2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships

Indoor Bowls Championship

2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships
2nd
LocationAustralia Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club
Barrack Heights, New South Wales
Date(s)7–12 May 2023
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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

Event Winner
Men's singles Australia Aron Sherriff
Women's singles Scotland Julie Forrest
Mixed pairs Australia Aron Sherriff & Australia Kelsey Cottrell

Results

Men's singles

First round

Section 1
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Australia Aron Sherriff 4 4 0 8
2 Cook Islands Royden Aperau 4 2 2 4 (+6)
3 Namibia Carel Olivier 4 2 2 4 (-8)
4 Philippines Christopher Dagpin 4 2 2 4 (-10)
5 United States Scottie Marzonie 4 0 4 0
Section 2
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Scotland Michael Stepney 5 5 0 10
2 South Africa Wayne Rittmuller 5 4 1 8
3 Fiji Zainal Mohammed 5 2 3 4
4 Hong Kong Eric Lam 5 2 3 4
5 Sweden Pontus Palmkvist 5 1 4 2
6 Turkey Ozkan Akar 5 1 4 2

Section 3
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple 5 5 0 10
2 John Nicoll 5 4 1 8
3 Switzerland Markus Merz 5 3 2 6
4 Tonga Chris Smith 5 1 4 2
5 Botswana Pako Sephetsolo 5 1 4 2
6 Macau Johnny Ng 1 4 0 2
Section 4
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 New Zealand Andrew Kelly 5 5 0 10
2 England Martin Puckett 5 3 2 6
3 Thailand Wattana Kadkhunthod 5 3 2 6
4 Canada Jerome Kirby 5 2 3 0
5 Hungary Zoltan Pavelka 5 1 4 2
6 Sri Lanka Susil Ramanayake 5 0 5 0

Section 5
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Scotland Connor Milne 5 5 0 10
2 Jersey Malcolm De Sousa 5 4 1 8
3 Malta Troy Lorimer 5 2 3 4
4 Singapore Anthony Loh 5 2 3 4
5 Kenya Benson Wambugu 5 2 3 4
6 Jamaica Martin Edwards 5 0 5 0
Section 6
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Wales Daniel Salmon 5 4 1 8
2 Guernsey Ian Merrien 5 4 1 8
3 Netherlands Frank De Vries 5 3 2 6
4 Cecil Alexander 5 2 3 4
5 Norfolk Island Phil Jones 5 2 3 4
6 Japan Masahiro Kawamoto 5 0 5 0

Second round

Player 1 Player 2 Score
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

Player 1 Player 2 Score
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

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Sherriff Puckett 8–5, 4–5, 1–0
Kelly Stepney 1–8, 8–4, 3–0

Final

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Sherriff Kelly 10–8, 5–8, 1–0

Women's singles

First round

Section 1
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Malaysia Alyani Jamil 4 4 0 8
2 Guernsey Alison Merrien MBE 4 2 2 6
3 United States Dee McSparran 4 2 2 4
4 Cook Islands Teokotai Rahui 4 1 3 2
5 Singapore Li Li Leng 4 0 4 0
Section 2
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 New Zealand Katelyn Inch 4 4 0 8
2 Lesley Mills 4 3 1 6
3 Canada Linda Ng 4 2 2 4
4 Israel Amalia Levy 4 1 3 2
5 Kenya Ester Ndungu 4 0 4 0

Section 3
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 England Kirtsy Hembrow 4 4 0 8
2 Thailand Palita Gangur 4 2 2 4
3 Philippines Marisa Baronda 4 2 2 4
4 Netherlands Ineke Spangenberg 4 1 3 2
5 Namibia Petronella Nreedt 4 1 3 2
Section 4
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Scotland Julie Forrest 4 4 0 8
2 Malta Connie-Leigh Rixon 4 3 1 6
3 Japan Yoko Goda 4 2 2 4
4 Jersey Megan Kivlin 4 1 3 2
5 Botswana Lebogang Makhupe 4 0 4 0

Section 5
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 South Africa Colleen Piketh 4 3 1 6
2 Australia Kelsey Cottrell 4 2 2 4 (+22)
3 Tonga Milika Nathan 4 2 2 4 (-8)
4 China Pian Lai 4 2 2 4 (-28)
5 Norfolk Island Shae Wilson 4 1 3 2
Section 6
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Hong Kong Dorothy Yu 5 4 1 8
2 Wales Amy Williams 5 4 1 8
3 Scotland Lorraine Craig 5 4 1 8
4 Switzerland Marianne Kuenzie 5 2 3 4
5 Sri Lanka Kumari Mangos 5 1 3 2
6 Turkey Pinar Kapusuz 5 0 5 0

Second round

Player 1 Player 2 Score
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

Player 1 Player 2 Score
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

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Forrest Alyani 6–3, 5–3
Inch Williams 9–7, 4–7, 2–0

Final

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Forrest Inch 6–5, 2–8, 1–0

Mixed pairs

First round

Section 1
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Jersey De Sousa & Kivlin 3 3 0 6
2 Malaysia Dzulkeple & Alyani 3 2 1 4
3 Fiji Mohammed & Australia Lauren Banks 3 1 2 2
4 Botswana Sepetsolo & Makhupe 3 0 3 0
Section 2
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Malta Lorimer & Rixon 3 3 1 6
2 Hong Kong Lam & Yu 3 1 2 2
3 South Africa Rittmuller & Piketh 3 1 2 2
4 Switzerland Mertz & Kuenzle 3 1 2 2

Section 3
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Scotland Stepney & Forrest 3 3 0 6
2 Tonga Smith & Nathan 3 2 1 4
3 Philippines Dagpin & Baronda 3 1 2 2
4 Norfolk Island Jones & Wilson 3 0 3 0
Section 4
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Namibia Olivier & Breedt 3 3 0 6
2 Nicholl & Mills 3 1 2 2
3 Canada Kirby & Ng 3 1 2 2
4 Hungary Pavelka & Australia Serena Bonnell 3 1 2 2

Section 5
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Guernsey Merrien & Merrien 3 2 1 4 (+13)
2 New Zealand Kelly & Inch 3 2 1 4 (+2)
3 Macau Ng & China Lai 3 1 2 2
4 Cook Islands Aperau & Rahui 3 1 2 2
Section 6
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Wales Salmon & Williams 4 4 0 8
2 Japan Kawamoto & Goda 4 3 1 6
3 Jamaica Edwards & Australia Grace Moloney 4 2 2 4
4 Sri Lanka Ramanayake & Magos 4 1 3 2
5 Kenya Wambugu & Ndungu 4 0 4 0

Section 7
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 Australia Sherriff & Cottrell 4 4 0 8
2 Scotland Milne & Craig 4 2 2 4
3 Thailand Kadkhunthod & Gangur 4 2 2 4
4 United States Marzonie & McSparran 4 1 3 2
5 Alexander & Israel Levy 4 1 3 2
Section 8
Pos Name W D L Pts
1 England Puckett & Hembrow 4 3 1 6 (+48)
2 Sweden Palmkvist & Australia Chloe Morrison 4 3 1 6 (+10)
3 Netherlands De Vries & Spangenberg 4 2 2 4
4 Turkey Akar & Kapusuz 4 1 3 2
5 Singapore Loh & Leng 4 1 3 2

Quarter finals

Player 1 Player 2 Score
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

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Sherriff & Cottrell Puckett & Hembrow 9–1, 7–1
Stepney & Forrest Merrien & Merrien 4–3, 3–8, 1–0

Final

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Sherriff & Cottrell Stepney & Forrest 5–4, 6–5

References

  1. ^ "2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships Underway at Warilla". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 WORLD BOWLS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW". Bowls Australia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "World Bowls Indoor Championships fields confirmed for 2023 event in Australia". Inside The Games. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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