Stewart Anderson (born 23 July 1985)[2] is a Scottish international bowls player and a world champion indoors.[3][4]
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1985 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Blantyre (indoors) Quarter Boolin Club (outdoors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 1 (September 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowls career
editHe started bowling aged just 12 with Auchinleck Indoor Juniors and outdoor with Glaisnock Valley.[5]
Having previously been a beaten finalist in the 2010 World Championships (where he lost out to Greg Harlow)[6] Anderson beat Paul Foster in the final match that ended 10-10, 10-9 to secure the 2013 World indoor title.[3]
In 2015 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[7] During the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship Anderson partnered up with Darren Burnett and the Scottish pair recorded their first Open Pairs title success.[8]
In 2018 he won the Scottish International Open.[9] Later that season, Anderson became a two-time World Open singles champion, winning the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship. He would defeat Simon Skelton in a tie-break in the final, where he would lose only one set in the championships.[10][11]
Anderson won the 2019 Scottish National Bowls Championships pairs title with Steven Shields for Eddlewood BC.[12] In 2020 he won his fourth World indoor title by winning the mixed pairs with Julie Forrest[13] and claimed a fifth when winning the open pairs for the second time with Darren Burnett in 2022.[14]
In 2022, Anderson won the mixed pairs at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, partnering Alison Merrien MBE, they defeated Michael Stepney and Claire Anderson in the final.[15] He also won the men's singles silver medal, losing to Michael Stepney in the final.
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[16] In November 2022, he won the Scottish International Open for the second time.[17]
In 2023, he won the mixed pairs final at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship, with Ceri Ann Glen.[18][19] He also successfully defended his Scottish International title in November.[20] The good form continued as he won two all-Scottish finals at the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship, winning his third singles title[21] and the pairs (partnering Darren Burnett again).[22]
Anderson reached number 1 in the world rankings in September 2024.[1]
Personal life
editHe works for a joiners firm, and he married Scottish International bowler Claire Walker in April 2019.[23] Stewart was previously engaged to fellow bowls international Kerry Packwood with whom he has a daughter, Emma Jayne.
References
edit- ^ a b "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Profile". Taylor Bowls.
- ^ a b "Stewart Anderson wins World Indoor bowls title". BBC Sport. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Dunwoodie, Anne (28 January 2013). "Bowls: Anderson finally gets better of Foster to win first world indoor singles title". The Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "profile". World Bowls Tour.tv.
- ^ "Greg Harlow defeats Stewart Anderson in world final". BBC Sport.
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "2018 SCHEDULE AND SCORES". World Bowls Tour.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson wins second title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Anderson claims second World Indoor title after beating Skelton in tie-break". Great Yarmouth Mercury.
- ^ "Second stage results". Bowls Scotland.
- ^ "Julie Forrest: Borders bowler wins world championships title". Peebleshire News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Arbroath bowls ace Darren Burnett claims fifth world title after Potters Resort pairs success". The Courier. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Anderson And Merrien Claim World Bowls Indoor Mixed Pairs Title". Bowls International. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Anderson claims Scottish International Open for the second time". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Mixed Pairs draw". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Kirkliston's Ceri Ann Glen bags another world title with Mixed Pairs success". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Scottish International Open: Stewart Anderson beats world champion Jamie Walker to retain Scottish International Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson beats Alex Marshall to win third title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Third Open Pairs Title For Anderson And Burnett". Bowls International. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "A chat with your 2019 Open Singles bowls winner, Stewart Anderson". Potters Holidays.
External links
edit- Stewart Anderson at World Bowls Tour (archive)
- About his World Champion Title 2013 at World Bowls Tour at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 January 2013)
- Stewart Anderson at Team Scotland
- Stewart Anderson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games