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.
Category	World 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

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.

External links

• Official website