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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1988 Mulbarton, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Norfolk BC (indoors & outdoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]
Bowls career
Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships.[3][4]
He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test.[5]
In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts.[6] Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering his wife Rebecca in the mixed pairs.[7]
Personal life
His wife is England international Rebecca Willgress, formerly Rebecca Field.[8]
References
- ↑ "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
- ↑ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". Norfolk Bowls Club.
- ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ↑ "Press Release". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "2023 National Championships mixed pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Welcome to the second edition of the SIBC newsletter for the 19/20 season" (PDF). Spalding Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 22 January 2021.