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2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., in January 2012. Winners Draw and results Men's singles Finals Top half Bottom half Women's singles Open Pairs Mixed Pairs References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship 2012 in bowls World Indoor Bowls Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A population of 38,693 in the 2011 Census made it Norfolk's third most populous. Its fishing industry, mainly for herring, shrank after the mid-20th century and has all but ended. North Sea oil from the 1960s supplied an oil-rig industry that services offshore natural gas rigs; more recently, offshore wind power and other renewable energy industries have ensued. Yarmouth has been a resort since 1760 and a gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. Holiday-making rose when a railway opened in 1844, bringing easier, cheaper access and some new settlement. Wellington Pier opened in 1854 and Britannia Pier in 1858. Through the 20th century, Yarmouth boomed as a resort, with a promenade, pubs, trams, fish-and-chip shops, theatres, the Pleasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Burnett
Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler. Bowls career Commonwealth Games At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles, men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester. In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed another gold medal in the Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, Triples with Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver. In 2022, he competed in the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, men's triples and the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours, men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. World Championships He has won four medals at the World Bowls Championship. The first came during the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Wood (bowls) , American historian of Russia
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Tony Wood may refer to: * Tony Wood (producer), television producer * Tony Wood (musician) (born 1961), American Christian musician * Tony Wood (Australian businessman), Australian businessman * Tony Wood (British businessman) (born 1966), British businessman * Tony Wood (historian) Tony Wood is a British-Mexican political writer on Russia. His 2018 book, ''Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War'', has been described by U.S. Russia policy expert Richard Lourie as a "maverick book," used "not to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Anderson (bowls)
Stewart Anderson (born 23 July 1985) is a Scottish international bowls player and a world champion indoors. Bowls career He started bowling aged just 12 with Auchinleck Indoor Juniors and outdoor with Glaisnock Valley. Having previously been a beaten finalist in the 2010 World Championships (where he lost out to Greg Harlow) Anderson beat Paul Foster in the final match that ended 10-10, 10-9 to secure the 2013 World indoor title. In 2015 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. During the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship Anderson partnered up with Darren Burnett and the Scottish pair recorded their first Open Pairs title success. In 2018 he won the Scottish International Open. Later that season, Anderson became a two-time World Open singles champion, winning the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship. He would defeat Simon Skelton in a tie-break in the final, where he would lose only one set in the championships. Anderson won the 2019 Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Hogg
Wayne Hogg (born 24 September 1980) is a Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2008 he won the gold medal in the triples at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch along with David Peacock and Willie Wood. He then won the 2008 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title qualifying for the 2009 World Singles Champion of Champions event, where he won the silver medal losing to Brett Wilkie of Australia in the final. In addition to his singles title he also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) champ ... triples title in 2013. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogg, Wayne 1980 births Living people Scottish male bowls players Scottish sportsmen Bowls World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn King (bowls)
Mervyn John King (born 4 January 1966, in King's Lynn) is an international lawn and indoor bowler from Fakenham. Bowls career King has represented England at three Commonwealth Games, the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal, with Stuart Airey, in the men's pairs competition. He has also won two bronze medals at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr in the triples and fours events. He is a leading player on the indoor circuit and has remained in the world's top sixteen since 2006 and has won the world singles indoor title in 2006 and is also three times world indoor pairs champion in 1997 with Tony Allcock and twice with Kelvin Kerkow in 2005 and 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran .... Other major wins inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Smith (bowls)
Neil or Neal Smith may refer to: Sports * Neil Smith (American football) (born 1966), in the NFL *Neil Smith (cricketer, born 1967), English cricketer *Neil Smith (cricketer, born 1949) (1949–2003), English cricketer for Yorkshire and Essex *Neil Smith (footballer) (born 1971), English * Neil Smith (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian executive and broadcaster Music *Neal Smith (drummer) (born 1947), founding member of Alice Cooper *Neil Smith (musician), former bassist in AC/DC and Rose Tattoo Other *Neil Smith (linguist) (born 1939), British linguist * Neil Smith (geographer) (1954–2012), Scottish-born American professor *Neal Smith (politician) (1920–2021), U.S. representative from Iowa *Neil Smith (writer), Canadian fiction writer *L. Neil Smith (born 1946), American science fiction author and political activist *Neil Smith (politician) Neil Smith is an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 67th district. Elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Boyd (bowls) (1967–2007), Canadian animator
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Paul Boyd may refer to: * Paul Boyd (director), Scottish music video, commercial and feature film director * Paul Boyd (journalist) (born 1976), American-based Canadian television journalist * Paul Boyd (animator) Paul G. Boyd (September 30, 1967 – August 13, 2007) was an American-born Canadian animator. He was a member of a.k.a. Cartoon, the production team for Cartoon Network's '' Ed, Edd, and Eddy'', as a title sequence animator and director. He beg ... [...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] |
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] |
Ian Bond
Ian John Bond (born 8 June 1973) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bond plays for the Exonia indoor bowls club and the Crediton outdoor bowls club. He won the Pairs title at the 2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship and repeated the feat securing the 2010 World Indoor Bowls Championship whilst partnering Andy Thomson on both occasions. Other achievements include winning the - 2001 BUPA Care Homes Open 2003 Scottish Masters 2005 Scottish International Open 2005 2010 World Matchplay References External links * * 1973 births Living people English male bowls players Indoor Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Ross
Jonathan Stewart Ross is a Northern Irish bowler who was born in Lisburn. He now represents Scotland after moving there. Bowls career He was part of the winning Irish Fours team in the 2004 World Bowls Championships held in Ayr, Scotland with Jim Baker, Neil Booth and Noel Graham. He also won the British Isles Singles titles in 2001 and 2002 and was the first Irish player to win the Scottish outdoors singles title. Jonathan partnered Noel Graham to win the prestigious Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title on a record equalling three occasions. In 2006, he represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He won the 2010 singles title at the Scottish National Bowls Championships The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) champ ... bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
