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2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship
39th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)13–29 January 2017
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2017 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 13–29 January 2017.[1]

Paul Foster of Scotland won the open singles to claim his fifth world singles title[2] and Katherine Rednall won her second women's singles crown.[3]

Jason Greenslade of Wales and Les Gillett of England won the Open Pairs[4] whilst Nick Brett and Claire Johnston won the mixed pairs.[5]

Australia's Ellen Ryan became the first female winner of the Open Under 25 Singles.[6]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles Scotland Paul Foster
Women's Singles England Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs Wales Jason Greenslade & England Les Gillett
Mixed Pairs England Nick Brett & Scotland Claire Johnston
Open Under-25 Singles Australia Ellen Ryan

Draw and results

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Open singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 England Nick Brett 10 8
Northern Ireland Andrew Kyle 5 8 1 England Brett 5 10 2
16 England Mark Dawes 9 7 1 Scotland Bence 7 4 1
Scotland Charles Bence 4 10 2 1 England Brett 5 2
9 Scotland Stewart Anderson 13 7 9 Scotland Anderson 10 10
Scotland Julie Forrest 3 2 9 Scotland Anderson 11 12
8 England Andy Thomson 4 3 Northern Ireland McKee 4 2
Northern Ireland Graham McKee 9 11 9 Scotland Anderson 7 7 1
5 Scotland David Gourlay 9 7 4 England Harlow 6 9 2
England Chris Gale 4 6 5 Scotland Gourlay 9 13
12 Wales Jason Greenslade 6 8 United States Furman 5 4
United States Neil Furman 7 10 5 Scotland Gourlay 8 4 1
13 Scotland Jonathan Ross 6 9 0 4 England Harlow 5 10 2
England James Rippey 9 6 2 England Rippey 3 11 1
4 England Greg Harlow 10 10 4 England Harlow 9 10 2
England Anthony Webb 5 9 4 England Harlow 10 1 0
3 England Robert Paxton 8 9 6 Scotland Foster 7 11 2
England Billy Jackson 2 3 3 England Paxton 6 5
14 England Jamie Chestney 15 12 14 England Chestney 8 6
Scotland Paul Hay 1 3 14 England Chestney 10 4 1
11 England Mark Royal 4 7 6 Scotland Foster 6 10 2
New Zealand Debbie Wilford 10 7 New Zealand Wilford 3 3
6 Scotland Paul Foster 9 8 6 Scotland Foster 11 10
England Michael Cheeseman 4 6 6 Scotland Foster 11 5
7 Scotland Darren Burnett 12 11 15 England Gillett 4 5
Australia Paul Butler 0 5 7 Scotland Burnett 7 6
10 England Mervyn King 10 9 10 England King 5 6
England Janice Gower 3 7 7 Scotland Burnett 4 4
15 England Les Gillett 7 10 15 England Gillett 8 8
England Tom Warner 6 6 15 England Gillett 6 8
2 Scotland Alex Marshall 13 6 2 Scotland Marshall 4 6
Wales Robert Chisholm 1 4

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
  England Ellen Falkner 7 7
  Scotland Claire Johnston 7 3
England Falkner 6 8
England Gower 5 7
  England Janice Gower 5 7 2
  England Katy Smith 6 4 0
England Falkner 5 6
England Rednall 10 10
  Australia Karen Murphy 9 5 1
  England Amy Stanton 6 12 2
England Stanton 3 4
England Rednall 8 8
  England Rebecca Field 4 4
  England Katherine Rednall 6 6

Open pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Mervyn King

Scotland David Gourlay

9 12
Australia David Holt

Australia Des Cann

6 3 Scotland Gourlay

England King

7 5
Scotland Darren Burnett

Scotland Stewart Anderson

Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

3 4
bye Scotland Gourlay

England King

8 3 1
Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Paul Foster

England Gillett

Wales Greenslade

4 7 2
bye Scotland Marshall

Scotland Foster

5 10 1
Wales Jason Greenslade

England Les Gillett

8 5 2 England Gillett

Wales Greenslade

8 2 2
England Danny Brown

England Matthew Whyers

1 8 1 England Gillett

Wales Greenslade

7 8
England Robert Paxton

Scotland Jonathan Ross

Wales Doubler

Wales Salmon

7 6
bye

England Paxton

Scotland Ross

4 6
England Jamie Chestney

England Mark Dawes

7 6 England Chestney

England Dawes

5 8
Scotland Andrew Barker

Scotland Michael Stepney

6 4 England Chestney

England Dawes

7 9 1
England Andy Thomson

England Mark Royal

4 4 Wales Doubler

Wales Salmon

8 1 2
Wales Damian Doubler

Wales Daniel Salmon

6 9 Wales Doubler

Wales Salmon

5 8
bye England Brett

England Harlow

3 2
England Nick Brett

England Greg Harlow

Mixed pairs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Scotland Darren Burnett

England Katherine Rednall

3 4
Scotland David Gourlay

Australia Karen Murphy

6 4
Scotland Gourlay
Australia Murphy
3 8 1
Scotland Foster
England Field
6 3 2
Scotland Paul Foster

England Rebecca Field

5 6
England Robert Paxton

England Ellen Falkner

5 3
Scotland Foster
England Field
6 9 1
England Brett
Scotland Johnston
7 7 2
Scotland Alex Marshall

England Katy Smith

4 4 1
England Nick Brett

Scotland Claire Johnston

9 3 2
England Brett
Scotland Johnston
6 8 2
England Harlow
England Stanton
7 6 0
England Andy Thomson

England Janice Gower

2 3
England Greg Harlow

England Amy Stanton

7 6

Open Under-25 Singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
Wales Joseph Mower 4 5
England Martin Puckett 9 6
England Puckett 7 10 1
Australia Ryan 10 6 2
Australia Ellen Ryan 10 4 2
Scotland Jason Banks 1 7 1

References

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  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Paul Foster beats Greg Harlow to win fifth world indoor title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Rednall beats Falkner to win second title". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Jason Greenslade and Les Gillett win world titles". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "ELLEN RYAN WINS THE 2017 WBT'S WORLD INDOOR UNDER 25'S SINGLES TITLE". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.