2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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]

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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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

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

Open singles

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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.
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