1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1998
20th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location England Preston, Lancashire
Date(s) 13-23 January, 1998.
Category World Indoor Championships
 1997 1999 


The 1998 SAGA World World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 13-23 January 1998.
In the Singles the unseeded Paul Foster won his first title beating Mervyn King in the final.
In the Pairs Richard Corsie and Graham Robertson won defeating Andy Thomson and Gary Smith in the final.


Draw & Results

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Mens Singles

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Scotland Hugh Duff 2          
   England Les Gillett 3              England Gillett 0          
16  Australia Ian Taylor 0            Scotland Foster 3          
   Scotland Paul Foster 3                Scotland Foster 3          
8  Australia Ian Schuback 1                Wales Greenslade 2          
   Wales Jason Greenslade 3              Wales Greenslade 3        
9  Australia Mark McMahon 2            Hong Kong Kennedy 0          
   Hong Kong Noel Kennedy 3                Scotland Foster 3          
4  Scotland Richard Corsie 1               12  Wales Price 1          
   England Rob Newman 3              England Newman 3          
13  England Greg Harlow 3           13  England Harlow 2          
   Northern Ireland Gary McCloy 0                England Newman 0        
5  England Tony Allcock 1               12  Wales Price 3          
   Northern Ireland Neil Booth 3              Northern Ireland Booth 1        
12  Wales John Price 3           12  Wales Price 3          
   Scotland Robert Marshall 2                Scotland Foster 7 5 7 7  
3  England Mervyn King 3               3  England King 1 7 5 4  
   Australia Stephen Glasson 2             3  England King 3          
14  England Gary Smith 3           14  England Smith 0          
   Jersey Lee Nixon 2               3  England King 3          
6  Scotland David Gourlay 2                England Jackson 2          
   England Billy Jackson 3              England Jackson 3        
11  New Zealand Rowan Brassey 3           11  New Zealand Brassey 1          
   Canada George Whitelaw 2               3  England King 3        
2  England Andy Thomson 1               10  Wales Rees 2          
   Wales Robert Weale 3              Wales Weale 1          
15  Scotland Graham Robertson 3           15  Scotland Robertson 3          
   Guernsey Adrian Welch 1               15  Scotland Robertson 1        
7  England Wynne Richards 3               10  Wales Rees 3          
   New Zealand Mike Galloway 1             7  England Richards 0        
10  Wales Stephen Rees 3           10  Wales Rees 3          
   Republic of Ireland Jeremy Henry 1          


Mens Pairs

First RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
1 England Mervyn King

England Tony Allcock

3
Wales Jason Greenslade

Wales David Harding

2 1 England King

England Allcock

7 4 7 6 5
8 Australia Mark McMahon

Australia Steve Glasson

3 8 Australia McMahon

Australia Glasson

6 7 1 7 7
England Alan Springell

England Gary Grace

0 8 Australia McMahon

Australia Glasson

2
4 Scotland Richard Corsie

Scotland Graham Robertson

3 4 Scotland Corsie

Scotland Robertson

3
Northern Ireland Jeremy Henry

Northern Ireland Neil Booth

2 4 Scotland Corsie

Scotland Robertson

7 7 7
5 England Wynne Richards

England Greg Harlow

1 Northern Ireland Hogg

Northern Ireland McCloy

1 1 4
8 Northern Ireland Gary McCloy

Northern Ireland Colin Hogg

3 4 Scotland Corsie

Scotland Robertson

7 4 6 7 7
2 England Andy Thomson

England Gary Smith

3 2 England Thomson

England Smith

4 7 7 1 0
Hong Kong Noel Kennedy

Canada George Whitelaw

2 2 England Thomson

England Smith

7 7 7
7 Australia Ian Schuback

Australia Ian Taylor

3 7 Australia Schuback

Australia Taylor

2 2 5
Jersey Lee Nixon

Guernsey Adrian Welch

1 2 England Thomson

England Smith

3
3 Wales John Price

Wales Stephen Rees

3 3 Wales Price

Wales Rees

2
New Zealand Rowan Brassey

New Zealand Mike Galloway

0 3 Wales Price

Wales Rees

7 5 7 7
6 Scotland Hugh Duff

Scotland David Gourlay

3 6 Scotland Duff

Scotland Gourlay

4 7 4 1
Scotland Alex Marshall

Scotland Alex Ross

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