2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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 (the Men's Singles) for the first time after beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final.^[1] In the Open Pairs Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett recorded their first title success.^[2] Burnett doubled up by winning the Mixed Pairs title with Katherine Rednall.^[3] 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.^[4]

World Indoor Championships 2016
38th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	08-24 January 2016.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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Wales' Joseph Mower won the inaugural U25 singles event, beating countryman Ross Owen in a tie-break.^[5]

Winners

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Nick Brett
Women's Singles	Ellen Falkner
Open Pairs	Stewart Anderson & Darren Burnett
Mixed Pairs	Darren Burnett & Katherine Rednall
Open Under-25 Singles	Joseph Mower

Draw and results

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Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Alex Marshall	9	7
		Gary Kelly	5	5				1	Marshall	7	7	2
	16	Mark Dawes	9	10				16	Dawes	7	7	1
		Jamie Smith	2	2											1	Marshall	10	9
	8	Mervyn King	7	7											9	Anderson	2	2
		Steve Harris	6	7				8	King	2	8	1
	9	Stewart Anderson	12	8				9	Anderson	11	3	2
		Rob Ashton	1	3																		1	Marshall	12	4	1
	4	Robert Paxton	9	8																		4	Paxton	3	7	2
		Robert Chisholm	3	4				4	Paxton	6	12	2
	13	Mark Royal	8	10				13	Royal	7	5	0
		Neil Furman	3	2											4	Paxton	7	7
	5	Andy Thomson	5	9	1											Chestney	3	7
		Connor Cinato	8	6	2				Cinato	3	3
	12	Jason Greenslade	8	3	1				Chestney	10	8
		Jamie Chestney	7	8	2																								4	Paxton	9	9
	3	Paul Foster	9	3	1																								2	Brett	9	12
		Matthew Orrey	1	9	2				Orrey	7	7	2
	14	John Price	10	4	1				Skelton	10	6	1
		Simon Skelton	5	9	2											Orrey	3	4
	6	David Gourlay	7	10											6	Gourlay	9	5
		Gary R Smith	6	6				6	Gourlay	7	9
	11	Jonathan Ross	3	10	2			11	Ross	2	4
		Ryan Clark	8	3	0																	6	Gourlay	7	6	0
	2	Nick Brett	12	8																		2	Brett	6	7	2
		James Rippey	3	4				2	Brett	9	8
	15	Les Gillett	10	4	2			15	Gillett	4	5
		Jason Parkinson	5	7	1										2	Brett	9	7
	7	Darren Burnett	8	7											10	Harlow	3	7
		Colin Walker	7	2				7	Burnett	4	6
	10	Greg Harlow	9	7				10	Harlow	9	6
		Ronnie Duncan	4	7

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
		Laura Thomas	13	12
		Janice Gower	2	3
									Thomas	5	9	1
									Falkner	6	5	2
		Ellen Falkner	4	8	2
		Julie Forrest	9	6	1
																Falkner	10	8
																Field	9	7
		Rebecca Field	11	7
		Alison Merrien	9	7
									Field	3	7	2
									Eadie	8	6	1
		Cliodhna Eadie	6	2	2
		Katherine Rednall	5	8	0

Open Pairs

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Stewart Anderson Darren Burnett	7	8
		Louis Ridout Sam Tolchard	5	6					Anderson Burnett	12	6	2
		Nick Brett Greg Harlow							Brett Harlow	7	10	1
		bye														Anderson Burnett	9	9
		Mark Royal Andy Thomson														Royal Thomson	4	5
		bye							Royal Thomson	6	8
		Jason Greenslade John Price	6	11					Price Greenslade	5	4
		Mark Harding Philip Rowland	5	2																			Anderson Burnett	10	10
		Ronnie Duncan Colin Walker	9	12																			Duncan Walker	7	6
		Mervyn King David Gourlay	6	4					Duncan Walker	10	4	2
		Simon Skelton Robert Paxton							Skelton Paxton	7	9	0
		bye														Duncan Walker	3	9	2
		Paul Foster Alex Marshall														Foster Marshall	9	4	1
		bye							Foster Marshall	8	10
		Chris Eadie David Corkill	9	9					Eadie Corkill	7	3
		Jonathan Ross Les Gillett	9	8

Mixed Pairs

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Nick Brett Alison Merrien	6	7	2
		Robert Paxton Marion Purcell	6	7	1
									Brett Merrien	3	6
									Marshall Forrest	9	7
		Alex Marshall Julie Forrest	8	7
		Andy Thomson Cliodhna Eadie	7	7
																Marshall Forrest	5	9
																Burnett Rednall	11	14
		Darren Burnett Katherine Rednall	11	10
		David Gourlay Janice Gower	8	3
									Burnett Rednall	7	10
									Foster Field	4	2
		Paul Foster Rebecca Field	7	8
		Mervyn King Laura Thomas	5	3

Open Under 25 Singles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Joseph Mower		15	6
	Jake Willgress		0	4
								Mower		9	5	2
								Owen		4	11	1
	Tom Smith		6	4
	Ross Owen		9	8

References

1. "World Indoor Bowls: Nick Brett beats Robert Paxton for first title". BBC Sport.
2. "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
3. "Burnett & Rednall win mixed pairs". BBC Sport.
4. "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
5. "MOWER IS THE WBT UNDER 25 PROFESSIONAL WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION 2016". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
6. "Bowls Results". BBC Sport.

External links

• Official website