Success for the fourth time at the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championship in January has led to Scotland's Paul Foster retaining the World Bowls Tour world number one ranking, according the list for the 2011/12 season announced by the WBT.

Stewart Anderson's hopes of reaching the final of the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championship for the second year in a row were dashed today when the young Scot fell at the first hurdle to second-seeded compatriot Paul Foster in the first round of the premier World Bowls Tour event in Norfolk.

Scottish qualifiers Michael Stepney & Andrew Barker extended their giant-killing run in the Potters Holidays World Indoor Pairs Championship when they defeated England's event favourites and defending champions Ian Bond & Andy Thomson to reach the semi-finals of the World Bowls Tour event at Hopton-on-Sea in the English county of Norfolk.

Englishmen Les Gillett And Robert Paxton Claimed Places In The Main Draw Of The 2010 Scottish International Open After Coming Through The World Bowls Tour & Professional Bowls Association Uk National Qualifiers In Dorset And Leicester.

Scotland’s Paul Foster Crowns A Historic Season On The World Bowls Tour By Emerging As The New World Number One, According To The Wbt World Rankings For The 2010/11 Season Which Are Announced Today.

England's Ian Bond Recovered From A Set Down To Beat Next Season's World Number One Paul Foster In The Second Round Of The Gravells Welsh International Open To Reach The Quarter-finals Of The Final World Bowls Tour Ranking Event Of This Season At The City And County Of Swansea Indoor Bowls Club In Swansea.

After Hovering Outside The World Bowls Tour World Top 16 For The Past Seven Seasons, Scotland's Darren Burnett Has Guaranteed Himself A Place In The Elite Group Next Season After Beating World Number One-ranked Compatriot Alex Marshall In The Second Round Of The Gravells Welsh International Open At The City And County Of Swansea Indoor Bowls Club In Swansea.

English Qualifier Tim Stone Produced An Impressive Upset On The Third Day Of First Round Action In The Gravells Welsh International Open When He Beat Australia's Three Times Former Champion Kelvin Kerkow To Reach The Last 16 Of The World Bowls Tour Event At The City And County Of Swansea Indoor Bowls Club In Swansea.

Israeli Qualifier Zvikar Hadar Led A Remarkable Day Of Upsets In The Gravells Welsh International Open When He Ousted Fifth Seed Greg Harlow In The First Round Of The World Bowls Tour Event At The City And County Of Swansea Indoor Bowls Club In Swansea To Deny England's New World Champion The Chance Of Becoming World Number One Next Season.

His Triumph In Sunday's Final Of The Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championship In Norfolk Not Only Made Greg Harlow World Champion For The First Time, But It Has Also Pushed The Englishman To The Top Of The Latest Provisional World Bowls Tour World Rankings, Issued Today By The World Bowls Tour.