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IIBC Championships

This page is about the IIBC Championships. For the World Bowls Tour, see World Indoor Bowls Championships.

IIBC Championships
Tournament information
SportIndoor bowls
Established1998
AdministratorIIBC
Participantsunder–25 age group
WebsiteIIBC
← 2022

The IIBC Championships are an annual indoor bowls world championship event for the under–25 age group, run by the governing body of the sport, the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC).[1]

History

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The under–25 age group events were established in 1998 and continue today. From 2000 until 2019 there were disciplines at senior level. In 2019, the IIBC came to an agreement with the World Bowls organisation. The agreement was to merge their two international indoor championships, the IIBC Championships and the World Cup Singles. The new event would be called the World Bowls Indoor Championships.[2][3]

In 2004, the mixed pairs event was added to the under 25 championships for the first time.[4] In 2005, Guernsey hosted the under 25 championships for the first time.[5] In 2012, Amy Stanton became the first female to win the women's title three years running.[6] In 2014, Chloe Watson became the first Irish and youngest ever winner of the women's title at the age of 17.[7]

Past winners

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U25 events

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Year Men's Singles[8] Women's Singles[8] Mixed Doubles[8] Ref
Winner Finalist Winner Finalist Winner Finalist
1998   Darren Burnett   Mark Royal Did not take place Did not take place
1999   Darren Burnett   Brett Duprez   Karen Murphy   Claire Kelly
2000   Darren Burnett   Barry Browne   Stacey Collier   Cheryl Northall
2001   Darren Burnett   Andrew Kyle   Caroline Brown   Yvonne Lovelock
2002   Mark Casey   Boaz Marcus   Lindsey Greechan   Caroline Brown
2003   Simon Jones   Stuart Cruickshank   Claire Spreadbury   Lynsey Armitage
2004   Jamie Hill   Wayne Hogg   Amy Monkhouse   Lindsey Greechan   Wayne Hogg
  Catherine Beattie 		  Ryan Bester
  Lindsey Greechan
2005   Wayne Hogg   Mark Dawes   Gemma Broadhurst   Michelle Cooper   Wayne Hogg
  Catherine McMillen 		  Mark Dawes
  Lindsey Greechan
2006   Jamie Chestney   Safuan Said   Kerry Packwood   Lyndsey Greechan   Lucy Beere
  David Axon 		  Nor Iryani Azmi
  Craig Dorey
2007   Barry Kane   M Hizlee A Rais   Nur Fidrah Noh   Hannah Smith   Zuraini Khalid
  Sam Tolchard 		  Shafeeqah Yahya
  Barry Kane
2008   Stewart Anderson   Ronnie Duncan   Jamie-Lea Winch   Kerry Packwood   Lisa Barrett
  Craig Dorey 		  Amy Stanton
  Patrick Burns 		[9]
2009   Stewart Anderson   Brian Irvine   Kerry Packwood   Michelle Cooper   Clionda Boyce
  Dan De la Mere 		  Kerry Packwood
  Jamie McDonald 		[10]
2010   Steven Allan   Stewart Anderson   Amy Stanton   Hanna Clarke   Michelle Cooper
  Owain Dando 		  Hanna Clarke
  Steven Allan 		[11]
2011   Shaun Jones   Darren Atkinson   Amy Stanton   Rebecca Field   Sophie Rabey
  Calum Logan 		  Amy Stanton
  Ross Owen 		[12]
[13]
2012   Perry Martin   Calum Logan   Amy Stanton   Michelle Keenan   Lauren Batiste
  Perry Martin 		  Sophie Rabey
  Calum Logan 		[14]
2013   Martin Williamson   Perry Martin   Carrie McLean   Amy Stanton   Sophie Rabey
  Calum Logan 		  Chloe Watson
  Scott Whiting
2014   Jamie Watkins   Liam Bouse   Chloe Watson   Amy Williams   Victoria Bilson
  Liam Bouse 		  Chloe Watson
  Martin Jenkins 		[15]
[7]
2015   Ryan Atkins   John Fleming   Amy Williams   Claire Walker   Ryan Atkins
  Carrie McLean 		  John Fleming
  Ysie White 		[16]
2016/17   Scott Baxter   Jarrad Breen   Katherine Rednall   Carla Banks   Rebecca Houston
  Erik Galipeau
  Dominic McVittie 		  Katie Thomas
  Scott Baxter
  Connor Milne
2017/18   Edward Elmore   Ross Owen   Amy Williams   Chloe Watson   Emma Boyd
  Daniel Salmon
  Mark O'Hagan 		  Owen Kirby
  Edward Elmore
  Emma McIntyre
2018/19   Robert Kirkwood   Stephen Lowrie   Nicole Rogers   Chelsea Tomlin   Yau Tze Fung
  Leung Seen Wah 		  Dan Salmon
  Lowri Powell
2019/20   Jason Banks   Connor Cinato   Paris Baker   Jessica Srisamruaybai   Adam McKeown
  Zoe Minish 		  Jordan Driscoll
  Paris Baker 		[17]
2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[18]
2022   Harry Goodwin   Nick Cahill   Brianna Smith   Yu See Sin   Harry Goodwin
  Ruby Hill 		  Nick Cahill
  Brianna Smith 		[19][20]
2023   Nathan Black   Idham Amin Ramlan   Shauna O'Neill   Aimee Harris   Ryan McElroy
Shauna O'Neill 		  Harry Goodwin
Emily Kernick 		[21][22]

Discontinued senior events

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In 2010, Wales' Kerry Packwood recorded the first ever whitewash and the highest score in the championships history, in a first round win against Mary Alderson from the Isle of Man, winning the match in straight sets 17–0, 19–0.[23] In 2013, Jersey staged the senior championships for the first time. It has previously staged the under 25 event.[24] In 2014, Julie Forrest of Scotland became the first person to win the men's or women's title for a record fourth time.[25] In 2015, Chloe Greechan of Jersey became the youngest ever bowls world champion at 14-years-old, winning the mixed pairs title with her father, Thomas Greechan.[26][27]

Year Men's Singles[8] Women's Singles[8] Mixed Doubles[8] Ref
Winner Finalist Winner Finalist Winner Finalist
2000   Graeme Archer   Darren Burnett   Marlene Castle   Margaret Johnston
2001   Darren Burnett   Michael Nutt   Betty Brown   Marion Pedell   Alison Merrien
  Adrian Welch
2002   David Miller   Jeff Webley   Carol Ashby   Betty Morgan   Julie Forrest
  Mark Johnston
2003   Stevie Moran   Neal Mollet   Carol Ashby   Wendy Jensen   Julie Forrest
  Mark Johnston
2004   Mark O'Riordan   Steve Glasson   Julie Forrest   Carol Ashby   Alison Merrien
  Neal Mollet
2005   Jeff Wells   Darren Burnett   Margaret Letham   Julie Forrest   Michelle Roberts
  Mark Walton
2006   Nicky Donaldson   Andrew Barker   Margaret Letham   Carol Ashby   Sue Estoby
  Mark Walton
2007   Mervyn King   Gary Pitschou   Claire Johnston   Carol Ashby   Claire Johnston
  Iain McLean
2008   Colin Walker   Garry Kelly   Sarah Seymour   Claire Johnston   Suzanne King
  Mervyn King
2009   Neil Speirs   Stewart Anderson   Alison Merrien   Kerry Packwood   Margaret Letham
  Neil Speirs
2010   Graham Smith   Michael Stepney   Julie Forrest   Muriel Wilkinson   Margaret Letham
  Stewart Anderson
2011   Graham Smith   Stewart Anderson   Betty Morgan MBE   Julie Forrest   Carl Wood
  Betty Morgan
2012   Steve Allan   Gary Pitchou   Laura Thomas   Alison Comacho   Kerry Packwood
  Damian Doubler 		  Marion Purcell
  Steve Allan 		[28]
[29]
2013   Steve Allan   Simon Martin   Julie Forrest   Laura Thomas   Julie Forrest
  Jonathan Ross
2014   Damian Doubler   Mark Dawes   Julie Forrest   Lindsey Greechan   Lynn Stein
  Iain McLean
2015   Scott Baxter   Michael Stepney   Alison Merrien MBE   Leanne Fuyre   Chloe Greechan
  Thomas Greechan
2016   Andrew Kyle   Martin Williamson   Katherine Rednall   Chloe Watson   Chloe Greechan
  Malcolm De Sousa 		  Chloe Watson
  Andrew Kyle 		[30]
2017   Jarrad Breen   Damian Doubler   Chloe Watson   Claire Johnston   Annalisa Dunham
  Martin Spencer 		  Amy Stanton
  Damian Doubler 		[31]
2018   Stewart Anderson   Andy Squire   Alison Merrien MBE   Kerry Packwood   Stewart Anderson
  Emma McIntyre 		  Alison Merrien MBE
  Ian Merrien
2019   Stewart Anderson   Devon Cooper   Alison Merrien MBE   Jack Breen   Martin Puckett
  Devon Cooper 		  Mike Brain
  Kerry Packwood 		[32]
  • DISCONTINUED

References

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