2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, in January 2013.

World Indoor Championships 2013
35th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	January, 2013.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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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,^[2] while the ladies singles was won by Rebecca Field.^[3][4]

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 set.^[5]

Winners

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Stewart Anderson
Women's Singles	Rebecca Field
Open Pairs	Paul Foster &   Alex Marshall
Mixed Pairs	Paul Foster &   Laura Thomas

Draw and results

Men's singles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	9	Anderson	5	9
	4	Gourlay	5	4
								9	Anderson	10	10
								3	Foster	10	9
		Walker	5	8	0
	3	Foster	7	4	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	1	Andy Thomson	8	3
		Phil Bennett	8	8
									Bennett	4	3
								16	Brett	9	7
	16	Nick Brett	5	12	2
		Robert Chisholm	7	6	1
															16	Brett	4	7	1
															9	Anderson	9	6	2
	9	Stewart Anderson	8	9
		Mark Dawes	8	5
								9	Anderson	7	3	2
									Allan	6	9	1
	8	Simon Skelton	8	5
		Steve Allan	8	7
																						9	Anderson	5	9
																						4	Gourlay	5	4
	4	David Gourlay	9	9
		Kelvin Kerkow	6	5
								4	Gourlay	9	12
								13	Marshall	4	1
	13	Alex Marshall	9	9
		Scott Edwards	8	6
															4	Gourlay	11	12
															12	Price	2	4
	5	Darren Burnett	5	6
		Clifford Craig	12	10
									Craig	5	4
								12	Price	8	8
	12	John Price	8	8
		Jamie Chestney	5	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	2	Greg Harlow	4	9	1
		Colin Walker	9	3	2
									Walker	10	2	2
									Pearse	4	8	1
	15	Robert Weale	8	4
		Ray Pearse	12	6
																Walker	7	7
															10	Paxton	6	7
	7	Mark Royal	14	13
		Tracy Meyeridricks	4	0
								7	Royal	10	7	0
								10	Paxton	3	8	2
	10	Robert Paxton	8	4	2
		Robert Gordon	6	7	0
																							Walker	5	8	0
																						3	Foster	7	4	2
	3	Paul Foster	11	11
		Steve Harris	2	5
								3	Foster	10	10
								14	Greenslade	3	4
	14	Jason Greenslade	4	10	2
		Bill Jackson	9	1	1
															3	Foster	11	9
															6	King	3	5
	6	Mervyn King	9	12
		Les Gillett	6	3
								6	King	7	4	2
								11	Ross	6	14	1
	11	Jonathan Ross	12	7	2
		Pat Briscoe	7	8	1

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
		Rebecca Field	5	10	2
		Laura Thomas	9	5	0
									Field	8	8
									Kerry Packwood	7	7
		Kerry Packwood	4	13	2
		Debbie Stavrou	9	5	0
																Field	11	8	2
																Merrien	7	10	1
		Karen Murphy	10	5	0
		Kelly Packwood	3	9	2
									Kelly Packwood	6	1
									Merrien	7	11
		Alison Merrien	9	6	2
		Ellen Falkner	4	7	1

Open Pairs

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Paul Foster   Alex Marshall
		bye
								1	Foster   Marshall	6	11	2
									Thomson   Royal	9	3	1
		Andy Thomson   Mark Royal	11	8
		Scott Edwards   Leigh Prince	2	6
															1	Foster   Marshall	5	8	2
																King   Skelton	7	7	1
		Simon Skelton   Mervyn King	9	16
		Gareth Rees   Gavin Rees	4	0
									Skelton   King	10	6
								4	Gourlay   Paxton	0	6
	4	Robert Paxton   David Gourlay
		bye
																						1	Foster   Marshall	9	7	2
																						3	Burnett   Anderson	7	8	1
		Billy Jackson   John Price	10	2	2
		John McCullough   Roy Battersby	3	8	0
									Jackson   Price	2	4
								2	Harlow   Brett	8	8
	2	Greg Harlow   Nick Brett
		bye
															2	Harlow   Brett	5	5
															3	Burnett   Anderson	7	9
		Robert Weale   Jason Greenslade	9	11
		Graeme Donaldson   Colin Walker	4	7
									Greenslade   Weale	5	4
								3	Burnett   Anderson	8	13
	3	Darren Burnett   Stewart Anderson
		bye

Mixed Pairs

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Mervyn King   Alison Merrien	13	7	2
		David Gourlay   Debbie Stavrou	8	10	1
									King   Merrien	3	13	1
									Burnett   Murphy	8	3	2
		Darren Burnett   Karen Murphy	9	6
		Andy Thomson   Ellen Falkner	4	6
																Burnett   Murphy	5	6
																Foster   Thomas	12	10
		Paul Foster   Laura Thomas	5	8	2
		Simon Skelton   Kelly Packwood	6	5	1
									Foster   Thomas	9	11
									Royal   Packwood	1	3
		Mark Royal   Kerry Packwood	7	2	2
		Greg Harlow   Rebecca Field	2	10	1

References

1. "Home". worldbowlstour.com.
2. "Stewart Anderson wins World Indoor bowls title". BBC Sport. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
3. Thorpe, David (27 January 2013). . Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
4. "Rebecca Field beats Alison Merrien to win world indoor title". BBC Sport. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
5. "World Indoor Bowls: Shot clock will add 'excitement'". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

External links

• Official website