  Malaysia Nor Farah Ain Abdullah
  England Nicole Rogers
 
 
  England Lucy Smith
  England Chelsea Spencer
England
 
  Scotland Beth Riva
  South Africa Colleen Piketh

Open Pairs

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Stewart Anderson
Scotland Darren Burnett
bye Scotland Anderson
Scotland Burnett
7 13 0
Hong Kong Po Ting Hei
Hong Kong Jason Choi
7 9 2 Hong Kong Hei
Hong Kong Choi
8 2 2
Canada David Llewellyn
Canada Gary Pickering
9 6 1 Hong Kong Hei
Hong Kong Choi
1 9 0
England Mervyn King
Scotland David Gourlay
England King
Scotland Gourlay
10 4 2
bye England King
Scotland Gourlay
7 4 2
Australia Tamara Arnold
Australia Wesley Neilson
2 4 England Taylor
Scotland Milne
5 7 0
England Trevor Taylor
Scotland Connor Milne
12 9 England King
Scotland Gourlay
2 11 1
Scotland Jason Banks
Scotland Michael Stepney
Scotland Banks
Scotland Stepney
8 9 2
bye Scotland Banks
Scotland Stepney
14 7
South Africa Christoffel Lambrechts
South Africa Fred Botha
2 8 0 New Zealand Oullet
New Zealand Smith
0 7
New Zealand Anthony Oullet
New Zealand Chris Smith
10 7 2 Scotland Banks
Scotland Stepney
8 10
England Les Gillett
England Wayne Willgress
England Gillett
England Willgress
3 4
bye England Gillett
England Willgress
10 11
England Chris Rodgers
England Steve Wade
6 12 0 United States Nunes
United States Brault
4 3
United States Anne Nunes
United States Bill Brault
7 4 2 Scotland Banks
Scotland Stepney
England Mark Dawes
England Jamie Walker
England Paxton
Guernsey Greenslade
bye England Dawes
England Walker
11 13
Israel Amnon Amar
Israel Itai Rigbi
2 2 Scotland Ward
Scotland Renwick
2 0
Scotland Kieran Ward
Scotland Mark Renwick
18 11 England Dawes
England Walker
4 5
England Robert Paxton
Guernsey Jason Greenslade
England Paxton
Guernsey Greenslade
9 6
bye England Paxton
Guernsey Greenslade
7 10
Thailand Frank De Vries
Thailand Darren Chatwin
10 9 Thailand De Vries
Thailand Chatwin
5 2
Scotland Stuart Pagan
Scotland Paul D Brown
7 4 England Paxton
Guernsey Greenslade
11 5
England Nick Brett
England Greg Harlow
Wales Salmon
Wales Doubler
7 5
bye England Harlow
England Brett
4 5
Australia Blake Nairn
Australia Sean Mawdsley
2 4 Wales Salmon
Wales Doubler
10 6
Wales Daniel Salmon
Wales Damian Doubler
7 8 Wales Salmon
Wales Doubler
5 6 2
Scotland Paul Foster
Scotland Alex Marshall
Republic of Ireland Crawford
Republic of Ireland Foster
6 5 1
bye Scotland Foster
Scotland Marshall
8 9 1
England Jack Butcher
Scotland James Rippey
4 3 Republic of Ireland Crawford
Republic of Ireland Foster
1 10 2
Republic of Ireland Matthew Crawford
Republic of Ireland Mark Foster
8 10

Mixed Pairs

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First Round Semi-finals Final
         
England Nick Brett
Scotland Julie Forrest
Scotland Paul Foster
England Katherine Rednall


Scotland Stewart Anderson
Malaysia Nor Farah Ain Abdullah
England Jamie Walker
South Africa Colleen Piketh


England Robert Paxton
England Lucy Smith
Scotland Jason Banks
Scotland Beth Riva


England Mark Dawes
England Chelsea Spencer
England Les Gillett
England Nicole Rogers

Masters

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Semi-finals Final
          
England Billy Jackson
Northern Ireland David Corkill
Scotland Graham Robertson
England Ian Bond

Controversy

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In January 2025, the World Bowls Tour (WBT) became the subject of significant controversy over the participation of Israeli athletes in the World Indoor Bowls Championships. Initially, the WBT announced the exclusion of Israeli players, citing security concerns following protests at previous events.[5] The organisers banned Israeli players Daniel Alomin, Amnon Amar and Itai Rigbi from competing, citing "significant escalation in related political concerns". The move created a significant reaction, with MP Rupert Lowe stating "Sport should be a unifier, and it should be above politics".[6]

The decision drew widespread criticism, with Jewish organisations and local parliamentarians condemning it as discriminatory. Following public backlash, the WBT reversed its decision on December 31, 2024, allowing Israeli athletes to compete.[7][8][9] The organization implemented additional security measures to address concerns and ensure the safety of all participants.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Friday 10th January 2025 - Sun 26th January 2025". Potters Resorts. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "WBT 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championships draws". Bowls International. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson beats Alex Marshall to win third title". BBC Sport. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Katherine Rednall beats Julie Forrest for third straight title". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ Israelis Barred From World Indoor Bowls Championships In England
  6. ^ "Israeli bowlers banned from World Indoor Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ^ International bowls federation drops ban on Israelis at UK competition after outrage
  8. ^ "World Bowls Tour revokes ban on Israeli bowlers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ^ Tour reverses decision to bar Israeli players from indoor championships
  10. ^ World Bowls Tour Allows Israeli Participation, Reversing Previous Discriminatory Decision
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