WIBC Championships

WIBC Championships

Sport	Bowls
Founded	1984
Continent	International (World Indoor Bowls Council)
Most recent champion(s)	2015 Men's Singles Scott Baxter 2015 Women's Singles Alison Merrien 2015 Mixed Pairs Chloe Geechan Thomas Greechan 2014 U25 Men's Singles Jamie Watkins 2014 U25 Women's Singles Chloe Watson 2014 U25 Mixed Pairs Victoria Bilson Liam Bouse

The WIBC Championships are the annual indoor bowls world championships event, run by the governing body of the sport, the World Indoor Bowls Council (WIBC).^[1] The WIBC run the men's singles, ladies singles and mixed pairs world championships at senior level each year.^[1] The WIBC also organise the men's singles, ladies singles and mixed pairs world championships at under 25 level each year, which are held separately from the senior event.^[1]

About WIBC

The World Indoor Bowls Council (WIBC) is the governing body for the sport of indoor bowls worldwide.^[1] It is responsible for properly constituting the laws of the sport.^[1] Along with World Bowls Ltd and the Professional Bowls Association (PBA), they run the World Bowls Tour (WBT) each year.^[2]

The WIBC was established in 1983, with the first World Indoor Championships singles and pairs titles for men staged in 1984 and 1985, respectively.^[3] In 1987, a Ladies Section (WIBCLS) was founded, with the first WIBCLS Singles Championships taking place a year later.^[3] Following the 1992 tournament, a new organisation called the World Bowls Tour (WBT) was established, and by 1988 the World Indoor Singles and Pairs titles for men was run under the auspices of the WBT.^[3] Within twelve months, the Men and Ladies sections combined to form a newly constituted Council, resulting in the WIBC Men’s and Ladies’ World Championships.^[3] It did not take long before the first Two-Wood Mixed Pairs Championship was added to the tournament format.^[3]

The following are a list of member nations and organisations of the WIBC:^[1]

England English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA)  Guernsey Guernsey Indoor Bowling Association (GIBA) Ireland Association of Irish Indoor Bowls (AIBA) Irish Women's Indoor Bowling Association (IWIBA)

Isle of Man Isle of Man Bowling Association (IMBA)  Jersey Jersey Indoor Bowling Association (JIBA)  Netherlands Nederlandse Indoor & Outdoor Bowls Bond (NIOBB)

Scotland Scottish Indoor Bowling Association (SIBA)  Wales Welsh Indoor Bowls Association (WIBA) Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowls Association (WLIBA)

Senior

In 2010, Wales' Kerry Packwood recorded the first ever whitewash and the highest score in the championships history, in a first round win against Mary Alderson from the Isle of Man, winning the match in straight sets 17–0, 19–0.^[4] In 2013, Jersey staged the senior championships for the first time. It has previously staged the under 25 event.^[5] In 2014, Julie Forrest of Scotland became the first person to win the men's or women's title for a record fourth time.^[6] In 2015, Chloe Greechan of Jersey became the youngest ever bowls world champion at 14-years-old, winning the mixed pairs title with her father, Thomas Greechan.^[7][8]

Finalists

Year	Men's Singles[9]		Women's Singles[9]		Mixed Doubles[9]		Ref
	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist
1979	David Bryant	Jimmy Donnelly	Did not take place		Did not take place
1980	David Bryant	Philip Chok
1981	David Bryant	John E. Thomas
1982	John Watson
1983	Bob Sutherland
1984	Jim Baker
1985	Terry Sullivan
1986	Tony Allcock
1987	Tony Allcock	David Bryant
1988	Hugh Duff	Wynne Richards
1989	Richard Corsie
1990	John Price	Ian Schuback
1991	Richard Corsie
1992	Ian Schuback
1993	Richard Corsie
1994	Andy Thomson
1995	Andy Thomson
1996	David Gourlay
1997	Hugh Duff
1998	Paul Foster
1999	Alex Marshall
2000	Graeme Archer	Darren Burnett	Marlene Castle	Margaret Johnston
2001	Darren Burnett	Michael Nutt	Betty Brown	Marion Pedell	Alison Merrien Adrian Welch
2002	David Miller	Jeff Webley	Carol Ashby	Betty Morgan	Julie Forest Mark Johnston
2003	Stevie Moran	Neal Mollett	Carol Ashby	Wendy Jensen	Julie Forest Mark Johnston
2004	Mark O'Riordan	Steve Glasson	Julie Forest	Carol Ashby	Alison Merrien Neal Mollett
2005	Jeff Wells	Darren Burnett	Margaret Letham	Julie Forest	Michelle Roberts Mark Walton
2006	Nicky Donaldson	Andrew Barker	Margaret Letham	Carol Ashby	Sue Estoby Mark Walton
2007	Mervyn King	Gary Pitschou	Claire Johnston	Carol Ashby	Claire Johnston Iain McLean
2008	Colin Walker	Garry Kelly	Sarah Seymour	Claire Johnston	Suzanne King Mervyn King
2009	Neil Speirs	Stewart Anderson	Alison Merrien	Kerry Packwood	Margaret Letham Neil Speirs
2010	Graham Smith	Mike Stepney	Julie Forrest	Muriel Wilkinson	Margaret Letham Stewart Anderson
2011	Graham Smith	Stewart Anderson	Betty Morgan MBE	Julie Forrest	Carl Wood Betty Morgan MBE
2012	Steven Allan	Gary Pitchou	Laura Thomas	Alison Comacho	Kerry Packwood Damian Doubler	Marion Purcell Steven Allan	[10] [11]
2013	Steven Allan	Simon Martin	Julie Forrest	Laura Thomas	Julie Forrest Jonathan Ross
2014	Damian Doubler	Mark Dawes	Julie Forrest	Lindsey Greechan	Lynn Stein Iain McLean
2015	Scott Baxter	Mike Stepney	Alison Merrien	Leanne Fuyre	Chloe Greechan Thomas Greechan

Under 25

In 2004, the mixed pairs event was added to the under 25 championships for the first time.^[12] In 2005, Guernsey hosted the under 25 championships for the first time.^[13] In 2012, Amy Stanton became the first female to win the women's title three years running.^[14] In 2014, Chloe Watson became the first Irish and youngest ever winner of the women's title at the age of 17.^[15]

Finalists

Year	Men's Singles[9]		Women's Singles[9]		Mixed Doubles[9]		Ref
	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist	Winner	Finalist
1998	Darren Burnett	Mark Royal	Did not take place		Did not take place
1999	Darren Burnett	Bret Duprez	Karen Murphy	Claire Kelly
2000	Darren Burnett	Barry Browne	Stacey Collier	Cheryl Northall
2001	Darren Burnett	Andrew Kyle	Caroline Brown	Yvonne Lovelock
2002	Mark Casey	Boaz Marcus	Lynsey Greechan	Caroline Brown
2003	Simon Jones	Stuart Cruickshank	Claire Spreadbury	Lynsey Armitage
2004	Jamie Hill	Wayne Hogg	Amy Monkhouse	Lyndsey Greechan	Wayne Hogg Catherine Beattie	Ryan Bester Lindsey Greechan
2005	Wayne Hogg	Mark Dawes	Gemma Broadhurst	Michelle Cooper	Wayne Hogg Catherine McMillen	Mark Dawes Lindsey Greechan
2006	Jamie Chestney	Safuan Said	Kerry Packwood	Lyndsey Greechan	Lucy Beer David Axon	Nor Iryani Azmi Craig Dorey
2007	Barry Kane	Hizlee Rais	Nor Fidrah Noh	Hannah Smith	Zuraini Khalid Sam Tolchard	Shafeeqah Yahya Barry Kane
2008	Stewart Anderson	Ronnie Duncan	Jamie-Lea Winch	Kerry Packwood	Lisa Barrett Craig Dorey	Amy Stanton Patrick Burns	[16]
2009	Stewart Anderson	Brian Irvine	Kerry Packwood	Michelle Cooper	Clionda Boyce Dan De la Mere	Kerry Packwood Jamie McDonald	[17]
2010	Steven Allan	Stewart Anderson	Amy Stanton	Hanna Clarke	Michelle Cooper Owain Dando	Hanna Clarke Steven Allan	[18]
2011	Shaun Jones	Darren Atkinson	Amy Stanton	Rebecca Field	Sophie Rabey Calum Logan	Amy Stanton Russ Owen	[19] [20]
2012	Perry Martin	Calum Logan	Amy Stanton	Michelle Keenan	Lauren Batiste Perry Martin	Sophie Rabey Calum Logan	[21]
2013	Martin Williamson	Perry Martin	Carrie McLean	Amy Stanton	Sophie Rabey Calum Logan	Chloe Watson Scott Whiting
2014	Jamie Watkins	Liam Bouse	Chloe Watson	Amy Williams	Victoria Bilson Liam Bouse	Chloe Watson Martin Jenkins	[22] [15]
2015

References

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