2018_World_Indoor_Bowls_Championship Knowpia

2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship
2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship
40th World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location	Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	12–28 January 2018
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The 2018 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 12–28 January 2018.^[1]

Mark Dawes and Robert Paxton reached the Open singles final with Dawes taking the title on a tie break. Dawes had been the player of the tournament.^[2] Katherine Rednall won her third singles title defeating Rebecca Field in the final.^[3] The seventh seeds Mark Dawes and Jamie Chestney won the Open pairs final beating Nick Brett and Greg Harlow. Chestney missed the opportunity to win the first set with his last bowl but gained a three count to draw the set 6–6; the second set was won 9–5, helped by a decisive 5–0 count on end five.^[4] Chestney also won the Mixed Pairs title with Lesley Doig.^[5]

Northern Ireland's Chloe Watson received the Open Under-25 Singles title after her opponent, defending champion Ellen Ryan, was unable to complete the final as she felt unwell.^[6]^[7]

Winners edit

Event	Winner
Open Singles	Mark Dawes
Women's Singles	Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs	Mark Dawes & Jamie Chestney
Mixed Pairs	Jamie Chestney & Lesley Doig
Open Under-25 Singles	Chloe Watson

Draw and results edit

Open singles edit

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals				Final

1	Paul Foster	2	12	2
	Lea Blackham	8	4	1	1	Foster	7	4
16	Jason Greenslade	8	6		16	Greenslade	8	8
	Robert Gordon	2	6							16	Greenslade	10	7	1
9	Darren Burnett	9	7							9	Burnett	11	6	2
	Graham McKee	9	5		9	Burnett	7	8
8	Jamie Chestney	10	8	2	8	Chestney	5	4
	Chris Gale	1	9	0											9	Burnett	7	5
5	David Gourlay	8	10												12	Dawes	8	10
	John McCrorie	3	2		5	Gourlay	6	6	1
12	Mark Dawes	12	12		12	Dawes	7	5	2
	Cy Wong	4	1							12	Dawes	8	9
13	Mark Royal	12	10							13	Royal	7	3
	Scott Walker	4	5		13	Royal	10	8
4	Alex Marshall	5	2			Kelly	4	6
	Andrew Kelly	6	11																12	Dawes	8	6	2
3	Nick Brett	10	9																6	Paxton	7	7	0
	George Lotter	5	7		3	Brett	2	6
14	Mervyn King	8	11		14	King	8	6
	Ian McIntosh	3	4							14	King	5	4
11	Les Gillett	11	8							6	Paxton	5	6
	Simon Skelton	3	7		11	Gillett	8	5
6	Robert Paxton	9	6	2	6	Paxton	8	9
	Daniel Salmon	5	7	1											6	Paxton	6	11
7	Stewart Anderson	2	9	2												Willgress	3	4
	Perry Martin	10	5	1	7	Anderson	9	6
10	Andy Thomson	3	12	1		Willgress	9	13
	Wayne Willgress	9	3	2							Willgress	2	10	2
15	Jonathan Ross	7	6							2	Harlow	11	9	0
	Scott Edwards	7	9			Edwards	6	3
2	Greg Harlow	6	9	2	2	Harlow	9	9
	Martin Puckett	7	4	1

Women's singles edit

First round					Semi-finals					Final

	Katherine Rednall	10	8

	Julie Forrest	5	4
						Rednall	10	13

						Doig	4	2
	Ellen Ryan	8	5	0

	Lesley Doig	7	8	2
											Rednall	13	13

											Field	6	6
	Janice Gower	6	8

	Alison Merrien	6	5
						Gower	4	8	0

						Field	11	7	2
	Rebecca Field	6	9

	Chloe Watson	5	7

Open pairs edit

First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

1	Jason Greenslade Les Gillett
	bye				1	Greenslade Gillett	2	4
5	Robert Paxton Jonathan Ross	8	8		5	Paxton Ross	10	4
	Trentan Healey Scott Walker	5	8							5	Paxton Ross	10	4	0
3	Alex Marshall Paul Foster									7	Chestney Dawes	2	6	2
	bye				3	Marshall Neil Furman+	1	5
7	Jamie Chestney Mark Dawes	12	4	2	7	Chestney Dawes	8	7
	Brian Jones Liam Stone	4	7	1											7	Chestney Dawes	6	9
4	Mervyn King David Gourlay														2	Harlow Brett	6	5
	bye				4	Gourlay King	3	3
8	Andy Thomson Mark Royal	8	5		8	Thomson Royal	4	8
	Kevin Harrison Stuart Irwin	4	5							8	Thomson Royal	4	5	0
2	Nick Brett Greg Harlow									2	Harlow Brett	6	4	2
	bye				2	Harlow Brett	3	11	2
6	Darren Burnett Stewart Anderson	4	10	2	6	Burnett Anderson	6	4	0
	Ronnie Duncan Colin Walker	5	7	1

+ Furman replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Mixed pairs edit

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Greg Harlow Katherine Rednall	7	5

	Alex Marshall Julie Forrest	5	3
						Harlow Rednall	5	5

						Chestney Doig	6	5
	David Gourlay Janice Gower	3	5

	Jamie Chestney Lesley Doig	11	5
											Chestney Doig	8	7

											Burnett Field	4	6
	Darren Burnett+ Rebecca Field	2	7	2

	Nick Brett Claire Johnston	9	3	1
						Burnett Field	7	4	2

						Anderson Merrien	5	8	1
	Robert Paxton Ellen Ryan	6	4

	Stewart Anderson Alison Merrien	6	6

+ Burnett replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Open Under-25 Singles edit

Semi-finals				Final

Ellen Ryan	9	8

Connor Cinato	8	7
				Ryan+	1	0

				Watson	15	0
Chloe Watson	9	7	2

Chris Carswell	6	8	0

+ Ellen Ryan defaulted after completing the first set in the final as she was unwell and unable to continue

References edit

^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls.
^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Mark Dawes beats Robert Paxton to win title". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2018: Rednall beats Field to win third title". BBC Sport.
^ "Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final". BBC Sport.
^ "Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett". BBC Sport.
^ "CHLOE WATSON RECEIVES THE U'25'S TITLE AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "JUST 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[1] "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls.

[2] "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Mark Dawes beats Robert Paxton to win title". BBC Sport.

[3] "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2018: Rednall beats Field to win third title". BBC Sport.

[4] "Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final". BBC Sport.

[5] "Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett". BBC Sport.

[6] "CHLOE WATSON RECEIVES THE U'25'S TITLE AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[7] "JUST 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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