1979_World_Indoor_Bowls_Championship

1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship

1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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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]

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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

More information Player 1, Player 2 ...

Section B

  • Wales Gwyn Evans P4 W4
  • Scotland Jim Blake P4 W2
  • Hong Kong Eric Liddell P4 W2
  • Canada Bruce Matheson P4 W2
  • New Zealand George Alley P4 W0
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Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
England David Bryant21
 
 
 
Scotland Jim Blake 17
 
England David Bryant21
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jim Donnelly 14
 
Northern Ireland Jim Donnelly 21
 
 
Wales Gwyn Evans 15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland Jim Blake 10
 
 
Wales Gwyn Evans 9

References

  1. [1]
    "Google news archives". Glasgow Herald.
  2. [2]
    "Scot gets off to flying start". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  3. [3]
    "Setback for Blake's bid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 January 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "David Bryant CBE". Somerset Bowls.
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