2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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.

World Indoor Championships 2008
30th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)08-27, January, 2008.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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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

[3]

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
Adam Tidby 7 7 0 8 Kerkow 9 6 0
9 Mervyn King 10 9 9 King 2 8 2
Danny Brown 5 1 1 Marshall 10 8
4 Paul Foster 11 10 13 Jackson 6 3
David Axon 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
John McHutcheson 10 4 0 5 Greenslade 6 5
12 Mark Royal 16 10 12 Royal 6 8
Robin Ashby 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
Andrew Ware 5 3 Skelton 7 10
6 Robert Weale 7 7 Knight 5 9
Stephen Knight 7 8 Knight 4 9 2
11 Mark McMahon 10 5 1 Fisher 9 7 0
Neil Fisher 6 7 2 Skelton 5 4
2 David Gourlay 8 4 0 10 Bond 5 9
Graham Smith 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
Philip Last 4 0 7 Thomson 3 10 1
10 Ian Bond 6 10 2 10 Bond 11 6 2
Terry Johnson 9 6 1

Men's Pairs
First Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
1 David Gourlay

Billy Jackson

9 11
Stewart Anderson

John Candlish

4 3 1 Gourlay

Jackson

10 7
8 Les Gillett

Richard Morgan

9 8 2 8 Gillett

Morgan

7 4
Ray Pearsie

Bernie Melville

6 9 0 1 Gourlay

Jackson

5 6
4 Jason Greenslade

Robert Weale

9 5 1 5 Bond

Thomson

10 6
Gary Kelly

Simon Colvin

5 8 2 Kelly

Colvin

2 5
5 Ian Bond

Andy Thomson

9 10 5 Thomson

Bond

9 9
Mark Harding

Phil Rowlands

5 8 5 Thomson

Bond

4 11 2
2 Greg Harlow

Mark McMahon

11 5 2 2 Harlow

McMahon

11 6 1
Neil Smith

Adam Tidby

5 10 1 2 Harlow

McMahon

7 9
7 Mark Royal

John Price

11 8 7 Royal

Price

2 4
Paul Girdler

Ken Walker

6 6 2 Harlow

McMahon

8 11
3 Alex Marshall

Paul Foster

8 12 3 Marshall

Foster

8 5
Steve Martitz

Louis Fourie

6 2 3 Marshall

Foster

12 9
6 Kelvin Kerkow

Mervyn King

12 9 6 Kerkow

King

9 3
Francis Yau

Jamie MacGowan

2 5

Women's singles
First Round Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals
                    
Ceri Ann Davies 13 7
Linda Ralph 3 3
Davies 9 9
Brown 8 9
Caroline Brown
bye
Davies 14 9
Lambert 1 3
Desiree Lambert 7 11
Mary Ann Beath 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
Karen Dawson 4 5
Stavrou 8 2 2
Ashby 5 12 0
Carol Ashby 7 9
bye 6 7
Ashby 10 14
White 6 2
Georgia White 11 11
Helen Tuohy 2 3

Mixed Pairs
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
               
David Gourlay &
Ceri Ann Davies 		7 8
Robert Weale &
Desire Lambert 		5 7
Gourlay &
Davies 		12 12
Foster &
Ralph 		2 5
Paul Foster &
Linda Ralph 		8 7 2
Andy Thomson &
Debbie Stavrou 		5 9 1
Gourlay &
Davies 		10 5 2
Marshall &
Brown 		7 11 1
Jason Greenslade &
Georgia White 		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
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References
  1. http://www.worldbowls.com
  2. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
  3. "2008 Results". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
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