1989 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1989 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 1 to 12 March 1989. The event moved to the Preston Guild Hall from Alexandra Palace.[2] Richard Corsie won the title beating Willie Wood in the final.

World Indoor Championships 1989
11th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)1-12 March 1989
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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In the Pairs final David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their third world title. The Pairs Championship was held alongside the Singles for the first time. There was no Women's event.

Winners edit

Event Winner
Men's Singles   Richard Corsie
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
14   Richard Corsie 4 7 6 7 7
  Rowan Brassey 7 4 7 0 4 14   Corsie 5 2 7 7 7
  Ivan Botica 1 1 7 7 7   Botica 7 7 3 2 1
3   David Bryant 7 7 6 2 6 14   Corsie 7 6 7 7
6   Mark McMahon 7 7 7 6   McMahon 1 7 6 0
  Noel Burrows 1 5 5 6   McMahon 2 7 7 7
  Brett Morley 3 7 7 7   Morley 7 4 3 ?
  Jim Baker 7 0 5 4 14   Corsie 7 7 7
  Gary Smith 7 7 7   Smith 1 5 5
15   Colin Sommerville 4 1 6   Smith 7 7 7
2   Tony Allcock 7 7 7 2   Allcock 2 5 5
  Denis Dalton 5 2 0   Smith 7 7 7
7   John Price 5 7 7 7 7   Price 1 2 5
  Garin Beare 7 4 4 4 7   Price 7 7 7 Final
10   Jim Muir 7 7 4 7 10   Muir 6 2 4
  Alan McMullan 4 2 7 4 14   Corsie 7 7 7 7 7
5   Willie Wood 5 7 0 7 7 5   Wood 2 5 6 3 0
  Jim Yates 7 4 7 6 1 5   Wood 5 7 2 7 7
12   John Watson 7 7 7 12   Watson 7 5 7 1 3
  Bill Kidd 2 0 5 5   Wood 7 7 7
13   Wynne Richards 7 7 7 13   Richards 6 6 5
  Gary Pitschou 1 4 0 13   Richards 7 7 7
4   David Corkill 7 7 7 4   Corkill 1 5 0
  Michael Kent 6 0 0 5   Wood 6 7 7 4 7
1   Hugh Duff 7 7 7 1   Duff 7 5 1 7 1
  Cliff Craig 1 1 1 1   Duff 7 6 7 5 7
  John Rednall 7 7 7   Rednall 1 7 4 7 2
  Peter Belliss 4 5 1 1   Duff 7 7 2 7
8   Stephen Rees 6 7 6 7 7 8   Rees 6 1 7 2
  Bryan Kingdon 7 5 7 6 2 8   Rees 7 7 7
  Ian Schuback 7 5 7 0 7   Schuback 1 5 2
  Roy Cutts 6 7 3 7 5

Men's Pairs edit

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2   David Bryant

  Tony Allcock

7 9 9
  Wilf Moore

  Bob Nichol

6 4 0 2   Bryant

  Allcock

7 7 6 7
  Jim Muir

  Angus Blair

9 7 8   Muir

  Blair

6 4 7 5
  Gary Pitschou

  Garin Beare

8 6 3 2   Bryant

  Allcock

6 9 6
3   Andy Thomson

  Gary Smith

13 7 9 3   Thomson

  Smith

1 2 5
  Peter Collins

  Michael Collins

0 4 3 3   Thomson

  Smith

1 8 9 4 6
  Jim Baker

  David Corkill

7 9 4 1 7   Corkill

  Baker

6 1 0 5 5
  Ivan Botica

  Mark McMahon

1 0 6 7 4 2   Bryant

  Allcock

9 8 9
4   Rowan Brassey

  Peter Belliss

8 7 10 4   Brassey

  Belliss

5 2 3
  Bill Kidd

  Denis Dalton

6 6 4 4   Brassey

  Belliss

6 5 1 7
  Stephen Rees

  John Price

4 8 7 11   Price

  Rees

5 4 10 6
  Gary Bennett

  Ken Milne

8 3 1 2 4   Brassey

  Belliss

8 5 6 5
  Gerry Smyth

  Steve Halmai

7 5 8   Smyth

  Halmai

3 6 1 3
  Rod McHugh

  Walton Jones

2 4 2   Smyth

  Halmai

8 5 8 7
  Roy Cutts

  Wynne Richards

8 6 9   Cutts

  Richards

4 7 6 5
1   Ian Schuback

  Jim Yates

7 5 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Home". worldbowls.com.
  2. ^ Allan, Gordon (20 December 1988). "Allan, Gordon. "Embassy championship passes £100,000 mark." Times, 20 Dec. 1988, p. 26". The Times. Times Digital Archives. p. 26.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". The Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Google News Archive Search".

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