1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship
{{Infobox squash championship
| name = World Indoor Championships 1981
| number = 3
| series = World Indoor Bowls Championships
| type =
| logo =
| logo_size =
| location = {{flagicon|SCO}} Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
| dates = 24 February - 01 March, 1981.
| website =
| category = World Indoor Championships
| prize_money =
| prev = 1980
| next = 1982
}}
The 1981 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship {{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com|title=World Bowls Tour|publisher=World Bowls Tour}} was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 24 February - 1 March 1981.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19810226&id=7spAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3930,5352099|title=Google news archives}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19810225/484/0024|title=Australian's power didn't pay|date=25 February 1981 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |access-date=12 February 2021|page=24 |via=The British Newspaper Archive}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19810226/528/0026|title=Bryant wins, but Scot beaten again|date=26 February 1981 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |access-date=12 February 2021|page=24 |via=The British Newspaper Archive}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19810227/506/0028|title=Brilliant Bryant|date=27 February 1981 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |access-date=12 February 2021|page=28 |via=The British Newspaper Archive}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19810228/440/0016|title=Billy wins but can't make semi|date=28 February 1981 |newspaper=Belfast Telegraph |access-date=12 February 2021|page=28 |via=The British Newspaper Archive}}
David Bryant won his third consecutive title beating Ron Thomas in the final.
Draw and results
Men's singles
=Group stages=
Group A results
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=100| Player 1
!width=100| Player 2 !width=20| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thomas | McKelvey | 21-13 |
| Thomas | Murtagh | 21-18 |
| Thomas | Duncalf | 21-9 |
| Thomas | Bryant | 21-16 |
| Bryant | McKelvey | 21-18 |
| Bryant | Duncalf | 21-19 |
| Bryant | Murtagh | 21-4 |
| McKelvey | Murtagh | 21-19 |
| McKelvey | Duncalf | 21-17 |
| Duncalf | Murtagh | 21-13 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" | |||
| width=20| Pos
!width=150| Player !width=20| P !width=20| W | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ron Thomas | 4 | 4 |
| align=center style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Bryant | 4 | 3 |
| align=center
|3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} Bill McKelvey | 4 | 2 |
| align=center
|4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} David Duncalf | 4 | 1 |
| align=center
|5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} John Murtagh | 4 | 0 |
Group B results
| class="wikitable" | ||
| width=100| Player 1
!width=100| Player 2 !width=20| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bell | Dang | 21-19 |
| Bell | Candelet | 21-3 |
| Bell | Douglas | 21-14 |
| Bell | Moran | 21-19 |
| Dang | Candelet | 21-14 |
| Dang | Douglas | 21-19 |
| Dang | Moran | 21-3 |
| Candelet | Moran | 21-16 |
| Douglas | Candelet | 21-9 |
| Douglas | Moran | 21-? |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" | |||
| width=20| Pos
!width=150| Player !width=20| P !width=20| W | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Derek Bell | 4 | 4 |
| align=center style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Gary Dang | 4 | 3 |
| align=center
|3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stewart Douglas | 4 | 2 |
| align=center
|4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Candelet | 4 | 1 |
| align=center
|5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Des Moran | 4 | 0 |
=Medal round=
{{Round4-with third
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Gold medal match
||{{flagicon|ENG}} David Bryant|21|{{flagicon|ENG}} Derek Bell|3
||{{flagicon|WAL}} Ron Thomas|21|{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Gary Dang|7
||{{flagicon|ENG}} David Bryant|21|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ron Thomas|17
||{{flagicon|ENG}} Derek Bell|14|{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Gary Dang|3
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.worldbowlstour.com Official website]
{{World Indoor Bowls Championship}}