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| Birth name | Alison Jayne Merrien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (Channel Islander) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1974 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 11 (June 2024) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alison Jayne Merrien MBE (born 28 November 1974) [1] is an indoor bowls player from Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.
Merrien won double gold in the women's singles defeating Karen Murphy and the mixed pairs with Simon Skelton the 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship. [3] She won a third medal eight years later in 2019 losing out to Julie Forrest of Scotland in the final. [4] [5] In 2022, she finally claimed a third title when winning the mixed pairs with Paul Foster and also reached the women's singles final. [6] She also reached the mixed pairs final in 2023. [7]
In the southern hemisphere equivalent the World Cup Singles she has won two titles in 2008 and 2012 and has finished runner up on three more occasions. [8] In 2022, Merrien won the mixed pairs at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, partnering Stewart Anderson, they defeated Michael Stepney and Claire Anderson in the final. [9]
In addition she has claimed three IIBC singles titles in 2009, 2011 & 2015 [10] and the mixed pairs Championship in 2001 and 2004. [11]
Nationally she has won the British Isles Indoor Women's Singles Championship in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2015 [12] and the British Isles Indoor Women's Pairs Championship in 2015 [12]
By virtue of winning her national title she qualified to represent Guernsey at the World Singles Champion of Champions in 2007 where she defeated Siti Zalina Ahmad in the final to win the gold medal. [11]
Merrien was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to bowls in the 2012 New Year Honours, [13] [14] and is married to Ian Merrien who is also a successful bowls player.
Guernsey participates in its own right in the Commonwealth Games.
Ellen Marie Falkner is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. Falkner was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to lawn bowls.
Paul James Foster is a multiple world bowls champion who lives in Troon, Scotland. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & Ambassador Prestwick (Indoor) bowling clubs.
Alex "Tattie" Marshall is record-breaking Scottish bowls player.
Stewart Anderson is a Scottish international bowls player and a world champion indoors.
Simon Skelton is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
Nick Brett is an English lawn and indoor bowler.
Katherine Rednall is an English lawn and indoor bowler from Stowmarket. She is record six times women's world indoor singles champion.
The European Bowls Championship formerly the European Bowls Team Championships is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations. From its inauguration in 1997 until September 2021, the tournament was organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU).
This page is about the IIBC Championships. For the World Bowls Tour, see World Indoor Bowls Championships.
The Greechans are a family of bowls players from Jersey. Both Lindsey Greechan and Thomas Greechan, compete both indoor and outdoor, as does their daughter Chloe Greechan and son Taylor Greechan. Thomas, Lindsey and Helen are all British champions while Thomas, Lindsey and Chloe have all won the IIBC Championships on at least one occasion each. Lindsey, Thomas and Helen have also represented Jersey at the Commonwealth Games.
Julie Forrest is a Scottish bowls player.
Debbie Stavrou is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
Sandra Hazel Bailie is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.
The 2019 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10–27 January 2019. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour.
The 2020 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 9–26 January 2020. The event was organised by the World Bowls Tour and televised by the BBC.
Gloria Yat Ting Ha is a female international Hong Kong Chinese lawn bowler.
The 2021 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–24 January 2021. The event was organised by the World Bowls Tour, televised by the BBC and streamed live on YouTube. The event was played behind closed doors and there was no under-25 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence of the pandemic there were no overseas players involved.
The 2022 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 7–23 January 2022. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour, and will be televised by the BBC and streamed live on YouTube.
The 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at County of Bristol IBC, Bristol, England, from 25 to 29 April 2022. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC).
