1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1988
10th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Alexandra Palace, & Bournemouth
Date(s)5-13 March 1988 & 5-13 Dec 1987+.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships

The 1988 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Alexandra Palace, London, England, from 5 to 13 March 1988. The event moved to the newly rebuilt Alexandra Palace from the Coatbridge indoor bowling club.[2] Seeds were introduced for the first time.[3]

Hugh Duff won the title beating Wynne Richards in the final five games to one (7-0, 7-1, 2-7, 7-6, 7-4, 7-4).

The 1988 Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship was held at the Bournemouth International Centre from 5 to 13 December 1987+.(+ Held in Dec 1987 to avoid a clash with the 1988 World Outdoor Championships).[4] Ian Schuback & Jim Yates won the title defeating Andy Thomson & Gary Smith 5-1 in the final (6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 8-2, 7-5, 7-5).

The 1988 Inaugural Women's Championship was held at the Llanelli Indoor Bowling Club from April 29 to 1 May 1. Margaret Johnston won the title beating Edna Bessell in the final 7-3 5-7 7-6 7-2.

Winners

Event Winner
Men's Singles Hugh Duff
Men's Pairs Ian Schuback & Jim Yates
Women's Singles Margaret Johnston

Draw and results

[5][6]

Men's singles

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Hugh Duff 7 7 7
Noel Kennedy 1 0 2 Duff 7 7 7
3 Jim Baker 7 7 7 3 Baker 3 5 4
Danny O'Connor 0 3 3 Duff 7 6 7 7
6 Willie Wood 7 7 6 7 6 Wood 5 7 4 5
Eric Sands 6 5 7 2 6 Wood 2 7 7 3 7
John Price 7 7 7 Price 7 1 3 7 4
Stan Coomber 5 3 1 Duff 7 7 7
2 David Bryant 7 7 7 2 Bryant 4 6 4
Peter Fong 0 5 2 2 Bryant 6 1 7 7 7
Neil McGhee 7 7 7 McGhee 7 7 6 5 3
Andy Seaton 2 1 3 2 Bryant 7 0 7 7
Jim Muir 7 7 5 7 Muir 5 7 1 5
Andy Thomson 4 5 7 6 Muir 7 7 7 Final
Phil Skoglund 5 7 7 7 Skoglund 0 5 5
Jason Greenslade 7 3 4 0 Duff 5 sets
Wynne Richards 3 7 7 7 Richards 1 sets
Graham Jarvis 7 0 1 4 Richards 7 7 7
Robert McCulloch 7 6 7 McCulloch 3 4 1
4 Peter Belliss 5 2 7 Richards 7 2 3 7 7
Stephen Rees 7 5 7 7 Rees 4 7 7 5 6
Gary Smith 1 7 4 6 Rees 7 4 7 4 7
Ian Bruce 2 4 7 7 7 Bruce 2 7 0 7 2
5 David Corkill 7 7 4 6 2 Richards 7 7 4 4 7
1 Tony Allcock 7 7 7 1 Allcock 6 5 7 7 4
John E Thomas 0 2 1 1 Allcock 2 7 7 7
Colin Somerville 6 7 7 7 Somerville 7 5 0 3
David Le Marquand 7 5 2 5 1 Allcock 7 7 7
John Snell 4 6 7 7 7 Snell 3 4 4
Mike Dunlop 7 7 3 2 5 Snell 7 7 7
Cecil Bransky 7 7 2 6 7 Bransky 3 0 1
Nigel Smith 6 1 7 7 5

Men's Pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
David Bryant

Tony Allcock

6 3 7 9  
  Stan Espie

Sammy Allen

4 8 4 3   Bryant

Allcock

8 5 1 8  
Peter Fong

Cecil Bransky

7 0 10 4 6 Fong

Bransky

2 3 8 3  
Carl Lewis

Clive Taylor

4 9 0 8 1 Bryant

Allcock

4 4 6 7  
Andy Thomson

Gary Smith

2 6 6 7 6 Thomson

Smith

5 7 4 9  
Hugh Duff

Willie Wood

7 8 5 2 5 Thomson

Smith

9 5 3 6 7
Alan McMullan

David Corkill

8 8 10     McMullan

Corkill

1 7 7 3 6
John Jones

Mike Nicolle

2 2 1     Thomson

Smith

1 sets
Ian Schuback

Jim Yates

7 5 6   Schuback

Yates

5 sets
  Gerry Smyth

Steve Halmai

5 3 5   Schuback

Yates

8 3 6 2 8
Stephen Rees

John Price

8 6 7     Price

Rees

3 6 5 6 3
John Summers

Willie Sullivan

3 2 4     Schuback

Yates

7 9 10  
Peter Jenkins

Mel Jones

6 6 7 6 Jenkins

Jones

2 4 0  
Eric Sands

Jim Baker

5 5 8 4 Jenkins

Jones

6 8 7 8  
Phil Skoglund

Peter Belliss

6 8 1 3 11 Skoglund

Belliss

7 6 5 4  
David Roberts

Tom Hamill

5 2 7 5 0

Women's singles

Group stages

Group A Results[7]

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Johnston Shaw 2-0
Dodd Morgan 2-0
Morgan Galbreath 2-1
Johnston Dodd 2-1
Shaw Galbreath 2-0
Johnston Morgan 2-0
Dodd Galbreath 2-0
Shaw Morgan 2-0
Johnston Galbreath 2-0
Dodd Shaw 2-0
Pos Player P W
1 Margaret Johnston 4 4
2 Kay Dodd 4 3
3 Norma Shaw 4 2
4 Cynthia Morgan 4 1
5 Joan Galbreath 4 0

Group B Results[7]

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Bessell Elliott 2-1
Davies Simon 2-0
Davies Wren 2-0
Elliott Simon 2-0
Bessell Wren 2-0
Elliott Davies 2-1
Wren Simon 2-0
Bessell Davies 2-0
Wren Elliott 2-1
Bessell Simon 2-1
Pos Player P W
1 Edna Bessell 4 4
2 Freda Elliott 4 2
3 Julie Davies 4 2
4 Liz Wren 4 2
5 Ann Simon 4 0

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
Margaret Johnston3
 
 
 
Freda Elliott2
 
Margaret Johnston3
 
 
 
Edna Bessell1
 
Edna Bessell3
 
 
Kay Dodd1
 

References

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  7. ^ a b Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.