1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1994
16th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location England Preston, Lancashire
Date(s) 21 February - 06 March, 1994.
Category World Indoor Championships
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The 1994 Churchill Insurance World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 21 February until 6 March 1994. Churchill Insurance signed a new three-year deal worth £750,000 to sponsor the event, taking over from Midland Bank.
Andy Thomson won his first title beating Richard Corsie in the final.
In the Men's Pairs final Ian Schuback & Cameron Curtis defeated the defending champions Andy Thomson & Gary Smith.

The Women's World Championship was held in Cumbernauld from April 24–25 and was sponsored by Churchill Insurance. The winner was Jan Woodley. [2] [3]


Winners

Event Winner
Men's Singles England Andy Thomson
Women's Singles Scotland Jan Woodley
Men's Pairs Australia Ian Schuback & Australia Cameron Curtis

Draw & Results

[4] [5]

Men's Singles

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Scotland Richard Corsie 3          
   Northern Ireland Ian McClure 1             1  Scotland Corsie 3          
16  England Mervyn King 3           16  England King 2          
   Israel Jeff Rabkin 1               1  Scotland Corsie 3          
8  Australia Rob Parella 1                Australia Taylor 2          
   Guernsey Adrian Welch 3              Guernsey Welch 1        
9  England David Bryant 2            Australia Taylor 3          
   Australia Ian Taylor 3               1  Scotland Corsie 3          
4  Wales John Price 3               13  Hong Kong McMahon 1          
   Canada Steve Forrest 0             4  Wales Price 2          
13  Hong Kong Mark McMahon 3           13  Hong Kong McMahon 3          
   New Zealand Gary Lawson 0               13  Hong Kong McMahon 3        
5  England Gary Smith 3               12  Scotland Robertson 1          
   New Zealand Sid Giddy 1             5  England Smith 1        
12  Scotland Graham Robertson 3           12  Scotland Robertson 3          
   South Africa Kevin Campbell 0               1  Scotland Corsie 2 0 7 6
3  Australia Ian Schuback 2               6  England Thomson 7 7 6 7
   Scotland David Hendry 3              Scotland Hendry 1          
14  Scotland Willie Wood 3           14  Scotland Wood 3          
   Wales David Evans 1               14  Scotland Wood 2          
6  England Andy Thomson 3               6  England Thomson 3          
   Scotland Andy Blair 0             6  England Thomson 3        
11  Scotland Jim McCann 1            Northern Ireland Booth 1          
   Northern Ireland Neil Booth 3               6  England Thomson 3        
2  England Tony Allcock 3               10  Wales Rees 2          
   Jersey Brian Bisson 0             2  England Allcock 2          
15  England Wynne Richards 3           15  England Richards 3          
   Wales Len Webley 1               15  England Richards 0        
7  Scotland Hugh Duff 3               10  Wales Rees 3          
   Australia Cameron Curtis 1             7  Scotland Duff 2        
10  Wales Stephen Rees 3           10  Wales Rees 3          
   England Russell Morgan 1          

Men's Pairs

First RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
1 England Andy Thomson

England Gary Smith

3
Scotland Frazer Marshall

Scotland Robert Muirhead

0 1 England Smith

England Thomson

3
8 Australia Rob Parella

Australia Ian Taylor

3 8 Australia Parella

Australia Taylor

1
Wales Brian Relland

Wales Damien Kelly

0 1 England Smith

England Thomson

3
4 Wales John Price

Wales Stephen Rees

3 4 Wales Price

Wales Rees

0
Hong Kong Mark McMahon

Canada Steve Forrest

1 4 Wales Price

Wales Rees

3
5 Scotland Richard Corsie

Scotland Alex Marshall

3 5 Scotland Marshall

Scotland Corsie

1
England Russell Morgan

England Wynne Richards

1 1 England Smith

England Thomson

1 5 7 0
2 England Tony Allcock

England David Bryant

3 3 Australia Schuback

Australia Curtis

7 7 5 7
New Zealand Gary Lawson

New Zealand Sid Giddy

1 2 England Allcock

England Bryant

3
7 Northern Ireland David Corkill

Northern Ireland Alan McMullan

3 7 Northern Ireland Corkill

Northern Ireland McMullan

1
England Keith Renwick

England Dave Williams

0 2 England Allcock

England Bryant

1
3 Australia Ian Schuback

Australia Cameron Curtis

3 3 Australia Schuback

Australia Curtis

3
Northern Ireland Jeremy Henry

Northern Ireland Ian McClure

0 3 Australia Schuback

Australia Curtis

3
6 South Africa Kevin Campbell

Israel Jeff Rabkin

3 6 South Africa Campbell

Israel Rabkin

1
Jersey Brian Bisson

Guernsey Adrian Welch

1

Women's Singles

  Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                                                   
   Scotland Jan Woodley 1 0 7 7 7  
 Scotland Kate Adams 7 7 6 5 0  
   Scotland Woodley 7 7 7      
   Guernsey Simon 3 6 5      
 Guernsey Anne Simon 7 6 7 0 7
   Guernsey Jackie Nicolle 0 7 6 7 2  
     Scotland Woodley 5 7 7 5 7
   England Price 7 1 5 7 5
   Northern Ireland Margaret Johnston 1 2 4      
 England Mary Price 7 7 7      
 England Price 7 0 7 7  
   Scotland Conlan 3 7 2 5    
 Scotland Jeanette Conlan 7 7 7    
   Jersey Val Stead 2 6 3      


References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldbowls.com
  2. ↑ "David Rhys Jones. "World champion crosses the great divide." Times [London, England] 26 Apr. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ↑ ""Dixon in good form for Badminton." Times [London, England] 25 Apr. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ↑ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&hl=en

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