1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1998
20th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)	13–23 January 1998.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The 1998 SAGA World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 13–23 January 1998.
In the Singles the unseeded Paul Foster 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.

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.

Winners

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

Draw and results

Men's singles

	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

	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	1

Women's singles

Group Stages

Group A
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Shaw	Le Long	7-3 7-1
Davies	Johnston	7-3 7-3
Shaw	Davies	7-0 7-3
Le Long	Johnston	7-1 7-3
Le Long	Davies	2-0
Shaw	Johnston

Group B
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Horman	Khan	4-7 7-5 7-4
McAllister	Mulholland	7-4 7-3
Horman	McAllister
Khan	Mulholland
Khan	Horman
Mulholland	McAllister

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Norma Shaw	3
2	Lindsey Le Long	3
3	Margaret Johnston	3
4	Julie Davies	3

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Caroline McAllister	3
2	Karina Horman	3
3	Joyce Mulholland	3
3	Millie Khan	3

Group C
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Ashby	MacNaughton	7-3 1-7 7-6
Adams	Nicolle	7-2 7-6
Ashby	Adams
Nicolle	MacNaughton
MacNaughton	Adams
Ashby	Nicolle

Group D
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Shorter	Simon	7-1 7-5
Tanner	Smith	7-5 7-4
Tanner	Shorter
Smith	Simon
Tanner	Simon
Smith	Shorter

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Carol Ashby	3
2	Kate Adams	3
3	Jenny Nicolle	3
4	Jan MacNaughton	3

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Maureen Tanner	3
2	Linda Smith	3
3	Liz Shorter	3
3	Ann Simon	3

	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

External links

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