Jason Banks (bowls)

Jason Banks (born 1996) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Jason Banks
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 [1]
Sport
Club
  • Inverurie BC (outdoors)
  • Garioch IBC (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jersey pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jersey mixed four
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jersey team
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Yarmouthsingles

Bowls career

Banks reached the 2014 National Indoor Singles final and in 2019 won the National Under 25 Singles.[1] In 2019 he won the Junior singles title at the IIBC Championships.[2] In 2017, he won three medals at the European Bowls Championships.[3]

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia as the men's team travelling reserve.[4]

Banks recorded his best result to date when reaching the final of the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship, he was unlucky to lose to Jamie Walker after playing so consistently in the final.[5]

Family

His father Colin Banks and his sister Carla Banks are both international bowlers.[4][6]

References
  1. "Jason Banks profile". Henselite.
  2. "2019 IIBC Junior Championships". IIBC.
  3. "2017 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  5. "Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. "Men's Super Series along with current Women's National Champions taking the Ladies Title". Bowls Scotland.
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