2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships

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2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships
2nd
Location Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club
Barrack Heights, New South Wales
Date(s)7–12 May 2023
  2022 2024  

The 2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club in Barrack Heights, New South Wales, Australia from 7 to 12 May 2023. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC). [1] [2]

Contents

The format of the Championships is one player representing each county in the singles and two in the pairs. A round robin will end with the top two in the singles progressing to the knock out rounds but only the group winner in the pairs progressing to the knock out round. [3]

Winners

EventWinner
Men's singles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Sherriff
Women's singles Flag of Scotland.svg Julie Forrest
Mixed pairs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Sherriff & Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelsey Cottrell

Results

Men's singles

First round

Second round

Player 1Player 2Score
SheriffDe Sousa7–5, 6–4
SalmonAperau10–1, 6–6
MilneKadkhunthod5–4, 5–5
PuckettNicoll10–1, 8–3
KellyOlivier7–6, 6–4
DzulkepleDe Fries10–0, 6–2
StepneyMerz7–6, 9–4
MerrienRittmuller8–1, 6–6

Quarter finals

Player 1Player 2Score
PuckettMilne4–4, 5–5, 1–0
SherriffSalmon4–7, 8–2, 1–0
KellyDzulkeple9–3, 3–8, 1–0
StepneyMerrien7–3, 7–4

Semi finals

Player 1Player 2Score
SherriffPuckett8–5, 4–5, 1–0
KellyStepney1–8, 8–4, 3–0

Final

Player 1Player 2Score
SherriffKelly10–8, 5–8, 1–0

Women's singles

First round

Second round

Player 1Player 2Score
ForrestGangur5–12, 8–3, 1–0
HembrowGoda9–1, 7–5
AlyaniCraig7–1, 5–3
MerrienMills6–7, 6–4, 1–0
InchMcSparran10–0, 9–3
YuNathan8–4, 7–2
PikethRixon3–6, 7–2, 1–0
WilliamsCottrell4–4, 6–5

Quarter finals

Player 1Player 2Score
ForrestHembrow11–1, 10–5
AlyaniMerrien5–7, 6–5, 1–0
InchYu7–6, 8–3
WilliamsPiketh5–7, 5–4, 2–0

Semi finals

Player 1Player 2Score
ForrestAlyani6–3, 5–3
InchWilliams9–7, 4–7, 2–0

Final

Player 1Player 2Score
ForrestInch6–5, 2–8, 1–0

Mixed pairs

First round

Quarter finals

Player 1Player 2Score
Puckett & HembrowLorimer & Rixon1–10, 6–3, 1–0
Sherriff & CottrellDe Sousa & Kivlin12–1, 4–2
Stepney & ForrestOlivier & Breedt7–2, 9–2
Merrien & MerrienSalmon & Williams7–7, 9-5

Semi finals

Player 1Player 2Score
Sherriff & CottrellPuckett & Hembrow9–1, 7–1
Stepney & ForrestMerrien & Merrien4–3, 3–8, 1–0

Final

Player 1Player 2Score
Sherriff & CottrellStepney & Forrest5–4, 6–5

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References

  1. "2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships Underway at Warilla". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. "2023 WORLD BOWLS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW". Bowls Australia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. "World Bowls Indoor Championships fields confirmed for 2023 event in Australia". Inside The Games. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.