South Africa win IBD World Championships

The South African contingent at the 2024 IBD World Championships continued their fine record in the event claiming overall gold.

The highly successful event played out to a thrilling conclusion at Delville Bowling Club in Germiston.

South Africa ended with five gold medals thanks to stunning performance from Jakes Jacobs and Nico Vermeulen, Michelle Eshun, Princess Schroeder, Nicholas Dedekind and Deon van der Vyver.

Those gold medals allowed South Africa to once again come out on top as the leading country at the event for the third successive edition.

This follows team victories in 2011 and 2015.

Gold Medalists

B1 Mixed Singles - Michiel Kruger (Protea) - Visually Impaired

B3 Women’s Singles - Princess Schroeder (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B3 Men’s Singles - Nicholas Dedekind (BSA Inv Team) – Visually Impaired

B6 Men’s Singles - Deon v d Vyver (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B8 Mixed Pairs - Jakes Jacobs & Nico Vermeulen (IBD Inv Team) – Physically

Disabled

Silver Medalists

B1 / B2 Mixed Pairs - Michiel Kruger & Tracy Smith (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B1 Mixed Singles - Tracy Smith (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B2 Women’s Singles - Michelle Eshun (Protea) - Visually Impaired

B3 Women’s Singles - May Homer (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B4 Mixed Singles - Salome Morries (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B6 Mixed Pairs - Deon vd Vyver & Edward vd Heiden (Protea) – Physically Disabled

B7 Women’s Singles - Louise Evans (BSA Inv Team) – Physically Disabled

B7 Men’s Singles - Nico Beetge (BSA Inv Team) – Physically Disabled

Bronze Medalists

B3/B4 Mixed Pairs - May Homer & Keith Orrell (Protea) – Visually Impaired

B4 Mixed Singles - Roy Pieters (VIBSA Substitute) – Visually Impaired

B6 Mixed Pairs - Logan Subramony & Glen Mackintosh (BSA Inv Team) - Physically

Disabled

B7 Men’s Pairs - Nico Beetge & Eric Streso (BSA Inv Team) – Physically Disabled

B7 Women’s Singles - Jienie Myburg (IBD Inv Team) – Physically Disabled

B7 Men’s Singles - Jarid James (Protea) – Physically Disabled

B8 Men’s Singles - Jakes Jacobs (IBD Inv Team) - Physically Disabled

B8 Mixed Pairs - Wimpie Viljoen & Gustav v d Merwe (Protea) – Physically Disabled