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Alison Merrien MBE (born 28 November 1974) is an indoor bowls player from Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

Merrien won the women's singles and mixed pairs at the 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship. In addition she has claimed three WIBC singles titles in 2009, 2011 & 2015 ^[1]^[1]and the Indoor Mixed Pairs Championship in 2001 and 2004, the World Champion of Champions Singles in 2007 and the World Cup Singles in 2008 and 2012.

Nationally she has won the British Isles Indoor Women's Singles Championship in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2015^[2] and the British Isles Indoor Women's Pairs Championship in 2015 ^[2]

Merrien was awarded an MBE for services to bowls in the 2012 New Year Honours list.^[3] and is married to Ian who is also a successful bowls player.

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^ ^a ^b "Another world title for Merrien". Guernsey Press.
^ ^a ^b "Alison Merrien wins two British Isles Indoor titles". BBC.
^ "BBC News - Bowls star Alison Merrien given New Year Honour". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2013-01-27.

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[GP11-1] "Another world title for Merrien". Guernsey Press.

[BBC2015-2] "Alison Merrien wins two British Isles Indoor titles". BBC.

[3] "BBC News - Bowls star Alison Merrien given New Year Honour". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2013-01-27.

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 '''Alison Merrien MBE''' (born 28 November 1974) is an [[Bowls|indoor bowls]] player from [[Saint Peter Port]], [[Guernsey]].
-Merrien has won eight world titles including the women's singles and mixed pairs at the [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship]]. In addition she has claimed the WIBC Championships singles title in 2009 & 2011.<ref name="GP11">{{cite web |url=http://guernseypress.com/sport/2015/04/20/another-world-title-for-merrien/ |title=Another world title for Merrien |publisher=Guernsey Press}}</ref><ref name=GP11/>
+Merrien won the women's singles and mixed pairs at the [[2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship]]. In addition she has claimed three [[WIBC Championships#About WIBC|WIBC]] singles titles in 2009, 2011 & 2015 <ref name="GP11">{{cite web |url=http://guernseypress.com/sport/2015/04/20/another-world-title-for-merrien/ |title=Another world title for Merrien |publisher=Guernsey Press}}</ref><ref name=GP11/>and the Indoor Mixed Pairs Championship in 2001 and 2004, the [[World Bowls Events#World Champion of Champions Singles|World Champion of Champions Singles]] in 2007 and the [[World Bowls Events#World Cup Singles|World Cup Singles]] in 2008 and 2012.
+Nationally she has won the British Isles Indoor Women's Singles Championship in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2015<ref name="BBC2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/bowls/31831335 |title=Alison Merrien wins two British Isles Indoor titles |publisher=BBC}}</ref> and the British Isles Indoor Women's Pairs Championship in 2015 <ref name=BBC2015/>
-* Winning [[WIBC Championships#About WIBC|WIBC]] Indoor Ladies champion in 2009, 2015
-* Winning [[WIBC Championships#About WIBC|WIBC]] Indoor Mixed Pairs Championship in 2001, 2004
-* Winning Women's [[World Bowls Events#World Champion of Champions Singles|World Champion of Champions Singles]] championship in 2007
-* Winning Women's [[World Bowls Events#World Cup Singles|World Cup Singles]] championship in 2008, 2012.
-* Winning British Isles Indoor Women's Singles Championship 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015<ref name="BBC2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/bowls/31831335 |title=Alison Merrien wins two British Isles Indoor titles |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
-* Winning British Isles Indoor Women's Pairs Championship 2015 <ref name=BBC2015/>
-Being awarded an [[MBE]] for services to bowls in the 2012 New Year Honours list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-16356909 |title=BBC News - Bowls star Alison Merrien given New Year Honour |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2013-01-27}}</ref> Married to Ian who is also a successful bowls player.
+Merrien was awarded an [[MBE]] for services to bowls in the 2012 New Year Honours list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-16356909 |title=BBC News - Bowls star Alison Merrien given New Year Honour |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2013-01-27}}</ref> and is married to Ian who is also a successful bowls player.
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