2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2008
30th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	08-27, January, 2008.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The 2008 World Indoor Bowls Championships ^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-27 January 2008.^[2] The event was sponsored by Potters Holidays.
Alex Marshall won the men's singles defeating Ian Bond in the final achieving a record fifth title. Despite the fact that a women's singles tournament was held Ceri Ann Davies was also permitted to compete in the men's singles competition.

Winners[]

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Alex Marshall
Women's Singles	Ceri Ann Davies
Men's Pairs	Andy Thomson & Ian Bond
Mixed Pairs	David Gourlay & Ceri Ann Davies

Draw and results[]

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Men's singles[]

	First round							Second round							Quarter finals							Semi finals							Final
	1	Alex Marshall	11	8	2
		Gary Kelly	2	9	0			1	Marshall	6	6	2
	16	Jamie Hill	10	1	0				Davies+	5	8	0
		Ceri Ann Davies +	4	11	2										1	Marshall	6	10
	8	Kelvin Kerkow	6	8	2										9	King	5	2
			7	7	0			8	Kerkow	9	6	0
	9	Mervyn King	10	9				9	King	2	8	2
			5	1																		1	Marshall	10	8
	4	Paul Foster	11	10																		13	Jackson	6	3
			6	2				4	Foster	7	3
	13	Billy Jackson	12	11				13	Jackson	7	8
		Steve Glasson	1	5											13	Jackson	7	5
	5	Jason Greenslade	5	10	2										12	Royal	6	5
			10	4	0			5	Greenslade	6	5
	12	Mark Royal	16	10				12	Royal	6	8
			0	0																									1	Marshall	10	11
	3	Greg Harlow	9	3																									10	Bond	2	5
		Simon Skelton	9	10					Skelton	9	11
	14	Les Gillett	9	10				14	Gillett	3	11
			5	3												Skelton	7	10
	6	Robert Weale	7	7												Knight	5	9
			7	8					Knight	4	9	2
	11	Mark McMahon	10	5	1				Fisher	9	7	0
			6	7	2																		Skelton	5	4
	2	David Gourlay	8	4	0																	10	Bond	5	9
			3	9	2				Smith	7	9
	15	John Price	10	11				15	Price	6	9
		Danny Denison	7	4												Smith	7	4
	7	Andy Thomson	9	11											10	Bond	9	11
			4	0				7	Thomson	3	10	1
	10	Ian Bond	6	10	2			10	Bond	11	6	2
			9	6	1

Men's Pairs[]

	First Round							Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals							Final
	1	David Gourlay Billy Jackson	9	11
		Stewart Anderson	4	3				1	Gourlay Jackson	10	7
	8	Les Gillett	9	8	2			8	Gillett Morgan	7	4
		Ray Pearse	6	9	0										1	Gourlay Jackson	5	6
	4	Jason Greenslade Robert Weale	9	5	1										5	Bond Thomson	10	6
		Gary Kelly	5	8	2				Kelly Colvin	2	5
	5	Ian Bond Andy Thomson	9	10				5	Thomson Bond	9	9
			5	8																		5	Thomson Bond	4	11	2
	2	Greg Harlow Mark McMahon	11	5	2																	2	Harlow McMahon	11	6	1
			5	10	1			2	Harlow McMahon	7	9
	7	Mark Royal John Price	11	8				7	Royal Price	2	4
		Paul Girdler	6	6											2	Harlow McMahon	8	11
	3	Alex Marshall Paul Foster	8	12											3	Marshall Foster	8	5
			6	2				3	Marshall Foster	12	9
	6	Kelvin Kerkow Mervyn King	12	9				6	Kerkow King	9	3
			2	5

Women's singles[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Ceri Ann Davies	13	7
			3	3
									Davies	9	9
									Brown	8	9
		Caroline Brown
		bye
																Davies	14	9
																Lambert	1	3
			7	11
			4	2
									Lambert	5	10	2
									Johnston	8	4	1
		Claire Johnston
		bye
																							Davies	11	10
																							Stavrou	7	1
		Debbie Stavrou
		bye
									Stavrou	9	11
									Merrien	7	4
		Alison Merrien	11	9
			4	5
																Stavrou	8	2	2
																Ashby	5	12	0
		Carol Ashby	7	9
		bye	6	7
									Ashby	10	14
									White	6	2
			11	11
			2	3

Mixed Pairs[]

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
		David Gourlay & Ceri Ann Davies	7	8
		Robert Weale &	5	7
									Gourlay & Davies	12	12
									Foster & Ralph	2	5
		Paul Foster &	8	7	2
		Andy Thomson & Debbie Stavrou	5	9	1
																Gourlay & Davies	10	5	2
																Marshall & Brown	7	11	1
		Jason Greenslade &	5	7	1
		Greg Harlow & Claire Johnston	10	6	2
									Harlow & Johnston	3	3
									Marshall & Brown	9	10
		Alex Marshall & Caroline Brown	9	8
		Mervyn King & Carol Ashby	7	7

References[]

External links[]

• Official website