1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship

World Indoor Championships 1992
14th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)21 February - 01 March, 1992.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The 1992 Midland Bank World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 21 February - 1 March 1992.

In the Singles Ian Schuback won the title beating John Price in the final. Schuback had beaten David Holt in the quarter-finals in a match that lasted four hours 45 minutes. In the Pairs David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their sixth world title and fourth consecutive title.

The Women's World Indoor Championship took place in Guernsey during April with the final being held on 5 April. The event was won by Sarah Gourlay.

Winners

Event Winner
Men's Singles Ian Schuback
Women's Singles Sarah Gourlay
Men's Pairs Tony Allcock & David Bryant

Draw and results

Men's singles

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2 Ian Schuback 7 7 4 5 7
Mel Biggs 5 4 7 7 6 2 Schuback 7 5 7 7
Gary Lawson 7 7 7 Lawson 4 7 0 2
15 Graham Robertson 6 6 4 2 Schuback 3 7 7 2 7
7 Hugh Duff 7 5 7 7 Holt 7 0 6 7 6
Ian McClure 2 7 5 2 7 Duff
David Holt 7 7 2 7 Holt
10 Willie Wood 5 5 7 5 2 Schuback 2 7 7 6 7
6 Gary Smith 7 7 1 7 6 Smith 7 1 4 7 6
Keith Roney 4 1 7 1 6 Smith 7 3 4 7 7
11 David Corkill 2 7 6 7 7 11 Corkill 2 7 7 1 4
Cecil Bransky 7 0 7 6 6 6 Smith 6 2 7 7 7
14 Wynne Richards 7 7 3 7 14 Richards 7 7 1 3 0
Rowan Brassey 2 2 7 0 14 Richards 7 2 2 7 7 Final
3 Tony Allcock 2 7 7 7 3 Allcock 0 7 7 5 5
Peter Mutter 7 6 4 2 2 Schuback 5 7 7 7
8 John Price 7 7 7 8 Price 7 6 6 4
Trevor Morris 2 2 4 8 Price 7 7 6 7
9 Rob Parrella 7 6 5 7 7 9 Parella 6 5 7 6
Carl Lewis 0 7 7 5 3 8 Price 7 5 7 4 7
16 Jim Baker 7 7 7 16 Baker 4 7 3 7 2
Brian Baldwin 5 5 2 16 Baker 7 4 2 7 7
1 Richard Corsie 7 5 7 7 1 Corsie 2 7 7 6 4
Jason Greenslade 2 7 3 2 8 Price 7 7 6 5 7
12 Stephen Rees 7 7 5 7 12 Rees 4 6 7 7 5
Adrian Welch 3 4 7 2 12 Rees 7 7 4 7
Jim McCann 7 7 7 McCann 6 6 7 1
5 Mark McMahon 3 2 3 12 Rees 7 7 7
4 Andy Thomson 2 7 7 7 4 Thomson 6 1 1
Alex Marshall 7 4 4 5 4 Thomson 7 7 2 1 7
13 David Bryant 7 7 7 13 Bryant 2 6 7 7 6
Lee Nixon 2 4 3

Men's Pairs

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 David Bryant

Tony Allcock

7 7 5 7
Ronnie Garland

Victor McCrea

1 2 7 2 1 Bryant

Allcock

5 7 0 7 7
Mel Biggs

Wynne Richards

7 5 7 7 Biggs

Richards

7 4 7 4 0
Lee Nixon

Adrian Welch

2 7 6 1 1 Bryant

Allcock

3 7 7 1 7
Ian McClure

Stephen Adamson

1 7 2 7 7 McClure

Adamson

7 1 5 7 3
4 Andy Thomson

Gary Smith

7 5 7 6 6 McClure

Adamson

7 7 4 5 7
5 Cecil Bransky

Mark McMahon

0 7 7 4 7 5 Bransky

McMahon

5 4 7 7 3
W Killa

Brian Kingdon

7 1 0 7 2 1 Bryant

Allcock

7 7 4 7
Rob Parrella

Ian Schuback

7 4 4 7 7 Parrella

Schuback

5 3 7 4
David Gourlay Jr.

Robert McCulloch

5 7 7 1 5 Parrella

Schuback

7 7 7
Brian Baldwin

Rowan Brassey

Baldwin

Brassey

2 2 5

Parrella

Schuback

7 7 7
2 Richard Corsie

Willie Wood

7 7 7 2 Corsie

Wood

4 5 6
Gary Lawson

Trevor Morris

2 6 2 2 Corsie

Wood

7 7 7
7 Graham Robertson

Jim Muir

7 7 7 7 Robertson

Muir

0 1 5
Jason Greenslade

David Harding

3 3 0

Women's singles

Group stages

Group C
Player 1 Player 2 Score
Gourlay le Feuvre 7-1 7-5
Stead Jones 7-6 7-3
Jones Gourlay 5-7 7-4 7-6
Stead le Feuvre 2-7 7-0 7-6
Gourlay Stead 7-4 2-7 7-4
le Feuvre Jones 7-2 7-6
Pos Player P W
1 Val Stead 3 2
2 Sarah Gourlay 3 2
3 Wilma le Feuvre 3 1
4 M Jones 3 1

Knockout

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
Sarah Gourlay 7 2 7 7
Margaret Letham 2 7 3 1
Gourlay 7 0 7 4 7
Johnston 3 7 5 7 0
Margaret Johnston 0 7 7 7
Doreen Hankin 7 3 3 2
Gourlay 4 7 7 7
Price 7 0 3 2
Mary Price 3 7 7 7
Barbara Cameron 7 3 3 3
Price 7 7 7
Froud 5 5 2
Sylvia Froud 0 7 7 7
Val Stead 7 4 3 0

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