2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2008
30th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location England Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s) 08-27, January, 2008.
Category World Indoor Championships
 2007 2009 

The 2008 World Indoor Bowls Championships [1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-27 January 2008.[2] The event was sponsored by Potters Holidays.
Alex Marshall won the men's singles defeating Ian Bond in the final achieving a record fifth title. Despite the fact that a women's singles tournament was held Ceri Ann Davies was also permitted to compete in the men's singles competition.

Draw & Results

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Men's Singles

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Scotland Alex Marshall 11 8 2      
   Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 2 9 0         1  Scotland Marshall 6 6 2      
16  New Zealand Jamie Hill 10 1 0        Australia Davies+ 5 8 0      
   Australia Ceri Ann Davies+ 4 11 2           1  Scotland Marshall 6 10      
8  Australia Kelvin Kerkow 6 8 2           9  England King 5 2      
   England Adam Tidby 7 7 0         8  Australia Kerkow 9 6 0    
9  England Mervyn King 10 9       9  England King 2 8 2      
   England Danny Brown 5 1           1  Scotland Marshall 10 8      
4  Scotland Paul Foster 11 10           13  England Jackson 6 3      
   Wales David Axon 6 2         4  Scotland Foster 7 3      
13  England Billy Jackson 12 11       13  England Jackson 7 8      
   Australia Steve Glasson 1 5           13  England Jackson 7 5    
5  Wales Jason Greenslade 5 10 2           12  England Royal 6 5      
   Scotland John McHutcheson 10 4 0         5  Wales Greenslade 6 5    
12  England Mark Royal 16 10       12  England Royal 6 8      
   South Africa Robin Ashby 0 0           1  Scotland Marshall 10 11    
3  England Greg Harlow 9 3           10  England Bond 2 5    
   England Simon Skelton 9 10          England Skelton 9 11      
14  England Les Gillett 9 10       14  England Gillett 3 11      
   England Andrew Ware 5 3            England Skelton 7 10      
6  Wales Robert Weale 7 7            England Knight 5 9      
   England Stephen Knight 7 8          England Knight 4 9 2    
11  England Mark McMahon 10 5 1        New Zealand Fisher 9 7 0      
   New Zealand Neil Fisher 6 7 2            England Skelton 5 4    
2  Australia David Gourlay 8 4 0           10  England Bond 5 9      
   England Graham Smith 3 9 2          England Smith 7 9      
15  Wales John Price 10 11       15  Wales Price 6 9      
   England Danny Denison 7 4            England Smith 7 4    
7  England Andy Thomson 9 11           10  England Bond 9 11      
   England Philip Last 4 0         7  England Thomson 3 10 1    
10  England Ian Bond 6 10 2       10  England Bond 11 6 2      
   New Zealand Terry Johnson 9 6 1      

Men's Pairs

First RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
1 Australia David Gourlay

England Billy Jackson

9 11
Scotland Stewart Anderson

Scotland John Candlish

4 3 1 Australia Gourlay

England Jackson

10 7
8 England Les Gillett

Wales Richard Morgan

9 8 2 8 England Gillett

Wales Morgan

7 4
Australia Ray Pearsie

Australia Bernie Melville

6 9 0 1 Australia Gourlay

England Jackson

5 6
4 Wales Jason Greenslade

Wales Robert Weale

9 5 1 5 England Bond

England Thomson

10 6
England Gary Kelly

England Simon Colvin

5 8 2 England Kelly

England Colvin

2 5
5 England Ian Bond

England Andy Thomson

9 10 5 England Thomson

England Bond

9 9
Wales Mark Harding

Wales Phil Rowlands

5 8 5 England Thomson

England Bond

4 11 2
2 England Greg Harlow

England Mark McMahon

11 5 2 2 England Harlow

England McMahon

11 6 1
England Neil Smith

England Adam Tidby

5 10 1 2 England Harlow

England McMahon

7 9
7 England Mark Royal

Wales John Price

11 8 7 England Royal

Wales Price

2 4
New Zealand Paul Girdler

New Zealand Ken Walker

6 6 2 England Harlow

England McMahon

8 11
3 Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Paul Foster

8 12 3 Scotland Marshall

Scotland Foster

8 5
South Africa Steve Martitz

South Africa Louis Fourie

6 2 3 Scotland Marshall

Scotland Foster

12 9
6 Australia Kelvin Kerkow

England Mervyn King

12 9 6 Australia Kerkow

England King

9 3
Canada Francis Yau

Canada Jamie MacGowan

2 5

Women's Singles

  First Round Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals
                                                     
   Australia Ceri Ann Davies 13 7  
   New Zealand Linda Ralph 3 3  
     Australia Davies 9 9  
 
     Scotland Brown 8 9  
   Scotland Caroline Brown
   bye  
     Australia Davies 14 9  
     New Zealand Lambert 1 3  
   New Zealand Desiree Lambert 7 11  
   United States Mary Ann Beath 4 2  
     New Zealand Lambert 5 10 2
 
     Scotland Johnston 8 4 1  
   Scotland Claire Johnston
   bye  
     Australia Davies 11 10
     England Stavrou 7 1
 England Debbie Stavrou  
   bye  
     England Stavrou 9 11
 
     Guernsey Merrien 7 4  
   Guernsey Alison Merrien 11 9
   Scotland Karen Dawson 4 5  
     England Stavrou 8 2 2
     England Ashby 5 12 0  
   England Carol Ashby 7 9  
   bye 6 7  
     England Ashby 10 14
 
   Australia White 6 2  
   Australia Georgia White 11 11
   England Helen Tuohy 2 3  

Mixed Pairs

  Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                                       
  1  Scotland David Gourlay & Australia Ceri Ann Davies 7 8  
8  Wales Robert Weale & New Zealand Desire Lambert 5 7  
     Scotland Gourlay & Australia Davies 12 12  
     Scotland Foster & New Zealand Ralph 2 5  
4  Scotland Paul Foster & New Zealand Linda Ralph 8 7 2
  5  England Andy Thomson & Debbie Stavrou 5 9 1  
       Scotland Gourlay & Australia Davies 10 5 2
     Scotland Marshall & Brown 7 11 1
  3  Wales Jason Greenslade & Australia Georgia White 5 7 1  
6  England Greg Harlow & Scotland Claire Johnston 10 6 2  
     Wales Harlow & Scotland Johnston 3 3
     Scotland Marshall & Brown 9 10  
2  Scotland Alex Marshall & Caroline Brown 9 8
  7  England Mervyn King & Carol Ashby 7 7  

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