2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2015
37th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	09-25 January 2015.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The 2015 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship ^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 09-25 January 2015. The men's singles title was won for a record-extending sixth time by Scotland's Alex Marshall, who beat Andy Thomson in the final.
Robert Paxton & Simon Skelton won their first Pairs title, stopping Alex Marshall & Paul Foster from winning a fourth title. ^[2]
Robert Paxton & Marion Purcell won their first Mixed Pairs title, stopping Paul Foster & Laura Thomas from winning a third consecutive title. ^[3]
Laura Thomas won her first title, defeating defending champion Katherine Rednall in the final. ^[4]

Winners

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Alex Marshall
Women's Singles	Laura Thomas
Open Pairs	Robert Paxton & Simon Skelton
Mixed Pairs	Robert Paxton & Marion Purcell

Draw and results

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Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Darren Burnett	7	8
		Andrew Barker	5	6				1	Burnett	7	6	2
	16	Wayne Hogg	13	4	1				Donaldson	6	7	0
		Graeme Donaldson	0	7	2										1	Burnett	1	1
	8	Stewart Anderson	6	12	2										9	Harlow	11	11
		Colin Walker	9	5	1			8	Anderson	6	6
	9	Greg Harlow	5	9	2			9	Harlow	6	9
		Martin Puckett	7	5	1																	9	Harlow	6	5
	4	Nick Brett	12	11																		5	Marshall	7	7
		Andy McLean	5	7				4	Brett	11	6
	13	Jonathan Ross	8	11				13	Ross	5	5
		Billy Jackson	5	5											4	Brett	4	14	1
	5	Alex Marshall	10	5	2										5	Marshall	11	4	2
		Liam Bouse	5	8	0			5	Marshall	9	13
	12	Jason Greenslade	5	3					Twist	3	4
		Ben Twist	9	8																									5	Marshall	11	10
	3	Robert Paxton	5	11	2																								10	Thomson	9	3
		Craig Newton	7	2	1			3	Paxton	6	6
	14	Mark Royal	4	10	2			14	Royal	4	6
		Mark McPeak	9	4	1										3	Paxton	6	6
	6	David Gourlay	4	7	2										6	Gourlay	12	6
		Robert Weale	5	6	0			6	Gourlay	10	8
	11	John Price	9	2	2			11	Price	4	5
		David Bolt	4	8	0																	6	Gourlay	6	8	0
	2	Paul Foster	9	12																		10	Thomson	7	3	2
		Mark Dawes	7	3				2	Foster	9	7
	15	Simon Skelton	6	8	0				Webb	2	5
		Tony Webb	11	2	2										2	Foster	6	4
	7	Mervyn King	10	9											10	Thomson	7	7
		Ben Sherwen	1	6				7	King	11	6	1
	10	Andy Thomson	7	7	2			10	Thomson	7	8	2
		Damian Doubler	6	8	0

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
		Victoria Bilson	11	10
		Laura Hawryszko	5	3
									Bilson	5	4
									Rednall	10	8
		Katherine Rednall	8	10
		Marion Purcell	6	5
																Rednall	5	9
																Thomas	14	10
		Julie Forrest	7	8	1
		Amy Stanton	8	3	2
									Stanton	2	7	0
									Thomas	12	6	2
		Rebecca Field	6	6
		Laura Thomas	9	7

Men's Pairs

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Greg Harlow Nick Brett
		bye							Harlow Brett	11	10
		Darren Burnett Stewart Anderson	7	7	2				Burnett Anderson	2	8
		Robert Chisholm Ross Owen	8	6	0											Harlow Brett	5	4
		Robert Paxton Simon Skelton														Paxton Skelton	10	12
		bye							Paxton Skelton	7	8
		John Price Jason Greenslade	7	7					Jackson Smith	4	5
		Billy Jackson Gary R Smith	8	7																			Paxton Skelton	5	15	2
		David Gourlay Mervyn King																					Marshall Foster	12	5	1
		bye							Gourlay King	5	7
		Jonathan Ross Wayne Hogg	5	10	2				Ross Hogg	7	7
		Barrie Lester Josh Thornton	8	3	1											Ross Hogg	7	6
		Paul Foster Alex Marshall														Marshall Foster	7	8
		bye							Marshall Foster	5	13	2
		Andy Thomson Mark Royal	3	3					Duncan Walker	9	6	1
		Ronnie Duncan Colin Walker	7	7

Mixed Pairs

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Darren Burnett Laura Hawryszko	1	8
		Paul Foster Laura Thomas	11	8
									Foster Thomas	9	7
									Anderson Stanton	4	4
		Nick Brett Rebecca Field	10	2	1
		Stewart Anderson Amy Stanton	5	10	2
																Foster Thomas	10	7	1
																Paxton Purcell	8	9	2
		Robert Paxton Marion Purcell	10	7
		David Gourlay Victoria Bilson	3	5
									Paxton Purcell	8	6
									Marshall Forrest	7	6
		Alex Marshall Julie Forrest	8	9
		Mervyn King Katherine Rednall	6	5

References

1. "Home". worldbowls.com.
2. "Paxton & Skelton Win Pairs". BBC Sport.
3. "Paxton & Purcell take mixed Pairs". BBC Sport.
4. "Laura Thomas wins title". BBC Sport.
5. "Bowls Results". BBC Sport.

External links

• Official website