1970–71 Manchester United F.C. season

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2012)

The World Indoor Bowls Championship was first held in 1979 at Coatbridge in Scotland for mens singles only. The event was sponsored by Embassy in the early years and grew in stature. In 1988 the venue changed to Alexandra Palace and one year later Churchill Insurance took over the sponsorship when the championships were held at Preston Guild Hall. The Midland Bank and SAGA were two more sponsors during the Preston era. In 1999 Potters Holidays came in to take over the sponsorship and the event moved to Hopton-on-Sea, where it is still held today.

The mens pairs started in 1986, the womens singles in 1988 and the mixed pairs in 2004.

World Indoor Mens Singles Champions

Alex Marshall from Scotland has won the event a record five times. Fellow Scot Paul Foster is one win behind with four successes.

Year Winner 1979 David Bryant (1/3) 1980 David Bryant (2/3) 1981 David Bryant (3/3) 1982 John Watson 1983 Bob Sutherland 1984 Jim Baker 1985 Terry Sullivan 1986 Tony Allcock (1/3) 1987 Tony Allcock (2/3) 1988 Hugh Duff (1/2) 1989 Richard Corsie (1/3) 1990 John Price

Year Winner 1991 Richard Corsie (2/3) 1992 Ian Schuback 1993 Richard Corsie (3/3) 1994 Andy Thomson (1/3) 1995 Andy Thomson (2/3) 1996 David Gourlay 1997 Hugh Duff (2/2) 1998 Paul Foster (1/4) 1999 Alex Marshall (1/5) 2000 Robert Weale 2001 Paul Foster (2/4) 2002 Tony Allcock (3/3)

Year Winner 2003 Alex Marshall (2/5) 2004 Alex Marshall (3/5) 2005 Paul Foster (3/4) 2006 Mervyn King 2007 Alex Marshall (4/5) 2008 Alex Marshall (5/5) 2009 Billy Jackson 2010 Greg Harlow 2011 Paul Foster (4/4) 2012 Andy Thomson (3/3)

World Indoor Womens Singles Champions

Year Winner 1988 Margaret Johnston (1/2) 1989 Margaret Johnston (2/2) 1990 Fleur Bougard 1991 Mary Price 1992 Sarah Gourlay 1993 Kate Adams 1994 Jan Woodley 1995 Joyce Lindores 1996 Sandy Hazell 1997 Norma Shaw 1998 Caroline McAllister (1/2) 1999 Caroline McAllister (2/2) 2000 Marlene Castle

Year Winner 2001 Betty Brown 2002 Carol Ashby (1/3) 2003 Carol Ashby (2/3) 2004 Carol Ashby (3/3) 2005 Ellen Falkner (1/2) 2006 Ellen Falkner (2/2) 2007 Caroline Brown 2008 Ceri-Ann Davies 2009 Debbie Stavrou (1/2) 2010 Debbie Stavrou (2/2) 2011 Alison Merrien 2012 Karen Murphy

World Indoor Mens Pairs/Open Champions

The Mens Pairs now Open Pairs allows women to compete, this is not to be confused with the Mixed Pairs. It was a mens only competition until 2012.

Year Winner 1986 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (1/6) 1987 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (2/6) 1988 Ian Schuback & Jim Yates 1989 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (3/6) 1990 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (4/6) 1991 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (5/6) 1992 Tony Allcock & David Bryant (6/6) 1993 Gary Smith & Andy Thomson 1994 Ian Schuback & Cameron Curtis 1995 Richard Corsie & Alex Marshall 1996 Ian Schuback & Kelvin Kerkow 1997 Tony Allcock & Mervyn King 1998 Richard Corsie & Graham Robertson 1999 John Price & Stephen Rees 2000 David Gourlay & Alex Marshall 2001 Les Gillett & Mark McMahon 2002 Hugh Duff & Paul Foster 2003 Tony Allcock & David Holt 2004 Ian McClure & Jeremy Henry 2005 Kelvin Kerkow & Mervyn King (1/2) 2006 Billy Jackson & David Gourlay (1/2) 2007 Billy Jackson & David Gourlay (2/2) 2008 Andy Thomson & Ian Bond (1/2) 2009 Kelvin Kerkow & Mervyn King (2/2) 2010 Andy Thomson & Ian Bond (2/2) 2011 Paul Foster & Alex Marshall (1/2) 2012 Paul Foster & Alex Marshall (2/2)

World Indoor Mixed Pairs Champions

Year Winner 2004 Alex Marshall & Amy Monkhouse 2005 John Price & Carol Ashby (1/2) 2006 John Price & Carol Ashby (2/2) 2007 Greg Harlow & Jo Morris 2008 David Gourlay & Ceri Anne Davies (1/2) 2009 David Gourlay & Ceri Anne Davies (2/2) 2010 Alex Marshall & Carol Ashby 2011 Simon Skelton & Alison Merrien 2012 David Gourlay & Debbie Stavrou

This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. (February 2012)