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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1988 Mulbarton, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Norfolk BC (indoors & outdoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler. [1] [2]
Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships. [3] [4]
He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test. [5]
In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts. [6] Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering his wife Rebecca in the mixed pairs. [7]
His wife is England international Rebecca Willgress, formerly Rebecca Field. [8] He works as a self-employed painter and decorator. [9]
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.
Stewart Anderson is a Scottish international bowls player and a world champion indoors.
Darren William Burnett is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
Sam Tolchard is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
Greg Harlow is an English international indoor bowls player.
Robert Paxton is an English international outdoor and indoor bowls player.
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.
Laura Daniels is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
Rebecca Field married name Rebecca Willgress is an English international lawn & indoor bowls player. Field was the 2013 World Indoor singles champion.
The 2016 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-24 January 2016.
Nick Brett won the blue riband event for the first time after beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final. In the Open Pairs Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett recorded their first title success. Burnett doubled up by winning the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall. Ellen Falkner won the Women's Singles defeating Rebecca Field in the final. This was Falkner's third title and was achieved ten years after her last success.
Iain Donald Smith McLean is a Scottish international lawn bowler.
The 2018 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 12–28 January 2018.
Perry Martin is an English international lawn and Indoor bowler.
Daniel Salmon is a Welsh international lawn and Indoor bowler.
Andrew Kelly is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.
Jarrad Breen is a Welsh international lawn and indoor 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 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship was the 2024 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championship, held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 5-21 January 2024. The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and will be televised by the BBC and YouTube. The event is being sponsored for the second consecutive year by Imagine Cruising.
