2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships Explained
The 2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club in Barrack Heights, New South Wales, Australia from 7 to 12 May 2023. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC).[1] [2]
The format of the Championships is one player representing each county in the singles and two in the pairs. A round robin will end with the top two in the singles progressing to the knock out rounds but only the group winner in the pairs progressing to the knock out round.[3]
Winners
Results
Men's singles
First round
| Section 1 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=60 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (+6) |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (-8) |
| 4 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (-10) |
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Section 2 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Section 3 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Section 4 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Section 5 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | Connor Milne | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Section 6 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Second round
| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Sheriff | De Sousa | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Salmon | Aperau | 10–1, 6–6 |
| Milne | Kadkhunthod | 5–4, 5–5 |
| Puckett | Nicoll | 10–1, 8–3 |
| Kelly | Olivier | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Dzulkeple | De Fries | 10–0, 6–2 |
| Stepney | Merz | 7–6, 9–4 |
| Merrien | Rittmuller | 8–1, 6–6 | |
Quarter finals| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Puckett | Milne | 4–4, 5–5, 1–0 |
| Sherriff | Salmon | 4–7, 8–2, 1–0 |
| Kelly | Dzulkeple | 9–3, 3–8, 1–0 |
| Stepney | Merrien | 7–3, 7–4 | |
Semi finals| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Sherriff | Puckett | 8–5, 4–5, 1–0 |
| Kelly | Stepney | 1–8, 8–4, 3–0 | |
Final| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Sherriff | Kelly | 10–8, 5–8, 1–0 | |
Women's singles
First round
| Section 1 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Alison Merrien MBE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Section 2 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Section 3 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Section 4 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Section 5 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=50 | Pts |
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| 1 | Colleen Piketh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (+22) |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (-8) |
| 4 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (-28) |
| 5 | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Section 6 |
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| width=50 | Pos | width=200 | Name | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | Pts |
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| 1 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Second round
| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Forrest | Gangur | 5–12, 8–3, 1–0 |
| Hembrow | Goda | 9–1, 7–5 |
| Alyani | Craig | 7–1, 5–3 |
| Merrien | Mills | 6–7, 6–4, 1–0 |
| Inch | McSparran | 10–0, 9–3 |
| Yu | Nathan | 8–4, 7–2 |
| Piketh | Rixon | 3–6, 7–2, 1–0 |
| Williams | Cottrell | 4–4, 6–5 | |
Quarter finals| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Forrest | Hembrow | 11–1, 10–5 |
| Alyani | Merrien | 5–7, 6–5, 1–0 |
| Inch | Yu | 7–6, 8–3 |
| Williams | Piketh | 5–7, 5–4, 2–0 | |
Semi finals| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Forrest | Alyani | 6–3, 5–3 |
| Inch | Williams | 9–7, 4–7, 2–0 | |
Final| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Forrest | Inch | 6–5, 2–8, 1–0 | |
Mixed pairs
First round
| Section 1 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | De Sousa & Kivlin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dzulkeple & Alyani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sepetsolo & Makhupe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Section 2 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 |  Lorimer & Rixon | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Lam & Yu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Rittmuller & Piketh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mertz & Kuenzle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Section 3 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | Stepney & Forrest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Smith & Nathan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Dagpin & Baronda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Jones & Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Section 4 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 |  Olivier & Breedt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Nicholl & Mills | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |  Kirby & Ng | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Section 5 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=60 | Pts |
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| 1 | Merrien & Merrien | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 (+13) |
| 2 |  Kelly & Inch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 (+2) |
| 3 |  Ng &  Lai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Aperau & Rahui | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Section 6 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | Salmon & Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Kawamoto & Goda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ramanayake & Magos | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |  Wambugu & Ndungu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Section 7 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 |  Sherriff & Cottrell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Milne & Craig | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Kadkhunthod & Gangur | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Marzonie & McSparran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Alexander &  Levy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Section 8 |
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| width=30 | Pos | width=300 | Name | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=50 | Pts |
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| 1 | Puckett & Hembrow | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 (+48) |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 (+10) |
| 3 | De Vries & Spangenberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Akar & Kapusuz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Loh & Leng | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Quarter finals
| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Puckett & Hembrow | Lorimer & Rixon | 1–10, 6–3, 1–0 |
| Sherriff & Cottrell | De Sousa & Kivlin | 12–1, 4–2 |
| Stepney & Forrest | Olivier & Breedt | 7–2, 9–2 |
| Merrien & Merrien | Salmon & Williams | 7–7, 9-5 | |
Semi finals| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Sherriff & Cottrell | Puckett & Hembrow | 9–1, 7–1 |
| Stepney & Forrest | Merrien & Merrien | 4–3, 3–8, 1–0 | |
Final| width=200 | Player 1 | width=200 | Player 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| Sherriff & Cottrell | Stepney & Forrest | 5–4, 6–5 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships Underway at Warilla . World Bowls . 11 May 2023.
- Web site: 2023 WORLD BOWLS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW . 4 May 2023 . Bowls Australia . 11 May 2023.
- Web site: World Bowls Indoor Championships fields confirmed for 2023 event in Australia . 7 February 2023 . Inside The Games . 11 May 2023.
