2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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]

World Indoor Championships 2016
38th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)08-24 January 2016.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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Wales' Joseph Mower won the inaugural U25 singles event, beating countryman Ross Owen in a tie-break.[5]

Winners
Event Winner
Men's SinglesEngland Nick Brett
Women's SinglesEngland Ellen Falkner
Open PairsScotland Stewart Anderson & Scotland Darren Burnett
Mixed PairsScotland Darren Burnett & England Katherine Rednall
Open Under-25 SinglesWales Joseph Mower

Draw and results

[6]

Men's singles
First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Alex Marshall 9 7
Northern Ireland Gary Kelly 5 5 1 Scotland Marshall 7 7 2
16 England Mark Dawes 9 10 16 England Dawes 7 7 1
Australia Jamie Smith 2 2 1 Scotland Marshall 10 9
8 England Mervyn King 7 7 9 Scotland Anderson 2 2
Wales Steve Harris 6 7 8 England King 2 8 1
9 Scotland Stewart Anderson 12 8 9 Scotland Anderson 11 3 2
New Zealand Rob Ashton 1 3 1 Scotland Marshall 12 4 1
4 England Robert Paxton 9 8 4 England Paxton 3 7 2
England Robert Chisholm 3 4 4 England Paxton 6 12 2
13 England Mark Royal 8 10 13 England Royal 7 5 0
United States Neil Furman 3 2 4 England Paxton 7 7
5 England Andy Thomson 5 9 1 England Chestney 3 7
England Connor Cinato 8 6 2 England Cinato 3 3
12 Wales Jason Greenslade 8 3 1 England Chestney 10 8
England Jamie Chestney 7 8 2 4 England Paxton 9 9
3 Scotland Paul Foster 9 3 1 2 England Brett 9 12
England Matthew Orrey 1 9 2 England Orrey 7 7 2
14 Wales John Price 10 4 1 England Skelton 10 6 1
England Simon Skelton 5 9 2 England Orrey 3 4
6 Scotland David Gourlay 7 10 6 Scotland Gourlay 9 5
England Gary R Smith 6 6 6 Scotland Gourlay 7 9
11 Scotland Jonathan Ross 3 10 2 11 Scotland Ross 2 4
Scotland Ryan Clark 8 3 0 6 Scotland Gourlay 7 6 0
2 England Nick Brett 12 8 2 England Brett 6 7 2
England James Rippey 3 4 2 England Brett 9 8
15 England Les Gillett 10 4 2 15 England Gillett 4 5
England Jason Parkinson 5 7 1 2 England Brett 9 7
7 Scotland Darren Burnett 8 7 10 England Harlow 3 7
Scotland Colin Walker 7 2 7 Scotland Burnett 4 6
10 England Greg Harlow 9 7 10 England Harlow 9 6
Scotland Ronnie Duncan 4 7

Women's singles
First round Semi-finals Final
               
  Wales Laura Thomas 13 12
  England Janice Gower 2 3
Wales Thomas 5 9 1
England Falkner 6 5 2
  England Ellen Falkner 4 8 2
  Scotland Julie Forrest 9 6 1
England Falkner 10 8
England Field 9 7
  England Rebecca Field 11 7
  Guernsey Alison Merrien 9 7
England Field 3 7 2
Northern Ireland Eadie 8 6 1
  Northern Ireland Cliodhna Eadie 6 2 2
  England Katherine Rednall 5 8 0

Open Pairs
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Stewart Anderson

Scotland Darren Burnett

7 8
England Louis Ridout

England Sam Tolchard

5 6 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

12 6 2
England Nick Brett

England Greg Harlow

 England Brett

England Harlow

7 10 1
bye Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

9 9
England Mark Royal

England Andy Thomson

 England Royal

England Thomson

4 5
bye England Royal

England Thomson

6 8
Wales Jason Greenslade

Wales John Price

6 11 Wales Price

Wales Greenslade

5 4
Wales Mark Harding

Wales Philip Rowland

5 2 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

10 10
Scotland Ronnie Duncan

Scotland Colin Walker

9 12 Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

7 6
England Mervyn King

Scotland David Gourlay

6 4 Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

10 4 2
England Simon Skelton

England Robert Paxton

 England Skelton

England Paxton

7 9 0
bye Scotland Duncan

Scotland Walker

3 9 2
Scotland Paul Foster

Scotland Alex Marshall

 Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

9 4 1
bye Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

8 10
Northern Ireland Chris Eadie

Northern Ireland David Corkill

9 9 Northern Ireland Eadie

Northern Ireland Corkill

7 3
Scotland Jonathan Ross

England Les Gillett

9 8

Mixed Pairs
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
England Nick Brett

Guernsey Alison Merrien

6 7 2
England Robert Paxton

Wales Marion Purcell

6 7 1
England Brett
Guernsey Merrien 		3 6
Scotland Marshall
Scotland Forrest 		9 7
Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Julie Forrest

8 7
England Andy Thomson

Northern Ireland Cliodhna Eadie

7 7
Scotland Marshall
Scotland Forrest 		5 9
Scotland Burnett
England Rednall 		11 14
Scotland Darren Burnett

England Katherine Rednall

11 10
Scotland David Gourlay

England Janice Gower

8 3
Scotland Burnett
England Rednall 		7 10
Scotland Foster
England Field 		4 2
Scotland Paul Foster

England Rebecca Field

7 8
England Mervyn King

Wales Laura Thomas

5 3

Open Under 25 Singles
Semi-finals Final
          
Wales Joseph Mower 15 6
England Jake Willgress 0 4
Wales Mower 9 5 2
Wales Owen 4 11 1
England Tom Smith 6 4
Wales Ross Owen 9 8

References
  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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