2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship Explained

2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship
Number:40
Series:World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location: Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Dates:12–28 January 2018
Category:World Indoor Championships
Prev:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 12–28 January 2018.[1]

Mark Dawes and Robert Paxton reached the Open singles final with Dawes taking the title on a tie break. Dawes had been the player of the tournament.[2] Katherine Rednall won her third singles title defeating Rebecca Field in the final.[3] The seventh seeds Mark Dawes and Jamie Chestney won the Open pairs final beating Nick Brett and Greg Harlow. Chestney missed the opportunity to win the first set with his last bowl but gained a three count to draw the set 6–6; the second set was won 9–5, helped by a decisive 5–0 count on end five.[4] Chestney also won the Mixed Pairs title with Lesley Doig.[5]

Northern Ireland's Chloe Watson received the Open Under-25 Singles title after her opponent, defending champion Ellen Ryan, was unable to complete the final as she felt unwell.[6] [7]

Winners

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Mark Dawes
Katherine Rednall
Mark Dawes & Jamie Chestney
Jamie Chestney & Lesley Doig
Chloe Watson

Draw and results

Open pairs

+ Furman replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Mixed pairs

+ Burnett replaced Paul Foster who withdrew following a family bereavement

Open Under-25 Singles

+ Ellen Ryan defaulted after completing the first set in the final as she was unwell and unable to continue

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results. World Bowls.
  2. Web site: World Indoor Bowls Championship: Mark Dawes beats Robert Paxton to win title. BBC Sport.
  3. Web site: World Indoor Bowls Championship 2018: Rednall beats Field to win third title. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final. BBC Sport.
  5. Web site: Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett. BBC Sport.
  6. Web site: CHLOE WATSON RECEIVES THE U’25’S TITLE AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. World Bowls Tour. 23 January 2023. 25 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230125095615/https://worldbowlstour.tv/chloe-watson-receives-the-u25s-title-at-the-world-indoor-championships/. dead.
  7. Web site: JUST 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. World Bowls Tour. 23 January 2023. 25 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230125095244/https://worldbowlstour.tv/just-2018-world-indoor-championships/. dead.