2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship

2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship
2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship
39th World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	13–29 January 2017
Category	World 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 edit

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

Draw and results edit

Open singles edit

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

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

Women's singles edit

First round					Semi-finals				Final

	Ellen Falkner	7	7

	Claire Johnston	7	3
						Falkner	6	8

						Gower	5	7
	Janice Gower	5	7	2

	Katy Smith	6	4	0
										Falkner	5	6

										Rednall	10	10
	Karen Murphy	9	5	1

	Amy Stanton	6	12	2
						Stanton	3	4

						Rednall	8	8
	Rebecca Field	4	4

	Katherine Rednall	6	6

Open pairs edit

First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Mervyn King David Gourlay	9	12
	David Holt Des Cann	6	3			Gourlay King	7	5
	Darren Burnett Stewart Anderson					Anderson Burnett	3	4
	bye										Gourlay King	8	3	1
	Alex Marshall Paul Foster										Gillett Greenslade	4	7	2
	bye					Marshall Foster	5	10	1
	Jason Greenslade Les Gillett	8	5	2		Gillett Greenslade	8	2	2
	Danny Brown Matthew Whyers	1	8	1												Gillett Greenslade	7	8
	Robert Paxton Jonathan Ross															Doubler Salmon	7	6
	bye					Paxton Ross	4	6
	Jamie Chestney Mark Dawes	7	6			Chestney Dawes	5	8
	Andrew Barker Michael Stepney	6	4								Chestney Dawes	7	9	1
	Andy Thomson Mark Royal	4	4								Doubler Salmon	8	1	2
	Damian Doubler Daniel Salmon	6	9			Doubler Salmon	5	8
	bye					Brett Harlow	3	2
	Nick Brett Greg Harlow

Mixed pairs edit

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Darren Burnett Katherine Rednall	3	4

	David Gourlay Karen Murphy	6	4
						Gourlay Murphy	3	8	1

						Foster Field	6	3	2
	Paul Foster Rebecca Field	5	6

	Robert Paxton Ellen Falkner	5	3
											Foster Field	6	9	1

											Brett Johnston	7	7	2
	Alex Marshall Katy Smith	4	4	1

	Nick Brett Claire Johnston	9	3	2
						Brett Johnston	6	8	2

						Harlow Stanton	7	6	0
	Andy Thomson Janice Gower	2	3

	Greg Harlow Amy Stanton	7	6

Open Under-25 Singles edit

Semi-finals				Final

Joseph Mower	4	5

Martin Puckett	9	6
				Puckett	7	10	1

				Ryan	10	6	2
Ellen Ryan	10	4	2

Jason Banks	1	7	1

References edit

^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "World Indoor Bowls: Paul Foster beats Greg Harlow to win fifth world indoor title". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Rednall beats Falkner to win second title". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls: Jason Greenslade and Les Gillett win world titles". BBC Sport.
^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title". BBC Sport.
^ "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.

[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.

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