2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
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| 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship | |
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| 47th World Indoor Bowls Championship | |
| Location |  Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |
| Date(s) | 10–26 January 2025 |
| Category | World Indoor Championships |
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
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| Open Singles | |
| Ladies Singles | |
| Open Pairs | |
| Mixed Pairs | |
| Masters |
Draw and results
[edit]Open singles
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| 1 |  Stewart Anderson
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| 16 |  Jason Greenslade
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| Sam Tolchard
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| 9 | Wayne Willgress
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| Darren Weir
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| 8 | David Gourlay
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| James Rippey
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| 5 | Robert Paxton
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 Adam McKeown
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| 12 | Darren Burnett
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 Blake Nairn
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| 13 | Michael Stepney
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 Jordi Lo
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| 4 | Les Gillett
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 Aiden Takarua
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| 3 | Jamie Walker
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| Paul Hartley
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| 14 | Mervyn King
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 Colleen Piketh+
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| 11 | Nick Brett
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| Martin Heitzman
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| 6 | Mark Dawes
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| Ronnie Duncan
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| 7 | Jason Banks
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 Izzat Dzulkeple
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| 10 | Alex Marshall
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| David Bolt
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| 15 | Greg Harlow
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| Darren Rowland
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| 2 | Paul Foster
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| Jamie Chestney
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+Colleen Piketh replaced Gerry Baker in the first round of the open singles[1]
Ladies Singles
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| Katherine Rednall
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| Julie Forrest
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| Nor Farah Ain Abdullah
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| Nicole Rogers
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| Lucy Smith
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| Chelsea Spencer
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| Beth Riva
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| Colleen Piketh
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Open Pairs
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Mixed Pairs
[edit]Masters
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| Billy Jackson
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| David Corkill
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| Graham Robertson
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| Ian Bond
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Controversy
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Friday 10th January 2025 - Sun 26th January 2025". Potters Resorts. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "WBT 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championships draws". Bowls International. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson beats Alex Marshall to win third title". BBC Sport. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Katherine Rednall beats Julie Forrest for third straight title". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Israelis Barred From World Indoor Bowls Championships In England
- ^ "Israeli bowlers banned from World Indoor Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ International bowls federation drops ban on Israelis at UK competition after outrage
- ^ "World Bowls Tour revokes ban on Israeli bowlers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Tour reverses decision to bar Israeli players from indoor championships
- ^ World Bowls Tour Allows Israeli Participation, Reversing Previous Discriminatory Decision