1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1998
20th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)	13-23 January, 1998.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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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	Hugh Duff	2
	Les Gillett	3								Gillett	0
16	Ian Taylor	0								Foster	3
	Paul Foster	3																	Foster	3
8	Ian Schuback	1																	Greenslade	2
	Jason Greenslade	3								Greenslade	3
9	Mark McMahon	2								Kennedy	0
	Noel Kennedy	3																										Foster	3
4	Richard Corsie	1																									12	Price	1
	Rob Newman	3								Newman	3
13	Greg Harlow	3							13	Harlow	2
	Gary McCloy	0																	Newman	0
5	Tony Allcock	1																12	Price	3
	Neil Booth	3								Booth	1
12	John Price	3							12	Price	3
	Robert Marshall	2									Foster	7	5	7	7
3	Mervyn King	3								3	King	1	7	5	4
	Stephen Glasson	2							3	King	3
14	Gary Smith	3							14	Smith	0
	Lee Nixon	2																3	King	3
6	David Gourlay	2																	Jackson	2
	Billy Jackson	3								Jackson	3
11	Rowan Brassey	3							11	Brassey	1
	George Whitelaw	2																									3	King	3
2	Andy Thomson	1																									10	Rees	2
	Robert Weale	3								Weale	1
15	Graham Robertson	3							15	Robertson	3
	Adrian Welch	1																15	Robertson	1
7	Wynne Richards	3																10	Rees	3
	Mike Galloway	1							7	Richards	0
10	Stephen Rees	3							10	Rees	3
	Jeremy Henry	1

Mens Pairs

	First Round									Quarter-Finals									Semi-Finals									Final
	1	Mervyn King Tony Allcock	3
		Jason Greenslade David Harding	2							1	King Allcock	7	4	7	6	5
	8	Mark McMahon Steve Glasson	3							8	McMahon Glasson	6	7	1	7	7
		Alan Springell Gary Grace	0																8	McMahon Glasson	2
	4	Richard Corsie Graham Robertson	3																4	Corsie Robertson	3
		Jeremy Henry Neil Booth	2							4	Corsie Robertson	7	7	7
	5	Wynne Richards Greg Harlow	1								Hogg McCloy	1	1	4
	8	Gary McCloy Colin Hogg	3																									4	Corsie Robertson	7	4	6	7	7
	2	Andy Thomson Gary Smith	3																									2	Thomson Smith	4	7	7	1	0
		Noel Kennedy George Whitelaw	2							2	Thomson Smith	7	7	7
	7	Ian Schuback Ian Taylor	3							7	Schuback Taylor	2	2	5
		Lee Nixon Adrian Welch	1																2	Thomson Smith	3
	3	John Price Stephen Rees	3																3	Price Rees	2
		Rowan Brassey Mike Galloway	0							3	Price Rees	7	5	7	7
	6	Hugh Duff David Gourlay	3							6	Duff Gourlay	4	7	4	1
		Alex Marshall Alex Ross	1

References

External links

• Official website