1990 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1990 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 20 February - 4 March 1990.[2]

World Indoor Championships 1990
12th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)20 February - 04 March, 1990.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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In the singles John Price won the title beating Ian Schuback in the final. In the pairs David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their fourth world title.

The second Women's Indoor World Championship sponsored by Volkswagen took place at the Guernsey Bowling Club from April 21–22 and was won by Fleur Bougourd.[3]

Winners edit

Event Winner
Men's Singles   John Price
Women's Singles   Fleur Bougourd
Men's Pairs   Tony Allcock &   David Bryant

Draw and results edit

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Men's singles edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Richard Corsie 0 7 7 3 7
  Dai Wilkins 7 2 5 7 2 1   Corsie 5 0 7 6
  Andy Thomson 7 7 7   Thomson 7 7 4 7
  Maurice McKeown 4 3 5   Thomson 7 3 7 2 6
  Gary Smith 7 2 2 7 7   Smith 2 7 2 7 7
  Clive Major 6 7 7 1 2   Smith 7 7 4 7
  Stephen Rees 7 7 7   Rees 4 3 7 2
  Nick Donaldson 2 4 0   Smith 5 7 5 0
  David Bryant 7 7 4 7   Schuback 7 4 7 7
  Robert McCulloch 4 6 7 2   Bryant 7 4 2 1
  Ian Schuback 7 7 7   Schuback 3 7 7 7
  Jim Baker 0 6 2   Schuback 7 2 7 7
  Rowan Brassey 7 7 7   Wood 3 7 0 4
  Neil McGhee 1 1 5   Wood 5 7 7 7 Final
  Willie Wood 7 7 7   Brassey 7 5 3 3
  Peter Belliss 5 6 3   Schuback 7 4 2 7 2
  Mark McMahon 4 7 7 0 7 6   Price 4 7 7 3 7
3   David Corkill 7 1 5 7 2   McMahon 7 4 7 7
  Cecil Bransky 5 3 7 7 7   Bransky 5 7 2 0
16   Bryan Kingdon 7 7 6 5 4   McMahon 7 3 6 7 2
11   Jim Muir 7 7 0 7 6   Price 2 7 7 0 7
  Pip Branfield 2 2 7 3 11   Muir 0 0 1
6   John Price 7 1 7 7 6   Price 7 7 7
  Stewart Davies 0 7 2 3 6   Price 7 4 7 3 7
  Hugh Duff 7 7 4 5 7 2   Allcock 6 7 1 7 2
  Alex Matthews 5 5 7 7 0   Duff 7 7 7
  Wynne Richards 7 7 7   Richards 2 4 4
  Clifford Craig 3 2 6   Duff 5 1 1
15   Steven Rankin 5 7 7 6 7 2   Allcock 7 7 7
  Jim Yates 7 2 0 7 5 15   Rankin 3 4 1
2   Tony Allcock 7 7 4 2 7 2   Allcock 7 7 7
  Michael Kent 5 4 7 7 3

Men's Pairs edit

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  David Bryant

  Tony Allcock

7 7 6 6 7
  Rod McHugh

  Walton Jones

0 3 7 7 6   Bryant

  Allcock

7 3 7 6 7
  Mike Dunlop

  Jim Baker

7 7 7   Dunlop

  Baker

3 7 6 7 2
  Barry Dunlop

  Stan Espie

5 3 1   Bryant

  Allcock

7 7 4 7
  Stephen Rees

  John Price

7 7 6 7   Rees

  Price

6 3 7 5
  Cecil Bransky

  Mark McMahon

6 6 7 5   Rees

  Price

5 6 7 7 7
  Gary Smith

  Andy Thomson

7 7 4 7   Smith

  Thomson

7 7 0 3 4
  Nick Donaldson

  Clive Major

1 3 7 0   Bryant

  Allcock

3 7 3 7 7
  Ian Schuback

  Jim Yates

7 1 7 3 7   Schuback

  Yates

7 4 7 3 2
  Jim Hoskins

  Clive Jenkins

1 7 4 7 3   Schuback

  Yates

3 7 7 7
  Adam Robertson

  Graham Robertson

7 7 7   Robertson

  Robertson

7 5 3 5
  Richard Corsie

  Hugh Duff

5 2 4   Schuback

  Yates

6 7 7 7
  Gerry Smyth

  Steve Halmai

7 7 7   Smyth

  Halmai

7 5 1 1
  Stewart Davies

  Alex Matthews

1 1 5   Smyth

  Halmai

7 7 1 7
2   Peter Belliss

  Rowan Brassey

7 7 7 2   Brassey

  Belliss

4 4 7 2
  Martin Tomlin

  Mick Tomlin

2 4 2

Women's singles edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
  Fleur Bougourd 7 7 3 7
  Margaret Johnston 1 6 7 6
  Bougourd 3 7 3 7 7
  Conlan 7 1 7 2 1
  Jeanette Conlan 7 7 7
  Ellen Gordon 2 1 3
  Bougourd 6 7 7 4 7
  Wren 7 6 5 7 2
  Liz Wren 5 7 1 7 7
  Ann Sutherland 7 4 7 2 4
  Wren 7 1 0 7 7
  Steele 5 7 7 6 6
  Mavis Steele 7 2 7 7
  Sylvia Froud 3 7 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Home". worldbowls.com.
  2. ^ "McMahon puts out Corkill". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 22 February 1990. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 23 Apr. 1990". The Times.
  4. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.

External links edit