1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship
| World Indoor Championships 1980 | |
|---|---|
| 2nd World Indoor Bowls Championships | |
| Location | Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire |
| Date(s) | 25 February – 2 March, 1980. |
| Category | World Indoor Championships |
The 1980 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 25 February to 2 March 1980.[2][3][4][5][6]
David Bryant won his second consecutive title beating Philip Chok in the final.
Draw and results
Men's singles
Group stages
Group A results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bryant | Greer | 21-13 |
| Bryant | Yates | 21-14 |
| Bryant | Jones | 12-21 |
| Bryant | Windsor | 21-14 |
| Windsor | Greer | 16-21 |
| Windsor | Yates | 21-6 |
| Windsor | Jones | 21-3 |
| Greer | Yates | 21-17 |
| Greer | Jones | 13-21 |
| Yates | Jones | 21-10 |
| Pos | Player | P | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Alan Windsor | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Ronnie Jones | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Jim Yates | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jim Greer | 4 | 1 |
Group B results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chok | Watson | 21-19 |
| Chok | Hindmarsh | 21-11 |
| Chok | MacWilliams | 21-7 |
| Chok | Mears | 21-8 |
| Watson | Hindmarsh | 21-2 |
| Watson | MacWilliams | 21-2 |
| Watson | Mears | 21-7 |
| Hindmarsh | MacWilliams | 21-2 |
| Hindmarsh | Mears | 21-20 |
| MacWilliams | Mears | 21-17 |
| Pos | Player | P | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Chok | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | John Watson | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | George Hindmarsh | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Bert MacWilliams | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | John Mears | 4 | 0 |
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| David Bryant | 21 | |||||
| John Watson | 16 | |||||
| David Bryant | 21 | |||||
| Philip Chok | 15 | |||||
| Philip Chok | 21 | |||||
| Alan Windsor | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Alan Windsor | 21 | |||||
| John Watson | 8 | |||||
References
- ^ "World Bowls Tour". World Bowls Tour.
- ^ "Google news archives".
- ^ "Greer's magnificent 7". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 27 February 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Watson loses marathon". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 February 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Far East Challenge for Bryant". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 29 February 1980. p. 29. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Watson earns semi final v Bryant". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 1 March 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Google archives".