2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2016
World Indoor Championships 2016
38th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	08-24 January 2016.
Category	World 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

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

Draw and results

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Men's singles

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals					Final

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

Women's singles

First round					Semi-finals					Final

	Laura Thomas	13	12

	Janice Gower	2	3
						Thomas	5	9	1

						Falkner	6	5	2
	Ellen Falkner	4	8	2

	Julie Forrest	9	6	1
											Falkner	10	8

											Field	9	7
	Rebecca Field	11	7

	Alison Merrien	9	7
						Field	3	7	2

						Eadie	8	6	1
	Cliodhna Eadie	6	2	2

	Katherine Rednall	5	8	0

Open Pairs

First round				Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Stewart Anderson Darren Burnett	7	8
	Louis Ridout Sam Tolchard	5	6		Anderson Burnett	12	6	2
	Nick Brett Greg Harlow				Brett Harlow	7	10	1
	bye									Anderson Burnett	9	9
	Mark Royal Andy Thomson									Royal Thomson	4	5
	bye				Royal Thomson	6	8
	Jason Greenslade John Price	6	11		Price Greenslade	5	4
	Mark Harding Philip Rowland	5	2												Anderson Burnett	10	10
	Ronnie Duncan Colin Walker	9	12												Duncan Walker	7	6
	Mervyn King David Gourlay	6	4		Duncan Walker	10	4	2
	Simon Skelton Robert Paxton				Skelton Paxton	7	9	0
	bye									Duncan Walker	3	9	2
	Paul Foster Alex Marshall									Foster Marshall	9	4	1
	bye				Foster Marshall	8	10
	Chris Eadie David Corkill	9	9		Eadie Corkill	7	3
	Jonathan Ross Les Gillett	9	8

Mixed Pairs

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals				Final

	Nick Brett Alison Merrien	6	7	2

	Robert Paxton Marion Purcell	6	7	1
						Brett Merrien	3	6

						Marshall Forrest	9	7
	Alex Marshall Julie Forrest	8	7

	Andy Thomson Cliodhna Eadie	7	7
										Marshall Forrest	5	9

										Burnett Rednall	11	14
	Darren Burnett Katherine Rednall	11	10

	David Gourlay Janice Gower	8	3
						Burnett Rednall	7	10

						Foster Field	4	2
	Paul Foster Rebecca Field	7	8

	Mervyn King Laura Thomas	5	3

Open Under 25 Singles

Semi-finals			Final

Joseph Mower	15	6

Jake Willgress	0	4
			Mower	9	5	2

			Owen	4	11	1
Tom Smith	6	4

Ross Owen	9	8

References

^ "World Indoor Bowls: Nick Brett beats Robert Paxton for first title". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
^ "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
^ "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.
^ "Bowls Results". BBC Sport.

External links

Official website

[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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