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2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship, sponsored by Ambassador Cruise Line, is the 2025 edition of the World Indoor Bowls Championships, held at Potters Resorts, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10 to 26 January 2025.[1][2] The event is organised by the World Bowls Tour and is televised by the BBC and World Bowls Tour via its YouTube and Facebook channels. Stewart Anderson and Katherine Rednall were defending the men's and women's singles titles, respectively.[3][4] Anderson lost in the quarter-finals to David Gourlay.[5] Rednall was defeated in the first round by eventual champion Julie Forrest in a repeat of the 2024 final.[6] In May 2024, World Bowls Tour announced on its Facebook page that the Open Under 25 event would not take place in 2025. A four-player invitational Masters event, featuring 2009 open singles champion Billy Jackson, and BBC commentator David Corkhill, was added to the schedule as a replacement.[1] Scottish pair Jason Banks and Michael Stepney won the open pairs[7] before Banks teamed up with Beth Riva the following day to also win the mixed pairs title.[8][9] Julie Forrest won the ladies' singles title for a third time, defeating Riva in the final which went to a tiebreak.[10][11] Ian Bond became the inaugural Masters champion with a win over Billy Jackson in the final, after the pair had beaten Graham Robertson and David Corkhill respectively in the semi-finals.[12] Jason Banks won the open singles title for the first time, defeating 2020 champion Robert Paxton in the final in straight sets. He became the first player to win the open singles, open pairs and mixed pairs in the same year at the event.[13] Winners
Draw and resultsOpen singles
+Colleen Piketh replaced Gerry Baker in the first round of the open singles[1] Ladies Singles
Open Pairs
Mixed Pairs
Masters
ControversyIn January 2025, the World Bowls Tour (WBT) became the subject of significant controversy over the participation of Israeli athletes in the World Indoor Bowls Championships. Initially, the WBT announced the exclusion of Israeli players, citing security concerns following protests at previous events.[14] The organisers banned Israeli players Daniel Alomin, Amnon Amar and Itai Rigbi from competing, citing "significant escalation in related political concerns". The move created a significant reaction, with MP Rupert Lowe stating "Sport should be a unifier, and it should be above politics".[15] The decision drew widespread criticism, with Jewish organisations and local parliamentarians condemning it as discriminatory. Following public backlash, the WBT reversed its decision on December 31, 2024, allowing Israeli athletes to compete.[16][17][18] The organisation implemented additional security measures to address concerns and ensure the safety of all participants.[19] References
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