2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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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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.

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

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

Draw and results

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Men's singles

First round

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

Men's Pairs

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

Scotland Alex Marshall

6 3 3
England David Holt

England Tony Allcock

7 7 7 England Holt

England Allcock

0 7 7 7
8 England Greg Harlow

England Mervyn King

4 7 7 7 8 England Harlow

England King

7 6 2 5
England Mark Bantock

England Robert Newman

7 3 4 3 England Holt

England Allcock

4 6 4
4 Scotland Richard Corsie

Scotland Graham Robertson

1 7 5 1 5 Scotland Duff

Scotland Foster

7 7 7
Northern Ireland Jonathan Ross

England Ian Bond

7 5 7 7 Northern Ireland Ross

England Bond

5 6 7 3
5 Scotland Hugh Duff

Scotland Paul Foster

2 7 5 7 7 5 Scotland Duff

Scotland Foster

7 7 5 7
Northern Ireland Robert Corry

Northern Ireland Roy Battersby

7 5 7 5 4 5 Scotland Duff

Scotland Foster

7 4 3 7 3
2 England Gary Smith

England Andy Thomson

7 2 6 3 7 England Gillett

England McMahon

6 7 7 3 7
Wales Jeff Webley

Wales Nigel Leigh

6 7 7 7 Wales Webley

Wales Leigh

7 6 1 2
7 England Les Gillett

England Mark McMahon

7 7 7 7 England Gillett

England McMahon

3 7 7 7
England Billy Jackson

England Wynne Richards

5 4 5 7 England Gillett

England McMahon

2 5 7 7 7
3 Wales John Price

Wales Stephen Rees

7 4 7 7 6 Wales Greenslade

Wales Weale

7 7 3 6 2
New Zealand Rowan Brassey

Hong Kong Noel Kennedy

4 7 0 2 3 Wales Price

Wales Rees

7 0 7 6 3
6 Wales Jason Greenslade

Wales Robert Weale

7 7 7 6 Wales Greenslade

Wales Weale

3 7 5 7 7
Scotland Joey Strickland

Scotland George Sneddon

5 3 0

Women's singles

First round Semi-finals Final
                     
Scotland Betty Brown 5 7 7
England Edna Bessell 7 1 4
Scotland Brown 4 7 7
New Zealand Castle 7 4 0
New Zealand Marlene Castle 7 7
England Cheryl Northall 2 3
Scotland Brown 7 1 7 7
Australia Peddell 1 7 4 6
Australia Marilyn Peddell 7 7
Jersey Gaynor Thomas 5 5
Australia Peddell 7 7
Israel Kamzel 2 0
Israel Tami Kamzel 7 7
Canada Lynn McElroy 3 5

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