2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship

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World Indoor Championships 2003
25th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Flag of England.svg   Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)06-26 January 2003.
Category World Indoor Championships
  2002 2004  

The 2003 Potters Holidays World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 06-26 January 2003. Tony Allcock won his eighth pairs title.

Contents

Winners

EventWinner
Men's Singles Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall
Women's Singles Flag of England.svg Carol Ashby
Men's Pairs Flag of England.svg Tony Allcock & Flag of England.svg David Holt

Draw and results

Men's singles

[2] [3]

First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Allcock 10 2 0
Ulster Banner.svg Neil Booth 5 10 2 Ulster Banner.svg Booth 8 2 1
16 Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow 7 11 16 Flag of England.svg Harlow 6 8 2
Ulster Banner.svg David Hamilton 8 3 16 Flag of England.svg Harlow 6 3
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Weale 8 4 2 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg McMahon 7 10
Ulster Banner.svg Gary McCloy 6 9 1 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Weale 3 5
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McMahon 7 11 2 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg McMahon 8 8
Ulster Banner.svg Michael Nutt 8 9 1 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg McMahon 2 9
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 9 14 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Price 11 11
Flag of Scotland.svg John Carswell 7 2 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Foster 6 9 2
13 Flag of England.svg Andy Thomson 7 7 13 Flag of England.svg Thomson 9 3 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Harding 5 6 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Foster 5 2
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price 8 5 2 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Price 6 9
Flag of Scotland.svg Jonathan Allen 8 5 1 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Price 10 11
12 Flag of England.svg David Holt 5 9 1 Flag of England.svg Jackson 4 2
Flag of England.svg Billy Jackson 11 4 2 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Price 4 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall 5 9 2 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall 10 6
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 8 6 1 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall 9 10
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Rees 6 0 Flag of England.svg Royal 1 10
Flag of England.svg Mark Royal 6 9 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall 8 4 2
6 Flag of England.svg Ian Bond 2 6 Flag of England.svg Young 6 10 0
Flag of England.svg Trevor Taylor 9 7 Flag of England.svg Taylor 6 7
11 Ulster Banner.svg Jonathan Ross 3 1 Flag of England.svg Young 7 7
Flag of England.svg Chris Young 8 10 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall 10 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay 8 8 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gourlay 3 8
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonathan Tomlinson 6 7 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gourlay 9 9
15 Flag of England.svg Les Gillett 7 2 1 Flag of England.svg Bantock 4 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Bantock 5 9 2 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gourlay 11 13
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Corsie 12 8 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Burnett 2 1
Flag of England.svg Wynne Richards 2 9 0 7 Flag of Scotland.svg Corsie 4 1
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Greenslade 7 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Burnett 6 9
Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett 8 9

Men's Pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Duff

Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster

8 8
Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Rimmington

Flag of South Africa.svg Gavin Erasmus

3 6 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Duff

Flag of Scotland.svg Foster

5 7 2
8 Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow

Ulster Banner.svg Jonathan Ross

10 9 8 Flag of England.svg Harlow

Ulster Banner.svg Ross

7 6 0
Ulster Banner.svg David Corkill

Ulster Banner.svg Nigel Gibson

4 1 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Duff

Flag of Scotland.svg Foster

6 9
4 Flag of England.svg Ian Bond

Flag of England.svg Andy Thomson

9 4 2 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Weale

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Greenslade

7 11
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Wiggins

Flag of Scotland.svg John Carswell

2 9 0 4 Flag of England.svg Bond

Flag of England.svg Thomson

3 1
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Greenslade

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Weale

14 11 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Greenslade

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Weale

12 14
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Christensen

Flag of the United States.svg John Luster

2 4 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Greenslade

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Weale

9 4 1
2 Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay

Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall

13 9 6 Flag of England.svg Holt

Flag of England.svg Allcock

3 11 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Davies

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Downey

4 6 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gourlay

Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall

9 9
7 Flag of England.svg Les Gillett

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McMahon

8 2 2 7 Flag of England.svg Gillett

Flag of Australia (converted).svg McMahon

4 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Wilkie

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Rice

2 11 0 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gourlay

Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall

8 5
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Rees

9 2 2 6 Flag of England.svg Holt

Flag of England.svg Allcock

9 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gary Lawson

Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Newman

4 8 1 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Price

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rees

7 6 0
6 Flag of England.svg David Holt

Flag of England.svg Tony Allcock

9 7 6 Flag of England.svg Holt

Flag of England.svg Allcock

5 7 2
Flag of England.svg Robert Paxton

Flag of England.svg Simon Stevens

7 6

Women's singles

First round Semi-finals Final
               
Flag of England.svg Cheryl Northall 6 6
Flag of England.svg Lynne Whitehead 6 5
Flag of England.svg Northall 2 7 1
Flag of England.svg Alexander 9 6 2
Flag of England.svg Ellen Alexander 7 9
Flag of Scotland.svg Margaret Letham 4 4
Flag of England.svg Alexander 10 3 0
Flag of England.svg Ashby 5 9 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Julie Forrest 8 3 2
Flag of England.svg Amy Monkhouse 4 5 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Forrest 4 1
Flag of England.svg Ashby 7 10
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lisa Forey 3 5
Flag of England.svg Carol Ashby 6 5

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