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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. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour. Stewart Anderson won his second open singles title after defeating surprise qualifier Simon Skelton in the final. Julie Forrest of Scotland defeated Alison Merrien of Guernsey to win the women's singles. Alex Marshall and Paul Foster won the open pairs title for the fourth time as a pair and the sixth and fifth time respectively. Robert Paxton and Ellen Falkner won the mixed pairs event. Winners Draw and results Open singles Women's singles Open pairs Mixed pairs Open Under 25 Singles References {{World championships in 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship 2019 in bowls World Indoor Bowls Championship International sports competitions hosted by England World Indoor Bowls Championship In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowls
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf or cotula (in New Zealand). History Bowls is a variant of the ''boules'' games (Italian ''Bocce''), which, in their general form, are of ancient or prehistoric origin. Ancient Greek variants are recorded that involved throwing light objects (such as flat stones, coins, or later also stone balls) as far as possible. The aspect of tossing the balls to approach a target as closely as possible is recorded in ancient Rome. This game was spread to Roman Gaul by soldiers or sailors. A Roman sepulchre in Florence shows people playing this game, stooping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Falkner
Ellen Marie Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. Falkner was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to lawn bowls. Personal life She retired from international bowls and relocated to Australia in 2021 after being appointed as Bowls Australia’s High Performance Manager for Para Bowls. Bowls career World Championships In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Jean Baker and Amy Monkhouse at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. In 2016, she was part of the fours team with Rebecca Wigfield, Wendy King and Jamie-Lea Winch who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. She then won a bronze medal in the pairs with Sophie Tolchard. In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games Ellen represented England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Edwards (bowls)
Scott Edwards is an English male indoor bowler. Bowls career He has qualified for the World Indoor Bowls Championships on six occasions in 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023. Edwards reached the quarter-final of the singles in 2019 losing out to Les Gillett and the semi-final of the pairs in 2022. In the International Open he has knocked out two world champions, in 2017 he defeated Paul Foster and in 2018 he defeated Mark Dawes Mark Dawes (born 1983) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler and a four times world indoor champion. Bowls career He won the Men's National Junior title in 2005 at the National Championships. By 2014 he had reached a career high .... He finished the 2017/18 season ranked number 1 in the Open Singles Circuit with a record points score of 490. In 2018/19 he was ranked PBA European No.1 He was the National singles runner-up in 2010 during the Men's National Championships. He is two times winner of the Bournemouth Open. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Royal
Mark Royal (born 1975) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Outdoors Royal won the Men's Champion of Champions singles title in 2003, at the National Championships. In 2021, he reached the final of the event again, only to lose out to Jamie Chestney 21–11. Indoors Indoors he reached a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2009 and has been in the worlds top 16 since 2003. Major successes include winning the Welsh Open in 2008 and 2011. Awards He was awarded the 2009 Players Player of the Year and Performance of the Year by the World Bowls Tour. Personal life By trade he works with Potters Leisure Resort and its manager Greg Harlow Greg Harlow (born 6 July 1968) is an English international indoor bowls player. Bowls career World Indoor Championships Born in Ely, Greg Harlow rose to the world ranking of number one indoors during 2006. Despite being world number one it was n ... in regard to their bowls organisation. He is married with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Coleman (bowls) (born 1967), British–Australian musician
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Les Gillett
Leslie John Gillett (born 17 November 1970) is an English international indoor and lawn bowls player. He is nicknamed Razor. Bowls career Indoor career Gillett won the 2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs title in Great Yarmouth with bowls partner Mark McMahon. Sixteen years later he won his second title when he won the Open pairs with Jason Greenslade at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Great Yarmouth. At the 2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship, Gillett (as the sixth seed) finally won the Open singles title after defeating five-time champion Paul Foster in a tie-break set in the final. Gillett won the first set by virtue of overtaking Foster's lead during the final ends. Foster comfortably won the second set before Gillett won the tie break. Other major wins include the 1997 International Open and 2002 Welsh Open. He now represents the Leicester indoor club. Outdoor career Gillett is a two times winner at the National Championships in the ( national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Doubler
Damain Doubler (born 1989) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career In 2017, he reached the final of the open pairs during the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with his playing partner Daniel Salmon Outdoors, Doubler won his first National title in 2021 after winning the men's fours title at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships The Welsh National Bowls Championships is organised by the Welsh Bowling Association The Welsh Bowling Association (WBA) is the governing body for men's outdoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has 10 affiliated counties and 286 affiliated clubs. The W ..., bowling for Penylan BC. He had previously finished runner-up in the same event during the 2017 Championships. References Living people Welsh male bowls players 1989 births {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rippey
James Rippey (born 1977) is a Scottish born international indoor and lawn bowler who has represented both Scotland and England. He was a regular qualifier for World Bowls Tour events and was ranked as high as world number 17. As of 2019, he was ranked 21 by the World Bowls Tour. Career Rippey won the Scottish national fours title aged just 17. He went on to captain the U25s England outdoor side and has won the English indoor Triples title. He qualified for the 2016, 2017, 2019 (Singles & Pairs) and 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships. In 2018, he defeated the world champion Mark Dawes Mark Dawes (born 1983) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler and a four times world indoor champion. Bowls career He won the Men's National Junior title in 2005 at the National Championships. By 2014 he had reached a career high ... in the first round of the Scottish International Open. References Living people English male bowls players Scottish male bowls players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Chestney
Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career International achievements His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. The following year he gained a bronze medal at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs competition with Graham Shadwell. Two years later he competed for England in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal. He finished runner-up in the 2016 International Open and the following year won the Cooperative Funeralcare International Open. In 2018, he won the World Indoor Open Pairs title with Mark Dawes and then won the Mixed Pairs title the following day with Lesley Doig. In 2018 he was also selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Walker (bowls)
Colin Walker (born 3 November 1975) is a Scottish international lawn and Indoor bowler. Bowls career In 2013, he won three medals at the European Bowls Championships in Spain. He won the National Pairs Championship in 2014 at the National Championships partnering Ronnie Duncan. During the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs they were beaten finalists, losing out to fellow Scots Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett. The pair also reached the semi-finals during the 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. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour. Stewart Anderson won his second open singles .... Significant career wins include the 2018 Scottish Masters. References 1975 births Living people Scottish male bowls players Bowls European Champions {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary R Smith
Gary R Smith (born 1962) is an English international indoor bowler. He is not to be confused with the former international bowler Gary Smith. Career He has been a bowler since 1998, and won the National Indoor title in 2008. He played for the Stanley Indoor club before moving to play for Sunderland and then on to Durham. References Living people English male bowls players 1962 births {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stepney
Michael Stepney (born 1980) is a Scottish international indoor bowler. Bowls career He won the Scottish National Singles Championship in 2009 and the British Isles Singles Championship the following year. In 2017 he finished runner-up in the Scottish International Open, losing out to David Gourlay David Gourlay is a Scottish (and former Australian) international lawn & indoor bowler from the Prestwick Bowling Club and Crookston Bowling Club. He is also a Commonwealth Games medal winning coach. Bowls career Gourlay, a Glaswegian, firs .... This helped him break into the World's top 16 during 2018. In 2022, Stepney won the men's singles gold medal at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, defeating Stewart Anderson in the final. References 1980 births Living people Scottish male bowls players Indoor Bowls World Champions Sportspeople from Elgin, Moray {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
