Ross Davis (bowls)

Ross Davis
Personal information
NicknameRossco
NationalityBritish (Jersey)
Born (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994
Jersey, United Kingdom
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubSun BC
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
15 (October 2024)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Jersey
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cardiffpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2016fours
Gold medal – first place2018singles
Gold medal – first place2019pairs
Gold medal – first place2023pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Ayrsingles
Silver medal – second place2024 Ayrpairs

Ross Davis (born 5 March 1994) is an international lawn bowls player from Jersey. He reached a career high ranking of world number 15 in October 2024.[2]

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

Davis represented Jersey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. He competed in the triples event where the team reached the quarter-finals.[3] In October 2021, Davis was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] Evans took part in the men's pairs at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[5]

Other events

Davis has won four British Isles Bowls Championships titles, he won the blue riband event (the singles) in 2018 in addition to the 2016 fours and 2019 and 2023 pairs.[6][7] In 2019 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[8] In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[9]

In 2023, he won the pairs title for the second time, with Malcolm De Sousa at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr.[10] In 2024, he won a silver medal in the singles and in the pairs at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.[11]

Davis was serving as the Junior Vice President of Bowls Jersey in 2017.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Participants". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Team Jersey name squad for 2026 Commonwealth Games". Jersey Evening Post. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  7. ↑ "Ross Davis and Malcolm De Sousa: Jersey pair win British Isles bowls title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "ENGLAND WINNERS TRIUMPH AT BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Medal haul for Bowls Jersey in European Champs". Bailwick Express. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "About Us". Bowls Jersey. 18 February 2017.
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