Personal information | |
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Nationality | Wales |
Born | 3 August 1973 |
Sport | |
Sport | Short mat bowls |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 4 Championships (2002, 2004, 2010, 2012) [1] |
Stephen Williams (born 3 August 1973) is a Welsh short mat bowls player, and four time singles world champion. Williams won the championship in consecutive tournaments in 2002, and 2004, and then again in 2010 and 2012. [1] Williams has also won the world triples championship in 1994. [2] [3] Williams is also a multiple time national champion; and British Isles champion.
Williams is also a three-time singles winner of events at the Short mat players tour, first winning the 2015 English Masters, defeating Paul Bax 12–7 in the final [4] and also winning the 2019 British Open, defeating Devon's Benny Bass in the final 10–9. [5] [6] Williams would win the very next event, the 2019 English Masters, with a 12–10 win in the final over Sean Hughes.
Williams has also won the Welsh Grand Prix 2 Bowl Pairs, in 2018, with partner Johnathan Payne, having been runner up the year before. [7]
In 2012, Williams defeated Alex Marshall in the "champion of champion" series, [8] as the reigning world champion. [9] He defeated Marshall in a 7 end match, 6–4. [10] [11]
S. Williams (Wales) 2012 S. Williams
Welsh Grand Prix 2 Bowl Pairs