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John Lax

England
Merit 33
Comp 49
Played 340
Won 185
Draw 15
Lost 140
Win % 54.41

John Lax

England
Ranking
34
Merit
33
49
Tournaments
340
Matches
185
Wins
15
Draws
140
Losses
54.41
Win %
6
Tournaments
29
Matches
13
Wins
0
Draws
16
Losses
44.83
Win %

Ranking History

Order of Merit History

Competition Record

P W D L W %
Belfast Open 4 2 0 2 50.00
British Open 30 20 0 10 66.67
English Masters 42 19 0 23 45.24
European Masters 20 11 2 7 55.00
Irish Open 62 31 1 30 50.00
Norwegian Open 36 27 2 7 75.00
Swedish Masters 33 18 3 12 54.55
UK Open 51 27 4 20 52.94
Welsh Grand Prix - 2 Bowl 5 3 0 2 60.00
Welsh Grand Prix - 3 Bowl 4 2 0 2 50.00
World Masters 66 32 3 31 48.48
World Pairs Masters 4 2 0 2 50.00

Season Record

P W D L W %
12/13 13 4 4 5 30.77
13/14 31 17 2 12 54.84
14/15 43 23 2 18 53.49
15/16 37 16 1 20 43.24
16/17 47 26 2 19 55.32
17/18 45 24 2 19 53.33
18/19 32 14 1 17 43.75
19/20 30 17 0 13 56.67
22/23 16 10 0 6 62.50
23/24 21 16 0 5 76.19
24/25 42 27 1 14 64.29

Biggest Wins

Swedish Masters 2014 Group 6
Ronald Andersen --
22 - 3
Norwegian Open 2017 Group 13
Sabrina Olsson --
23 - 5
European Masters 2013 Group 2
Charlotte Rollings --
21 - 4

Biggest Losses

UK Open 2016 Group 14
Eric Pavey 205
4 - 22
World Masters 2017 Group 23
Ivan Craig 70
3 - 19
English Masters 2014 Cup Knockout - Last 32
Dom Reed --
2 - 17

Last Competition

World Masters

World Masters 2025

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
26 Apr - 27 Apr 2025
Ranking
43
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Peter Hore 65
5 - 15
Group 07
Declan McLaughlin 220
10 - 10
Group 07
John Elliott 153
16 - 12
Group 07
Simon Smith --
9 - 13
Group 07
Matt Sifford 85
4 - 13
Group 07
David Miller 288
11 - 6

Ranking History

Date Rank
Sunday 27 April 2025 34
Sunday 16 March 2025 43
Sunday 09 February 2025 43
Sunday 05 January 2025 39
Sunday 20 October 2024 39
Sunday 15 September 2024 55
Sunday 25 August 2024 49
Sunday 21 April 2024 57
Sunday 11 February 2024 60
Sunday 07 January 2024 49
Sunday 22 October 2023 39
Sunday 17 September 2023 29
Sunday 27 August 2023 55
Sunday 23 April 2023 80
Sunday 12 February 2023 101
Sunday 08 January 2023 76
Sunday 23 October 2022 74
Sunday 18 September 2022 76
Sunday 28 August 2022 72
Sunday 09 February 2020 64
Sunday 12 January 2020 67
Monday 28 October 2019 72
Sunday 15 September 2019 58
Sunday 25 August 2019 85
Sunday 07 April 2019 65
Sunday 10 February 2019 53
Sunday 13 January 2019 47
Sunday 28 October 2018 36
Sunday 16 September 2018 33
Sunday 26 August 2018 33
Sunday 22 April 2018 26
Sunday 11 February 2018 24
Sunday 14 January 2018 21
Sunday 29 October 2017 25
Sunday 17 September 2017 28
Sunday 20 August 2017 23
Sunday 23 April 2017 30
Sunday 05 February 2017 36
Sunday 15 January 2017 38
Sunday 30 October 2016 33
Sunday 18 September 2016 34
Sunday 21 August 2016 34
Sunday 17 April 2016 31
Sunday 07 February 2016 37
Sunday 10 January 2016 38
Sunday 01 November 2015 34
Sunday 20 September 2015 30
Sunday 23 August 2015 32
Sunday 19 April 2015 27
Sunday 01 February 2015 19
Sunday 11 January 2015 14
Sunday 19 October 2014 25
Sunday 21 September 2014 108
Sunday 24 August 2014 58

Competition Record

Belfast Open

Belfast Open

P W D L W%
Overall 4 2 0 2 50.00
Stage
Group Stage 2 1 0 1 50.00
Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Plate Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
British Open

British Open

P W D L W%
Overall 30 20 0 10 66.67
Stage
Group Stage 23 17 0 6 73.91
Knockouts 7 3 -- 4 42.86
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 5 2 -- 3 40.00
Plate Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
English Masters

English Masters

P W D L W%
Overall 42 19 0 23 45.24
Stage
Group Stage 30 13 0 17 43.33
Knockouts 12 6 -- 6 50.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Plate Knockouts 6 2 -- 4 33.33
Shield Knockouts 5 4 -- 1 80.00
European Masters

European Masters

P W D L W%
Overall 20 11 2 7 55.00
Stage
Group Stage 15 9 2 4 60.00
Knockouts 5 2 -- 3 40.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 3 1 -- 2 33.33
Plate Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Shield Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Irish Open

Irish Open

P W D L W%
Overall 62 31 1 30 50.00
Stage
Group Stage 40 16 1 23 40.00
Knockouts 22 15 -- 7 68.18
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 5 3 -- 2 60.00
Plate Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Shield Knockouts 16 12 -- 4 75.00
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open

P W D L W%
Overall 36 27 2 7 75.00
Stage
Group Stage 25 21 2 2 84.00
Knockouts 11 6 -- 5 54.55
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 9 5 -- 4 55.56
Plate Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters

P W D L W%
Overall 33 18 3 12 54.55
Stage
Group Stage 25 15 3 7 60.00
Knockouts 8 3 -- 5 37.50
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 3 1 -- 2 33.33
Plate Knockouts 5 2 -- 3 40.00
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
UK Open

UK Open

P W D L W%
Overall 51 27 4 20 52.94
Stage
Group Stage 40 24 4 12 60.00
Knockouts 11 3 -- 8 27.27
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 5 1 -- 4 20.00
Plate Knockouts 3 1 -- 2 33.33
Shield Knockouts 3 1 -- 2 33.33
Welsh Grand Prix - 2 Bowl

Welsh Grand Prix - 2 Bowl

P W D L W%
Overall 5 3 0 2 60.00
Stage
Group Stage 3 2 0 1 66.67
Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 2 1 -- 1 50.00
Plate Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Welsh Grand Prix - 3 Bowl

Welsh Grand Prix - 3 Bowl

P W D L W%
Overall 4 2 0 2 50.00
Stage
Group Stage 3 2 0 1 66.67
Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Plate Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
World Masters

World Masters

P W D L W%
Overall 66 32 3 31 48.48
Stage
Group Stage 45 20 3 22 44.44
Knockouts 21 12 -- 9 57.14
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Plate Knockouts 14 8 -- 6 57.14
Shield Knockouts 6 4 -- 2 66.67
World Pairs Masters

World Pairs Masters

P W D L W%
Overall 4 2 0 2 50.00
Stage
Group Stage 3 2 0 1 66.67
Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Knockouts
Cup Knockouts 1 0 -- 1 0.00
Plate Knockouts -- -- -- -- --
Shield Knockouts -- -- -- -- --

Matches

World Masters

World Masters 2025

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
26 Apr - 27 Apr 2025
Singles
Ranking
43
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Peter Hore 65 England
5 - 15
Group 07
Declan McLaughlin 220 Ireland
10 - 10
Group 07
John Elliott 153 Ireland
16 - 12
Group 07
Simon Smith -- England
9 - 13
Group 07
Matt Sifford 85 England
4 - 13
Group 07
David Miller 288 Ireland
11 - 6
English Masters

English Masters 2025

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
08 Feb - 09 Feb 2025
Singles
Ranking
39
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Sibe Laureys 33 Belgium
8 - 10
Group 23
Arwel Morgan 18 Wales
10 - 11
Group 23
Paula Scales 502 England
16 - 8
Group 23
Kris McKee 182 Ireland
12 - 13
Group 23
Joel Häger 23 Sweden
9 - 11
Group 23
Connie Coates 568 England
12 - 7
British Open

British Open 2025

York & District Indoor Bowling Club
04 Jan - 05 Jan 2025
Singles
Ranking
39
Group 07
Roderick Dawson 384 England
20 - 3
Group 07
Steve Whiting 631 England
8 - 13
Group 07
Ian Crossett 215 England
14 - 8
Group 07
Nigel Froud 55 England
14 - 7
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open 2024

Skien Fritidspark
19 Oct - 20 Oct 2024
Singles
Ranking
55
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Nigel Nicholls 4 England
8 - 11
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Simon Pridham 33 Cyprus
11 - 5
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Stephen Proctor 11 England
17 - 2
Group 19
Göran Permudd 483 Sweden
17 - 5
Group 19
Kimmo Laine 488 Finland
17 - 9
Group 19
Bjørn Ivar Holt -- Norway
14 - 7
Group 19
Irené Fredriksson 726 Sweden
18 - 4
Group 19
Siw Amundsen 136 Norway
11 - 10
Irish Open

Irish Open 2024

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
14 Sep - 15 Sep 2024
Singles
Ranking
49
Shield Knockout - Final
James Shaw 288 Ireland
13 - 5
Shield Knockout - Semi-Final
Gary Scott -- Ireland
12 - 8
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Jamie Morrow 66 Ireland
13 - 9
Shield Knockout - Last 16
Bobby Archibald 191 Ireland
14 - 12
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Alan Lyttle 601 Ireland
14 - 13
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Gemma Hamilton 515 Ireland
11 - 0
Group 01
Alexander Magowan 473 Ireland
8 - 14
Group 01
Thelma Hacker 358 England
18 - 6
Group 01
Stephen O'Neill 351 Ireland
8 - 7
Group 01
Cennydd Howell 63 Wales
8 - 9
Group 01
Sean Breslin 481 Ireland
8 - 10
UK Open

UK Open 2024

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
24 Aug - 25 Aug 2024
Singles
Ranking
57
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Stephen Gale 28 Isle of Man
8 - 13
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Robert Martin 533 England
10 - 8
Group 01
Damion Ellis 454 Wales
7 - 14
Group 01
Edward Sawbridge 8 England
16 - 5
Group 01
Paul Reed 252 England
11 - 9
Group 01
Jonathan Dawson 524 England
15 - 4
Group 01
Samantha Jones -- Wales
17 - 2
World Masters

World Masters 2024

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
20 Apr - 21 Apr 2024
Singles
Ranking
60
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Sean Trainor 109 Ireland
4 - 15
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Sioned Ann Owen-Braniff 252 Wales
9 - 6
Group 01
William Fullerton -- Ireland
14 - 4
Group 01
Darren Brown 49 England
9 - 4
Group 01
Edward Gittoes 287 Wales
10 - 4
Group 01
Declan McLaughlin 334 Ireland
11 - 9
Group 01
Adam Rankin 149 Ireland
5 - 12
Irish Open

Irish Open 2023

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
16 Sep - 17 Sep 2023
Singles
Ranking
55
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Daniel O'Kane -- Ireland
3 - 11
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Catherine McCrossan 206 Ireland
8 - 7
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Adam Dyche 267 Ireland
7 - 6
Group 17
Michael McKim 193 Ireland
17 - 3
Group 17
Steve Burrows 86 England
9 - 6
Group 17
Craig McKee -- Ireland
11 - 6
Group 17
Justin Rafferty 402 Ireland
14 - 8
Group 17
William Devenney 567 Ireland
5 - 7
UK Open

UK Open 2023

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
26 Aug - 27 Aug 2023
Singles
Ranking
80
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Elise Daniell 49 England
14 - 15
Group 23
Luc Schorpion 268 Belgium
18 - 2
Group 23
Billy Chapman 114 Ireland
14 - 6
Group 23
Ray Niblock 714 England
10 - 8
Group 23
Paula Geens 474 Belgium
16 - 7
Group 23
Michael Hall 228 England
11 - 8
World Masters

World Masters 2023

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
22 Apr - 23 Apr 2023
Singles
Ranking
101
Plate Knockout - Semi-Final
Roland Nixon 677 Ireland
2 - 12
Plate Knockout - Quarter-Final
Sam Harvey 91 Wales
13 - 8
Plate Knockout - Last 16
Niall Cox 182 Ireland
8 - 7
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Eroll Morina 236 Sweden
11 - 5
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Dean Craig 703 Ireland
11 - 9
Group 28
Paul Cairnduff 18 Ireland
7 - 6
Group 28
Gemma Hamilton 485 Ireland
15 - 6
Group 28
Olav Jeremiassen 315 Norway
6 - 8
Group 28
Steven Roberts 44 England
3 - 13
Group 28
Alex Kley 17 England
6 - 13
British Open

British Open 2023

York & District Indoor Bowling Club
07 Jan - 08 Jan 2023
Singles
Ranking
74
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Mitchell Young 18 England
10 - 12
Group 12
Ian Hobson 53 Ireland
6 - 16
Group 12
Paula Geens 608 Belgium
19 - 5
Group 12
James Bethune 618 Scotland
19 - 7
Group 12
Michael Murphy -- England
17 - 5
Group 12
Roderick Dawson 294 England
15 - 5
English Masters

English Masters 2020

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
08 Feb - 09 Feb 2020
Singles
Ranking
67
Shield Knockout - Semi-Final
Sam Moore 60 Ireland
10 - 11
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Thomas Coles 42 England
17 - 7
Shield Knockout - Last 16
Roger Berglund 514 Norway
12 - 7
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Martin Nash -- England
15 - 7
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Malcolm Sheen 147 England
14 - 7
Group 20
Martin Grange 198 England
7 - 11
Group 20
Matthew Harwood 483 England
10 - 9
Group 20
Rodger Armour 144 Ireland
6 - 13
Group 20
James Trott 4 England
9 - 17
Group 20
Dennis Hinks 74 England
10 - 15
British Open

British Open 2020

York & District Indoor Bowling Club
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2020
Singles
Ranking
72
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Saul Featherstone 40 England
9 - 15
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Mark Beattie 2 Ireland
13 - 7
Group 09
Susan Banfield 292 England
16 - 6
Group 09
Leigh Hall -- England
10 - 7
Group 09
Graham Thompson 303 England
6 - 12
Group 09
Roderick Dawson 346 England
13 - 11
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open 2019

Skien Fritidspark
27 Oct - 28 Oct 2019
Singles
Ranking
58
Plate Knockout - Last 32
John Pye 74 England
8 - 9
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Bente Dahlgren 119 Sweden
12 - 10
Group 21
Olav Jeremiassen 384 Norway
14 - 7
Group 21
Rune Lifjeld 196 Norway
15 - 7
Group 21
Tone Bøe 23 Norway
10 - 14
Group 21
Dag Jönsson -- Sweden
15 - 6
Group 21
Mark Beattie 3 Ireland
8 - 16
Irish Open

Irish Open 2019

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
14 Sep - 15 Sep 2019
Singles
Ranking
85
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Paul Duff 84 Ireland
7 - 8
Cup Knockout - Last 128
Phil Cromie 158 Ireland
9 - 8
Group 08
Matthew Hamilton 156 Ireland
10 - 7
Group 08
Karol Bradshaw -- Ireland
6 - 10
Group 08
Steven Gingles -- Ireland
13 - 4
Group 08
Richard Nash -- Ireland
5 - 7
Group 08
Armin Stoll 441 Canada
15 - 5
World Masters

World Masters 2019

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
06 Apr - 07 Apr 2019
Singles
Ranking
53
Shield Knockout - Last 16
David McCullough 93 Ireland
6 - 9
Shield Knockout - Last 32
David Cunningham 591 Ireland
11 - 8
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Noel McClure 583 Ireland
11 - 2
Shield Knockout - Last 128
Volker Kirmse 545 Germany
9 - 7
Group 06
Uel Gordon 94 Ireland
4 - 10
Group 06
Nigel Norris 266 Ireland
10 - 13
Group 06
Cennydd Howell 36 Wales
6 - 9
Group 06
Denver Wasson 255 Ireland
8 - 12
Group 06
Jamie Crozier 60 Ireland
11 - 8
Belfast Open

Belfast Open 2019

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
05 Apr - 06 Apr 2019
Pairs
Ranking
34
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Playing Partner Daniel  Winmill 58 England
Peter Roberts 209 England Steven Roberts 390 England
6 - 7
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Playing Partner Daniel  Winmill 58 England
Alan Laughlin -- Ireland Derek McCann 188 Ireland
10 - 4
Group 03
Playing Partner Daniel  Winmill 58 England
Paddy McElvaney 60 Ireland Lee Toleman -- England
4 - 9
Group 03
Playing Partner Daniel  Winmill 58 England
Mark Beattie 26 Ireland PJ McCrossan 56 Ireland
17 - 6
European Open

European Open 2019

Sporthal Vossenberg
09 Mar - 10 Mar 2019
Pairs
Ranking
33
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Martyn Dubb 83 England Ian Ford 28 England
3 - 14
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
David Ryste -- Norway Kjetil Grønseth -- Norway
8 - 6
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Romain Van Den Broeck -- Belgium Rene Van Den Broeck -- Belgium
4 - 13
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Robby Loyens -- Belgium Luc Schorpion -- Belgium
8 - 11
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Johan Bleus -- Belgium Ludo Schrijvers -- Belgium
3 - 14
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Arleen Vermeersch -- Belgium Eric De Bie -- Belgium
11 - 10
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
David Chittock 41 England Mark Chittock 12 England
3 - 13
Group 05
Playing Partner Sue  Lax -- England
Roger Wille -- Belgium Marc De Wispelaere -- Belgium
2 - 15
British Open

British Open 2019

York & District Indoor Bowling Club
12 Jan - 13 Jan 2019
Singles
Ranking
36
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Bent Nielsen 93 Denmark
8 - 11
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Ian Ford 148 England
13 - 12
Group 09
Gunnar Frantzen 133 Norway
15 - 2
Group 09
Phil Cromie 437 Ireland
10 - 12
Group 09
Trevor Collins -- England
17 - 4
Group 09
Benny Bass 65 England
3 - 14
Group 09
Christopher Hillier 179 Wales
7 - 15
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open 2018

Skien Fritidspark
27 Oct - 28 Oct 2018
Singles
Ranking
33
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Stephen Gale 5 Isle of Man
7 - 8
Group 15
Lars-Rune Lauritzen 150 Norway
9 - 9
Group 15
Trevor Brian 63 Ireland
14 - 11
Group 15
Joakim Jensen -- Norway
14 - 8
Group 15
John Jillings 204 Wales
17 - 9
Group 15
Jamie Crozier 101 Ireland
14 - 7
Irish Open

Irish Open 2018

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
15 Sep - 16 Sep 2018
Singles
Ranking
33
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Scott McCubbin -- Ireland
2 - 13
Group 08
Stephen Clarke 187 Ireland
5 - 11
Group 08
Kieran Rafferty 406 Ireland
13 - 5
Group 08
Jonathan Payne 1 Belgium
7 - 10
Group 08
Andy Howard 49 Ireland
5 - 9
Group 08
Phil Dennison 484 Ireland
2 - 11
World Masters

World Masters 2018

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
21 Apr - 22 Apr 2018
Singles
Ranking
24
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Cecil Dillon 84 Ireland
5 - 7
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Jonathan Barnes 240 Ireland
10 - 7
Group 32
Christer Nordin 10 Sweden
14 - 5
Group 32
Steve Killington 40 England
9 - 9
Group 32
Mark Chittock 85 England
3 - 16
Group 32
Pauline Beattie 26 Ireland
4 - 8
Group 32
Denver Wasson -- Ireland
6 - 9
Belfast Open

Belfast Open 2018

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
20 Apr - 21 Apr 2018
Pairs
Ranking
13
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Playing Partner Karl  Hudson 9 England
Shane Hand -- Ireland Michael Hand -- Ireland
4 - 10
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Playing Partner Karl  Hudson 9 England
Suzanne Steele -- Belgium Paula Geens -- Belgium
15 - 1
Group 28
Playing Partner Karl  Hudson 9 England
David McBride -- Ireland Brian Mccoy -- Ireland
6 - 14
Group 28
Playing Partner Karl  Hudson 9 England
Ingvar Nelson -- Sweden Eva Nelson -- Sweden
11 - 6
Welsh Grand Prix - 2 Bowl

Welsh Grand Prix - 2 Bowl 2018

Cardiff Bowling Club
25 Mar - 26 Mar 2018
Pairs
Ranking
26
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Playing Partner Lee  Whiteley -- England
Philip Ladd -- Wales Richard Arran -- Wales
7 - 8
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Playing Partner Lee  Whiteley -- England
Shirley Parnell -- England John Parnell -- England
15 - 4
Group 09
Playing Partner Lee  Whiteley -- England
Paul Dent -- England Janet Dent -- England
16 - 4
Group 09
Playing Partner Lee  Whiteley -- England
Terry Crawford -- Ireland Nathan Haire -- Ireland
3 - 16
Group 09
Playing Partner Lee  Whiteley -- England
Chris Holder -- Wales Martyn Davies -- Wales
10 - 8
Welsh Grand Prix - 3 Bowl

Welsh Grand Prix - 3 Bowl 2018

Cardiff Bowling Club
24 Mar - 25 Mar 2018
Pairs
Ranking
--
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Playing Partner Matty  Worden 49 England
Paul Seaman 11 England Nigel Nicholls 33 England
4 - 5
Group 11
Playing Partner Matty  Worden 49 England
Derek Mccallion 17 Ireland Gerard Mccloskey -- Ireland
7 - 11
Group 11
Playing Partner Matty  Worden 49 England
Steven Roberts -- England Angela Roberts -- England
8 - 1
Group 11
Playing Partner Matty  Worden 49 England
Bent Nielsen -- Denmark John Pajak 25 Poland
6 - 5
British Open

British Open 2018

York & District Indoor Bowling Club
13 Jan - 14 Jan 2018
Singles
Ranking
25
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Edward Sawbridge 19 England
5 - 9
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Paul Cairnduff 177 Ireland
13 - 4
Group 08
Mark McHugh 188 England
18 - 11
Group 08
Alan Smith -- England
13 - 7
Group 08
Keith Lackford 42 England
14 - 9
Group 08
Martyn Dubb 220 England
11 - 7
Group 08
Daniel Sands 265 England
13 - 5
World Pairs Masters

World Pairs Masters 2017

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
03 Dec - 04 Dec 2017
Pairs
Ranking
49
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Playing Partner Matty  Worden -- England
James Trott -- England Paul Seaman -- England
6 - 10
Group 05
Playing Partner Matty  Worden -- England
Robert Walker -- England Sam Moss -- England
12 - 4
Group 05
Playing Partner Matty  Worden -- England
Alastair McCrea -- England Steve Buckett -- England
6 - 9
Group 05
Playing Partner Matty  Worden -- England
Kate Williams -- England Thomas Bright -- England
15 - 2
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open 2017

Skien Fritidspark
28 Oct - 29 Oct 2017
Singles
Ranking
28
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Nigel Nicholls 19 England
8 - 14
Group 13
Bente Dahlgren 174 Sweden
13 - 8
Group 13
Kenneth Kl -- Norway
16 - 5
Group 13
Chris Duncan 294 Ireland
12 - 9
Group 13
Ronald Andersen 239 Norway
11 - 11
Group 13
Sabrina Olsson -- Sweden
23 - 5
Irish Open

Irish Open 2017

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
16 Sep - 17 Sep 2017
Singles
Ranking
23
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Gerald Bates 554 Ireland
4 - 14
Group 25
Alistair Mahaffy 81 Ireland
4 - 10
Group 25
Catherine McCrossan 276 Ireland
9 - 10
Group 25
Khuram Shahzad -- United Arab Emirates
19 - 2
Group 25
Damian Mcallister 92 Ireland
7 - 12
Group 25
Hannah Cochrane 503 Ireland
6 - 9
UK Open

UK Open 2017

Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
19 Aug - 20 Aug 2017
Singles
Ranking
30
Cup Knockout - Last 64
Aled Edwards 357 Wales
8 - 10
Group 04
Kirsty Hatch 552 Wales
12 - 8
Group 04
Thomas Coles -- England
13 - 3
Group 04
Bob Naylor -- Scotland
11 - 12
Group 04
Elise Daniell 170 England
17 - 6
Group 04
Sam Moss -- England
10 - 8
World Masters

World Masters 2017

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
22 Apr - 23 Apr 2017
Singles
Ranking
36
Plate Knockout - Last 16
Alan Cassells -- Ireland
9 - 11
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Dennis Hinks 96 England
8 - 7
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Robin Gamble 297 Ireland
9 - 7
Group 23
Ciara Deighan 505 Ireland
14 - 5
Group 23
Aidan Conroy 170 Ireland
3 - 14
Group 23
Ivan Craig 70 Ireland
3 - 19
Group 23
Rachel Cochrane -- Ireland
13 - 7
Group 23
Trevor Steele -- Ireland
10 - 7
English Masters

English Masters 2017

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
04 Feb - 05 Feb 2017
Singles
Ranking
38
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Aled Edwards -- Wales
6 - 11
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Joshua Woods 377 England
13 - 7
Group 06
Tone Bøe 104 Norway
16 - 7
Group 06
Tom Clough 430 England
11 - 9
Group 06
Philip Ladd 126 Wales
7 - 17
Group 06
Charlotte Rollings 486 England
12 - 13
Group 06
Elin Harries 449 Wales
12 - 11
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters 2017

Stromsvallen
14 Jan - 15 Jan 2017
Singles
Ranking
33
Plate Knockout - Quarter-Final
Christer Nordin 65 Sweden
10 - 11
Plate Knockout - Last 16
Daniel Winmill 34 England
14 - 4
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Robert Martin 51 England
10 - 8
Group 18
Mike Wright 262 England
7 - 13
Group 18
Ann-Katrin Kristiansen 362 Norway
10 - 11
Group 18
Peter Roberts 70 England
9 - 9
Group 18
Ingemar Dahlgren 158 Sweden
17 - 5
Group 18
Tom Blestrud 499 Norway
20 - 6
Norwegian Open

Norwegian Open 2016

Skien Fritidspark
29 Oct - 30 Oct 2016
Singles
Ranking
34
Cup Knockout - Semi-Final
Mark Beattie 1 Ireland
11 - 13
Cup Knockout - Quarter-Final
P.J Gallagher 18 Ireland
14 - 7
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Stephen Proctor 33 England
10 - 9
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Bjarne Andersson 334 Sweden
13 - 8
Group 13
Gary Moore 20 Ireland
8 - 7
Group 13
Markus Jensen 515 Norway
11 - 9
Group 13
Anne Lene Nilsen -- Norway
16 - 4
Group 13
Sten Jensen -- Norway
14 - 6
Group 13
Tina Robinson Jensen -- Norway
20 - 6
Irish Open

Irish Open 2016

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
17 Sep - 18 Sep 2016
Singles
Ranking
34
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Gerard Moen 77 Ireland
5 - 10
Shield Knockout - Last 16
Gareth Kearney -- Ireland
11 - 2
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Stephen McMahon 189 Ireland
10 - 0
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Reggie Collen 83 Ireland
13 - 3
Group 03
Sean Conroy 50 Ireland
9 - 9
Group 03
Damian Mcallister 97 Ireland
9 - 5
Group 03
Tone Bøe 217 Norway
4 - 11
Group 03
Michael Trimby 130 Ireland
3 - 11
Group 03
Don McNamara 70 Ireland
7 - 8
UK Open

UK Open 2016

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
20 Aug - 21 Aug 2016
Singles
Ranking
31
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Stephen Holdsworth 181 England
4 - 13
Group 14
Bengt Johansson 180 Sweden
4 - 11
Group 14
Eric Pavey 205 England
4 - 22
Group 14
Mark McHugh 500 England
15 - 8
Group 14
Lisa Kristin Frantzen 558 Norway
3 - 15
Group 14
Dick Almén 5 Sweden
7 - 16
World Masters

World Masters 2016

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
16 Apr - 17 Apr 2016
Singles
Ranking
37
Cup Knockout - Last 128
Andrew Jones 42 Wales
7 - 11
Group 12
PJ McCrossan 34 Ireland
7 - 17
Group 12
Theresa Cushnahan 517 Ireland
11 - 8
Group 12
Andy Howard 141 Ireland
10 - 7
Group 12
Hugh Grieve -- Ireland
5 - 10
Group 12
Michelle Campbell 270 Ireland
13 - 6
English Masters

English Masters 2016

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
06 Feb - 07 Feb 2016
Singles
Ranking
38
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Bente Dahlgren 43 Sweden
7 - 15
Group 16
Craig Evans 195 Wales
14 - 4
Group 16
James Bucknall -- England
8 - 12
Group 16
Nigel Charles 54 Ireland
17 - 8
Group 16
Benny Bass -- England
7 - 12
Group 16
Mike Wright -- England
8 - 10
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters 2016

Stromsvallen
09 Jan - 10 Jan 2016
Singles
Ranking
34
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Dennis Hinks 224 England
12 - 13
Group 03
Christer Nilsson -- Sweden
14 - 6
Group 03
Ann Louice Johansson -- Sweden
17 - 6
Group 03
P.J Gallagher 32 Ireland
8 - 12
Group 03
Rune Lifjeld -- Norway
12 - 9
Group 03
Adam Easthope 290 England
8 - 13
European Masters

European Masters 2015

Sporthal Vossenberg
31 Oct - 01 Nov 2015
Singles
Ranking
30
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Robin Armstrong -- England
10 - 16
Shield Knockout - Last 16
Reggie Collen 70 Ireland
12 - 7
Group 06
Andrew Cockcroft 156 Ireland
10 - 10
Group 06
Tony Bell 87 Ireland
8 - 12
Group 06
P.J Gallagher 51 Ireland
16 - 7
Group 06
Marcus Almén -- Sweden
7 - 15
Group 06
Dom Reed 11 England
5 - 19
Irish Open

Irish Open 2015

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
19 Sep - 20 Sep 2015
Singles
Ranking
32
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Gerry McCabe 98 Ireland
2 - 15
Group 11
Noel Graham 239 Ireland
6 - 9
Group 11
Stephen Gale 20 Isle of Man
9 - 13
Group 11
Seamus Bogle -- Ireland
14 - 6
Group 11
Robin Gamble 384 Ireland
9 - 6
Group 11
Keith Tinney -- Ireland
12 - 5
UK Open

UK Open 2015

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
22 Aug - 23 Aug 2015
Singles
Ranking
27
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Adrian Tanner 125 Ireland
7 - 9
Group 12
Derek Coates 295 England
12 - 8
Group 12
John Parnell -- England
16 - 7
Group 12
Antonio Rinaldi 80 Italy
10 - 6
Group 12
Matt Chapman 108 England
9 - 10
Group 12
Lisa Richardson 12 Ireland
13 - 19
World Masters

World Masters 2015

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
18 Apr - 19 Apr 2015
Singles
Ranking
19
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Jörgen Karlsson 12 Sweden
7 - 11
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Reggie Bolton 310 Ireland
10 - 4
Group 21
Jonathan Payne 5 Belgium
8 - 14
Group 21
Gerry McCabe 216 Ireland
10 - 15
Group 21
Rebecca Smith -- England
12 - 13
Group 21
Andrew Cockcroft -- Ireland
11 - 11
Group 21
George Tanner -- Ireland
18 - 6
English Masters

English Masters 2015

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
31 Jan - 01 Feb 2015
Singles
Ranking
14
Plate Knockout - Last 32
John Manley 47 England
5 - 11
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Gary Moore 18 Ireland
13 - 12
Group 06
Lawrence Moffat 232 Scotland
10 - 11
Group 06
Chris Davies -- Wales
7 - 10
Group 06
Eric Pavey 240 England
11 - 10
Group 06
Bengt Johansson 176 Sweden
12 - 9
Group 06
Kevin Siddle -- England
8 - 13
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters 2015

Stromstad Gymnasium
10 Jan - 11 Jan 2015
Singles
Ranking
25
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Dom Reed 30 England
7 - 8
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Dimitri Payne 12 Belgium
11 - 10
Group 12
Rune Lifjeld -- Norway
15 - 9
Group 12
Rosa Albrektsson 83 Sweden
8 - 8
Group 12
Daniel Winmill 58 England
10 - 6
Group 12
Susanne Kallsvik -- Sweden
10 - 6
Group 12
Sibe Laureys 19 Belgium
11 - 8
European Masters

European Masters 2014

Sporthal Vossenberg
18 Oct - 19 Oct 2014
Singles
Ranking
108
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Sibe Laureys 99 Belgium
10 - 12
Group 01
Eddy Derwael -- Belgium
16 - 7
Group 01
Marie-José Stevelinck -- Belgium
19 - 9
Group 01
Willy Verbist -- Belgium
21 - 4
Group 01
Paul Mertens -- Belgium
9 - 5
Group 01
Tommy Dahlgren 118 Sweden
10 - 9
Irish Open

Irish Open 2014

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
20 Sep - 21 Sep 2014
Singles
Ranking
58
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Martin McNicholl -- Ireland
10 - 14
Shield Knockout - Last 16
Paula Geens 118 Belgium
17 - 2
Shield Knockout - Last 32
Stephen Mulholland -- Ireland
12 - 10
Shield Knockout - Last 64
Catherine Roberts -- Wales
13 - 8
Group 12
Sean Conroy -- Ireland
10 - 13
Group 12
Antonio Rinaldi 21 Italy
12 - 14
Group 12
Robin Gamble -- Ireland
14 - 5
Group 12
Andrew Morrison 21 Ireland
4 - 16
Group 12
Vincent Dornan 62 Ireland
9 - 16
UK Open

UK Open 2014

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
23 Aug - 24 Aug 2014
Singles
Ranking
--
Plate Knockout - Last 16
Jörgen Karlsson -- Sweden
5 - 13
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Adam Easthope -- England
12 - 10
Group 08
Lisa Rees -- Wales
16 - 12
Group 08
David Lamb -- England
8 - 13
Group 08
Jonas Häger -- Sweden
11 - 9
Group 08
Joel Häger -- Sweden
9 - 12
Group 08
Mal Burns -- Wales
15 - 9
World Masters

World Masters 2014

Belfast Indoor Bowls Club
12 Apr - 13 Apr 2014
Singles
Ranking
--
Plate Knockout - Last 64
Brendan Murphy -- Ireland
5 - 11
Group 27
Alan Paul -- Ireland
4 - 12
Group 27
Chris Snoddy -- Ireland
13 - 6
Group 27
Nicola Brown -- Ireland
13 - 6
Group 27
Colm Donaldson -- Ireland
14 - 8
Group 27
Mark Beattie -- Ireland
8 - 9
English Masters

English Masters 2014

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
01 Feb - 02 Feb 2014
Singles
Ranking
--
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Dom Reed -- England
2 - 17
Group 11
Nigel Nicholls -- England
6 - 14
Group 11
John Parnell -- England
13 - 8
Group 11
Lisa Richardson -- Ireland
13 - 10
Group 11
Philip Ladd -- Wales
14 - 6
Group 11
Steve Puttock -- England
6 - 11
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters 2014

Stromstad Gymnasium
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2014
Singles
Ranking
--
Plate Knockout - Last 32
Dom Reed -- England
8 - 15
Group 6
Morten André Coll -- Norway
8 - 7
Group 6
Ronald Andersen -- Norway
22 - 3
Group 6
Ole Berg -- Norway
13 - 9
Group 6
Chris Mann -- England
6 - 9
Group 6
Victor Andersson -- Sweden
12 - 14
European Masters

European Masters 2013

Sporthal Vossenberg
26 Oct - 27 Oct 2013
Singles
Ranking
--
Cup Knockout - Last 16
Stephen Gale -- Isle of Man
7 - 14
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Roger Wille -- Belgium
17 - 3
Group 2
Paula Geens -- Belgium
11 - 11
Group 2
Antonio Rinaldi -- Italy
8 - 7
Group 2
Jonathan Payne -- Belgium
7 - 13
Group 2
Adrienne Soudan -- Belgium
20 - 4
Group 2
Charlotte Rollings -- England
21 - 4
UK Open

UK Open 2013

Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club
31 Aug - 01 Sep 2013
Singles
Ranking
--
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Ryan O'Neill -- Ireland
3 - 10
Group 16
Gareth Davies -- England
8 - 8
Group 16
Andy Thompson -- England
11 - 8
Group 16
Elise Daniell -- England
10 - 7
Group 16
Sadie Young -- England
10 - 8
Group 16
Sam Moore -- Ireland
13 - 4
Swedish Masters

Swedish Masters 2013

Stromstad Gymnasium
12 Jan - 13 Jan 2013
Singles
Ranking
--
Cup Knockout - Last 32
Lars Hansen -- Sweden
7 - 11
Group 1
Daniel Wennberg -- Sweden
9 - 9
Group 1
Uno Ekstrand -- Sweden
12 - 11
Group 1
Dom Reed -- England
8 - 15
Group 1
Robert Kidd -- Ireland
10 - 7
Group 1
Said Antonsson -- Sweden
16 - 8
UK Open

UK Open 2012

Wey Valley Indoor Bowls Club
25 Aug - 26 Aug 2012
Singles
Ranking
--
Shield Knockout - Semi-Final
Mike England -- England
1 - 13
Shield Knockout - Quarter-Final
Andrew Stratton -- England
12 - 10
Group 6
George Crothers -- Ireland
11 - 11
Group 6
Ben Green -- England
8 - 8
Group 6
Les Ricketts -- England
12 - 12
Group 6
Jal Richardson -- Ireland
8 - 10
Group 6
Sadie Young -- England
5 - 12

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