2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–21 January 2001, with the pairs following on from the 23–27 January 2001.

World Indoor Championships 2001
23rd World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Great Yarmouth (men)
Northern Ireland Belfast (women)
Date(s)8–27 January 2001 (men)
28–30 March 2001 (women)
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final.[2][3][4][5][6]

In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final.[7][8][9]

The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from March 28–30. The title was won by Betty Brown.

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles   Paul Foster
Women's Singles   Betty Brown
Men's Pairs   Les Gillett &   Mark McMahon

Draw and results

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Men's singles

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First round

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Player 1 Player 2 Score
  Jason Greenslade   D Wilson 7-4 2-7 7-2 0-7 7-2
  Ian Taylor   Bruce Makkink 4-7 7-3 7-4 7-0
  Ian Bond   Kerry Chapman 7-0 7-3 7-2
  Chris Young   Les Saunders 7-4 7-2 7-4
  Neil Booth   Lee Nixon 7-3 7-2 2-1
  Gary Smith   Simon Lilley 7-3 3-7 3-7 7-5 7-4
  Billy Jackson   Stephen Posa 7-0 7-5 4-7 7-5
  Kevin Walsh   Phil Rowlands 7-0 1-7 7-4 7-5
  David Holt   Frank Souza 7-5 7-5 7-4
  Gerry Baker   Steve Glasson 5-7 7-3 7-6 5-7 7-5
  Jeremy Henry   Graeme Archer 7-6 7-5 5-7 2-7 7-6
  Robert Newman   Danny Ho 7-4 7-2 7-2
  Jonathan Ross   Michael Nutt 7-3 5-7 1-7 7-1 7-4
  Rowan Brassey   Christie Grahame 7-3 6-7 7-0 7-1
  Greg Moon   Greg Harlow 5-7 7-4 3-7 7-2 7-1
  Rex Johnston   Steve Glasson 7-2 1-7 3-7 7-1 7-0
Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Robert Weale 7 1 7 7
  Jeremy Henry 5 7 3 2 1   Weale 7 7 7
16   Graham Robertson 2 6 4   Walsh 4 2 4
  Kevin Walsh 7 7 7 1   Weale 5 6 6
8   Hugh Duff 7 7 7 9   Foster 7 7 7
  Greg Moon 6 3 2 8   Duff 7 7 4 2 3
9   Paul Foster 3 9   Foster 3 2 7 7 7
  Rex Johnston 1 9   Foster 7 1 7 7
4   Stephen Rees 3 3 4 5   Marshall 6 7 5 5
  Jonathan Ross 7 7 7   Ross 4 7 4 2
13   Wynne Richards 6 0 6   Booth 7 2 7 7
  Neil Booth 7 7 7   Booth 5 3 2
5   Alex Marshall 7 7 7 5   Marshall 7 7 7
  Ian Taylor 3 4 3 5   Marshall 7 7 5 7 Final
12   Noel Kennedy 3 5 3 12   Jackson 3 5 7 4
  Billy Jackson 7 7 7 9   Foster 1 7 7 7
3   John Price 7 5 7 7 14   Corsie 7 3 2 4
  Gerry Baker 2 7 4 5 3   Price 6 7 3 4
14   Richard Corsie 6 1 7 7 7 14   Corsie 7 5 7 7
  Robert Newman 7 7 6 0 ? 14   Corsie 7 7 7
6   Les Gillett 3 7 7 7 6   Gillett 4 6 2
  Jason Greenslade 7 6 6 3 6   Gillett 7 4 7 7
11   Mark McMahon 7 7 2 7 11   McMahon 5 7 4 4
  Chris Young 5 4 7 3 14   Corsie 7 7 7
2   David Gourlay 7 6 7 3 7 2   Gourlay 2 3 4
  Rowan Brassey 2 7 4 7 6 2   Gourlay 7 3 7 7
15   Tony Allcock 7 1 4 7 7 15   Allcock 3 7 3 4
  Ian Bond 4 7 7 5 6 2   Gourlay 6 7 7 7
7   Andy Thomson 5 4 5   Holt 7 3 1 0
  David Holt 7 7 7   Holt 7 7 4 7
10   Mervyn King 7 7 7 10   King 3 2 7 2
  Gary Smith 3 3 6

Men's Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   David Gourlay

  Alex Marshall

6 3 3
  David Holt

  Tony Allcock

7 7 7   Holt

  Allcock

0 7 7 7
8   Greg Harlow

  Mervyn King

4 7 7 7 8   Harlow

  King

7 6 2 5
  Mark Bantock

  Robert Newman

7 3 4 3   Holt

  Allcock

4 6 4
4   Richard Corsie

  Graham Robertson

1 7 5 1 5   Duff

  Foster

7 7 7
  Jonathan Ross

  Ian Bond

7 5 7 7   Ross

  Bond

5 6 7 3
5   Hugh Duff

  Paul Foster

2 7 5 7 7 5   Duff

  Foster

7 7 5 7
  Robert Corry

  Roy Battersby

7 5 7 5 4 5   Duff

  Foster

7 4 3 7 3
2   Gary Smith

  Andy Thomson

7 2 6 3 7   Gillett

  McMahon

6 7 7 3 7
  Jeff Webley

  Nigel Leigh

6 7 7 7   Webley

  Leigh

7 6 1 2
7   Les Gillett

  Mark McMahon

7 7 7 7   Gillett

  McMahon

3 7 7 7
  Billy Jackson

  Wynne Richards

5 4 5 7   Gillett

  McMahon

2 5 7 7 7
3   John Price

  Stephen Rees

7 4 7 7 6   Greenslade

  Weale

7 7 3 6 2
  Rowan Brassey

  Noel Kennedy

4 7 0 2 3   Price

  Rees

7 0 7 6 3
6   Jason Greenslade

  Robert Weale

7 7 7 6   Greenslade

  Weale

3 7 5 7 7
  Joey Strickland

  George Sneddon

5 3 0

Women's singles

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First round Semi-finals Final
                     
  Betty Brown 5 7 7
  Edna Bessell 7 1 4
  Brown 4 7 7
  Castle 7 4 0
  Marlene Castle 7 7
  Cheryl Northall 2 3
  Brown 7 1 7 7
  Peddell 1 7 4 6
  Marilyn Peddell 7 7
  Gaynor Thomas 5 5
  Peddell 7 7
  Kamzel 2 0
  Tami Kamzel 7 7
  Lynn McElroy 3 5

References

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