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
Location	Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)	21 February - 06 March, 1994.
Category	World 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

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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Men's singles

	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

	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

	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

1. http://www.worldbowls.com
2. "David Rhys Jones. "World champion crosses the great divide." Times [London, England] 26 Apr. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
3. ""Dixon in good form for Badminton." Times [London, England] 25 Apr. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
4. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&hl=en

External links

• Official website