The 2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club in Barrack Heights, New South Wales, Australia from 7 to 12 May 2023. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC).

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.

Winners Event Winner Men's singles Aron Sherriff Women's singles Julie Forrest Mixed pairs Aron Sherriff & Kelsey Cottrell

Results Men's singles First round

Section 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Aron Sherriff 440 82 Royden Aperau 42 2 4 (+6)3 Carel Olivier 4 2 2 4 (-8)4 Christopher Dagpin 4 22 4 (-10) 5 Scottie Marzonie 4 04 0

Section 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Michael Stepney 5 50 102 Wayne Rittmuller 54 1 83 Zainal Mohammed 52 3 44 Eric Lam 52 3 45 Pontus Palmkvist 51 4 26 Ozkan Akar 51 4 2

Section 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Izzat Dzulkeple 55 0 102 John Nicoll 54 1 83 Markus Merz 5 32 64 Chris Smith 51 4 25 Pako Sephetsolo 51 4 26 Johnny Ng 14 0 2

Section 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Andrew Kelly 5 50 102 Martin Puckett 5 3 26 3 Wattana Kadkhunthod 53 2 64 Jerome Kirby 52 3 05 Zoltan Pavelka 51 4 26 Susil Ramanayake 50 5 0

Section 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Connor Milne55 0102 Malcolm De Sousa 54 1 83 Troy Lorimer 52 3 44 Anthony Loh 5 2 3 45 Benson Wambugu 52 3 46 Martin Edwards 5 0 5 0

Section 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Daniel Salmon 54 1 82 Ian Merrien 54 1 83 Frank De Vries 53 2 64 Cecil Alexander 52 3 45 Phil Jones 52 3 46 Masahiro Kawamoto 50 5 0

Second round Player 1 Player 2 ScoreSheriff De Sousa7–5, 6–4Salmon Aperau10–1, 6–6Milne Kadkhunthod 5–4, 5–5Puckett Nicoll10–1, 8–3KellyOlivier 7–6, 6–4DzulkepleDe Fries 10–0, 6–2Stepney Merz 7–6, 9–4Merrien Rittmuller 8–1, 6–6 Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 ScorePuckett Milne4–4, 5–5, 1–0 Sherriff Salmon4–7, 8–2, 1–0Kelly Dzulkeple 9–3, 3–8, 1–0 StepneyMerrien 7–3, 7–4 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreSherriffPuckett 8–5, 4–5, 1–0Kelly Stepney 1–8, 8–4, 3–0 Final Player 1 Player 2 Score Sherriff Kelly10–8, 5–8, 1–0

Women's singles First round

Section 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Alyani Jamil 440 82 Alison Merrien MBE 42 2 63 Dee McSparran 4 2 2 44 Teokotai Rahui 413 25 Li Li Leng 4 04 0

Section 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Katelyn Inch 4 40 82 Lesley Mills 43 1 63 Linda Ng 42 2 44 Amalia Levy 41 3 25 Ester Ndungu 40 4 0

Section 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Kirsty Hembrow 44 0 82 Palita Gangur 42 2 43 Marisa Baronda 4 22 44 Ineke Spangenberg 41 3 25 Petronella Nreedt 41 3 2

Section 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Julie Forrest 4 40 82 Connie-Leigh Rixon 4 3 16 3 Yoko Goda 42 2 44 Megan Kivlin 41 3 25 Lebogang Makhupe 40 40

Section 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Colleen Piketh43 162 Kelsey Cottrell 42 2 4 (+22)3 Milika Nathan 42 2 4 (-8)4 Pian Lai 4 2 2 4 (-28)5 Shae Wilson 41 3 2

Section 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Dorothy Yu 54 1 82 Amy Williams 54 1 83 Lorraine Craig 54 1 84 Marianne Kuenzie 52 3 45 Kumari Mangos 51 3 26 Pinar Kapusuz 50 5 0

Second round Player 1 Player 2 ScoreForrest Gangur5–12, 8–3, 1–0Hembrow Goda9–1, 7–5Alyani Craig 7–1, 5–3MerrienMills6–7, 6–4, 1–0InchMcSparran 10–0, 9–3YuNathan 8–4, 7–2Piketh Rixon 3–6, 7–2, 1–0Williams Cottrell 4–4, 6–5 Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreForrest Hembrow11–1, 10–5Alyani Merrien5–7, 6–5, 1–0Inch Yu 7–6, 8–3WilliamsPiketh 5–7, 5–4, 2–0 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreForrestAlyani 6–3, 5–3Inch Williams 9–7, 4–7, 2–0 Final Player 1 Player 2 Score Forrest Inch 6–5, 2–8, 1–0

Mixed pairs First round

Section 1 Pos Name W D L Pts1 De Sousa & Kivlin 3 3 0 62 Dzulkeple & Alyani 32 1 43 Mohammed & Lauren Banks 31 224 Sepetsolo & Makhupe 3 03 0

Section 2 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Lorimer & Rixon 33 1 62 Lam & Yu 3 1 2 23 Rittmuller & Piketh 31 2 24 Mertz & Kuenzle 31 2 2

Section 3 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Stepney & Forrest 3 30 62 Smith & Nathan 3 21 4 3 Dagpin & Baronda 3 1 2 24 Jones & Wilson 30 3 0

Section 4 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Olivier & Breedt 33 0 62 Nicholl & Mills 3 12 23 Kirby & Ng 31 2 24 Pavelka & Serena Bonnell 31 2 2

Section 5 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Merrien & Merrien 3 21 4 (+13)2 Kelly & Inch 3 21 4 (+2)3 Ng & Lai 31 2 24 Aperau & Rahui 31 2 2

Section 6 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Salmon & Williams 4 4 0 82 Kawamoto & Goda 4 31 63 Edwards & Grace Moloney 4 2 24 4 Ramanayake & Magos 41 3 25 Wambugu & Ndungu 40 4 0

Section 7 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Sherriff & Cottrell 4 4 0 82 Milne & Craig 4 2 2 43 Kadkhunthod & Gangur 4 22 44 Marzonie & McSparran 4 13 25 Alexander & Levy 4 13 2

Section 8 Pos Name W D L Pts1 Puckett & Hembrow 4 31 6 (+48)2 Palmkvist & Chloe Morrison 4 316 (+10)3 De Vries & Spangenberg 4 2 244 Akar & Kapusuz 4 13 25 Loh & Leng 4 13 2

Quarter finals Player 1 Player 2 ScorePuckett & Hembrow Lorimer & Rixon 1–10, 6–3, 1–0 Sherriff & Cottrell De Sousa & Kivlin 12–1, 4–2 Stepney & Forrest Olivier & Breedt 7–2, 9–2 Merrien & Merrien Salmon & Williams 7–7, 9-5 Semi finals Player 1 Player 2 ScoreSherriff & CottrellPuckett & Hembrow 9–1, 7–1 Stepney & Forrest Merrien & Merrien 4–3, 3–8, 1–0 Final Player 1 Player 2 ScoreSherriff & Cottrell Stepney & Forrest 5–4, 6–5

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