This page is about the IIBC Championships. For the World Bowls Tour, see World Indoor Bowls Championships.
| Sport: | Indoor bowls |
| Established: | 1998 |
| Administrator: | IIBC |
| Participants: | under–25 age group |
| Website: | IIBC |
| Previous: | 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]
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]
| Year | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Mixed Doubles | 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 BesterLindsey 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 | [8] | |
| 2009 | Stewart Anderson | Brian Irvine | Kerry Packwood | Michelle Cooper | Clionda Boyce Dan De la Mere | Kerry Packwood Jamie McDonald | [9] | |
| 2010 | Steven Allan | Stewart Anderson | Amy Stanton | Hanna Clarke | Michelle Cooper Owain Dando | Hanna Clarke Steven Allan | [10] | |
| 2011 | Shaun Jones | Darren Atkinson | Amy Stanton | Rebecca Field | Sophie Rabey Calum Logan | Amy Stanton Ross Owen | [11] [12] | |
| 2012 | Perry Martin | Calum Logan | Amy Stanton | Michelle Keenan | Lauren Batiste Perry Martin | Sophie Rabey Calum Logan | [13] | |
| 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 | [14] | |
| 2015 | Ryan Atkins | John Fleming | Amy Williams | Claire Walker | Ryan Atkins Carrie McLean | John Fleming Ysie White | [15] | |
| 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 | [16] | |
| 2021 | align=center colspan=7 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[17] | ||||||
| 2022 | Harry Goodwin | Nick Cahill | Brianna Smith | Yu See Sin | Harry Goodwin Ruby Hill | Nick Cahill Brianna Smith | [18] [19] | |
| 2023 | Nathan Black | Idham Amin Ramlan | Shauna O'Neill | Aimee Harris | Ryan McElroy Shauna O'Neill | Harry Goodwin Emily Kernick | [20] [21] | |
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.[22] In 2013, Jersey staged the senior championships for the first time. It has previously staged the under 25 event.[23] In 2014, Julie Forrest of Scotland became the first person to win the men's or women's title for a record fourth time.[24] 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.[25] [26]