2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship

This article is about the World Indoor Bowls Championships. For the rival event organised by World Bowls and the IIBC, see World Bowls Indoor Championships.

2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
47th World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location	Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	10–26 January 2025
Category	World Indoor Championships
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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]}

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

Event	Winner
Open Singles
Ladies Singles
Open Pairs
Mixed Pairs
Masters

Draw and results

Open singles

	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	7	10				8	Gourlay
		James Rippey	6	5
	5	Robert Paxton	8	7
		Adam McKeown	5	6				5	Paxton
	12	Darren Burnett	8	10				12	Burnett
		Blake Nairn	7	1
	13	Michael Stepney	11	8
		Jordi Lo	4	7				13	Stepney
	4	Les Gillett	11	11				4	Gillett
		Aiden Takarua	4	1
	3	Jamie Walker	8	10	0
		Paul Hartley	10	3	2				Hartley
	14	Mervyn King	6	8	0				Piketh
		Colleen Piketh+	7	7	2
	11	Nick Brett	6	7
		Martin Heitzman	6	8					Heitzman
	6	Mark Dawes	9	9				6	Dawes
		Ronnie Duncan	4	7
	7	Jason Banks	10	8
		Izzat Dzulkeple	5	4				7	Banks
	10	Alex Marshall	4	9	2			10	Marshall
		David Bolt	6	3	0
	15	Greg Harlow	2	10	1
		Darren Rowland	9	3	2				Rowland
	2	Paul Foster						2
		Jamie Chestney

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

Ladies Singles

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

	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	2	11	1
		Jason Banks Michael Stepney																					Banks Stepney	8	9	2
		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																									Banks Stepney
		Mark Dawes Jamie Walker																												Paxton Greenslade
		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	11	5
		Nick Brett Greg Harlow																					Salmon Doubler	7	5
		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

	First Round							Semi-finals							Final
		Nick Brett Julie Forrest	4	4
		Paul Foster Katherine Rednall	9	6
									Foster Rednall	10	6
									Anderson Abdullah	3	6
		Stewart Anderson Nor Farah Ain Abdullah	7	7
		Jamie Walker Colleen Piketh	7	6
																Foster Rednall
																Banks Riva
		Robert Paxton Lucy Smith	4	5
		Jason Banks Beth Riva	9	6
									Banks Riva	8	11
									Gillett Rogers	6	1
		Mark Dawes Chelsea Spencer	6	3
		Les Gillett Nicole Rogers	9	9

Masters

Semi-finals

Final

Billy Jackson

David Corkill

Graham Robertson

Ian Bond

Controversy

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

1. "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

External links

• World Bowls Tour
• World Bowls results at Potters Resorts