2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship

Squash championship held in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship

39th World Indoor Bowls Championship
Location|  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)| 13–29 January 2017
Category| World Indoor Championships
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The 2017 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 13–29 January 2017.[1]

Paul Foster of Scotland won the open singles to claim his fifth world singles title[2] and Katherine Rednall won her second women's singles crown.[3]

Jason Greenslade of Wales and Les Gillett of England won the Open Pairs[4] whilst Nick Brett and Claire Johnston won the mixed pairs.[5]

Australia's Ellen Ryan became the first female winner of the Open Under 25 Singles.[6]

## Winners

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Event  | Winner

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Open Singles |  Paul Foster
Women's Singles |  Katherine Rednall
Open Pairs |  Jason Greenslade & Les Gillett
Mixed Pairs |  Nick Brett & Claire Johnston
Open Under-25 Singles |  Ellen Ryan

## Draw and results

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### Open singles

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Nick Brett | 10 | 8 |  | | | | |
|  |  Andrew Kyle | 5 | 8 |  | | | 1 |  Brett | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 16 |  Mark Dawes | 9 | 7 | 1 | | |  |  Bence | 7 | 4 | 1 |
|  |  Charles Bence | 4 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | 1 |  Brett | 5 | 2 |  |
| 9 |  Stewart Anderson | 13 | 7 |  | | | | | 9 |  Anderson | 10 | 10 |  |
|  |  Julie Forrest | 3 | 2 |  | | | 9 |  Anderson | 11 | 12 |  | | | |
| 8 |  Andy Thomson | 4 | 3 |  | | |  |  McKee | 4 | 2 |  |
|  |  Graham McKee | 9 | 11 |  | | | | 9 |  Anderson | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 |  David Gourlay | 9 | 7 |  | | | | | | 4 |  Harlow | 6 | 9 | 2 |
|  |  Chris Gale | 4 | 6 |  | | | 5 |  Gourlay | 9 | 13 |  | | | |
| 12 |  Jason Greenslade | 6 | 8 |  | | |  |  Furman | 5 | 4 |  |
|  |  Neil Furman | 7 | 10 |  | | | | | | 5 |  Gourlay | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 |  Jonathan Ross | 6 | 9 | 0 | | | | | 4 |  Harlow | 5 | 10 | 2 |
|  |  James Rippey | 9 | 6 | 2 | | |  |  Rippey | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Greg Harlow | 10 | 10 |  | | | 4 |  Harlow | 9 | 10 | 2 |
|  |  Anthony Webb | 5 | 9 |  | | | | 4 |  Harlow | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |  Robert Paxton | 8 | 9 |  | | | | | | | 6 |  Foster | 7 | 11 | 2 |
|  |  Billy Jackson | 2 | 3 |  | | | 3 |  Paxton | 6 | 5 |  | | | |
| 14 |  Jamie Chestney | 15 | 12 |  | | | 14 |  Chestney | 8 | 6 |  |
|  |  Paul Hay | 1 | 3 |  | | | | | | 14 |  Chestney | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 |  Mark Royal | 4 | 7 |  | | | | | 6 |  Foster | 6 | 10 | 2 |
|  |  Debbie Wilford | 10 | 7 |  | | |  |  Wilford | 3 | 3 |  | | | |
| 6 |  Paul Foster | 9 | 8 |  | | | 6 |  Foster | 11 | 10 |  |
|  |  Michael Cheeseman | 4 | 6 |  | | | | 6 |  Foster | 11 | 5 |  |
| 7 |  Darren Burnett | 12 | 11 |  | | | | | | 15 |  Gillett | 4 | 5 |  |
|  |  Paul Butler | 0 | 5 |  | | | 7 |  Burnett | 7 | 6 |  | |
| 10 |  Mervyn King | 10 | 9 |  | | | 10 |  King | 5 | 6 |  |
|  |  Janice Gower | 3 | 7 |  | | | | | | 7 |  Burnett | 4 | 4 |  |
| 15 |  Les Gillett | 7 | 10 |  | | | | | 15 |  Gillett | 8 | 8 |  |
|  |  Tom Warner | 6 | 6 |  | | | 15 |  Gillett | 6 | 8 |  | |
| 2 |  Alex Marshall | 13 | 6 |  | | | 2 |  Marshall | 4 | 6 |  |
|  |  Robert Chisholm | 1 | 4 |  | |

### Women's singles

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| First round | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  Ellen Falkner | 7 | 7 |  | | |
|  |  Claire Johnston | 7 | 3 |  |
| |  |  Falkner | 6 | 8 |  |
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| | |  |  Gower | 5 | 7 |  |
|  |  Janice Gower | 5 | 7 | 2 |

|  |  Katy Smith | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| |  |  Falkner | 5 | 6 |  |
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| | |  |  Rednall | 10 | 10 |  |
|  |  Karen Murphy | 9 | 5 | 1 | |

|  |  Amy Stanton | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| |  |  Stanton | 3 | 4 |  |
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| | |  |  Rednall | 8 | 8 |  |
|  |  Rebecca Field | 4 | 4 |  |

|  |  Katherine Rednall | 6 | 6 |  |

### Open pairs

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| First round | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  Mervyn King

David Gourlay

| 9 | 12 |  | | | |
|  |  David Holt

Des Cann

| 6 | 3 |  | | |  |  Gourlay

King

| 7 | 5 |  |
|  |  Darren Burnett

Stewart Anderson

|  |  |  | | |  |  Anderson

Burnett

| 3 | 4 |  |
|  | bye |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  Gourlay

King

| 8 | 3 | 1 |
|  |  Alex Marshall

Paul Foster

|  |  |  | | | | |  |  Gillett

Greenslade

| 4 | 7 | 2 |
|  | bye |  |  |  | | |  |  Marshall

Foster

| 5 | 10 | 1 | | | |
|  |  Jason Greenslade

Les Gillett

| 8 | 5 | 2 | | |  |  Gillett

Greenslade

| 8 | 2 | 2 |
|  |  Danny Brown

Matthew Whyers

| 1 | 8 | 1 | | | |  |  Gillett

Greenslade

| 7 | 8 |  |
|  |  Robert Paxton

Jonathan Ross

|  |  |  | | | | | |  |  Doubler

Salmon

| 7 | 6 |  |
|  | bye

|  |  |  | | |  |  Paxton

Ross

| 4 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Jamie Chestney

Mark Dawes

| 7 | 6 |  | | |  |  Chestney

Dawes

| 5 | 8 |  |
|  |  Andrew Barker

Michael Stepney

| 6 | 4 |  | | | | | |  |  Chestney

Dawes

| 7 | 9 | 1 |
|  |  Andy Thomson

Mark Royal

| 4 | 4 |  | | | | |  |  Doubler

Salmon

| 8 | 1 | 2 |
|  |  Damian Doubler

Daniel Salmon

| 6 | 9 |  | | |  |  Doubler

Salmon

| 5 | 8 |  | |
|  | bye |  |  |  | | |  |  Brett

Harlow

| 3 | 2 |  |
|  |  Nick Brett

Greg Harlow

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### Mixed pairs

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  Darren Burnett

Katherine Rednall

| 3 | 4 |  | | |
|  |  David Gourlay

Karen Murphy

| 6 | 4 |  |
| |  |  Gourlay
Murphy | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Field | 6 | 3 | 2 |
|  |  Paul Foster

Rebecca Field

| 5 | 6 |  |

|  |  Robert Paxton

Ellen Falkner

| 5 | 3 |  |
| |  |  Foster
Field | 6 | 9 | 1 |
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| | |  |  Brett
Johnston | 7 | 7 | 2 |
|  |  Alex Marshall

Katy Smith

| 4 | 4 | 1 | |

|  |  Nick Brett

Claire Johnston

| 9 | 3 | 2 |
| |  |  Brett
Johnston | 6 | 8 | 2 |
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Stanton | 7 | 6 | 0 |
|  |  Andy Thomson

Janice Gower

| 2 | 3 |  |

|  |  Greg Harlow

Amy Stanton

| 7 | 6 |  |

### Open Under-25 Singles

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  Joseph Mower | 4 | 5 |  | |
|  Martin Puckett | 9 | 6 |  |
| |  Puckett | 7 | 10 | 1 |
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| | |  Ryan | 10 | 6 | 2 |
|  Ellen Ryan | 10 | 4 | 2 |

|  Jason Banks | 1 | 7 | 1 |

## References

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1. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Paul Foster beats Greg Harlow to win fifth world indoor title". BBC Sport.
3. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Rednall beats Falkner to win second title". BBC Sport.
4. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Jason Greenslade and Les Gillett win world titles". BBC Sport.
5. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title". BBC Sport.
6. ^ "ELLEN RYAN WINS THE 2017 WBT'S WORLD INDOOR UNDER 25'S SINGLES TITLE". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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