# 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships

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 | Pts |
| 1 | Stewart Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Arthur Lam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Remmy Kebapestse | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Zoltan Pavelka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 2 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Ian Merrien | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Wattana Kadkhunthod | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Robert Briglia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Simpson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 3 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Robert Chisholm | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Mark McGreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Mohammed Qureshi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Benson Wambugu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pool 4 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Jason Evans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Zoher Motiwalla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Alexander Stewart | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Olle Backgren | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 5 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | David Bolt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Michael Stepney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Cathcart | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ronan Olivier | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 6 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Gary Kelly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Fairus Jabal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cecil Alexander | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Henk Veenstra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 7 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Andrew Walters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Selwyn Hare | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Bill Brault | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ozkan Akar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 8 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Hiren Bhartu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Andrew Duncan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Schneiter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Susil Don-Ramanayake | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Second round
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Anderson | Kadkunthod | 7–13 10–5 1–0 |
| Chisholm | Motiwalla | 12–6 10–7 |
| Bolt | Jabal | 8–7 7–3 |
| Walters | Duncan | 8–8 9–6 |
| Merrien | Lam | 6–6 10–2 |
| Evans | McGreal | 11–10 5–9 1–0 |
| Kelly | Stepney | 3–14 4–8 |
| Barthu | Hare | 11–3 10–5 |
Quarter finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Anderson | Chisholm | 12–6 12–4 |
| Bolt | Walters | 10–7 4–7 0–1 |
| Merrien | Evans | 9–9 5–7 |
| Stepney | Barthu | 9–3 10–10 |
Semi finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Anderson | Walters | 7–11 5–4 1–0 |
| Evans | Stepney | 3–9 1–11 |
Final
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Anderson | Stepney | 5–10 12–5 0–0 |

### Women's singles

First round
Pool 1 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Sandra Bailie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Marietjie Van den Bergh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Bobbi Charlton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Maureen Caesar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 2 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Amy Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Megan Kivlin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Marea Modutlwa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Genevieve Delves | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 3 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Kerry Packwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Devon Cooper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ruthie Gilor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | May Lee | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 4 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Ruby Hill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Saskia Schaft | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Janice Pilling | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tanida Kachanthornpak | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pool 5 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Gloria Ha | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Colleen Piketh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Rose Ogier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Daphne Arthur-Almond | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 6 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Claire Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Lara Reaney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paula Garrett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Arosha Jayasundara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 7 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Alyani Jamil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Julie Forrest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Carol Broomfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sophy Kihuyu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 8 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Anne Nunes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Alison Merrien MBE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Marianne Kuenzle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rahsan Akar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Second round
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Bailie | Kilvin | 13–4 4–8 1–0 |
| Packwood | Schaft | 12–1 10–3 |
| Ha | Reaney | 9–4 6–9 1–0 |
| Jamal | Merrien MBE | 2–11 5–7 |
| Williams | Van Den Bergh | 12–5 7–7 |
| Hill | Cooper | 5–8 14–6 0–1 |
| Anderson | Piketh | 8–7 5–8 1–0 |
| Nunes | Forrest | 0–13 3–9 |
Quarter finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Bailie | Packwood | 7–6 7–7 |
| Merrien MBE | Ha | 10–0 7–8 0–1 |
| Cooper | Williams | 9–3 1–12 0–1 |
| Forrest | Anderson | 9–4 5–8 1–0 |
Semi finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Bailie | Ha | 3–10 5–10 |
| Williams | Forrest | 4–9 7–8 |
Final
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Forrest | Ha | 9–4 10–2 |

### Mixed pairs

First round
Pool 1 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Kelly & Reaney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | McGreal & Garrett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Akar & Akar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hare & Gilor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 2 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Merrien & Ogier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Backgren & Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Jabal & Jamil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kebapetse & Modutlwa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pool 3 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Anderson & Merrien MBE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Qureshi & Forrest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Motiwalla & Lee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Briglia & Delves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pool 4 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Walters & Hill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Kadkhunthod & Kachanthornpak | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Alexander & Arthur-Almond | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Olivier & Van den Bergh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 5 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Chisholm & Packwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Brault & Nunes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Pavelka & Cooper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Don-Ramanayake & Jayasundara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 6 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Stepney & Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Lam & Ha | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Schneiter & Kuenzle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Simpson & Caesar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 7 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Duncan & Bailie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Veenstra & Schaft | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Stewart & Kivlin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wambugu & Kihuyu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool 8 :
| Pos | Name | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Evans & Piketh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Bhartu & Charlton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cathcart & Broomfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Bolt & Pilling | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Quarter finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Kelly & Reaney | Merrien & Ogier | 11–4 12–7 |
| Anderson & Merrien MBE | Walters & Hill | 8–6 5–14 1–0 |
| Chisholm & Packwood | Stepney & Anderson | 6–11 7–15 |
| Duncan & Bailie | Evans & Piketh | 10–7 6–7 0–1 |
Semi finals
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Stepney & Anderson | Evans & Piketh | 5–8 8–6 1–0 |
| Anderson & Merrien MBE | Kelly & Reaney | 10–1 14–3 |
Final
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Anderson & Merrien MBE | Stepney & Anderson | 7–9 8–6 1–0 |