2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2020 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 9–26 January 2020.[1] The event was organised by the World Bowls Tour [2] and televised by the BBC.[3]

2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship
42nd World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)9–26 January 2020
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
 2019 2021 

In the Open Singles, all 16 seeds progressed to round two, which last happened in 2009 but the top four seeds failed to make the semi final stage. Nick Brett progressed to the final and was attempting to become the first player in the history of the competition to achieve the treble of open singles, open pairs and mixed pairs during the same year. His opponent Robert Paxton (in his third career open singles final) started well in the first set before Brett took control of the set, winning it 10-7. Paxton deservedly took the second set 8-7 despite a late Brett comeback which forced the match into a tie break. The tie break went to the deciding end and Paxton's second bowl on the backhand was good enough to seal the title and deny Brett the treble.

In the Open Pairs, the third seeds Greg Harlow and Nick Brett won the title beating Paul Foster and Alex Marshall in the final which prevented the Scottish pair from winning another pairs event.[4]

Julie Forrest successfully retained her women's crown by defeating Janice Gower in the final.[5]

The mixed pairs saw Nick Brett win a second title and a fifth career world indoor success, he was partnered by Marion Purcell.[6]

Winners

Event Winner
Open Singles Robert Paxton
Women's Singles Julie Forrest
Open Pairs Greg Harlow & Nick Brett
Mixed Pairs Nick Brett & Marion Purcell
Open Under-25 William Moulton

Draw and results

Open singles

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Stewart Anderson 8 10
Daniel Salmon 5 4 1 Anderson 11 12
16 Simon Skelton 4 9 2 16 Skelton 1 3
Colin Banks 7 5 0 1 Anderson 7 3 0
9 Jamie Chestney 10 9 8 Paxton 4 10 2
Chris Carswell 4 3 9 Chestney 6 4
8 Robert Paxton 7 9 8 Paxton 7 7
Craig Rimmington 5 7 8 Paxton 8 10
5 Les Gillett 12 8 5 Gillett 5 1
Scott Jess 2 4 5 Gillett 8 11
12 Alex Marshall 10 11 12 Marshall 3 4
Lawrence Quill 3 3 5 Gillett 9 9
13 Michael Stepney 11 8 4 Gourlay 2 6
Scott Walker 2 7 13 Stepney 0 5
4 David Gourlay 8 8 2 4 Gourlay 15 7
John McCrorie 3 9 0 8 Paxton 7 8 2
3 Paul Foster 6 10 6 Brett 10 7 1
Lee Harris 6 3 3 Foster 7 5 0
14 Mark Royal 9 9 14 Royal 6 7 2
Dan LeMessurier 7 3 14 Royal 8 5 1
11 Mervyn King 12 7 6 Brett 7 6 2
Craig Tinker 2 3 11 King 5 7
6 Nick Brett 8 9 6 Brett 9 7
Scott Edwards 3 4 6 Brett 8 8
7 Darren Burnett 6 7 15 Greenslade 7 5
Kevin Harrison 6 4 7 Burnett 5 5
10 Mark Dawes 13 8 10 Dawes 11 6
Elliott Mason 4 6 10 Dawes 8 8 0
15 Jason Greenslade 8 10 15 Greenslade 4 9 2
Brendan Egan 7 2 15 Greenslade 3 10 2
2 Greg Harlow 12 11 2 Harlow 10 8 1
Blake Nairn 0 5

Women's singles

First round Semi-finals Final
               
  Julie Forrest 11 7
  Lorna Cameron 4 2
Forrest 4 11 2
Merrien 10 4 0
  Alison Merrien 8 7 2
  Devon Cooper 4 10 0
Forrest 8 15
Gower 7 3
  Rhonda Adams 7 2 1
  Janice Gower 6 13 2
Gower 8 7
Rogers 4 3
  Nicole Rogers 10 7
  Marion Purcell 3 6

Open pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Paul Foster
Alex Marshall
bye 1 Foster
Marshall
8 10
Les Gillett
Jason Greenslade
5 6 1 Maynard
Rippey
6 2
Paul Maynard
James Rippey
8 4 2 1 Foster

Marshall

5 10 2
4 David Gourlay
Mervyn King
4 Gourlay

King

6 2 1
bye 4 Gourlay

King

8 3 2
Mark Royal
Robert Paxton
10 15 Royal

Paxton

3 9 1
Ronnie Duncan
Colin Walker
5 0 1 Foster

Marshall

6 8 1
3 Greg Harlow
Nick Brett
3 Harlow

Brett

10 6 2
bye 3 Harlow

Brett

8 10
Jamie Chestney
Mark Dawes
7 8 Chestney

Dawes

4 2
Marty Trainor
Andy Duncan
6 1 3 Harlow

Brett

6 6
2 Darren Burnett
Stewart Anderson
2 Anderson

Burnett

3 5
bye 2 Anderson

Burnett

8 7
Damian Doubler
Daniel Salmon
9 5 1 Stepney

Skelton

4 4
Michael Stepney
Simon Skelton
4 9 2

Mixed pairs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Robert Paxton

Ellen Falkner

6 6
David Gourlay

Janice Gower

7 7
Gourlay
Gower
8 0 0
Harlow
Merrien
1 9 2
Greg Harlow

Alison Merrien

8 5 2
Darren Burnett

Nicole Rogers

7 6 0
Harlow
Merrien
6 7
Brett
Purcell
7 8
Nick Brett

Marion Purcell

7 3 2
Paul Foster

Julie Forrest

3 8 0
Brett
Purcell
7 5
Anderson
Cameron
3 4
Stewart Anderson

Lorna Cameron

7 8
Les Gillett

Rhonda Adams

6 3

Open Under 25

Semi-finals Final
          
Jesse Russell 4 8
William Moulton 13 9
Moulton 12 9
Clinton 10 9
Dale McWhinney 9 6 0
Keiran Clinton 11 5 2
  • Greg Gottfried (23 Jan 2020). "This perfect World Indoor Bowls shot is the most electrifying non-darts sports highlight in British history" (Video). Golf Digest.


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