1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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World Indoor Championships 1980
2nd World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Flag of Scotland.svg   Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Date(s)25 February - 02 March, 1980.
Category World Indoor Championships
  1979 1981  

The 1980 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 25 Feb - 2 Mar 1980. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

David Bryant won his second consecutive title beating Philip Chok in the final.

Draw and results

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Men's singles

Group Stages

Group AResults

Player 1Player 2Score
BryantGreer21-13
BryantYates21-14
BryantJones12-21
BryantWindsor21-14
WindsorGreer16-21
WindsorYates21-6
WindsorJones21-3
GreerYates21-17
GreerJones13-21
YatesJones21-10
PosPlayerPW
1 Flag of England.svg David Bryant 43
2 Flag of England.svg Alan Windsor 42
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ronnie Jones 42
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Yates 41
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Jim Greer 41

Group BResults

Player 1Player 2Score
ChokWatson21-19
ChokHindmarsh21-11
ChokMacWilliams21-7
ChokMears21-8
WatsonHindmarsh21-2
WatsonMacWilliams21-2
WatsonMears21-7
HindmarshMacWilliams21-2
HindmarshMears21-20
MacWilliamsMears21-17
PosPlayerPW
1 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Philip Chok 44
2 Flag of Scotland.svg John Watson 43
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Hindmarsh 42
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bert MacWilliams 41
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Mears 40

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Bryant 21
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Watson 16
 
Flag of England.svg David Bryant 21
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Philip Chok 15
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Philip Chok 21
 
 
Flag of England.svg Alan Windsor 14
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Alan Windsor 21
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Watson 8

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