1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1994 Churchill Insurance World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 21 February until 6 March 1994. Churchill Insurance signed a new three-year deal worth £750,000 to sponsor the event, taking over from Midland Bank.
Andy Thomson won his first title beating Richard Corsie in the final.
In the Men's Pairs final Ian Schuback & Cameron Curtis defeated the defending champions Andy Thomson & Gary Smith.

World Indoor Championships 1994
16th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)21 February - 6 March 1994
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The Women's World Championship was held in Cumbernauld from April 24–25 and was sponsored by Churchill Insurance. The winner was Jan Woodley.[2][3]

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles   Andy Thomson
Women's Singles   Jan Woodley
Men's Pairs   Ian Schuback &   Cameron Curtis

Draw and results

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[4] [5]

Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Richard Corsie 3
  Ian McClure 1 1   Corsie 3
16   Mervyn King 3 16   King 2
  Jeff Rabkin 1 1   Corsie 3
8   Robert Parrella 1   Taylor 2
  Adrian Welch 3   Welch 1
9   David Bryant 2   Taylor 3
  Ian Taylor 3 1   Corsie 3
4   John Price 3 13   McMahon 1
  Steve Forrest 0 4   Price 2
13   Mark McMahon 3 13   McMahon 3
  Gary Lawson 0 13   McMahon 3
5   Gary Smith 3 12   Robertson 1
  Sid Giddy 1 5   Smith 1 Final
12   Graham Robertson 3 12   Robertson 3
  Kevin Campbell 0 1   Corsie 2 0 7 6
3   Ian Schuback 2 6   Thomson 7 7 6 7
  David Hendry 3   Hendry 1
14   Willie Wood 3 14   Wood 3
  David Evans 1 14   Wood 2
6   Andy Thomson 3 6   Thomson 3
  Andy Blair 0 6   Thomson 3
11   Jim McCann 1   Booth 1
  Neil Booth 3 6   Thomson 3
2   Tony Allcock 3 10   Rees 2
  Brian Bisson 0 2   Allcock 2
15   Wynne Richards 3 15   Richards 3
  Len Webley 1 15   Richards 0
7   Hugh Duff 3 10   Rees 3
  Cameron Curtis 1 7   Duff 2
10   Stephen Rees 3 10   Rees 3
  Russell Morgan 1

Men's Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Andy Thomson

  Gary Smith

3
  Frazer Marshall

  Robert Muirhead

0 1   Smith

  Thomson

3
8   Robert Parrella

  Ian Taylor

3 8   Parrella

  Taylor

1
  Brian Relland

  Damian Kelly

0 1   Smith

  Thomson

3
4   John Price

  Stephen Rees

3 4   Price

  Rees

0
  Mark McMahon

  Steve Forrest

1 4   Price

  Rees

3
5   Richard Corsie

  Alex Marshall

3 5   Marshall

  Corsie

1
  Russell Morgan

  Wynne Richards

1 1   Smith

  Thomson

1 5 7 0
2   Tony Allcock

  David Bryant

3 3   Schuback

  Curtis

7 7 5 7
  Gary Lawson

  Sid Giddy

1 2   Allcock

  Bryant

3
7   David Corkill

  Alan McMullan

3 7   Corkill

  McMullan

1
  Keith Renwick

  Dave Williams

0 2   Allcock

  Bryant

1
3   Ian Schuback

  Cameron Curtis

3 3   Schuback

  Curtis

3
  Jeremy Henry

  Ian McClure

0 3   Schuback

  Curtis

3
6   Kevin Campbell

  Jeff Rabkin

3 6   Campbell

  Rabkin

1
  Brian Bisson

  Adrian Welch

1

Women's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
  Jan Woodley 1 0 7 7 7
  Kate Adams 7 7 6 5 0
  Woodley 7 7 7
  Simon 3 6 5
  Anne Simon 7 6 7 0 7
  Jackie Nicolle 0 7 6 7 2
  Woodley 5 7 7 5 7
  Price 7 1 5 7 5
  Margaret Johnston 1 2 4
  Mary Price 7 7 7
  Price 7 0 7 7
  Conlan 3 7 2 5
  Jeanette Conlan 7 7 7
  Val Stead 2 6 3

References

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  1. ^ "Home". worldbowls.com.
  2. ^ "David Rhys Jones. "World champion crosses the great divide." Times [London, England] 26 Apr. 1994". The Times.
  3. ^ ""Dixon in good form for Badminton." Times [London, England] 25 Apr. 1994". The Times.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". The Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2014-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Google News Archive Search".
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