2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 2000
World Indoor Championships 2000
22nd World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	10–29 January 2000 (men); 13–16 April 2000 (women)
Category	World Indoor Championships
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Last updated January 15, 2025

The 2000 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10 to 23 January 2000, with the pairs following on from 26 to 29 January 2000.

Winners

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Robert Weale
Women's Singles	Marlene Castle
Men's Pairs	David Gourlay & Alex Marshall

Draw and results

First round

Player 1	Player 2	Score
Ian Taylor	Paul Daly	7-3 7-3 7-5
Kerry Chapman	Neil Burkett	7-5 4-7 7-4 5-7 7-6
Kevin Walsh	Mark Anstey	7-6 7-0 7-5
Ian Bond	Adam Poynton	7-3 7-6 7-6
David Holt	Michael Nutt	5-7 7-5 3-7 7-6 7-5
Gerry Baker	Steve Glasson	4-7 7-5 7-2 7-1
Noel Kennedy	Jonathan Forey
Craig Richmond	Jeremy Henry	7-6 3-7 7-5 4-7 7-2
Robert Newman	Nick Watkins	7-5 7-3 7-6
Jonathan Ross	Cecil Bransky	7-6 5-7 7-4 7-2
Tony Allcock	Martin Pulling	7-4 7-4 7-2
Greg Harlow	Paul Conlan	7-5 7-3 7-6
Les Saunders	Neil Booth	2-7 7-4 7-5 7-5
Nigel Williams	Noel Burrows	4-7 7-4 7-2 7-2
Richard Corsie	Adrian Welch	7-5 7-2 7-3
Billy Jackson	David Corkill	7-6 5-7 7-4 7-4

Men's singles

Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals

1	Alex Marshall	7	7	2	5	7
	David Holt	2	0	7	7	5	1	Marshall	7	1	7	7
16	Wynne Richards	5	4	7	7	7	16	Richards	3	7	6	2
	Ian Taylor	7	7	1	0	5								1	Marshall	4	7	7	7
8	Mark McMahon	0													Kennedy	7	0	4	3
	Gerry Baker	3						Baker	7	2	3	7	2
9	Paul Foster	7	5	7	5	1		Kennedy	4	7	7	4	7
	Noel Kennedy	5	7	0	7	7															1	Marshall	3	7	5	7	1
4	Andy Thomson	7	7	7																	13	Weale	7	0	7	2	7
	Craig Richmond	3	2	1			4	Thomson	6	1	5
13	Robert Weale	7	7	7			13	Weale	7	7	7
	Robert Newman	2	5	4										13	Weale	7	7	7
5	Stephen Rees	7	7	7											Allcock	6	5	4
	Jonathan Ross	5	5	3			5	Rees	2	4	1										Final
12	Graham Robertson	7	0	2	5			Allcock	7	7	7
	Tony Allcock	5	7	7	7																13	Weale	7	4	7	7
3	John Price	7	7	7																	3	Price	6	7	1	3
	Kerry Chapman	1	2	6			3	Price	7	7	7
14	Gary Smith	4	5	6				Walsh	1	1	1
	Kevin Walsh	7	7	7										3	Price	7	7	7
6	Hugh Duff	2	7	2	7	6									Corsie	3	4	2
	Billy Jackson	7	6	7	6	7		Jackson	2	3	3
11	Rowan Brassey	7	5	6	3			Corsie	7	7	7
	Richard Corsie	3	7	7	7																3	Price	1	7	7	7
2	David Gourlay	7	7	5	7																10	Gillett	7	6	6	4
	Nigel Williams	1	5	7	2		2	Gourlay	6	7	7	7
15	Jason Greenslade	1	1	3				Saunders	7	3	2	3
	Les Saunders	7	7	7										2	Gourlay	7	2	7	6	6
7	Mervyn King	2	6	4										10	Gillett	0	7	4	7	7
	Ian Bond	7	7	7				Bond	2	4	6
10	Les Gillett	1	7	7	7		10	Gillett	7	7	7
	Greg Harlow	7	0	4	1

Men's Pairs

First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals						Final

1	John Price Stephen Rees	7	7	7
	Brian Stillie Ian Sneddon	4	5	4			1	Price Rees	3	7	7	1	7
8	Richard Corsie Graham Robertson	7	7	5	7		8	Corsie Robertson	7	1	6	7	6
	Peter Huntley Ian Slade	1	3	7	5									1	Price Rees	7	2	6	4
4	Gary Smith Andy Thomson	7	7	6	7									4	Thomson Smith	6	7	7	7
	Robert Corry Roy Battersby	2	6	7	6		4	Smith Thomson	7	7	7
5	Rowan Brassey Mark McMahon	5	7	7	3	5		Lockhart Holt	4	4	1
	David Lockhart David Holt	7	1	5	7	7														4	Smith Thomson	7	5	6	7	2
2	David Gourlay Alex Marshall	7	7	7																2	Gourlay Marshall	4	7	7	6	7
	Ian Taylor Billy Jackson	0	4	6			2	Gourlay Marshall	0	7	7	1	7
7	Les Gillett Robert Newman	7	3	4	7	7	7	Newman Gillett	7	4	5	7	3
	Jonathan Ross Ian Bond	6	7	7	4	6								2	Gourlay Marshall	7	7	4	7
3	Hugh Duff Paul Foster	7	2	7	6	7								3	Foster Duff	3	2	7	0
	Wynne Richards Tony Allcock	2	7	3	7	4	3	Duff Foster	7	7	6	2	7
6	Greg Harlow Mervyn King	7	2	5	4			Greenslade Weale	3	6	7	7	4
	Jason Greenslade Robert Weale	2	7	7	7

Women's singles

Quarter-finals							Semi-finals						Final

	Marlene Castle	1	7	5	7	7

	Phillis Nolan	7	3	7	5	5
								Castle	7	7	7

								Knott	6	4	4
	Ann Knott	7	7	2	7

	Karen Murphy	3	4	7	3
														Castle	7	1	5	7	7

														Johnston	1	7	7	3	1
	Margaret Johnston	7	7	6	7

	Julie Davies	2	0	7	6
								Johnston	7	3	7	7

								Adams	5	7	4	2
	Kate Adams	7	6	7	7

	Caroline McAllister	1	7	2	5

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[1] "Home". worldbowls.com.

[2] "For the Record, Times [London, England] 24 Jan 2000". The Times . 24 January 2000. p. 47.

[3] "For the Record, Times [London, England] 22 Jan 2000". The Times . 22 January 2000. p. 42.

[4] "For the Record, Times [London, England] 21 Jan 2000". The Times . 21 January 2000. p. 52.

[5] "Gourlay stays the pace, Times [London, England] 31 Jan 2000". The Times . 31 January 2000. p. 28.

[6] "For the Record, Times [London, England] 29 Jan 2000". The Times . 29 January 2000. p. 34.

[7] Jones, David Rhys (27 January 2000). "Scottish pair show their pedigree, Times [London, England] 27 Jan 2000". The Times . p. 54.

[8] ""For the record." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 2000". The Times .

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