1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1982
World Indoor Championships 1982
4th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Date(s)	09-14 February 1982.
Category	World Indoor Championships
	← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship ^[1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 9–14 February 1982.^[2]
Sudden death was introduced with 16 competitors (4 from a qualifying tournament), it replaced the group format. The winners prize was £4,000, a record for bowls. John Dunn an 18-year-old from Tonbridge Wells defeated David Bryant, ending Bryant’s attempt to secure a fourth consecutive world title.
John Watson won the title beating Jim Baker in the final. The third place play off was won by John Dunn who defeated John Fullarton 21-19.

Draw & Results

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Men's Singles

Qualifying

Qualifying held in Dalkeith

Group A Results

Player 1	Player 2	Score
Wood	Greer	21-6
Wood	Dunton	21-17
Wood	Hindmarsh	21-13
Greer	Dunton	21-16
Greer	Hindmarsh	21-0
Dunton	Hindmarsh	21-21-17

Pos	Player	W	L	+/-
1	Willie Wood	3	0	+27
2	John Greer	2	1	+11
3	Tony Dunton	1	2	-5
4	George Hindmarsh	0	3	-33

Group B Results

Player 1	Player 2	Score
Boyle	Stanfield	21-12
Boyle	Bell	21-5
Boyle	Craig	21-12
Stanfield	Bell	18-21
Stanfield	Craig	21-12
Bell	Craig	20-21

Pos	Player	W	L	+/-
1	Jim Boyle	3	0	+34
2	Leon Stanfield	1	2	-3
3	Derek Bell	1	2	-14
4	Joe Craig	1	2	-17

Group C Results
Watson 21 McKelvey 10
Watson 17 Hughes 21
Watson 21 Osling 12
Hughes 21 Osling 9
McKelvey 21 Hughes 12
McKelvey 21 Osling 9

Pos	Player	W	L	+/-
1	John Watson	2	1	+16
2	Bill McKelvey	2	1	+10
3	Mal Hughes	1	2	+7
4	Denis Osling	0	3	-33

Group D Results
Cutler 21 Campbell 10
Cutler 21 Gourlay Sr. 17
Cutler 20 Thomas 21
Gourlay Sr. 21 Campbell 13
Gourlay Sr. 21 Thomas 12
Campbell 21 Thomas 14

Pos	Player	W	L	+/-
1	David Cutler	2	1	+14
2	David Gourlay Sr.	2	1	+13
3	Colin Campbell	1	2	-12
4	John Thomas	1	2	-15

Final Tournament

First round		Quarter Finals		Semi finals		Final

John Watson	21

Pat O'Brien	12
		Watson	21

		Bryant P	2
Peter Bryant	21

David Tso	17
				Watson	21

				Fullarton	15
John Fullarton	21

David Cutler	17
		Fullarton	21

		Wood	12
Willie Wood	21

John Price	16
						Watson	21

						Baker	13
Jim Baker	21

Skip Arculli	10
		Baker	21

		Boyle	14
Jim Boyle	21

Michael Pike	10
				Baker	21

				Dunn	12
John Dunn	21

Barrie McFadden	15
		Dunn	21

		Bryant D	20
David Bryant	21

Jack Hosking	17