1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1979
1st World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Scotland Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Date(s) 10 January - 14 January 1979.
Category World Indoor Championships
1980 →

The 1979 W.D. & H.O. Wills World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 10 to 14 January 1979.[1]

The championship was a men's singles event in which David Bryant won his first title.[2] The event was organised by the Monklands District Council with two round robin groups of five players. It was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills.[1]

Draw and results

Group stages

Section A

Date Player 1 Player 2 Score
10 JanBungeyDunton
10 JanDonnellyFarrell

Section B

  • Scotland Jim Blake
  • Wales Gwyn Evans
  • Canada Bruce Matheson
  • New Zealand George Alley
  • Hong Kong Eric Liddell
Date Player 1 Player 2 Score
10 JanMathesonBlake
10 JanEvansAlley

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
England David Bryant21
 
 
 
 
England David Bryant21
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jim Donnelly
 
Northern Ireland Jim Donnelly 21
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 21
 
 

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Google news archives". Glasgow Herald.
  2. ↑ "David Bryant CBE". Somerset Bowls.


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