Bowls today: What time it’s on, schedule and how to watch the World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026
The World Indoor Bowls Championship is heating up as we approach the final days
The World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026 continues today, with last year’s trifecta champion Jason Banks competing against Aaron Johnson – so, make sure you know what time it’s on, the schedule for January 21, and how to watch it.
It may not be as lively as the darts or as popular as snooker, but this is the biggest event in the bowls calendar.
Last year, Scotland’s Jason Banks pulled off a historic treble. He won the singles, men’s pairs and mixed pairs, an unprecedented feat in the sport.
He’s back for the 2026 World Bowls Championship, so if you want to keep up with the tournament and stream it, read on.
What time is the bowls on today?
Coverage from the World Indoor Bowls Championship began at 10am today (January 21), with the final match of the day scheduled for 7pm.
How to watch the World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026
You can watch the World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026 live on BBC Two or via BBC iPlayer.
The broadcaster kicked off its coverage of the event on January 19 – 10 days after it began on January 9. So, if you want to catch up with the tournament’s results so far, you’ll only be able to watch the past two days of bowls on iPlayer.
Thankfully, there is another way! The World Bowls Tour YouTube channel is live-streaming every match from the championship, free of charge. So, if you’re abroad and don’t have access to a VPN, don’t fret: you won’t miss a beat as long as you can use YouTube.
You also watch a livestream via the World Bowls Tour’s Facebook page.
Who won the bowls yesterday? Results for January 20
As the World Indoor Bowls Championship came down to the last 16, Les Gillet emerged victorious over Alex Marshall, beating him 2-0 (10-5, 11-7).
Elsewhere, Nick Brett enjoyed a narrower 2-1 win over Mark Daws (10-3, 4-9, 2-0), and Greg Harlow lost to Paul Foster, who started off with an emphatic 11-2 win in the first set before locking down the game with an 8-6 score.
In the final of the mixed pairs, England’s Jamie Walker and Northern Irelands’s Chloe Wilson beat Les Gillett and Emily Kernick in a tough 1.5-0.5 match-up.
World Indoor Bowls Championship schedule for January 21
- Robert Paxton v Mervyn King (Open Singles) – 10am
- Jason Banks v Aaron Johnson (Open Singles) – 1pm
- Beth Riva v Nicole Rogers (Ladies Match Play semi-final) – 3pm
- Lesley Doig v Katherine Rednall (Ladies Match Play semi-final) – 7.30pm
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