{{for|the New Zealand rugby union player|Mark Royal (rugby union)}} {{Short description|English lawn and indoor bowls player}} {{Use British English|date=November 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Mark Royal | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = English | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|01|18|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn & indoor bowls | club = Rookery (outdoors)<br />Mid Suffolk (indoors) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's bowls }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|English Nationals}} {{MedalGold|2003|cofc}} {{MedalSilver|2021|cofc}} }}
'''Mark Royal''' (born 1975) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref name=WBT>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/mark-royal/|title=Profile|publisher=World Bowls Tour}}</ref>
==Bowls career== ===Outdoors=== Royal won the Men's Champion of Champions singles title in 2003, at the National Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records|title=Past records|publisher=Bowls England|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221853/https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/royal-shows-he-is-worthy-champion-z3m2d7gfhtt|title=Royal shows he is worthy champion|work=The Times}}</ref> In 2021, he reached the final of the event again, only to lose out to Jamie Chestney 21–11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/live-scores-benfinals21/|title=Daily Round Up|publisher=Bowls England|access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
===Indoors=== Indoors he reached a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2009 and has been in the worlds top 16 since 2003.<ref name=WBT/><ref name=DRU>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/live-scores-benfinals21/|title=Daily Round Up|publisher=Bowls England|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>
Major successes include winning the Welsh Open in 2008 and 2011.
Mark bowls with Drakes Pride 4 Heavy <ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-30 |title=Mark Royal |url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/mark-royal/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=World Bowls Tour |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Awards== He was awarded the 2009 Players Player of the Year and Performance of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/sport/royal_marks_world_bowls_awards_double_1_508728 | title=Royal marks World Bowls awards double | publisher=Lowestoft Journal | date=27 January 2009 | accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== By trade he is a Director of Jack and Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JACK AND BOWL LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14543352/officers |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> He is married with three children and formerly worked with Potters Leisure Resort and its manager Greg Harlow.<ref name=WBT/>
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