1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1998 SAGA World World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 13–23 January 1998.
In the Singles the unseeded Paul Foster, a 100-1 outsider[2] won his first title beating Mervyn King in the final.
In the Pairs Richard Corsie and Graham Robertson won defeating Andy Thomson and Gary Smith in the final.

World Indoor Championships 1998
20th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)13–23 January 1998.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The Women's World Championship took place at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli from April 22–28. The event was won by Caroline McAllister.[3]

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles   Paul Foster
Women's Singles   Caroline McAllister
Men's Pairs   Richard Corsie &   Graham Robertson

Draw and results

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[4]

Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Hugh Duff 2
  Les Gillett 3   Gillett 0
16   Ian Taylor 0   Foster 3
  Paul Foster 3   Foster 3
8   Ian Schuback 1   Greenslade 2
  Jason Greenslade 3   Greenslade 3
9   Mark McMahon 2   Kennedy 0
  Noel Kennedy 3   Foster 3
4   Richard Corsie 1 12   Price 1
  Robert Newman 3   Newman 3
13   Greg Harlow 3 13   Harlow 2
  Gary McCloy 0   Newman 0
5   Tony Allcock 1 12   Price 3
  Neil Booth 3   Booth 1 Final
12   John Price 3 12   Price 3
  Robert Marshall 2   Foster 7 5 7 7
3   Mervyn King 3 3   King 1 7 5 4
  Steve Glasson 2 3   King 3
14   Gary Smith 3 14   Smith 0
  Lee Nixon 2 3   King 3
6   David Gourlay 2   Jackson 2
  Billy Jackson 3   Jackson 3
11   Rowan Brassey 3 11   Brassey 1
  George Whitelaw 2 3   King 3
2   Andy Thomson 1 10   Rees 2
  Robert Weale 3   Weale 1
15   Graham Robertson 3 15   Robertson 3
  Adrian Welch 1 15   Robertson 1
7   Wynne Richards 3 10   Rees 3
  Mike Galloway 1 7   Richards 0
10   Stephen Rees 3 10   Rees 3
  Jeremy Henry 1

Men's Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Mervyn King

  Tony Allcock

3
  Jason Greenslade

  David Harding

2 1   King

  Allcock

7 4 7 6 5
8   Mark McMahon

  Steve Glasson

3 8   McMahon

  Glasson

6 7 1 7 7
  Alan Springell

  Gary Grace

0 8   McMahon

  Glasson

2
4   Richard Corsie

  Graham Robertson

3 4   Corsie

  Robertson

3
  Jeremy Henry

  Neil Booth

2 4   Corsie

  Robertson

7 7 7
5   Wynne Richards

  Greg Harlow

1   Hogg

  McCloy

1 1 4
8   Gary McCloy

  Colin Hogg

3 4   Corsie

  Robertson

7 4 6 7 7
2   Andy Thomson

  Gary Smith

3 2   Thomson

  Smith

4 7 7 1 0
  Noel Kennedy

  George Whitelaw

2 2   Thomson

  Smith

7 7 7
7   Ian Schuback

  Ian Taylor

3 7   Schuback

  Taylor

2 2 5
  Lee Nixon

  Adrian Welch

1 2   Thomson

  Smith

3
3   John Price

  Stephen Rees

3 3   Price

  Rees

2
  Rowan Brassey

  Mike Galloway

0 3   Price

  Rees

7 5 7 7
6   Hugh Duff

  David Gourlay

3 6   Duff

  Gourlay

4 7 4 1
  Alex Marshall

  Alex Ross

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Women's singles

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Group stages

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
  Caroline McAllister 5 7 1 7 7
  Kate Adams 7 5 7 4 6
  McAllister 7 7 5 7
  Shaw 2 1 7 2
  Norma Shaw 5 7 7 7
  Linda Smith 7 2 3 4
  McAllister 7 2 7 7
  Ashby 3 7 5 3
  Carol Ashby 7 2 7 7
  Lindsey Le Long 3 7 3 4
  Ashby 7 7 7
  Tanner 1 4 4
  Maureen Tanner
 

References

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  1. ^ "Home".
  2. ^ Jones, David Rhys (18 January 2000). "Kennedy fashions victory, Times [London, England] 18 Jan 1998". The Times. p. 46.
  3. ^ "David Rhys Jones. "McAllister leads generation game."". The Times.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". The Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2014-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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