Past Events
Past World Championships Results
1st INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1977
Johannesburg, South Africa
B1 LADIES
Gold MONICA KRUGER South Africa
Silver KATHLEEN BONNETT England
B1 MEN
Gold BOB FARMER Australia
Silver MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
B1 Mixed Pairs
Gold M KRUGER & B VAN COLLER South Africa
Silver JEAN GUTHIE & GEOGE ARNOLD Scotland
Overall Team Winner:
SOUTH AFRICA
2nd INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1981
LEICESTER, ENGLAND
B1 LADIES
Gold K. BONNETT England
Silver D. ENGELBRECHTS South Africa
B1 MEN
Gold D. CHANDLER Zimbabwe
Silver T. WHITEHOUSE Australia
B2 LADIES
Gold D. MARX South Africa
Silver I. BAKER England
B2 MEN
Gold G. ARNOLD Scotland
Silver J. BOYCE Zimbabwe
B1 Mixed Pairs
Gold L. LUCAS & I. SINGER Zimbabwe
Silver G. PASCOE & M.CGUIRE Australia
Overall Team Winner:
ZIMBABWE
3rd INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1985
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
B1 LADIES
Gold LYNDSAY LUCAS Zimbabwe
Silver CECILY HUMPHREY Australia
B1 MEN
Gold RON BEAN Australia
Silver JOE F0RENZ Canada
B2 LADIES
Gold GWEN LEWIS Australia
Silver BILLIE. MCBRIDE Zimbabwe
B2 MEN
Gold NORMAN HUNTER Australia
Silver DANNY SIMON New Zealand
B3 LADIES
Gold JUNE GOODHAND Australia
Silver MIRIAM HAYWARD England
B3 MEN
Gold GLEN TAYLOR Canada
Silver GEOF RAWLINGSON England
B1 Pairs
Gold CECILY HUMPHRY & NORM DANIEL Australia
Silver LYNDSAY.LUCAS & CHRIS HALES Zimbabwe
B2 PAIRS
Gold MAX ALMOND & DORTHY HOSKINS Australia
Silver JOAN HOWARD & TED BROWN England
B3 PAIRS
Gold MAUREEN SEWELL & GLEN TAYLOR Canada
Silver BEAUWATTS & BOB KING Australia
Overall Team Winner:
AUSTRALIA
4th INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1989
B1 LADIES
Gold CONNIE SIBANDA Zimbabwe
Silver COBY MADDIGAN Australia
Bronze D. BURROWS New Zealand
B1 MEN
Gold RON BEAN Australia
Silver CHRIS HALES Zimbabwe
Bronze ANTHONY LAU SIU KWONG Hong Kong
B2 LADIES
Gold M. MCBRIDE Zimbabwe
Silver FIONA TANG MU LAIS Hong Kong
Bronze J. HOWARD England
B2 MEN
Gold NORMAN HUNTER Australia
Silver CARLOS ANTUNES Hong Kong
Bronze BILL McNAMARA New Zealand
B3 LADIES
Gold MARGARET LYNE England
Silver MARY ELIAS Wales
Bronze PAT BURGESS Australia
B3 MEN
Gold PETER ALEXANDER Australia
Silver L. HUNT New Zealand
Bronze KEITH. BRENTON Wales
B1 Pairs
Gold CONNIE SIBANDA & CHRIS HALES Zimbabwe
Silver TINA GROVES & TERRY PIKE England
CECILY HUMPHRY & NORM DANIEL Australia
B2 PAIRS
Gold A. TE PAER & BILL MCNAMARA New Zealand
Silver FIONA TANG MU LAIS & CARLOS ANTUNES Hong Kong
Bronze JOAN HOWARD & TED BROWN England
B3 PAIRS
Gold JUNE GOODHAND & BOB KING Australia
Silver MARY ELIAS & KEITH BRENTON Wales
Bronze C. WARD & R. MADDOX Canada
Overall Team Winner:
ZIMBABWE
5TH INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1993
VICTORIA, CANADA
B1 LADIES
Gold PEGGY WEST England
Silver COBY MADDIGAN Australia
Bronze DEIRDRE BULLER South Africa
B1 MEN
Gold MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Silver PETER COVERLY Australia
Bronze EDWARD ANGROVE Wales
B2 LADIES
Gold GWEN IRVINING South Africa
Silver MADGE MORGAN England
Bronze AILEEN FRASER Scotland
B2 MEN
Gold JOHN HUBBARD Australia
Silver HERMANN WITTHOFT South Africa
Bronze DANNY SIMON New Zealand
B3 LADIES
Gold MARGARET LYNE England
Silver JENNY STONE Australia
Bronze KATE PORTAS New Zealand
B3 MEN
Gold STEPHEN COLEMAN South Africa
Silver PETER ALEXANDER Australia
Bronze LAWSON BRAND Scotland
B1 Pairs
Gold DEIRDRE BULLER & MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Silver TAMMY CARMELI & ITZIK BARANES Israel
Bronze TINA GROVES & JACK PRYOR England
B2 PAIRS
Gold FIONA TANG MU LAIS & CARLOS ANTUNES Hong Kong
Silver GWEN IRVING & HERMANN WITTHOFT South Africa
Bronze JUNE HERBERT & BARRIE SKIDMORE England
B3 PAIRS
Gold JUNE GOODHAND & HARRY DIXON Australia
Silver MALA VAN ROOYEN & STEVEN COLEMAN South Africa
Bronze MARY ELIAS & GEORGE EDMUNDS Wales
Overall Team Winner:
SOUTH AFRICA
6TH INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
3rd -13th March 1997
HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND
B1 LADIES
Gold DEIRDRE. BULLER South Africa
Silver CONNIE SIBANDA Zimbabwe
Bronze CHRISSIE GORDON Scotland
B1 MEN
Gold LANCE McDONALD Canada
Silver MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Bronze ANTHONY LAU SIE KWONG Hong Kong
B2 LADIES
Gold PAT BURGESS Australia
Silver GWENDOLENE IRVINING South Africa
Bronze FIONA TANG MU LAIS Hong Kong
B2 MEN
Gold JOHN HUBBARD Australia
Silver GERRY BLASBY Scotland
Bronze CARLOS MAGNO BRAGA ANTUNES Hong Kong
B3 LADIES
Gold RAE FULLER Australia
Silver KATE PORTAS New Zealand
Bronze
B3 MEN
Gold ROBERT JONES Australia
Silver CRAIG NOLAN New Zealand
Bronze
B1 Pairs
Gold DEIRDRE BULLER & MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Silver MARGARET CASKER & JOHN SPARKS England
Bronze GLORIA HOPKINS & GLYN.SHOESMITH Wales
B2 PAIRS
Gold BETTY.COLECLOUGH & SHANE HIGGINS Australia
Silver HELEN KILGORE & ED McMILLAN Canada
Bronze CYNTHIA MYLES & RON URSELL Wales
B3 PAIRS
Gold JENNY SMITH & PETER ALEXANDER Australia
Silver DELINA MARX & STEPHEN COLEMAN South Africa
Bronze
Overall Team Winner:
AUSTRALIA
7th INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
6th - 17th August 2001
Girvan, Scotland, UK
B1 LADIES
Gold DEIRDRE BULLER South Africa
Silver CONNIE SIBANDA Zimbabwe
Bronze VIVIAN BERKELEY Canada
B1 MEN
Gold MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Silver N. McTAVISH Wales
Bronze JOHN SPARKS England
B2 LADIES
Gold GWEN VICTOR South Africa
Silver JOY WAYLING Canada
Bronze AILEEN FRASER Scotland
B2 MEN
Gold STEPHEN COLEMAN South Africa
Silver SHANE HIGGINS Australia
Bronze ED McMILLAN Canada
B3 LADIES
Gold RACHEL BUCHNICK Israel
Silver GLADYS MBELE South Africa
Bronze J. LOGAN Canada
B3 MEN
Gold KEITH BRENTON Wales
Silver ALAN LYNE England
Bronze HERMAN SCHOLTZ South Africa
B1 Pairs
Gold DEIRDRE BULLER & MANIE ALBERTS South Africa
Silver RUTH SMALL & MIKE WORDEN England
Bronze TAMMY CARMELI & ITZIK BARANES Israel
B2 PAIRS
Gold JESSIE BUCHANAN & D. MARLAND Scotland
Silver GWEN VICTOR & STEPHEN COLMAN South Africa
Bronze HEATHER HANNETT & AL HANET
Canada
B3 PAIRS
Gold ROSA CREAN & KEITH BRENTON Wales
Silver H. WILSON & PETER ALEXANDER Australia
Bronze GLADYS MBELE & HERMAN SCHOTZ South Africa
Overall Team Winners:
1st SOUTH AFRICA
2nd CANADA
8th INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
3-15 APRIL 2005
Killarney Bowls Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
B1 LADIES
Gold TRACY SMITH South Africa
Silver VIVIAN BERKELEY Canada
Bronze NORHA SARNAH Malaysia
B1 MEN
Gold DIAN VAN ZYL South Africa
Silver ITZIK BARANES Israel
Bronze RON FLANDERS England
B2 LADIES
Gold GWEN VICTOR South Africa
Silver ELEANOR CLARK Scotland
Bronze YIM CHING Hong Kong
B2 MEN
Gold KEITH BRENTON Wales
Silver JOHN RIX England
Bronze MOHAMED ECKLETON South Africa
B3 LADIES
Gold SHARON DUNK Australia
Silver RACHEL BUCHNICK Israel
Bronze PRINCESS SCHROEDER South Africa
B3 MEN
Gold HERMAN SCHOLTZ South Africa
Silver PETER ALEXANDER Australia
Bronze SHLOMO HERSHCOWITCH Israel
B1 Pairs
Gold DIAN VAN ZYL &TRACY SMITH South Africa
Silver ITZIK BARANES &TAMMY CARMELI Israel
Bronze MODH HASAN & NORHA SARNAH Malaysia
B2 PAIRS
Gold MOHAMAD ECKLETON & GWEN VICTOR South Africa
Silver HARRY HARRIS &ELEANOR CLARK Scotland
Bronze KEITH BRENTON & MARY GITTENS Wales
B3 PAIRS
Gold HERMAN SCHOLTZ & PRINCES SCHROEDER South Africa
Silver ALLAN JONES & ROSA CREAN Wales
Bronze SHLOMO HERSCHOVITCH & RACHEL BUCHNICK Israel
Overall Team Winners
1st South Africa
2nd Israel
9th INTERNATIONAL BLIND BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
APRIL 19 - MAY 2 2009
Glenroy Bowls Club, Melbourne, Australia
B1 LADIES
Gold NOR HAYATI SAMOH Malaysia
Silver VIVIAN BERKELEY Canada
Bronze TRACY SMITH South Africa
B1 MEN
Gold MOHD HASAN Malaysia
Silver DAVID MONK New Zealand
Bronze RON FLANDERS England
B2 LADIES
Gold JOY FORSTER Australia
Silver NANCY CHEESMAN England
Bronze NAVA MUZAFI Israel
B2 MEN
Gold LES BUSHNELL Australia
Silver HARRY HARRIS Scotland
Bronze NORMAN GREEN Canada
B3 LADIES
Gold JENNIFER LLOYD South Africa
Silver SHARON DUNK Australia
Bronze SHUN YEE TANG Hong Kong
B3 MEN
Gold HERMAN SCHOLTZ South Africa
Silver WING KWOK Hong Kong
Bronze TONY SCOTT Australia
B1 Pairs
Gold MARGARET CUSKER & MICHAEL WORDEN England
Silver MODH HASAN & NOR HAYATI SAMOH Malaysia
Bronze ITZIK BARANES & RONIT MOALEM Israel
B2 PAIRS
Gold JOY FORSTER & LES BUSHELL Australia
Silver GWEN NEL & GARRETT SLATTERY South Africa
Bronze IRENE MURPHY & BILLY EDGAR Scotland
B3 PAIRS
Gold SHARON DUNK & TONY SCOTT Australia
Silver JENNIFER LLOYD & HERMAN SCHULTZ South Africa
Bronze SHUN LE TAN & WING KWOK Hong Kong
Overall Team Winners:
1st Australia
2nd South Africa
10th IBBA World Blind Bowls Championships
Beach House Park, Worthing, England, 2013
B1 Men
Gol: David Monk New Zealand
Silver: Mohd Zamry Hassan Malaysia
Bronze: Wayne Thomson Australia
B1 Ladies
Gold: Tracy Smith South Africa
Silver: Sarah Marshall England
Bronze: Norhayati Sarnoh Malaysia
B1 Pairs
Gold: Tracy Smith & Michael Kruger South Africa
Silver: Norhayati Sarnoh & Mohd Zamry Hassan Malaysia
Bronze: Maree Frenech & Wayne Thomson Australia
B2 Men
Gold: Robert Conway Scotland
Silver: Ralph Simpson Australia
Bronze: Mohd AbdillahMat Rashid Malaysia
B2 Ladies
Gold: Joy Forster Australia
Silver: Gwen Nel South Africa
Bronze: Irene Edgar Scotland
B2 Pairs
Gold: Nava Muzafi & Eli Mitrani Israel
Silver: Gwen Nel & Stephen Coleman South Africa
Bronze: Irene Edgar & Robert Conway Scotland
B3 Men
Gold: Tony Scott Australia
Silver: Herman Scholtz South Africa
Bronze: Stephen Simmons England
B3 Ladies
Gold: May Homer South Africa
Silver: Rachel Buchnik Israel
Bronze: Christine Henry Australia
B3 Pairs
Gold: May Homer & Herman Scholtz South Africa
Silver: Christine Henry & Tony Scott Australia
Bronze: Maria Spencer & Billy Edgar Scotland
B4 Men
Gold: Terry Matthews England
Silver: David Goddard Australia
Bronze: James Dunn New Zealand
B4 Ladies
Gold: Princess Schroeder South Africa
Silver: Susan Curran New Zealand
Bronze: Sharon Dunk Australia
B4 Pairs
Gold: Princess Schroeder & Eben Fourie South Africa
Silver: Sharon Dunk & David Goddard Australia
Bronze: Susan Curran & James Dunn New Zealand
National Winners: South Africa
National Runners-Up: Australia
11th IBBA World Blind Bowls Championships
The Greens of Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town, South Africa, 2017
B1 Men
Gold: Wayne Thomson Australia
Silver: David Monk New Zealand
Bronze: Lau Siu Kwong Hong Kong
B1 Ladies
Gold: Sarah Marshall England
Silver: Tracy Smith South Africa
Bronze: Sharon Ashtar Israel
B1 Pairs
Gold: Tracy Smith & Michael Kruger South Africa
Silver: Sharon Ashtar & Itzhak Baranes Israel
Bronze: Jenny Skinner & Wayne Thomson Australia
B2 Men
Gold: Jaco Van Straaten South Africa
Silver: Li Chi Ming Rockey Hong Kong
Bronze: Billy Edgar Scotland
B2 Ladies
Gold: Joy Forster Australia
Silver: Irene Edgar Scotland
Bronze: Maureen Ryan England
B2 Pairs
Gold: Joy Forster & Ralph Simpson Australia
Silver: Nava Muzafi & Eli Mitrani Israel
Bronze: Maureen Ryan & Ron Homer England
B3 Men
Gold: Herman Scholtz South Africa
Silver: Daniel Morris Canada
Bronze: Rami Hershkovitz Israel
B3 Ladies
Gold: Marian Morrison Australia
Silver: May Homer South Africa
Bronze: Tang Shun Yee Hong Kong
B3 Pairs
Gold: May Homer & Herman Scholtz South Africa
Silver: Sue Curran & David Stallard New Zealand
Bronze: Vivian Kwan & Daniel Morris Canada
B4 Men
Gold: Kwok Wing Hong Kong
Silver: Dennis Wormald Australia
Bronze: Eben Fourie South Africa
B4 Ladies
Gold: Lynne Seymour Australia
Silver: Princess Schroeder South Africa
Bronze: Fiona Scotland Scotland
B4 Pairs
Gold: Lynne Seymour & Dennis Wormald Australia
Silver: Princess Schroeder & Eben Fourie South Africa
Bronze: Kwok Wing & Tang Shun Yee Hong Kong
National Winners: South Africa
National Runners-Up: Australia
12th IBBA World Blind Bowls Championships
Tweed Heads Bowls Club, New South Wales, Australia. March 5th-15th 2023
B1 Men's Singles
Gold Medal: Dan Widder (Dir. Yaffa Wainer) Israel
Silver: Mohammed Zamrie Bib Hassa (Dir. Ishmail Vin Berahim) Malaysia
Bronze: Keith Brenton (Dir. Doreen Metcalf) England
B1 Ladies' Singles
Gold Medal: Tracy Smith (Dir. Thomas Smith) South Africa
Silver: Shaon Ashtar (Dir. Ester Yogev) Israel
Bronze: Margaret Cusker (Dir. Tom O'Sullivan* / Nigel Morgan) England
B1 Mixed Pairs
Gold Medal: Sharon Ashtar (Dir. Ester Yogev) & Itzhak Baranes (Dir. Miri Goldfarb) Israel
Silver: Tracy Smith (Dir. Thomas Smith) & Michiel Kruger (Dir. Karin Gouws) South Africa
Bronze: Margaret Cusker (Dir. Nigel Morgan) & Keith Brenton (Dir. Doreen Metcalf) England
B2 Men's Singles
Gold Medal: Jake Fehlberg (Dir. Cody Fehlberg) Australia
Silver: Hermann Sholtz (Dir. Geoffrey Newcombe) South Africa
Bronze: Robert Barr (Dir. Chris Morrow) Scotland
B2 Ladies' Singles
Gold Medal: Sarah Marshall (Dir. Linda Ralphs) England
Silver: Melanie Inness (Dir. George Miller) Scotland
Bronze: Michelle Eshun (Dir. Owen James) South Africa
B2 Mixed Pairs
Gold Medal: Helen Boardman (Dir. Peter Doherty) & Jake Fehlberg (Dir. Cody Fehlberg) Australia
Silver: Michelle Eshun (Dir. Owen James) & Hermann Scholtz (dir. Geoff. Newcombe) South Africa
Bronze: Sarah Marshall (Dir. Linda Ralphs) & Ron Homer (Dir. Moira Sheehan* / David Stott) England
*Original Director had to be replaced due to ill-health / injury.
B3 Men's Singles
Gold Medal: John Fox (Dir. Alastair Pratt) Scotland
Silver: Calvin Rodgers (Dir. Jason Scheutjens) Australia
Bronze: Kerrin Wheeler (Dir. Colin Wheeler) New Zealand
B3 Ladies' Singles
Gold Medal: Princess Schroeder (Dir. Graham Ward) South Africa
Silver: Chan Ka Man (Dir. Chu Yim Han) Hong Kong
Bronze: Sue Curran (Dir. Bronwyn Milne) New Zealand
B3 Mixed Pairs
Gold Medal: Jacky Hudson (Dir. Rob Hudson) & Calvin Rodgers (Dir. Jason Scheutjens) Australia
Silver: Mary Stevenson (Dir. John Hannah) & John Fox (Dir. Alastair Pratt) Scotland
Bronze: Sue Curran (Dir. Bronwyn Milne) & Kerrin Wheeler (Dir Colin Wheeler) New Zealand
B4 Men's Singles
Gold Medal: Scott Kinnear (Dir. Shane Kinnear) Australia
Silver: Kwok Wing (Dir. Ng Kwok Fai [Kenny]) - Hong Kong
Bronze: Eben Fourie (Dir. Charles Collen) South Africa
B4 Ladies' Singles
Gold Medal: Salomie Morries (Dir. Debbie Fitzpatrick) South Africa
Silver:Sharon Dunk (Dir. Wendy Cartwright) (Australia)
Bronze: Sally Marston (Dir. Tony East) New Zealand
B4 Mixed Pairs
Gold Medal: Sharon Dunk (Dir. Wendy Cartwright) & Scott Kinnear (Dir. Shane Kinnear) Australia
Silver: Sally Marston (Dir Tony East) & Steve Delaney (Dir. Dean Wood) New Zealand
Bronze: Kwok Wing (Dir. Ng Kwok Fai [Kenny]) & Tang Shun Yee (Dir. Lee Fong Kiu) Hong Kong
National Winners : Australia (135pts)
National Runners-Up: South Africa (126pts)
New Zealand 85pts
England 82pts
Scotland 72pts
Hong Kong 69pts
Israel 54pts
Malaysia 36pts
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