2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2016
38th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)08-24 January 2016.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2016 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-24 January 2016.
Nick Brett won the blue riband event (the Men's Singles) for the first time after beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final.[1] In the Open Pairs Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett recorded their first title success.[2] Burnett doubled up by winning the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.[3] Ellen Falkner won the Women's Singles defeating Rebecca Field in the final. This was Falkner's third title and was achieved ten years after her last success.[4]

Wales' Joseph Mower won the inaugural U25 singles event, beating countryman Ross Owen in a tie-break.[5]

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles England Nick Brett
Women's Singles England Ellen Falkner
Open Pairs Scotland Stewart Anderson & Scotland Darren Burnett
Mixed Pairs Scotland Darren Burnett & England Katherine Rednall
Open Under-25 Singles Wales Joseph Mower

Draw and results

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Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Alex Marshall 9 7
Northern Ireland Gary Kelly 5 5 1 Scotland Marshall 7 7 2
16 England Mark Dawes 9 10 16 England Dawes 7 7 1
Australia Jamie Smith 2 2 1 Scotland Marshall 10 9
8 England Mervyn King 7 7 9 Scotland Anderson 2 2
Wales Steve Harris 6 7 8 England King 2 8 1
9 Scotland Stewart Anderson 12 8 9 Scotland Anderson 11 3 2
New Zealand Rob Ashton 1 3 1 Scotland Marshall 12 4 1
4 England Robert Paxton 9 8 4 England Paxton 3 7 2
England Robert Chisholm 3 4 4 England Paxton 6 12 2
13 England Mark Royal 8 10 13 England Royal 7 5 0
United States Neil Furman 3 2 4 England Paxton 7 7
5 England Andy Thomson 5 9 1 England Chestney 3 7
England Connor Cinato 8 6 2 England Cinato 3 3
12 Wales Jason Greenslade 8 3 1 England Chestney 10 8
England Jamie Chestney 7 8 2 4 England Paxton 9 9
3 Scotland Paul Foster 9 3 1 2 England Brett 9 12
England Matthew Orrey 1 9 2 England Orrey 7 7 2
14 Wales John Price 10 4 1 England Skelton 10 6 1
England Simon Skelton 5 9 2 England Orrey 3 4
6 Scotland David Gourlay 7 10 6 Scotland Gourlay 9 5
England Gary R Smith 6 6 6 Scotland Gourlay 7 9
11 Scotland Jonathan Ross 3 10 2 11 Scotland Ross 2 4
Scotland Ryan Clark 8 3 0 6 Scotland Gourlay 7 6 0
2 England Nick Brett 12 8 2 England Brett 6 7 2
England James Rippey 3 4 2 England Brett 9 8
15 England Les Gillett 10 4 2 15 England Gillett 4 5
England Jason Parkinson 5 7 1 2 England Brett 9 7
7 Scotland Darren Burnett 8 7 10 England Harlow 3 7
Scotland Colin Walker 7 2 7 Scotland Burnett 4 6
10 England Greg Harlow 9 7 10 England Harlow 9 6
Scotland Ronnie Duncan 4 7

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
  Wales Laura Thomas 13 12
  England Janice Gower 2 3
Wales Thomas 5 9 1
England Falkner 6 5 2
  England Ellen Falkner 4 8 2
  Scotland Julie Forrest 9 6 1
England Falkner 10 8
England Field 9 7
  England Rebecca Field 11 7
  Guernsey Alison Merrien 9 7
England Field 3 7 2
Northern Ireland Eadie 8 6 1
  Northern Ireland Cliodhna Eadie 6 2 2
  England Katherine Rednall 5 8 0

Open Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Stewart Anderson

Scotland Darren Burnett

7 8
England Louis Ridout

England Sam Tolchard

5 6 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

12 6 2
England Nick Brett

England Greg Harlow

England Brett

England Harlow

7 10 1
bye Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

9 9
England Mark Royal

England Andy Thomson

England Royal

England Thomson

4 5
bye England Royal

England Thomson

6 8
Wales Jason Greenslade

Wales John Price

6 11 Wales Price

Wales Greenslade

5 4
Wales Mark Harding

Wales Philip Rowland

5 2 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

10 10
Scotland Ronnie Duncan

Scotland Colin Walker

9 12 Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

7 6
England Mervyn King

Scotland David Gourlay

6 4 Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

10 4 2
England Simon Skelton

England Robert Paxton

England Skelton

England Paxton

7 9 0
bye Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

3 9 2
Scotland Paul Foster

Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

9 4 1
bye Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

8 10
Northern Ireland Chris Eadie

Northern Ireland David Corkill

9 9 Northern Ireland Eadie

Northern Ireland Corkill

7 3
Scotland Jonathan Ross

England Les Gillett

9 8

Mixed Pairs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
England Nick Brett

Guernsey Alison Merrien

6 7 2
England Robert Paxton

Wales Marion Purcell

6 7 1
England Brett
Guernsey Merrien 		3 6
Scotland Marshall
Scotland Forrest 		9 7
Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Julie Forrest

8 7
England Andy Thomson

Northern Ireland Cliodhna Eadie

7 7
Scotland Marshall
Scotland Forrest 		5 9
Scotland Burnett
England Rednall 		11 14
Scotland Darren Burnett

England Katherine Rednall

11 10
Scotland David Gourlay

England Janice Gower

8 3
Scotland Burnett
England Rednall 		7 10
Scotland Foster
England Field 		4 2
Scotland Paul Foster

England Rebecca Field

7 8
England Mervyn King

Wales Laura Thomas

5 3

Open Under 25 Singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
Wales Joseph Mower 15 6
England Jake Willgress 0 4
Wales Mower 9 5 2
Wales Owen 4 11 1
England Tom Smith 6 4
Wales Ross Owen 9 8

References

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  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Nick Brett beats Robert Paxton for first title". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "MOWER IS THE WBT UNDER 25 PROFESSIONAL WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION 2016". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Bowls Results". BBC Sport.
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