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Squash championship held in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
World Indoor Championships 1980
2nd World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationScotland Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Date(s)25 February – 2 March, 1980.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 1980 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 25 February to 2 March 1980.

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

Draw and results

Men's singles

Group stages

Group A results

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Bryant Greer 21-13
Bryant Yates 21-14
Bryant Jones 12-21
Bryant Windsor 21-14
Windsor Greer 16-21
Windsor Yates 21-6
Windsor Jones 21-3
Greer Yates 21-17
Greer Jones 13-21
Yates Jones 21-10
Pos Player P W
1 England David Bryant 4 3
2 England Alan Windsor 4 2
3 Canada Ronnie Jones 4 2
4 Australia Jim Yates 4 1
5 Republic of Ireland Jim Greer 4 1

Group B results

Player 1 Player 2 Score
Chok Watson 21-19
Chok Hindmarsh 21-11
Chok MacWilliams 21-7
Chok Mears 21-8
Watson Hindmarsh 21-2
Watson MacWilliams 21-2
Watson Mears 21-7
Hindmarsh MacWilliams 21-2
Hindmarsh Mears 21-20
MacWilliams Mears 21-17
Pos Player P W
1 Hong Kong Philip Chok 4 4
2 Scotland John Watson 4 3
3 Wales George Hindmarsh 4 2
4 United States Bert MacWilliams 4 1
5 New Zealand John Mears 4 0

Medal round

 Semi-finalsGold medal match
       
  
 
 England David Bryant21
  
 Scotland John Watson16
 England David Bryant21
  
 Hong Kong Philip Chok15
 Hong Kong Philip Chok21
 
 England Alan Windsor14
 Third place
 
  
 
 England Alan Windsor21
 
 Scotland John Watson8
World Indoor Bowls Championships (PBA/World Bowls Tour)

References

  1. "World Bowls Tour". World Bowls Tour.
  2. "Google news archives".
  3. "Greer's magnificent 7". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 27 February 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Watson loses marathon". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 February 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Far East Challenge for Bryant". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 29 February 1980. p. 29. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Watson earns semi final v Bryant". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 1 March 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Google archives".

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