2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2002 Potters Holidays World Indoor Bowls Championship ^[1] was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 08-26 January 2002.
In the singles Tony Allcock completed a shock victory. Unseeded and unfancied the Englishman’s win equalled the record of three title wins by David Bryant and Richard Corsie.
In the pairs Hugh Duff & Paul Foster defeated Greg Harlow & Graham Robertson in the final.

World Indoor Championships 2002
24th World Indoor Bowls Championships
Location	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date(s)	08-26 January 2002.
Category	World Indoor Championships
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The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from April 18–20. The title was won by Carol Ashby.

Notes

A new scoring format was introduced; a game would now consist of two sets of nine ends. If the two sets resulted in draw (one set each) then a deciding set of just three ends would be played to determine the winner.

Winners

Event	Winner
Men's Singles	Tony Allcock
Women's Singles	Carol Ashby
Men's Pairs	Hugh Duff & Paul Foster

Draw and results

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Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Paul Foster	1	7	2
		Mark Bantock	13	2	0			1	Foster	5	12	2
	16	David Holt	10	2	0				Jeffrey	9	0	0
		Adam Jeffery	8	12	2										1	Foster	11	6
	8	Stephen Rees	9	7												McCloy	6	4
		David Harding	8	6				8	Rees	4	1
	9	Hugh Duff	8	5	0				McCloy	11	10
		Gary McCloy	7	9	2																	1	Foster	3	6
	4	John Price	9	9																			Allcock	9	6
		Jeffrey Webley	6	3				4	Price	8	9	0
	13	Jonathan Ross	9	9				13	Ross	5	10	2
		Wynne Richards	6	1											13	Ross	5	10	0
	5	Robert Weale	3	7												Allcock	9	3	2
		Tony Allcock	12	8					Allcock	10	8
	12	Jason Greenslade	6	11	2			12	Greenslade	5	6
		Mervyn King	11	2	1																									Allcock	8	9
	3	Alex Marshall	10	4	2																								6	Corsie	3	4
		Billy Jackson	7	11	0			3	Marshall	6	8
	14	Andy Thomson	10	9				14	Thomson	5	7
		Greg Moon	3	5											3	Marshall	6	8
	6	Richard Corsie	11	9											6	Corsie	11	8
		Neil Booth	1	6				6	Corsie	6	9
	11	Noel Kennedy	10	7				11	Kennedy	6	7
		Greg Harlow	5	7																		6	Corsie	9	3	2
	2	David Gourlay	10	12																		15	Bond	4	7	0
		Danny Ho	8	0				2	Gourlay	9	5	1
	15	Ian Bond	7	12	2			15	Bond	5	7	2
		Craig Rimmington	9	2	0										15	Bond	11	11
	7	Les Gillett	4	2											10	McMahon	6	9
		Simon Skelton	9	7					Skelton	4	11	1
	10	Mark McMahon	12	10				10	McMahon	10	3	2
		Neil Furman	1	6

Men's Pairs

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Les Gillett Mark McMahon	10	9
		Alan Mathias Philip Rowlands	4	4				1	Gillett McMahon	2	2
	8	Greg Harlow Graham Robertson	14	9				8	Harlow Robertson	10	9
		Jimmy Chiu Jacky Wong	3	4											8	Harlow Robertson	9	8
	4	David Gourlay Alex Marshall	13	9											4	Gourlay Marshall	4	4
		Rowan Brassey Kerry Chapman	1	1				4	Gourlay Marshall	13	9
	5	Jason Greenslade Robert Weale	7	7	2			5	Greenslade Weale	1	1
		Joey Strickland George Sneddon	8	5	0																	8	Harlow Robertson	8	8	1
	2	Hugh Duff Paul Foster	10	9																		2	Duff Foster	5	10	2
		Duanne Abrahams Donny Piketh	7	2				2	Duff Foster	11	10
	7	David Holt Tony Allcock	10	2	1				Theobald Leeman	3	7
		Alan Theobald John Leeman	3	12	2										2	Duff Foster	4	6	2
	3	John Price Stephen Rees	5	8	0											Henry McClure	9	5	1
		Mark Casey Adam Jeffery	10	6	2				Casey Jeffrey	4	2
	6	Gary Smith Andy Thomson	8	3	0				McClure Henry	8	10
		Ian McClure Jeremy Henry	6	8	2

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
		Carol Ashby	6	9
		Margaret Johnston	5	7
									Ashby	4	11	2
									Jensen	6	3	1
		Wendy Jensen	9	5
		Lynda Jarman	1	5
																Ashby	11	8
																Morgan	5	8
		Betty Morgan	3	9	2
		Alison Merrien	7	6	0
									Morgan	10	8
									Forrest	8	5
		Julie Forrest	9	9
		Karina Horman	5	1