STEWART Anderson is the current open pairs world champion and ranked as the third best player on the planet.
Here we take a look at his career and family.
Stewart Anderson, born July 23, 1985, is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.
He plays out of the Blantyre Bowling Club, Glasgow for indoor bowls, and the Quarter Boolin’ Club, Hamilton for the outdoor variation of the sport — both of which are situated in Scotland.
His current WBT (World Bowls Tour) world ranking is 3.
When he gave his first TV interview early on in his career, it took five attempts to record because the interviewer couldn’t understand his rich Scottish accent.
Stewart has enjoyed a very successful career, having become a seven-time World Indoor Bowls Championships winner.
He won the singles competition in 2013 and 2019.
In 2016 Anderson won the men’s pairs (which is now the open pairs) alongside Darren Burnett.
Stewart took home mixed pairs titles in 2021 and 2023 partnered with Julie Forrest and Ceri Ann Glen respectively.
He also won the open pairs in 2022 and 2024 with longtime playing partner Darren Burnett.
After winning his sixth world indoor title last year, Anderson told the Advertiser: “I started playing bowls when I was 15, so I’ve played for 22 years, and I never dreamed of winning any world title.
“To lose my first world title in 2010 and then to say in 12 years’ time I’ve won six is a dream come true, to be honest.
“It’s something you dream of every week.
“With the mixed I didn’t really know what to expect, because I was playing with somebody I’ve never played with before, and Ceri Ann had been out the game for nearly 15 years.
“This was her first year coming back, having won the world singles before, but she hadn’t played down there for 15 years or something.”
He added: “It was a great experience and we won it against Paul and Alison, who I always thought would be difficult to beat.
“But I knew if me and Ceri Ann turned up and played the way I know we can, we could beat them.
“I wouldn’t say it was comfortable, but we won the second set quite comfortably. We hit form at the right time and everything just clicked.
“The funny thing about bowls is that I’ve won the mixed pairs world final and then the next morning I’ve gone out and played in my singles and lost.
“That’s just bowls — you can have 24 hours when you’re unbeatable and in the next 48 you’re throwing them all over the place!”
Yes, Stewart has a daughter with his ex-fiancee and fellow international bowler Kerry Packwood.
Her name is Emma Jayne and she is 12 years old.
Anderson keeps his daughter’s private life out of the public spotlight, so little else is known about her.
