World Indoor Championships 1979 |
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1st World Indoor Bowls Championships |
Location | Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire |
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Date(s) | 10 January - 14 January 1979. |
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Category | World Indoor Championships |
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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][2][3]
The championship was a men's singles event in which David Bryant won his first title defeating Jim Donnelly 21-14 after a final that lasted 23 ends.[4] 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
- David Bryant P4 W4
- Jim Donnelly P4 W3
- Errol Bungey P4 W2
- Tony Dunton P4 W1
- Bill Farrell P4 W0
Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
Bryant | Farrell | 21-13 |
Bryant | Bungey | 21-13 |
Bryant | Dunton | 21-15 |
Bryant | Donnelly | 21-18 |
Donnelly | Farrell | 21-9 |
Donnelly | Bungey | 21-14 |
Donnelly | Dunton | 21-18 |
Bungey | Dunton | 21-19 |
Bungey | Farrell | 21-6 |
Dunton | Farrell | 21-15 |
Section B
- Gwyn Evans P4 W4
- Jim Blake P4 W2
- Eric Liddell P4 W2
- Bruce Matheson P4 W2
- George Alley P4 W0
Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
Evans | Blake | 21-13 |
Evans | Liddell | 21-16 |
Evans | Matheson | 21-17 |
Evans | Alley | 21-8 |
Liddell | Blake | 21-18 |
Blake | Matheson | 21-11 |
Blake | Alley | 21-4 |
Matheson | Liddell | 21-11 |
Liddell | Alley | 21-16 |
Matheson | Alley | 21-15 |
Medal round
| Semi-finals | | Gold medal match |
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| David Bryant | 21 |
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| Jim Blake | 17 | |
| David Bryant | 21 |
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| | Jim Donnelly | 14 |
| Jim Donnelly | 21 |
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| Gwyn Evans | 15 | |
| Third place |
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| Jim Blake | 10 |
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| Gwyn Evans | 9 |
References
- ^ a b c "Google news archives". Glasgow Herald.
- ^ "Scot gets off to flying start". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Setback for Blake's bid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "David Bryant CBE". Somerset Bowls.
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