2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship

2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship
40th World Indoor Bowls Championship
LocationEngland Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)12–28 January 2018
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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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]

  1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls.
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Mark Dawes beats Robert Paxton to win title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2018: Rednall beats Field to win third title". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "CHLOE WATSON RECEIVES THE U'25'S TITLE AT THE WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "JUST 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.