2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–21 January 2001, with the pairs following on from the 23–27 January 2001.

World Indoor Championships 2001
23rd World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Great Yarmouth (men)
 Belfast (women)
Date(s)8–27 January 2001 (men)
28–30 March 2001 (women)
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final.[2][3][4][5][6]

In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final.[7][8][9]

The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from March 28–30. The title was won by Betty Brown.

Winners
Event Winner
Men's Singles Paul Foster
Women's Singles Betty Brown
Men's Pairs Les Gillett & Mark McMahon

Draw and results

[10]

First Round
Player 1 Player 2 Score
Jason Greenslade D Wilson7-4 2-7 7-2 0-7 7-2
Ian Taylor Bruce Makkink4-7 7-3 7-4 7-0
Ian Bond Kerry Chapman7-0 7-3 7-2
Chris Young Les Saunders7-4 7-2 7-4
Neil Booth Lee Nixon7-3 7-2 2-1
Gary Smith Simon Lilley7-3 3-7 3-7 7-5 7-4
Billy Jackson Stephen Posa7-0 7-5 4-7 7-5
Kevin Walsh Phil Rowlands7-0 1-7 7-4 7-5
David Holt Frank Souza7-5 7-5 7-4
Gerry Baker Steve Glasson5-7 7-3 7-6 5-7 7-5
Jeremy Henry Graeme Archer7-6 7-5 5-7 2-7 7-6
Robert Newman Danny Ho7-4 7-2 7-2
Jonathan Ross Michael Nutt7-3 5-7 1-7 7-1 7-4
Rowan Brassey Christie Grahame7-3 6-7 7-0 7-1
Greg Moon Greg Harlow5-7 7-4 3-7 7-2 7-1
Rex Johnston Steve Glasson7-2 1-7 3-7 7-1 7-0
Second round Third round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Robert Weale 7 1 7 7
Jeremy Henry 5 7 3 2 1 Weale 7 7 7
16 Graham Robertson 2 6 4 Walsh 4 2 4
Kevin Walsh 7 7 7 1 Weale 5 6 6
8 Hugh Duff 7 7 7 9 Foster 7 7 7
Greg Moon 6 3 2 8 Duff 7 7 4 2 3
9 Paul Foster 3 9 Foster 3 2 7 7 7
Rex Johnston 1 9 Foster 7 1 7 7
4 Stephen Rees 3 3 4 5 Marshall 6 7 5 5
Jonathan Ross 7 7 7 Ross 4 7 4 2
13 Wynne Richards 6 0 6 Booth 7 2 7 7
Neil Booth 7 7 7 Booth 5 3 2
5 Alex Marshall 7 7 7 5 Marshall 7 7 7
Ian Taylor 3 4 3 5 Marshall 7 7 5 7 Final
12 Noel Kennedy 3 5 3 12 Jackson 3 5 7 4
Billy Jackson 7 7 7 9 Foster 1 7 7 7
3 John Price 7 5 7 7 14 Corsie 7 3 2 4
Gerry Baker 2 7 4 5 3 Price 6 7 3 4
14 Richard Corsie 6 1 7 7 7 14 Corsie 7 5 7 7
Robert Newman 7 7 6 0 ? 14 Corsie 7 7 7
6 Les Gillett 3 7 7 7 6 Gillett 4 6 2
Jason Greenslade 7 6 6 3 6 Gillett 7 4 7 7
11 Mark McMahon 7 7 2 7 11 McMahon 5 7 4 4
Chris Young 5 4 7 3 14 Corsie 7 7 7
2 David Gourlay 7 6 7 3 7 2 Gourlay 2 3 4
Rowan Brassey 2 7 4 7 6 2 Gourlay 7 3 7 7
15 Tony Allcock 7 1 4 7 7 15 Allcock 3 7 3 4
Ian Bond 4 7 7 5 6 2 Gourlay 6 7 7 7
7 Andy Thomson 5 4 5 Holt 7 3 1 0
David Holt 7 7 7 Holt 7 7 4 7
10 Mervyn King 7 7 7 10 King 3 2 7 2
Gary Smith 3 3 6

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

Alex Marshall

6 3 3
David Holt

Tony Allcock

7 7 7 Holt

Allcock

0 7 7 7
8 Greg Harlow

Mervyn King

4 7 7 7 8 Harlow

King

7 6 2 5
Mark Bantock

Robert Newman

7 3 4 3 Holt

Allcock

4 6 4
4 Richard Corsie

Graham Robertson

1 7 5 1 5 Duff

Foster

7 7 7
Jonathan Ross

Ian Bond

7 5 7 7 Ross

Bond

5 6 7 3
5 Hugh Duff

Paul Foster

2 7 5 7 7 5 Duff

Foster

7 7 5 7
Robert Corry

Roy Battersby

7 5 7 5 4 5 Duff

Foster

7 4 3 7 3
2 Gary Smith

Andy Thomson

7 2 6 3 7 Gillett

McMahon

6 7 7 3 7
Jeff Webley

Nigel Leigh

6 7 7 7 Webley

Leigh

7 6 1 2
7 Les Gillett

Mark McMahon

7 7 7 7 Gillett

McMahon

3 7 7 7
Billy Jackson

Wynne Richards

5 4 5 7 Gillett

McMahon

2 5 7 7 7
3 John Price

Stephen Rees

7 4 7 7 6 Greenslade

Weale

7 7 3 6 2
Rowan Brassey

Noel Kennedy

4 7 0 2 3 Price

Rees

7 0 7 6 3
6 Jason Greenslade

Robert Weale

7 7 7 6 Greenslade

Weale

3 7 5 7 7
Joey Strickland

George Sneddon

5 3 0

Women's singles
First Round Semi Finals Final
                     
Betty Brown 5 7 7
Edna Bessell 7 1 4
Brown 4 7 7
Castle 7 4 0
Marlene Castle 7 7
Cheryl Northall 2 3
Brown 7 1 7 7
Peddell 1 7 4 6
Marilyn Peddell 7 7
Gaynor Thomas 5 5
Peddell 7 7
Kamzel 2 0
Tami Kamzel 7 7
Lynn McElroy 3 5

References
  1. http://www.worldbowls.com
  2. "First-class deliveries earn Foster title again, Times [London, England] 22 Jan 2001". The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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  10. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
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