Louis Ridout

Louis Ridout is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player.

Louis Ridout
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990
Sport
SportBowls
ClubKings (Torquay)
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coastfours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
2015 Paphospairs
British Isles Championships
2019singles
2017pairs

Bowls career

In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[1]

In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[2] The bowler who represents Devon[3] represented England during the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[5][6]

He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[7] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[8] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019.[9]

References
  1. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "News: Tolchard takes double titles". Bowls International.
  3. "BOWLS: Incomer Louis Ridout has outdoors Devon target after winning Planet Bowls title indoors". Torquay Herald Express.
  4. "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  5. "Fours results". CG2018.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  7. "Latest News". Bowls England.
  8. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  9. "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
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