Just Retirement Professional World Indoor Championships 2016

Brett powers through to quarters

The last game of the day featured the World No1 Nick Brett and World No15 Les Gillett. Brett dominated in the first set taking a 4-1 lead and then consolidating that throughout by picking up counts of two shots to Gilletts single’s. Final set score 9-4 to Brett. The second set Gillet held Brett to

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Harlow makes the World Singles Quarter Finals

Darren Burnett from Scotland was up against Greg Harlow from England and played in a packed arena here at Potters Resort. It was a totally focussed Harlow that stepped out to tackle this match and an equally determined Burnett that faced him on the portable rink. Neither playing giving way it was a tight start

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Falkner wins third ladies world title

A packed crowd were treated to a delight of a game in the final of the Ladies World Matchplay at Potters resort. Ellen Falkner and Rebbeca Field, both previous champions, both English, went head to head to see who could lift the title in 2016. The first set was a tight affair all the way.

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chestney powers into the open singles quarter finals

First match of the day here at the Just Retirement Professional World Indoor Championships was the second round match between Connor Cinato and Jamie Chestney, both of whom had qualified for this event and strangely enough, both of them having received Awards at the World Bowls Tour Gala Dinner and Awards night here at the

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field makes it past the post to the ladies matchplay final

Last match of the day was England’s Rebecca Field against Ireland’s Cliodhna Eadie in the second semi final of the Just Retirement Ladies World Indoor Matchplay here at Potters Resort. Into the first set and it was Cliodhna that got started well and she put Field against the ropes in the first set. By end

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Falkner makes the Ladies World Matchplay Final

First of the Ladies World Matchplay Semi Finals was between defending Champion Laura Thomas from Wales and England’s Ellen Falkner and proved to be another tight score match between the two Ladies. Into set one and it was Falkner that got off to a good start taking two singles, to Thomas’s one single but then

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Marshall and Dawes get standing Ovation

A jam packed audience in the International Arena at Potters Resort sat down to watch Alex Marshall MBE, 6 times World Indoor Champion, play against qualifier Mark Dawes from Blackpool Newton Hall Holiday Park Bowls Club. The first set saw two players at the top of their game absolutely nailing the sport to the rink

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Anderson pips King in the tie break for a place in the Quarter finals

First up today at Potters Resort in the Just Retirement World Professional Singles was Mervyn King against Stewart Anderson and was a much anticipated match by the packed arena audience. The first four ends it was King that seemed to not quite find his line and Anderson quickly took full advantage as he gained a

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Burnett takes the mixed pairs title with partner rednall

The World Indoor Mixed Pairs Final between Alex Marshall MBE and pairs partner Julie Forrest against Darren Burnett & pairs partner Katherine Rednall was a cracking match played to a full capacity crowd here in the International Arena at Potters Resort and all four players went onto the rink in good humour between them. Into

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Paxton goes through

Robert Paxton against Mark Royal for the first match of the morning at Potters Resort in the Just Retirement World Championships and it was another really close match with both players again playing well. The first set was a fighting affair as both players were inching each other off the jack and it got to

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