1991 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1991
World Indoor Championships 1991
13th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)	12–24 February 1991.
Category	World Indoor Championships
← 1990	1992 →

The 1991 Midland Bank World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 12–24 February 1991.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In the Singles Richard Corsie won the title beating Ian Schuback in the final.
In the Pairs David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their fifth world title.

The Women's Indoor World Championship took place in Guernsey during April with the final being held on 21 April. The title was won by Mary Price.^[4]

Winners[edit]

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Richard Corsie
Women's Singles	Mary Price
Men's Pairs	Tony Allcock & David Bryant

Draw and results[edit]

^[5]

Men's singles[edit]

First round							Second round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals

13	Richard Corsie	7	7	7
	Lyn Tanner	2	1	0			13	Corsie	7	7	4	7
4	Hugh Duff	7	7	7			4	Duff	3	4	7	0
	Trevor Morris	2	5	4									13	Corsie	7	7	7
	Rob Parrella	4	3	7	7	7								Parrella	1	0	4
	Graham Robertson	7	7	3	6	4		Parrella	7	6	7	7
	Maurice Symes	1	7	7	7			Symes	4	7	3	2
	Stephen Rees	7	1	3	3														13	Corsie	7	7	7
	Mark McMahon	3	7	7	7															McMahon	2	4	5
	Jeremy Henry	7	3	0	5			McMahon	7	7	4	7
8	David Bryant	7	7	7			8	Bryant	2	5	7	6
	Rex Johnston	0	4	4										McMahon	7	7	7
	John Evans	1	7	5	7	7								Evans	0	6	6
1	John Price	7	6	7	6	6		Evans	7	7	7								Final
16	Jim Baker	7	7	7			16	Baker	5	6	2
	Tom McLees	1	1	2															13	Corsie	6	7	7	7
3	Ian Schuback	2	7	7	7														3	Schuback	7	2	6	5
	Ronnie Jones	7	2	0	2		3	Schuback	7	7	6	7
14	Jim Muir	4	7	7	3	7	14	Muir	4	5	7	0
	Rowan Brassey	7	1	4	7	5							3	Schuback	7	0	7	7
6	Willie Wood	7	1	7	7								6	Wood	5	7	3	1
	Adrian Welch	1	7	6	3		6	Wood	7	4	7	7
11	Wynne Richards	7	7	4	7		11	Richards	2	7	3	1
	Alf Wallace	1	2	7	4														3	Schuback	7	7	0	0	7
2	Tony Allcock	7	2	7	7														2	Allcock	3	4	7	7	1
	Ian Bruce	5	7	3	0		2	Allcock	7	7	7
15	Andy Thomson	7	7	5	5	7	15	Thomson	3	1	1
	Brian Baldwin	3	3	7	7	6							2	Allcock	7	7	7
7	Gary Smith	7	7	4	1	7							7	Smith	6	5	0
	Alan McMullan	2	1	7	7	4	7	Smith	7	7	7
10	David Corkill	3	7	7	7		10	Corkill	4	4	1
	Phil Rowlands	7	3	2	5

Men's Pairs[edit]

First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals					Final

1	David Bryant Tony Allcock	7	7	7
	John Bonatti Derek Forrester	6	1	3			1	Bryant Allcock	7	7	7
8	Alan McMullan David Corkill	6	4	7	7	7	8	McMullan Corkill	4	1	2
	Carl Lewis John Downey	7	7	1	0	2								1	Bryant Allcock	7	7	7
4	Stephen Rees John Price	7	7	3	1	7								4	Rees Price	2	5	3
	Brian Baldwin Mark McMahon	4	5	7	7	6	4	Rees Price	7	6	7	7
	T Scott David Webb	3	7	7	1	5	5	Brassey Symes	7	7	0	5
5	Rowan Brassey Maurice Symes	7	5	0	7	7													1	Bryant Allcock	2	7	4	7	7
6	Willie Wood Richard Corsie	5	7	7	7														6	Wood Corsie	7	6	7	4	5
	Jim Baker Marcus Craig	7	6	6	5		6	Wood Corsie	1	3	7	7	7
	Ronnie Jones Alf Wallace	2	5	5			3	Smith Thomson	7	7	5	5	1
3	Gary Smith Andy Thomson	7	7	7										6	Wood Corsie	7	7	7
	Adrian Welch Neil McGhee	4	1	1										2	Schuback Morris	6	4	3
2	Ian Schuback Trevor Morris	7	7	7			2	Schuback Morris	7	7	7
	Stephen Rankin Hugh Duff	7	7	0	7			Rankin Duff	0	3	2
7	Rob Parrella Rex Johnston	5	4	7	4

Women's singles[edit]

Group stages[edit]

Group A
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Mulholland	Bougourd	7-3 2-7 7-5
Ackland	Mulholland	7-0 7-0
Ackland	Bougourd	5-7 7-6 7-4

Group B
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Price	Simon	7-2 3-7 7-0
Letham	Simon	7-6 7-5
Letham	Price	7-6 3-7 7-0

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Janet Ackland	2	2
2	Joyce Mulholland	2	1
3	Fleur Bougourd	2	0

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Margaret Letham	2	2
2	Mary Price	2	1
3	Ann Simon	2	0

Group C
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Jones	Vigor	4-7 7-2 7-2
Lindores	Jones	7-4 7-5
Vigor	Lindores	7-6 7-1

Group D
Player 1	Player 2	Score
Nicolle	Froud	7-2 7-5
Nicolle	Johnston	7-5 7-3
Johnston	Froud	7-5 7-3

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Eileen Vigor	2	2
2	Joyce Lindores	2	1
3	Rita Jones	2	0

Pos	Player	P	W
1	Jenny Nicolle	2	2
2	Margaret Johnston	2	1
3	Sylvia Froud	2	0

Knockout[edit]

Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final

	Mary Price	7	7	7

	Janet Ackland	6	0	2
								Price	7	4	3	7	7

								Letham	2	7	7	4	6
	Margaret Letham	7	7	7

	Joyce Mulholland	0	2	0
															Price

															Johnston
	Margaret Johnston	4	7	7	7

	Eileen Vigor	7	5	3	5
								Johnston	7	1	7	3	7

								Nicolle	6	7	5	7	3
	Jenny Nicolle	7	7	5	0	1

	Joyce Lindores	0	2	7	7	1

References[edit]

^ "Bowls". Sandwell Evening Mail. 14 February 1991. p. 61. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Mark's dream realised". Dundee Courier. 20 February 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Champion falls in round one". Dundee Courier. 16 February 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
^ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1991". The Times.
^ "Oxfordshire Library Archives". The Times Archives.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Bowls". Sandwell Evening Mail. 14 February 1991. p. 61. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Mark's dream realised". Dundee Courier. 20 February 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Champion falls in round one". Dundee Courier. 16 February 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.

[4] ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1991". The Times.

[5] "Oxfordshire Library Archives". The Times Archives.

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