The 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at County of Bristol IBC, Bristol, England, from 25 to 29 April 2022. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC).
The Championships are the inaugural edition because two attempts at holding the event in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, World Bowls came to an agreement with the IIBC (formerly the WIBC). The agreement was to merge their two international indoor championships, the World Cup Singles and the IIBC Championships. The Championships were streamed live by the English Indoor Bowling Association's platform EIBA TV.
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.
Scottish bowlers dominated the first Championships, with Michael Stepney defeating fellow Scot Stewart Anderson in the men's singles final and Julie Forrest claiming the women's singles final after beating Gloria Ha.
Stewart Anderson and Alison Merrien MBE won the mixed pairs defeating Michael Stepney and Claire Anderson in the final.
Winners Event Winner Men's singles Michael Stepney Women's singles Julie Forrest Mixed pairs Stewart Anderson & Alison Merrien MBE
Results Men's singles First round
Pool 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Stewart Anderson 33 0 92 Arthur Lam 32 1 63 Remmy Kebapestse 3 1 2 34 Zoltan Pavelka 3 03 0
Pool 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Ian Merrien 3 30 92 Wattana Kadkhunthod 32 1 63 Robert Briglia 31 2 34 Robert Simpson 30 3 0
Pool 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Robert Chisholm 33 0 92 Mark McGreal 32 1 63 Mohammed Qureshi 3 12 34 Benson Wambugu 30 0 3
Pool 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Jason Evans 3 30 9 2 Zoher Motiwalla 3 2 16 3 Alexander Stewart 31 2 34 Olle Backgren 30 3 0
Pool 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 David Bolt33 09 2 Michael Stepney 32 1 63 Graham Cathcart31 2 34 Ronan Olivier 3 0 3 0
Pool 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Gary Kelly 33 0 92 Fairus Jabal 32 1 63 Cecil Alexander 31 2 34 Henk Veenstra 30 3 0
Pool 7 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Andrew Walters 33 0 92 Selwyn Hare 3 2 1 63 Bill Brault 3 1 2 34 Ozkan Akar 30 3 0
Pool 8 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Hiren Bhartu 33 0 92 Andrew Duncan 3 21 63 Tom Schneiter 31 2 34 Susil Don-Ramanayake 30 3 0
Second round Player 1 Player 2 ScoreAnderson Kadkunthod7–13 10–5 1–0Chisholm Motiwalla12–6 10–7Bolt Jabal8–7 7–3Walters Duncan8–8 9–6MerrienLam 6–6 10–2EvansMcGreal 11–10 5–9 1–0Kelly Stepney 3–14 4–8Barthu Hare 11–3 10–5 Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreAnderson Chisholm12–6 12–4Bolt Walters10–7 4–7 0–1Merrien Evans 9–9 5–7 StepneyBarthu 9–3 10–10 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreAndersonWalters 7–11 5–4 1–0Evans Stepney 3–9 1–11 Final Player 1 Player 2 Score Anderson Stepney5–10 12–5 0–0
Women's singles First round
Pool 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Sandra Bailie33 0 92 Marietjie Van den Bergh32 1 63 Bobbi Charlton 31 2 34 Maureen Caesar 30 3 0
Pool 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Amy Williams3 30 92 Megan Kivlin 3 21 63 Marea Modutlwa 31 2 34 Genevieve Delves 30 3 0
Pool 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Kerry Packwood 3 30 92 Devon Cooper 3 21 63 Ruthie Gilor 3 1 2 34 May Lee 303 0
Pool 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Ruby Hill 3 2 1 62 Saskia Schaft 32 1 63 Janice Pilling 31 2 34 Tanida Kachanthornpak31 2 3
Pool 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Gloria Ha 3 2 1 62 Colleen Piketh 3 2 1 63 Rose Ogier 3 21 64 Daphne Arthur-Almond 3 03 0
Pool 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Claire Anderson 3 30 9 2 Lara Reaney 32 1 63 Paula Garrett 31 2 34 Arosha Jayasundara 3 03 0
Pool 7 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Alyani Jamil 3 309 2 Julie Forrest 3 21 63 Carol Broomfield 3 1 2 34 Sophy Kihuyu 3 03 0
Pool 8 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Anne Nunes 3 3 0 92 Alison Merrien MBE 32 1 63 Marianne Kuenzle 3 1 2 34 Rahsan Akar 30 3 0
Second round Player 1 Player 2 Score Bailie Kilvin13–4 4–8 1–0Packwood Schaft 12–1 10–3 HaReaney 9–4 6–9 1–0 JamalMerrien MBE 2–11 5–7 WilliamsVan Den Bergh 12–5 7–7 Hill Cooper5–8 14–6 0–1 Anderson Piketh8–7 5–8 1–0Nunes Forrest 0–13 3–9 Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 Score BailiePackwood 7–6 7–7 Merrien MBE Ha10–0 7–8 0–1 CooperWilliams 9–3 1–12 0–1 Forrest Anderson9–4 5–8 1–0 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreBailie Ha3–10 5–10 Williams Forrest4–9 7–8 Final Player 1 Player 2 Score Forrest Ha9–4 10–2
Mixed pairs First round
Pool 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Kelly & Reaney 3 3 0 92 McGreal & Garrett 32 1 63 Akar & Akar 31 2 34 Hare & Gilor 3 03 0
Pool 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Merrien & Ogier 32 1 62 Backgren & Williams 3 2 1 63 Jabal & Jamil 31 2 34 Kebapetse & Modutlwa 31 2 3
Pool 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Anderson & Merrien MBE 3 30 92 Qureshi & Forrest 3 12 3 3 Motiwalla & Lee 3 1 2 34 Briglia & Delves 31 2 3
Pool 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Walters & Hill 33 0 92 Kadkhunthod & Kachanthornpak 3 21 63 Alexander & Arthur-Almond 31 2 34 Olivier & Van den Bergh 30 3 0
Pool 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Chisholm & Packwood 3 3 0 92 Brault & Nunes 3 21 63 Pavelka & Cooper 31 2 34 Don-Ramanayake & Jayasundara30 3 0
Pool 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Stepney & Anderson 3 3 0 92 Lam & Ha 3 21 63 Schneiter & Kuenzle 3 1 23 4 Simpson & Caesar 30 3 0
Pool 7 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Duncan & Bailie 3 3 0 92 Veenstra & Schaft 3 2 1 63 Stewart & Kivlin 3 12 34 Wambugu & Kihuyu 3 03 0
Pool 8 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Evans & Piketh3 30 92 Bhartu & Charlton 3 216 3 Cathcart & Broomfield3 1 234 Bolt & Pilling 3 03 0
Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreKelly & ReaneyMerrien & Ogier 11–4 12–7 Anderson & Merrien MBEWalters & Hill 8–6 5–14 1–0 Chisholm & Packwood Stepney & Anderson6–11 7–15 Duncan & BailieEvans & Piketh 10–7 6–7 0–1 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreStepney & AndersonEvans & Piketh 5–8 8–6 1–0Anderson & Merrien MBEKelly & Reaney 10–1 14–3 Final Player 1 Player 2 ScoreAnderson & Merrien MBE Stepney & Anderson 7–9 8–6 1–0
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