Mark Royal
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 18 January 1975 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls |
| Club | Rookery (outdoors) Mid Suffolk (indoors) |
Mark Royal (born 1975) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career[]
Outdoors[]
Royal won the Men's Champion of Champions singles title in 2003, at the National Championships.[2][3] In 2021, he reached the final of the event again, only to lose out to Jamie Chestney 21–11.[4]
Indoors[]
Indoors he reached a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2009 and has been in the worlds top 16 since 2003.[1] [5]
Major successes include winning the Welsh Open in 2008 and 2011.
Awards[]
He was awarded the 2009 Players Player of the Year and Performance of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.[6]
Personal life[]
By trade he works with Potters Leisure Resort and its manager Greg Harlow in regard to their bowls organisation. He is married with three children.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
- ^ "Past records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Royal shows he is worthy champion". The Times.
- ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Royal marks World Bowls awards double". Lowestoft Journal. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- English male bowls players