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2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship
42nd World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)9–26 January 2020
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2020 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 9–26 January 2020.[1] The event was organised by the World Bowls Tour[2] and televised by the BBC.[3]

In the Open Singles, all 16 seeds progressed to round two, which last happened in 2009 but the top four seeds failed to make the semi-final stage. Nick Brett progressed to the final and was attempting to become the first player in the history of the competition to achieve the treble of open singles, open pairs and mixed pairs during the same year. His opponent Robert Paxton (in his third career open singles final) started well in the first set before Brett took control of the set, winning it 10–7. Paxton deservedly took the second set 8-7 despite a late Brett comeback which forced the match into a tie break. The tie break went to the deciding end and Paxton's second bowl on the backhand was good enough to seal the title and deny Brett the treble.

In the Open Pairs, the third seeds Greg Harlow and Nick Brett won the title beating Paul Foster and Alex Marshall in the final which prevented the Scottish pair from winning another pairs event.[4]

Julie Forrest successfully retained her women's crown by defeating Janice Gower in the final.[5]

The mixed pairs saw Nick Brett win a second title and a fifth career world indoor success, he was partnered by Marion Purcell.[6]

Winners

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Event Winner
Open Singles England Robert Paxton
Women's Singles Scotland Julie Forrest
Open Pairs England Greg Harlow & Nick Brett
Mixed Pairs England Nick Brett & Wales Marion Purcell
Open Under-25 England William Moulton

Draw and results

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Open singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Stewart Anderson 8 10
Wales Daniel Salmon 5 4 1 Scotland Anderson 11 12
16 England Simon Skelton 4 9 2 16 England Skelton 1 3
Scotland Colin Banks 7 5 0 1 Scotland Anderson 7 3 0
9 England Jamie Chestney 10 9 8 England Paxton 4 10 2
Scotland Chris Carswell 4 3 9 England Chestney 6 4
8 England Robert Paxton 7 9 8 England Paxton 7 7
South Africa Craig Rimmington 5 7 8 England Paxton 8 10
5 England Les Gillett 12 8 5 England Gillett 5 1
Northern Ireland Scott Jess 2 4 5 England Gillett 8 11
12 Scotland Alex Marshall 10 11 12 Scotland Marshall 3 4
United States Lawrence Quill 3 3 5 England Gillett 9 9
13 Scotland Michael Stepney 11 8 4 Scotland Gourlay 2 6
Australia Scott Walker 2 7 13 Scotland Stepney 0 5
4 Scotland David Gourlay 8 8 2 4 Scotland Gourlay 15 7
Scotland John McCrorie 3 9 0 8 England Paxton 7 8 2
3 Scotland Paul Foster 6 10 6 England Brett 10 7 1
England Lee Harris 6 3 3 Scotland Foster 7 5 0
14 England Mark Royal 9 9 14 England Royal 6 7 2
United States Dan LeMessurier 7 3 14 England Royal 8 5 1
11 England Mervyn King 12 7 6 England Brett 7 6 2
New Zealand Craig Tinker 2 3 11 England King 5 7
6 England Nick Brett 8 9 6 England Brett 9 7
England Scott Edwards 3 4 6 England Brett 8 8
7 Scotland Darren Burnett 6 7 15 Wales Greenslade 7 5
England Kevin Harrison 6 4 7 Scotland Burnett 5 5
10 England Mark Dawes 13 8 10 England Dawes 11 6
New Zealand Elliott Mason 4 6 10 England Dawes 8 8 0
15 Wales Jason Greenslade 8 10 15 Wales Greenslade 4 9 2
Australia Brendan Egan 7 2 15 Wales Greenslade 3 10 2
2 England Greg Harlow 12 11 2 England Harlow 10 8 1
Australia Blake Nairn 0 5

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
               
  Scotland Julie Forrest 11 7
  Scotland Lorna Cameron 4 2
Scotland Forrest 4 11 2
Guernsey Merrien 10 4 0
  Guernsey Alison Merrien 8 7 2
  England Devon Cooper 4 10 0
Scotland Forrest 8 15
England Gower 7 3
  New Zealand Rhonda Adams 7 2 1
  England Janice Gower 6 13 2
England Gower 8 7
England Rogers 4 3
  England Nicole Rogers 10 7
  Wales Marion Purcell 3 6

Open pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Scotland Paul Foster
Scotland Alex Marshall
bye 1 Scotland Foster
Scotland Marshall
8 10
England Les Gillett
Wales Jason Greenslade
5 6 1 England Maynard
England Rippey
6 2
England Paul Maynard
England James Rippey
8 4 2 1 Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

5 10 2
4 Scotland David Gourlay
England Mervyn King
4 Scotland Gourlay

England King

6 2 1
bye 4 Scotland Gourlay

England King

8 3 2
England Mark Royal
England Robert Paxton
10 15 England Royal

England Paxton

3 9 1
Scotland Ronnie Duncan
Scotland Colin Walker
5 0 1 Scotland Foster

Scotland Marshall

6 8 1
3 England Greg Harlow
England Nick Brett
3 England Harlow

England Brett

10 6 2
bye 3 England Harlow

England Brett

8 10
England Jamie Chestney
England Mark Dawes
7 8 England Chestney

England Dawes

4 2
Northern Ireland Marty Trainor
Northern Ireland Andy Duncan
6 1 3 England Harlow

England Brett

6 6
2 Scotland Darren Burnett
Scotland Stewart Anderson
2 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

3 5
bye 2 Scotland Anderson

Scotland Burnett

8 7
Wales Damian Doubler
Wales Daniel Salmon
9 5 1 Scotland Stepney

England Skelton

4 4
Scotland Michael Stepney
England Simon Skelton
4 9 2

Mixed pairs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
England Robert Paxton

England Ellen Falkner

6 6
Scotland David Gourlay

England Janice Gower

7 7
Scotland Gourlay
England Gower
8 0 0
England Harlow
Guernsey Merrien
1 9 2
England Greg Harlow

Guernsey Alison Merrien

8 5 2
Scotland Darren Burnett

England Nicole Rogers

7 6 0
England Harlow
Guernsey Merrien
6 7
England Brett
Wales Purcell
7 8
England Nick Brett

Wales Marion Purcell

7 3 2
Scotland Paul Foster

Scotland Julie Forrest

3 8 0
England Brett
Wales Purcell
7 5
Scotland Anderson
Scotland Cameron
3 4
Scotland Stewart Anderson

Scotland Lorna Cameron

7 8
England Les Gillett

New Zealand Rhonda Adams

6 3

Open Under 25

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Semi-finals Final
          
New Zealand Jesse Russell 4 8
England William Moulton 13 9
England Moulton 12 9
Scotland Clinton 10 9
Australia Dale McWhinney 9 6 0
Scotland Keiran Clinton 11 5 2
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  • Greg Gottfried (23 Jan 2020). "This perfect World Indoor Bowls shot is the most electrifying non-darts sports highlight in British history" (Video). Golf Digest.

References

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  1. ^ "THE 'JUST' 2020 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Draw and results". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championships 2020: BBC coverage and schedule". BBC.
  4. ^ "HARLOW & BRETT – 2020 WORLD INDOOR PAIRS CHAMPIONS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "FORREST IS THE 'JUST' 2020 LADIES MATCHPLAY WORLD CHAMPION". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "BRETT & PURCELL ARE THE NEW WORLD INDOOR MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020.