Nick Brett
{{Short description|English lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Nick Brett
| image = File:Nick Brett, English lawn bowler in 2015.jpg
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| caption = Brett in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|05|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Peterborough, England
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| sport = Bowls
| club = Brampton BC
Huntingdon IBC
| highestranking = 19 (August 2024)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's Bowls}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Gold Coast | triples}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Birmingham|triples}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|fours}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Bowls Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2017|mixed pairs}}
{{MedalGold|2020|mixed pairs}}
{{MedalGold|2024|mixed pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|British Isles Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2000|singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|National championships}}
{{MedalGold|1999|singles}}
{{MedalGold|2022|pairs}}
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Nick Brett (born 14 May 1974) is an English lawn and indoor bowler.{{cite web|url=http://worldbowlstour.tv/nick-brett/|title=Profile|publisher=World Bowls Tour}}{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/4706|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/england-player-profiles/ |title=England Player Profiles |publisher=Bowls England| access-date=23 November 2023}} He reached a career high ranking of world number 19 in August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025 }}
Bowls career
Brett bowls for the Huntingdon indoor bowls club and Brampton outdoor bowls club. He was ranked the indoor world number 1 in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|url=http://worldbowlstour.tv/nick-brett/|title=Brett Player Profile|publisher=World Bowls Tour}} and also won an outdoors National Title in 1999 and subsequent singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|publisher=British Isles Bowls Council}}
Brett's greatest achievement before 2016 was winning the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title partnering Greg Harlow.{{cite web|url=http://www.huntssportsawards.co.uk/story/nicky-brett-partners-greg-harlow-to-the-world-indoor-bowls-championship-mens-doubles-title/|title=Nicky Brett partner Greg Harlow to title|publisher=Hunts Post}} It was during the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship that Brett became the World Singles Champion for the first time beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/35396093|title=World Indoor Bowls: Nick Brett beats Robert Paxton for first title|publisher=BBC Sport}}
Brett followed up his 2016 success by winning the mixed pairs title at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Claire Johnston of Scotland.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/38739419|title=World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title|publisher=BBC Sport}} He then joined an exclusive group of players who have won five or more world indoor titles after winning both the open pairs and mixed pairs at the 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/harlow-brett-2020-world-indoor-pairs-champions/|title=HARLOW & BRETT – 2020 WORLD INDOOR PAIRS CHAMPIONS|publisher=World Bowls Tour}}{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/brett-purcell-are-the-new-world-indoor-mixed-pairs-champions/|title=BRETT & PURCELL ARE THE NEW WORLD INDOOR MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONS|publisher=World Bowls Tour}} and he narrowly failed to become the first player to win the treble after losing to Paxton in the open singles final. Other major indoor wins include the 2015 International Open and the 2013 and 2014 Scottish International Open.
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/selection-2020-world-bowls-championships/|title=SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=6 January 2020 |publisher=Bowls England}} World ranked number one indoors he was unable to participate in the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship because he broke his arm following an accident playing golf.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/world-number-one-nick-brett-forced-to-withdraw-from-world-indoor-championships/|title=World Number One Nick Brett Forced To Withdraw From World Indoor Championships |website=Bowls International |date=8 January 2021 | access-date=14 January 2021}}
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56885|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}} The team of Brett, Louis Ridout and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62382397|title=Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples|work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 August 2022}} The success during 2022 continued when he secured a second national title, winning the 2022 pairs with Lewis Baker.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/the-delivery-delight-for-duo-baker-and-brett-on-day-six/|title=The Delivery, Delight for duo Baker and Brett on day six|date=30 August 2022 |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=3 September 2022}}
At the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship, Brett won the Open Pairs with Greg Harlow again, defeating Jason Greenslade and Michael Stepney in the final. It was Brett's sixth title over all disciplines.
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}} In the triples with Jamie Walker and Louis Ridout, he won a bronze medal.
Brett started 2024 in good form winning the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championship mixed pairs with Julie Forrest, as the pair bowled together for the first time in the Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/brilliant-brett-wins-his-seventh-world-indoor-gold-medal-4480651 |title=Brilliant Brett wins his seventh World Indoor Gold medal |website=Peterborough Today |access-date=17 January 2024}}
Personal life
Brett is a supervisor by trade and is married with two children. Due to injury in 2021 he was unable to compete in the World Indoor Championships and consequently joined the commentary team for the event.
References
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External links
- {{Team England|nick-brett}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|56885}}
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Category:English male bowls players
Category:Indoor Bowls World Champions
Category:Bowls European Champions
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:English sports broadcasters
Category:Sportspeople from Peterborough
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games