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Paul Foster (bowls)
Paul James Foster (born 13 March 1973) is a multiple world bowls champion who lives in Troon, Scotland. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & Ambassador Prestwick (Indoor) bowling clubs. Bowling career Indoor career Foster is the second most prolific winner of the World Indoor Championship singles title, behind six-times winner, pairs partner and close friend Alex Marshall. He has five wins from seven final appearances (in 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011 and 2017), with his two defeats coming in the 2013 final to Stewart Anderson and in the 2022 final to Les Gillett. In addition, Foster has won another eight world indoor titles, bringing his career record to 13. He has won the pairs five times, once with Hugh Duff in 2002 and four times with Alex Marshall (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2019). He has won the Mixed Pairs title with Laura Thomas in 2013 and 2014 and with Alison Merrien in 2022. He was the first bowler to win back-to-back major WBT titles and a record firth major W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, Scotland
Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin, gd, Irbhinn, IPA: ˆiɾʲivɪɲ is an ancient settlement, in medieval times a , and now a on the coast of the in , < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Fours
Bowls, Lawn bowls men's fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 9 to 13. A total of 76 athletes from 19 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Men's fours {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's fours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2017 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 13–29 January 2017. Paul Foster of Scotland won the open singles to claim his fifth world singles title and Katherine Rednall won her second women's singles crown. Jason Greenslade of Wales and Les Gillett of England won the Open Pairs whilst Nick Brett and Claire Johnston won the mixed pairs. Winners Draw and results Open singles Women's singles Open pairs Mixed pairs References {{World championships in 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017 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 of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... Sport in Great Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship ...
The 2014 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, between January 10–25, 2014. It was won for the first time by Scotland's Darren Burnett. It was sponsored by Just Retirement Group. It was also notable for Shaun Williamson singing (Something Inside) So Strong before the men's singles final. 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 World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, in January 2013. The event was sponsored by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and was the 35th annual World Indoor Bowls Championships. The men's singles title was won by Stewart Anderson, while the ladies singles was won by Rebecca Field. The 2013 tournament saw the introduction of the shot clock, used for the first time at the World Championships. It was previously trialled at the 2012 Scottish International Open and has been used in Australia. Each player is allowed 30 seconds to play their shot, and if they run out of time, the hooter will sound and their bowl is removed. However, players can use up to four time-outs in a match - which resets the clock to 60 seconds - and are given an extra time-out if the match goes to a tie-break In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 5 to 23 January 2011. 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 World Indoor Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... World Indoor Bowls Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2005 Potters Holidays 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 2005. Winners Draw and results Men's singles Finals Top half Bottom half Women's singles Men's Pairs Mixed Pairs References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2002 Potters Holidays World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-26 January 2002. In the singles Tony Allcock completed a shock victory. Unseeded and unfancied the Englishman’s win equalled the record of three title wins by David Bryant and Richard Corsie. In the pairs Hugh Duff & Paul Foster defeated Greg Harlow & Graham Robertson in the final. The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from April 18–20. The title was won by Carol Ashby. Notes A new scoring format was introduced; a game would now consist of two sets of nine ends. If the two sets resulted in draw (one set each) then a deciding set of just three ends would be played to determine the winner. Winners Draw and results Men's singles Men's Pairs Women's singles References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Championship World Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–21 January 2001, with the pairs following on from the 23–27 January 2001. In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final. In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final. The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from March 28–30. The title was won by Betty Brown. Winners Draw and results Men's singles First round Men's Pairs Women's singles References External links Official website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1998 SAGA World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 13–23 January 1998. In the Singles the unseeded Paul Foster, a 100-1 outsider won his first title beating Mervyn King in the final. In the Pairs Richard Corsie and Graham Robertson won defeating Andy Thomson and Gary Smith in the final. The Women's World Championship took place at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli from April 22–28. The event was won by Caroline McAllister. Winners Draw and results Men's singles Men's Pairs Women's singles Group stages References External links Official website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Indoor Bowls Championships
The World Indoor Bowls Championship is an international bowls competition held annual at Potters holiday park in Hopton on Sea. The last week of the competition is televised live on BBC where the open singles and open pairs', women's singles and mixed pairs' finals are shown. History The competition was first held in 1979 in Coatbridge, Scotland as a men's singles only event. The first event was sponsored by Embassy Cigarettes. In 1986, the men's pairs competition was added to the championship. In 1988, a rule change allowed women to compete for the first time and the women's singles competition was created. This rule change also changed expanded the men's singles and pairs competition and both become open tournaments. In 1989, the championships moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, England And Churchill Insurance took over the sponsorship. While the competition was being held in Preston, Midland Bank and SAGA were also sponsors at various times. In 1999, Potters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
