2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2013
35th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	January, 2013.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The 2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, in January 2013.

The event was sponsored by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and was the 35th annual World Indoor Bowls Championships. The men's singles title was won by Stewart Anderson,^[2] while the ladies singles was won by Rebecca Field.^[3][4]

The 2013 tournament saw the introduction of the shot clock, used for the first time at the World Championships. It was previously trialled at the 2012 Scottish International Open and has been used in Australia. Each player is allowed 30 seconds to play their shot, and if they run out of time, the hooter will sound and their bowl is removed. However, players can use up to four time-outs in a match - which resets the clock to 60 seconds - and are given an extra time-out if the match goes to a tie-break set.^[5]

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Stewart Anderson
Women's Singles	Rebecca Field
Open Pairs	Paul Foster & Alex Marshall
Mixed Pairs	Paul Foster & Laura Thomas

	Semi-finals							Final
	9	Anderson	5	9
	4	Gourlay	5	4
								9	Anderson	10	10
								3	Foster	10	9
		Walker	5	8	0
	3	Foster	7	4	2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	1	Andy Thomson	8	3
		Phil Bennett	8	8
									Bennett	4	3
								16	Brett	9	7
	16	Nick Brett	5	12	2
		Robert Chisholm	7	6	1
															16	Brett	4	7	1
															9	Anderson	9	6	2
	9	Stewart Anderson	8	9
		Mark Dawes	8	5
								9	Anderson	7	3	2
									Allan	6	9	1
	8	Simon Skelton	8	5
		Steve Allan	8	7
																						9	Anderson	5	9
																						4	Gourlay	5	4
	4	David Gourlay	9	9
		Kelvin Kerkow	6	5
								4	Gourlay	9	12
								13	Marshall	4	1
	13	Alex Marshall	9	9
		Scott Edwards	8	6
															4	Gourlay	11	12
															12	Price	2	4
	5	Darren Burnett	5	6
		Clifford Craig	12	10
									Craig	5	4
								12	Price	8	8
	12	John Price	8	8
		Jamie Chestney	5	4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	2	Greg Harlow	4	9	1
		Colin Walker	9	3	2
									Walker	10	2	2
									Pearse	4	8	1
	15	Robert Weale	8	4
		Ray Pearse	12	6
																Walker	7	7
															10	Paxton	6	7
	7	Mark Royal	14	13
		Tracy Meyeridricks	4	0
								7	Royal	10	7	0
								10	Paxton	3	8	2
	10	Robert Paxton	8	4	2
		Robert Gordon	6	7	0
																							Walker	5	8	0
																						3	Foster	7	4	2
	3	Paul Foster	11	11
		Steve Harris	2	5
								3	Foster	10	10
								14	Greenslade	3	4
	14	Jason Greenslade	4	10	2
		Bill Jackson	9	1	1
															3	Foster	11	9
															6	King	3	5
	6	Mervyn King	9	12
		Les Gillett	6	3
								6	King	7	4	2
								11	Ross	6	14	1
	11	Jonathan Ross	12	7	2
		Pat Briscoe	7	8	1

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
		Rebecca Field	5	10	2
		Laura Thomas	9	5	0
									Field	8	8
									Kerry Packwood	7	7
		Kerry Packwood	4	13	2
		Debbie Stavrou	9	5	0
																Field	11	8	2
																Merrien	7	10	1
		Karen Murphy	10	5	0
		Kelly Packwood	3	9	2
									Kelly Packwood	6	1
									Merrien	7	11
		Alison Merrien	9	6	2
		Ellen Falkner	4	7	1

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Paul Foster Alex Marshall
		bye
								1	Foster Marshall	6	11	2
									Thomson Royal	9	3	1
		Andy Thomson Mark Royal	11	8
		Scott Edwards Leigh Prince	2	6
															1	Foster Marshall	5	8	2
																King Skelton	7	7	1
		Simon Skelton Mervyn King	9	16
		Gareth Rees Gavin Rees	4	0
									Skelton King	10	6
								4	Gourlay Paxton	0	6
	4	Robert Paxton David Gourlay
		bye
																						1	Foster Marshall	9	7	2
																						3	Burnett Anderson	7	8	1
		Billy Jackson John Price	10	2	2
		John McCullough Roy Battersby	3	8	0
									Jackson Price	2	4
								2	Harlow Brett	8	8
	2	Greg Harlow Nick Brett
		bye
															2	Harlow Brett	5	5
															3	Burnett Anderson	7	9
		Robert Weale Jason Greenslade	9	11
		Graeme Donaldson Colin Walker	4	7
									Greenslade Weale	5	4
								3	Burnett Anderson	8	13
	3	Darren Burnett Stewart Anderson
		bye

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Mervyn King Alison Merrien	13	7	2
		David Gourlay Debbie Stavrou	8	10	1
									King Merrien	3	13	1
									Burnett Murphy	8	3	2
		Darren Burnett Karen Murphy	9	6
		Andy Thomson Ellen Falkner	4	6
																Burnett Murphy	5	6
																Foster Thomas	12	10
		Paul Foster Laura Thomas	5	8	2
		Simon Skelton Kelly Packwood	6	5	1
									Foster Thomas	9	11
									Royal Packwood	1	3
		Mark Royal Kerry Packwood	7	2	2
		Greg Harlow Rebecca Field	2	10	1

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