Beth Riva

Beth Riva
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born2003[1]
Sport
SportIndoor and lawn Bowls
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Women's Bowls
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Yarmouth mixed pairs

Beth Riva (born 2003) is a Scottish bowls player who won the World Championship mixed pairs in 2025.[2]

Bowls career

In 2022 after being capped as an under-25 Scottish International, Riva was chosen by Team Scotland's Achieve programme to travel to the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the Team Scotland experience.[3]

Riva teamed up with Jason Banks to win the 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship mixed pairs title.[1] In the first round the pair defeated Robert Paxton and Lucy Smith in straight sets before winning their semi-final match against Les Gillett and Nicole Rogers again in straight sets.[4][5] Riva and Banks then won the final against tournament favourites Paul Foster and Katherine Rednall without dropping a set. Riva was studying law at Edinburgh Napier University at the time.[1] She was also runner-up in the ladies' singles, defeating Chelsea Spencer in the semifinals,[6] before losing the final to Julie Forrest.[7][8]

Family

Her uncle is six-times world indoor singles champion Alex Marshall.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Beth Riva wins mixed pairs title at World Indoor Bowls Championships". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Riva and Banks hailed as 'future of bowls' after world mixed title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ^ "2022 Achieve: Beth Riva". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Scottish bowlers one match from becoming bowls world champions". The National Scot. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Gifford's Beth Riva one match from becoming bowls world champion". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Chelsea Spencer from Spalding is beaten by Beth Riva at the World Indoor Bowls Championship". Lincs Online. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Beth Riva runner-up at World Indoor Bowls Championship". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Forrest clinches World Indoor Bowls singles title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2025.


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