1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1979
1st World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Date(s)10 January - 14 January 1979.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships

The 1979 W.D. & H.O. Wills World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 10 to 14 January 1979.[1][2][3]

The championship was a men's singles event in which David Bryant won his first title defeating Jim Donnelly 21-14 after a final that lasted 23 ends.[4] The event was organised by the Monklands District Council with two round robin groups of five players. It was sponsored by tobacco industrialists W.D. & H.O. Wills.[1]

Draw and results

Group stages

Section A

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Bryant Farrell 21-13
Bryant Bungey 21-13
Bryant Dunton 21-15
Bryant Donnelly 21-18
Donnelly Farrell 21-9
Donnelly Bungey 21-14
Donnelly Dunton 21-18
Bungey Dunton 21-19
Bungey Farrell 21-6
Dunton Farrell 21-15

Section B

  • Gwyn Evans P4 W4
  • Jim Blake P4 W2
  • Eric Liddell P4 W2
  • Bruce Matheson P4 W2
  • George Alley P4 W0
Player 1 Player 2 Score
Evans Blake 21-13
Evans Liddell 21-16
Evans Matheson 21-17
Evans Alley 21-8
Liddell Blake 21-18
Blake Matheson 21-11
Blake Alley 21-4
Matheson Liddell 21-11
Liddell Alley 21-16
Matheson Alley 21-15

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 David Bryant21
 
 
 
 Jim Blake 17
 
 David Bryant21
 
 
 
 Jim Donnelly 14
 
 Jim Donnelly 21
 
 
 Gwyn Evans 15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Jim Blake 10
 
 
 Gwyn Evans 9

References

  1. ^ a b c "Google news archives". Glasgow Herald.
  2. ^ "Scot gets off to flying start". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Setback for Blake's bid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "David Bryant CBE". Somerset Bowls.
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