World Indoor Championships 1989
11th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)1-12 March 1989
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
 1988 1990 

The 1989 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 1 to 12 March 1989. The event moved to the Preston Guild Hall from Alexandra Palace.[2] Richard Corsie won the title beating Willie Wood in the final.

In the Pairs final David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their third world title. The Pairs Championship was held alongside the Singles for the first time. There was no Women's event.

Winners

Event Winner
Men's SinglesScotland Richard Corsie
Men's PairsEngland Tony Allcock & England David Bryant

Draw and results

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Men's singles

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
14 Scotland Richard Corsie 4 7 6 7 7
New Zealand Rowan Brassey 7 4 7 0 4 14 Scotland Corsie 5 2 7 7 7
New Zealand Ivan Botica 1 1 7 7 7 New Zealand Botica 7 7 3 2 1
3 England David Bryant 7 7 6 2 6 14 Scotland Corsie 7 6 7 7
6 Hong Kong Mark McMahon 7 7 7 6 Hong Kong McMahon 1 7 6 0
England Noel Burrows 1 5 5 6 Hong Kong McMahon 2 7 7 7
England Brett Morley 3 7 7 7 England Morley 7 4 3 ?
Northern Ireland Jim Baker 7 0 5 4 14 Scotland Corsie 7 7 7
England Gary Smith 7 7 7 England Smith 1 5 5
15 Scotland Colin Sommerville 4 1 6 England Smith 7 7 7
2 England Tony Allcock 7 7 7 2 England Allcock 2 5 5
Australia Denis Dalton 5 2 0 England Smith 7 7 7
7 Wales John Price 5 7 7 7 7 Wales Price 1 2 5
Zimbabwe Garin Beare 7 4 4 4 7 Wales Price 7 7 7 Final
10 Scotland Jim Muir 7 7 4 7 10 Scotland Muir 6 2 4
Northern Ireland Alan McMullan 4 2 7 4 14 Scotland Corsie 7 7 7 7 7
5 Scotland Willie Wood 5 7 0 7 7 5 Scotland Wood 2 5 6 3 0
Australia Jim Yates 7 4 7 6 1 5 Scotland Wood 5 7 2 7 7
12 Scotland John Watson 7 7 7 12 Scotland Watson 7 5 7 1 3
Australia Bill Kidd 2 0 5 5 Scotland Wood 7 7 7
13 England Wynne Richards 7 7 7 13 England Richards 6 6 5
Guernsey Gary Pitschou 1 4 0 13 England Richards 7 7 7
4 Northern Ireland David Corkill 7 7 7 4 Northern Ireland Corkill 1 5 0
Wales Michael Kent 6 0 0 5 Scotland Wood 6 7 7 4 7
1 Scotland Hugh Duff 7 7 7 1 Scotland Duff 7 5 1 7 1
Northern Ireland Cliff Craig 1 1 1 1 Scotland Duff 7 6 7 5 7
England John Rednall 7 7 7 England Rednall 1 7 4 7 2
New Zealand Peter Belliss 4 5 1 1 Scotland Duff 7 7 2 7
8 Wales Stephen Rees 6 7 6 7 7 8 Wales Rees 6 1 7 2
Wales Bryan Kingdon 7 5 7 6 2 8 Wales Rees 7 7 7
Australia Ian Schuback 7 5 7 0 7 Australia Schuback 1 5 2
England Roy Cutts 6 7 3 7 5

Men's Pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 England David Bryant

England Tony Allcock

7 9 9
Republic of Ireland Wilf Moore

Republic of Ireland Bob Nichol

6 4 0 2 England Bryant

England Allcock

7 7 6 7
Scotland Jim Muir

Scotland Angus Blair

9 7 8 Scotland Muir

Scotland Blair

6 4 7 5
Guernsey Gary Pitschou

Zimbabwe Garin Beare

8 6 3 2 England Bryant

England Allcock

6 9 6
3 England Andy Thomson

England Gary Smith

13 7 9 3 England Thomson

England Smith

1 2 5
Wales Peter Collins

Wales Michael Collins

0 4 3 3 England Thomson

England Smith

1 8 9 4 6
Northern Ireland Jim Baker

Northern Ireland David Corkill

7 9 4 1 7 Northern Ireland Corkill

Northern Ireland Baker

6 1 0 5 5
New Zealand Ivan Botica

Hong Kong Mark McMahon

1 0 6 7 4 2 England Bryant

England Allcock

9 8 9
4 New Zealand Rowan Brassey

New Zealand Peter Belliss

8 7 10 4 Australia Brassey

Australia Belliss

5 2 3
Australia Bill Kidd

Australia Denis Dalton

6 6 4 4 New Zealand Brassey

New Zealand Belliss

6 5 1 7
Wales Stephen Rees

Wales John Price

4 8 7 11 Wales Price

Wales Rees

5 4 10 6
Scotland Gary Bennett

Scotland Ken Milne

8 3 1 2 4 New Zealand Brassey

New Zealand Belliss

8 5 6 5
England Gerry Smyth

England Steve Halmai

7 5 8 England Smyth

England Halmai

3 6 1 3
Wales Rod McHugh

Wales Walton Jones

2 4 2 England Smyth

England Halmai

8 5 8 7
England Roy Cutts

England Wynne Richards

8 6 9 England Cutts

England Richards

4 7 6 5
1 Australia Ian Schuback

Australia Jim Yates

7 5 1

References

  1. "Home". worldbowls.com.
  2. Allan, Gordon (20 December 1988). "Allan, Gordon. "Embassy championship passes £100,000 mark." Times, 20 Dec. 1988, p. 26". The Times. Times Digital Archives. p. 26.
  3. "Archived copy". The Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Google News Archive Search".
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