2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2008
30th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	08-27, January, 2008.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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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	Alex Marshall	11	8	2
	Gary Kelly	2	9	0					1	Marshall	6	6	2
16	Jamie Hill	10	1	0						Davies+	5	8	0
	Ceri Ann Davies+	4	11	2														1	Marshall	6	10
8	Kelvin Kerkow	6	8	2														9	King	5	2
	Adam Tidby	7	7	0					8	Kerkow	9	6	0
9	Mervyn King	10	9						9	King	2	8	2
	Danny Brown	5	1																								1	Marshall	10	8
4	Paul Foster	11	10																								13	Jackson	6	3
	David Axon	6	2						4	Foster	7	3
13	Billy Jackson	12	11						13	Jackson	7	8
	Steve Glasson	1	5															13	Jackson	7	5
5	Jason Greenslade	5	10	2														12	Royal	6	5
	John McHutcheson	10	4	0					5	Greenslade	6	5
12	Mark Royal	16	10						12	Royal	6	8
	Robin Ashby	0	0							1	Marshall	10	11
3	Greg Harlow	9	3							10	Bond	2	5
	Simon Skelton	9	10							Skelton	9	11
14	Les Gillett	9	10						14	Gillett	3	11
	Andrew Ware	5	3																Skelton	7	10
6	Robert Weale	7	7																Knight	5	9
	Stephen Knight	7	8							Knight	4	9	2
11	Mark McMahon	10	5	1						Fisher	9	7	0
	Neil Fisher	6	7	2																								Skelton	5	4
2	David Gourlay	8	4	0																							10	Bond	5	9
	Graham Smith	3	9	2						Smith	7	9
15	John Price	10	11						15	Price	6	9
	Danny Denison	7	4																Smith	7	4
7	Andy Thomson	9	11															10	Bond	9	11
	Philip Last	4	0						7	Thomson	3	10	1
10	Ian Bond	6	10	2					10	Bond	11	6	2
	Terry Johnson	9	6	1

Men's Pairs

	First Round							Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals							Final
	1	David Gourlay Billy Jackson	9	11
		Stewart Anderson John Candlish	4	3				1	Gourlay Jackson	10	7
	8	Les Gillett Richard Morgan	9	8	2			8	Gillett Morgan	7	4
		Ray Pearsie Bernie Melville	6	9	0										1	Gourlay Jackson	5	6
	4	Jason Greenslade Robert Weale	9	5	1										5	Bond Thomson	10	6
		Gary Kelly Simon Colvin	5	8	2				Kelly Colvin	2	5
	5	Ian Bond Andy Thomson	9	10				5	Thomson Bond	9	9
		Mark Harding Phil Rowlands	5	8																		5	Thomson Bond	4	11	2
	2	Greg Harlow Mark McMahon	11	5	2																	2	Harlow McMahon	11	6	1
		Neil Smith Adam Tidby	5	10	1			2	Harlow McMahon	7	9
	7	Mark Royal John Price	11	8				7	Royal Price	2	4
		Paul Girdler Ken Walker	6	6											2	Harlow McMahon	8	11
	3	Alex Marshall Paul Foster	8	12											3	Marshall Foster	8	5
		Steve Martitz Louis Fourie	6	2				3	Marshall Foster	12	9
	6	Kelvin Kerkow Mervyn King	12	9				6	Kerkow King	9	3
		Francis Yau Jamie MacGowan	2	5

Women's Singles

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

Mixed Pairs

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

References

1. http://www.worldbowls.com
2. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
3. "2008 Results". World Bowls Tour.

External links

• Official website