Jason Banks (bowls)

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Jason Banks
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28) [1]
Sport
Club
  • Inverurie BC (outdoors)
  • Garioch IBC (indoors)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking20 (September 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast fours
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Jersey pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Jersey mixed four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Jersey team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Ayrfours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Ayrpairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Yarmouth singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Yarmouth Open pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Yarmouth Mixed pairs

Jason Banks (born 1996) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Banks reached the 2014 National Indoor Singles final and in 2019 won the National Under 25 Singles. [1] In 2019 he won the Junior singles title at the IIBC Championships. [2] In 2017, he won three medals at the European Bowls Championships. [3]

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia as the men's team travelling reserve but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In 2022, he won fours gold and pairs bronze at the European Bowls Championships. [5]

Banks recorded his best result to date when he reached the final of the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship, he was unlucky to lose to Jamie Walker after playing so consistently in the final. [6]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [7] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events. [8] [9] In the pairs with Iain McLean, they won their group undefeated but were then knocked out in the quarter finals by Australia. One week later in the fours partnering Derek Oliver, Paul Foster and Alex Marshall, the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a silver medal after losing 12–10.[ citation needed ]

Playing with Michael Stepney, Banks won the open pairs title at the 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship, defeating Jason Greenslade and Robert Paxton in the final. [10] The next day he claimed the mixed pairs title, teaming with Beth Riva to beat Paul Foster and Katherine Rednall in the final. [11] [12]

Family

His father Colin Banks and his sister Carla Banks are both international bowlers. [4] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jason Banks profile". Henselite.
  2. ↑ "2019 IIBC Junior Championships". IIBC.
  3. ↑ "2017 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  5. ↑ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ambassador Cruise Line World Indoor Bowls Championships open pairs winners crowned". Bowls International. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Beth Riva wins mixed pairs title at World Indoor Bowls Championships". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Riva and Banks hailed as 'future of bowls' after world mixed title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Men's Super Series along with current Women's National Champions taking the Ladies Title". Bowls Scotland.
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