2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2013
35th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)January, 2013.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, in January 2013.

The event was sponsored by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and was the 35th annual World Indoor Bowls Championships. The men's singles title was won by Stewart Anderson,[2] while the ladies singles was won by Rebecca Field.[3][4]

The 2013 tournament saw the introduction of the shot clock, used for the first time at the World Championships. It was previously trialled at the 2012 Scottish International Open and has been used in Australia. Each player is allowed 30 seconds to play their shot, and if they run out of time, the hooter will sound and their bowl is removed. However, players can use up to four time-outs in a match - which resets the clock to 60 seconds - and are given an extra time-out if the match goes to a tie-break set.[5]

  1. ^ "Home". worldbowlstour.com.
  2. ^ "Stewart Anderson wins World Indoor bowls title". BBC Sport. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ Thorpe, David (27 January 2013). "Anderson wins Potters classic". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Rebecca Field beats Alison Merrien to win world indoor title". BBC Sport. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Shot clock will add 'excitement'". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.