Who is World Indoor Bowls Championships player Julie Forrest?
JULIE Forrest is a two-time world indoor champion bowler who hails from Scotland.
And she’s at it again — Julie knocked out favourite and six-time winner Katherine Rendall in round one of the World Indoor Bowls Championships 2025.
Who is World Indoor Bowls Championship player Julie Forrest?
Julie Forrest is a Scottish professional bowls player, participating in both the indoor and outdoor disciplines of the sport.
She is a member of what was formerly the Teviotdale Indoor Bowls Club in the Scottish Borders.
Julie became a member of the club shortly after it opened in 1986, going on to win the club championship 14 times.
In 2022, the arena was renamed in honour of their multiple world champion player — it is now the Julie Forrest Stadium.
She told the BBC: “This is surreal. This place has been my second home for so long.”
And on staying at the top of her game, she added: “I want to finish at the top and that will likely be in the next couple of years.
“I don’t want to be one of those players that slowly slides down the rankings.
“One thing is for sure, I will keep playing bowls here at the Julie Forrest Stadium for as long as I can.”
Julie is also an Honorary Life Member of the Scottish Indoor Bowling Association (SIBA).
She has been playing with Tiger Bowls since 2003.
In 2007, she was inducted into the Scottish Borders Hall of Fame.
What has Julie Forrest won?
Julie’s biggest have been her two women’s singles titles at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in 2019 and 2020.
Before she took home the first of those titles, she opened up about how winning the Worlds would be the “pinnacle” of her career.
One thing is for sure, I will keep playing bowls here at the Julie Forrest Stadium for as long as I can
Julie Forrest
She said: “You have to dig deep… If I win the final it will be the pinnacle of my career.
“It’s the last thing in ladies indoor bowls I can win, I’ve won everything else you can win — this only thing I haven’t won and I’m really looking forward to it.”
In 2016, she also finished runner-up at the World Indoor Bowls Championship in the mixed pairs.
She won her third World indoor title with Steward Anderson in 2021.
Julie has won seven IIBC indoor titles, including a record four ladies’ singles titles (2004, 2010, 2013, 2014) and three mixed pairs titles (2002, 2003, 2013).
She won the last three editions of the WBT Scottish Women’s Masters and is a record six-time Scottish indoor champion.
Julie also is a three-time British Isles indoor champion in singles competition.
In 2022, Julie won the women’s singles at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships.
The following year she retained the title after beating Katelyn Inch in Warilla, Australia.
When did the World Indoor Bowls Championships 2025 start?
The main draw of the World Indoor Bowls Championships 2025 got underway on Saturday, January 11.
It is being staged at the Potters Resorts Hopton-on-Sea in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
This is officially the 26th year the World Indoor Bowls Championships have taken place.