2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship is the 2025 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championships, held at Potters Resorts, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10 to 26 January 2025.[1][2]

2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
47th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)10โ€“26 January 2025
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
โ† 2024
2026 โ†’

The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and is televised by the BBC and World Bowls Tour via its YouTube and Facebook channels.

Stewart Anderson and Katherine Rednall defend the men's and women's singles titles, respectively.[3][4]

In May 2024, World Bowls Tour announced on its Facebook page that the Open Under 25 event would not take place in 2025. A four-player invitational Masters event, featuring 2009 open singles champion Billy Jackson, and BBC commentator David Corkhill, was added to the schedule as a replacement.[1]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles
Ladies Singles
Open Pairs
Mixed Pairs
Masters

Draw and results

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Open singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Stewart Anderson
  Daniel Alonim 1  
16   Jason Greenslade 16  
  Sam Tolchard  
9   Wayne Willgress 7 10  
  Darren Weir 6 4 9   Willgress
8   David Gourlay 8  
  James Rippey  
5   Robert Paxton  
  Adam McKeown 5  
12   Darren Burnett 12  
  Blake Nairn  
13   Michael Stepney  
  Jordi Lo 13  
4   Les Gillett 4  
  Aiden Takarua  
3   Jamie Walker  
  Paul Hartley 3  
14   Mervyn King 14  
  Colleen Piketh+  
11   Nick Brett  
  Martin Heitzman 11  
6   Mark Dawes 6  
  Ronnie Duncan  
7   Jason Banks  
  Izzat Dzulkeple 7  
10   Alex Marshall 10  
  David Bolt  
15   Greg Harlow  
  Darren Rowland 15  
2   Paul Foster 2  
  Jamie Chestney

+Colleen Piketh replaced Gerry Baker in the first round of the open singles[1]

Ladies Singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
    Katherine Rednall
    Julie Forrest
 
 
    Nor Farah Ain Abdullah
    Nicole Rogers
 
 
    Lucy Smith
    Chelsea Spencer
 
 
    Beth Riva
    Colleen Piketh

Open Pairs

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Stewart Anderson
  Darren Burnett
bye   Anderson
  Burnett
7 13 0
  Po Ting Hei
  Jason Choi
7 9 2   Hei
  Choi
8 2 2
  David Llewellyn
  Gary Pickering
9 6 1   Hei
  Choi
1 9 0
  Mervyn King
  David Gourlay
  King
  Gourlay
10 4 2
bye   King
  Gourlay
7 4 2
  Tamara Arnold
  Wesley Neilson
2 4   Taylor
  Milne
5 7 0
  Trevor Taylor
  Connor Milne
12 9   King
  Gourlay
  Jason Banks
  Michael Stepney
  Banks
  Stepney
bye   Banks
  Stepney
14 7
  Christoffel Lambrechts
  Fred Botha
2 8 0   Oullet
  Smith
0 7
  Anthony Oullet
  Chris Smith
10 7 2   Banks
  Stepney
8 10
  Les Gillett
  Wayne Willgress
  Gillett
  Willgress
3 4
bye   Gillett
  Willgress
10 11
  Chris Rodgers
  Steve Wade
6 12 0   Nunes
  Brault
4 3
  Anne Nunes
  Bill Brault
7 4 2  
 
  Mark Dawes
  Jamie Walker
 
 
bye   Dawes
  Walker
11 13
  Amnon Amar
  Itai Rigbi
2 2   Ward
  Renwick
2 0
  Kieran Ward
  Mark Renwick
18 11   Dawes
  Walker
4 5
  Robert Paxton
  Jason Greenslade
  Paxton
  Greenslade
9 6
bye   Paxton
  Greenslade
7 10
  Frank De Vries
  Darren Chatwin
10 9   De Vries
  Chatwin
5 2
  Stuart Pagan
  Paul D Brown
7 4   Paxton
  Greenslade
  Nick Brett
  Greg Harlow
  Salmon
  Doubler
bye   Harlow
  Brett
4 5
  Blake Nairn
  Sean Mawdsley
2 4   Salmon
  Doubler
10 6
  Daniel Salmon
  Damian Doubler
7 8   Salmon
  Doubler
5 6 2
  Paul Foster
  Alex Marshall
  Crawford
  Foster
6 5 1
bye   Foster
  Marshall
8 9 1
  Jack Butcher
  James Rippey
4 3   Crawford
  Foster
1 10 2
  Matthew Crawford
  Mark Foster
8 10

Mixed Pairs

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First Round Semi-finals Final
         
  Nick Brett
  Julie Forrest
  Paul Foster
  Katherine Rednall
 
 
 
 
  Stewart Anderson
  Nor Farah Ain Abdullah
  Jamie Walker
  Colleen Piketh
 
 
 
 
  Robert Paxton
  Lucy Smith
  Jason Banks
  Beth Riva
 
 
 
 
  Mark Dawes
  Chelsea Spencer
  Les Gillett
  Nicole Rogers

Masters

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Billy Jackson
  David Corkill
 
 
  Graham Robertson
  Ian Bond

Controversy

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In January 2025, the World Bowls Tour (WBT) became the subject of significant controversy over the participation of Israeli athletes in the World Indoor Bowls Championships. Initially, the WBT announced the exclusion of Israeli players, citing security concerns following protests at previous events.[5] The organisers banned Israeli players Daniel Alomin, Amnon Amar and Itai Rigbi from competing, citing "significant escalation in related political concerns". The move created a significant reaction, with MP Rupert Lowe stating "Sport should be a unifier, and it should be above politics".[6]

The decision drew widespread criticism, with Jewish organisations and local parliamentarians condemning it as discriminatory. Following public backlash, the WBT reversed its decision on December 31, 2024, allowing Israeli athletes to compete.[7][8][9] The organization implemented additional security measures to address concerns and ensure the safety of all participants.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Friday 10th January 2025 - Sun 26th January 2025". Potters Resorts. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "WBT 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championships draws". Bowls International. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson beats Alex Marshall to win third title". BBC Sport. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Katherine Rednall beats Julie Forrest for third straight title". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ Israelis Barred From World Indoor Bowls Championships In England
  6. ^ "Israeli bowlers banned from World Indoor Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ^ International bowls federation drops ban on Israelis at UK competition after outrage
  8. ^ "World Bowls Tour revokes ban on Israeli bowlers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ^ Tour reverses decision to bar Israeli players from indoor championships
  10. ^ World Bowls Tour Allows Israeli Participation, Reversing Previous Discriminatory Decision
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