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{{Short description|International lawn bowl competition}}
{{About|the event organised by the World Bowls Tour|the event organised by World Bowls & the IIBC|World Bowls Indoor Championships}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox sports league
|sport=[[Bowls]]
|founded=1979
| current_season  = 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship
|continent=International ([[Professional Bowls Association]] / [[World Bowls Tour]])
|champion='''2024 Open Singles'''<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]]<br>'''2024 Women's Singles'''<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]]<br> '''2024 Open Pairs'''<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] & <br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Burnett]]<br>'''2024 Mixed Pairs'''<br>{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Nick Brett]] &<br> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Julie Forrest]] <br>'''2024 under 25s singles'''<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Weir]]
|TV=[[BBC Two]], [[YouTube]]}}

The '''World Indoor Bowls Championship''' is an international [[bowls]] competition held annually at [[Potters Resorts]] in [[Hopton on Sea]].

In recent history matches are streamed live on YouTube & Facebook, attracting around four million views annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.OpticalMediaUK.com|title=OpticalMedia: Leading the Way in Sports Streaming with Over 4 Million Annual Views|publisher=OpticalMedia|date=2024-01-13}}</ref> The last week of the competition is televised live on [[BBC]] where the open singles and open pairs', women's singles and mixed pairs' finals are shown.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/42403840|title=World Indoor Bowls Championships 2018: Schedule and BBC coverage|date=January 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==History==
The competition was first held in 1979 in [[Coatbridge| Coatbridge, Scotland]] as a men's singles only event. The first event was sponsored by [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy Cigarettes]]. 

In 1986, the men's pairs competition was added to the championship.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Bowls Year Book 89|year=1989|publisher=the Daily Telegraph|isbn=0-330-31093-3}}</ref> In 1988, a rule change allowed women to compete for the first time and the women's singles competition was created. This rule change also changed expanded the men's singles and pairs competition and both become [[open (sport)| open]] tournaments.

In 1989, the championships moved to the Guild Hall in [[Preston, Lancashire| Preston, England]] and [[Churchill Insurance]] took over the sponsorship. While the competition was being held in Preston,  [[Midland Bank]] and [[Saga plc|SAGA]] were also sponsors at various times.

In 1999, [[Potters Resort|Potters Holidays]] took over the sponsorship and, as part of the agreement, the event moved to its current home at the company's resort in Hopton-on-Sea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64249302 |title=World Bowls at Potters: 'There's nowhere else I'd rather be' |work=BBC News |date=13 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>  The mixed pairs competition was added to the championship in 2004.

==World Indoor Men's/Open Singles Champions==
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{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1979]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1980]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1981]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1982]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Watson (bowls)|John Watson]]
|-
! [[1983 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1983]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob Sutherland]]
|-
! [[1984 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1984]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Jim Baker (bowls)|Jim Baker]]
|-
! [[1985 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1985]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Terry Sullivan (bowls)|Terry Sullivan]]
|-
! [[1986 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1986]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1987 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1987]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1988]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Duff (bowls)|Hugh Duff]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[1989 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1989]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1990 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1990]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Price (bowls)|John Price]]
|-
! [[1991 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1991]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1992]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Schuback]]
|-
! [[1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1993]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[1995 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Gourlay]]
|-
! [[1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Duff (bowls)|Hugh Duff]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(1/5)</small>
|-
! [[1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(1/6)</small>
|-
! [[2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Robert Weale]]
|-
! [[2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(2/5)</small>
|-
! [[2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(2/6)</small>
|-
! [[2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(3/6)</small>
|-
! [[2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(3/5)</small>
|-
! [[2006 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]]
|-
! [[2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(4/6)</small>
|-
! [[2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(5/6)</small>
|-
! [[2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]]
|-
! [[2010 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(4/5)</small>
|-
! [[2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Burnett]]
|-
! [[2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(6/6)</small>
|-
! [[2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Brett]]
|-
! [[2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(5/5)</small>
|-
! [[2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dawes]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]]
|-
! [[2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dawes]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Gillett]]
|-
! [[2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Walker (bowls)|Jamie Walker]]
|-
! [[2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Wins by individual''' (Open Singles only)<!-- 2024 WINNER STEWART ANDERSON HAS BEEN ADDED-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
! style="width:40px;"|
! style="width:120px;"|Name
!style="width:100px;"|Titles
!style="width:100px;"|Runners up
!style="width:300px;"|Winning Years
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}}
| [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]]
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2015
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2017
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}}
| [[Richard Corsie]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 1989, 1991, 1993
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 1994, 1995, 2012
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 1979, 1980, 1981
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 2013, 2019, 2024
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Tony Allcock]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 1986, 1987, 2002
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[Hugh Duff (bowls)|Hugh Duff]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 1988, 1997
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Mark Dawes]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 2018, 2021
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} 
| [[John Price (bowls)|John Price]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 1990
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 2006
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Greg Harlow]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 2010
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} 
| [[Ian Schuback]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 1992
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 2020
|-
| {{flagicon|NIR}} 
| [[Jim Baker (bowls)|Jim Baker]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 1984
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[David Gourlay]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 1996
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} 
| [[Robert Weale]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 2000
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Nick Brett]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 2016
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[John Watson (bowls)|John Watson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 1982
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[Bob Sutherland]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 1983
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} 
| [[Terry Sullivan (bowls)|Terry Sullivan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 1985
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 2009
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} 
| [[Darren Burnett]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 2014
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Les Gillett]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 2022
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} 
| [[Jamie Walker (bowls)|Jamie Walker]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| 2023
|}

'''Performance by country''' (Open singles only)<!-- ENSURE BOTH THE WINNER AND RUNNER-UP ARE ADDED AT THE SAME TIME AND UPDATE TOTALS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT 46 WINNERS AND 46 RUNNERS-UP AFTER THE 2024 EVENT WAS ADDED-->

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
! style="width:140px;"|Country
!style="width:100px;"|Titles
!style="width:100px;"|Runners up
!style="width:100px;"|Winning Players
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} England
| style="text-align:center;"|18
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Northern Ireland
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| {{flagicon|HK}} Hong Kong
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
| Total
| style="text-align:center;"|46
| style="text-align:center;"|46
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|-
|}

==World Indoor Women's Singles Champions==
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{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1988]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Margaret Johnston (bowls)|Margaret Johnston]]
|-
! [[1990 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1990]]
| {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Fleur Bougourd]]
|-
! [[1991 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1991]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mary Price (bowls)|Mary Price]]
|-
! [[1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1992]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sarah Gourlay]]
|-
! [[1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1993]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kate Adams (bowls)|Kate Adams]]
|-
! [[1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jan Woodley (bowls)|Jan Woodley]]
|-
! [[1995 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Joyce Lindores]]
|-
! [[1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sandy Hazell]]
|-
! [[1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norma Shaw]]
|-
! [[1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Caroline McAllister]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Caroline McAllister]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marlene Castle]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Betty Brown (bowls)|Betty Brown]]
|-
! [[2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ellen Falkner]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2006 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ellen Falkner]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Caroline Brown (bowls)|Caroline Brown]]
|-
! [[2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ceri Ann Davies]]
|-
! [[2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Debbie Stavrou]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2010 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Debbie Stavrou]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Alison Merrien]]
|-
! [[2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karen Murphy (lawn bowls)|Karen Murphy]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Field (bowls)|Rebecca Field]]
|-
! [[2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(1/6)</small>
|-
! [[2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Laura Daniels]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ellen Falkner]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(2/6)</small>
|-
! [[2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(3/6)</small>
|-
! [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Julie Forrest]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Julie Forrest]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Laura Daniels]] <small>(2/2)</small> <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/55760133|title=Wales' Laura Daniels wins World Indoor Bowls final|work=BBC Sport |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(4/6)</small>
|-
! [[2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(5/6)</small>
|-
! [[2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2024]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]] <small>(6/6)</small>
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==World Indoor Men's/Open Pairs Champions==
The Men's Pairs (now Open Pairs) allows women to compete, this is not to be confused with the Mixed Pairs. It was a men's only competition until 2012.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[1986 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1986]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}}  [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(1/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(1/6)</small>
|-
! [[1987 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1987]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(2/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(2/6)</small>
|-
! [[1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1988]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Schuback]] <small>(1/3)</small> & [[Jim Yates (bowls)|Jim Yates]]
|-
! [[1989 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1989]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(3/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(3/6)</small>
|-
! [[1990 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1990]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(4/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(4/6)</small>
|-
! [[1991 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1991]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(5/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(5/6)</small>
|-
! [[1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1992]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(6/8)</small> & [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] <small>(6/6)</small>
|-
! [[1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1993]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Smith (bowls)|Gary Smith]] & [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Schuback]] <small>(2/3)</small> & [[Cameron Curtis]]
|-
! [[1995 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]] & [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(1/6)</small>
|-
! [[1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Schuback]] <small>(3/3)</small> & [[Kelvin Kerkow]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(7/8)</small> & [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]] & [[Graham Robertson (bowls)|Graham Robertson]]
|-
! [[1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Price (bowls)|John Price]] & [[Stephen Rees (bowls)|Stephen Rees]]
|-
! [[2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Gourlay]] & [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(2/6)</small>
|-
! [[2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Gillett (bowls)|Les Gillett]] <small>(1/2)</small> & [[Mark McMahon (bowls)|Mark McMahon]]
|-
! [[2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Duff (bowls)|Hugh Duff]] & [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(1/5)</small>
|-
! [[2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]] <small>(8/8)</small> & [[David Holt (bowls)|David Holt]]
|-
! [[2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Ian McClure (bowls)|Ian McClure]] & [[Jeremy Henry (bowls)|Jeremy Henry]]
|-
! [[2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kelvin Kerkow]] <small>(2/3)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2006 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]] <small>(1/2)</small> & {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Gourlay]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Gourlay]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(2/3)</small> & [[Ian Bond (bowls)|Ian Bond]]  <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kelvin Kerkow]] <small>(3/3)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2010 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]] <small>(3/3)</small> & [[Ian Bond (bowls)|Ian Bond]]  <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(2/5)</small> & [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(3/6)</small>
|-
! [[2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(3/5)</small> & [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(4/6)</small>
|-
! [[2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(4/5) </small>& [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(5/6)</small>
|-
! [[2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]] <small>(1/3)</small> & [[Nick Brett]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]] & [[Simon Skelton (bowls)|Simon Skelton]]
|-
! [[2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(1/3)</small> & [[Darren Burnett]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Gillett]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jason Greenslade]]
|-
! [[2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dawes]] <small>(1/2)</small> & [[Jamie Chestney]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(5/5)</small> & [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(6/6)</small>
|-
! [[2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]] <small>(2/3)</small> & [[Nick Brett]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dawes]] <small>(2/2)</small> & [[Jamie Chestney]] <small>(2/2)</small> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/dawes-and-chestney-win-send-open-pairs-title/|title=Dawes And Chestney Win Second Open Pairs Title |website=Bowls International |date=18 January 2021 | access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(2/3)</small> & [[Darren Burnett]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]] <small>(3/3)</small> & [[Nick Brett]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(3/3)</small> & [[Darren Burnett]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==World Indoor Mixed Pairs Champions==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(1/2)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Amy Monkhouse]]
|-
! [[2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Price (bowls)|John Price]] <small>(1/2)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2006 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Price (bowls)|John Price]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]] & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jo Morris (bowls)|Jo Morris]]
|-
! [[2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Gourlay]] <small>(1/3)</small> & [[Ceri Ann Davies]] <small>(1/3)</small>
|-
! [[2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Gourlay]] <small>(2/3)</small> & [[Ceri Ann Davies]] <small>(2/3)</small>
|-
! [[2010 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby (bowls)|Carol Ashby]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Skelton (bowls)|Simon Skelton]] & {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Alison Merrien]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Gourlay]] <small>(3/3)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Debbie Stavrou]]
|-
! [[2013 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(1/3)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Laura Thomas (bowls)|Laura Thomas]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(2/3)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Laura Thomas (bowls)|Laura Thomas]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]] <small>(1/2)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Marion Purcell]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|-
! [[2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Burnett]] & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]]
|-
! [[2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Brett]] <small>(1/3)</small> & {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Claire Johnston (bowls)|Claire Johnston]]
|-
! [[2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Chestney]] & {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Lesley Doig]]
|-
! [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ellen Falkner]]
|-
! [[2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Brett]] <small>(2/3)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Marion Purcell]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(1/2)</small> & {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Julie Forrest]]<small> (1/2)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/19022929.julie-forrest-borders-bowler-wins-world-championships-title/|title=Julie Forrest: Borders bowler wins world championships title |website=Peebleshire News |date=19 January 2021 | access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] <small>(3/3)</small> & {{flagicon|GUE}} [[Alison Merrien]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]] <small>(2/2)</small> & {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ceri Ann Davies|Ceri Ann Glen]] <small>(3/3)</small>
|-
! [[2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Brett]] <small> (3/3)</small> & {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Julie Forrest]]<small> (2/2)</small>
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==World Indoor Open Under 25 Champions==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Joseph Mower (bowls)|Joseph Mower]]
|-
! [[2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ellen Ryan (bowls)|Ellen Ryan]]
|-
! [[2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Chloe Watson]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Orr (bowls, born 1995)|John Orr]]
|-
! [[2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[William Moulton (bowls)|William Moulton]]
|-
! [[2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2022]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Daniel Pool]] <small>(1/2)</small>
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
! [[2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2023]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Daniel Pool]] <small>(2/2)</small>
|-
! [[2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship|2024]]
||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Weir]]
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Players with 5 or more titles==<!--updated on 18 Jan 2024, AFTER the women's singles final-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=250|Name
!width=50 |Open singles
!width=50 |Women's singles
!width=50 |Open Pairs
!width=50 |Mixed Pairs
!width=80 |Total
|-align=center
|align=left| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]]
|6||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||6||2||'''14'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]]
|5||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||5||3||'''13'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Allcock]]
|3||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||8||-||'''11'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]]
|3||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||6||-||'''9'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Anderson (bowls)|Stewart Anderson]]
|3||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||2||'''8'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Gourlay]]
|1||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||3||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Brett]]
|1||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||3||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katherine Rednall]]
||-||6||-||1||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]]
|3||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||-||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carol Ashby]]
||-||3||-||3||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Corsie]]
|3||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||2||-||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Greg Harlow]]
|1||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||1||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Darren Burnett]]
|1||<span style="color:red;">N/A</span>||3||1||'''5'''
|}

== See also ==
*[[World lawn and indoor bowls events]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web|title=This perfect World Indoor Bowls shot is the most electrifying non-darts sports highlight in British history|language=en|date=23 Jan 2020|website=Golf Digest|author=Greg Gottfried|format=Video|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/this-ridiculous-bowls-shot-is-the-most-electrifying-british-sports-highlight-since-the-grand-slam-of-darts}}

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