Chestney through to open singles second round at World Indoor Bowls Championships

By Daniel Etchells
Monday, 13 January 2020

Jamie Chestney is through to the last-16 of the open singles event at the World Indoor Bowls Championships ©World Bowls Tour

England's Jamie Chestney became the first player to reach the last 16 as open singles action got underway at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk.

The 33-year-old, an open and mixed pairs world champion in 2018, beat Scotland's Chris Carswell 10-4, 9-3 at Potters Leisure Resort's International Arena.

He will now go onto face the winner of tomorrow's match between England's Robert Paxton and South Africa's Craig Rimmington.

Chestney's last-16 tie is scheduled for January 21.

The other open singles matches set to take place tomorrow are those between England's Les Gillett and Ireland's Scott Jess, and Scotland's Alex Marshall and American Lawrence Quill.

The two winners will go up against each other for a place in the quarter-finals.

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