# 2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2000 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 10 to 23 January 2000, with the pairs following on from 26 to 29 January 2000.
In the singles Robert Weale won the title beating John Price in the final.
In the pairs final David Gourlay & Alex Marshall defeated Gary Smith & Andy Thomson.
The women's singles competition took place at the Watson Stadium in Belfast from April 13–16. The event was sponsored by Golden Charter and the title was won by Marlene Castle.

## Winners

| Event | Winner |
| Men's Singles | Robert Weale |
| Women's Singles | Marlene Castle |
| Men's Pairs | David Gourlay & Alex Marshall |

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Ian Taylor | Paul Daly | 7-3 7-3 7-5 |
| Kerry Chapman | Neil Burkett | 7-5 4-7 7-4 5-7 7-6 |
| Kevin Walsh | Mark Anstey | 7-6 7-0 7-5 |
| Ian Bond | Adam Poynton | 7-3 7-6 7-6 |
| David Holt | Michael Nutt | 5-7 7-5 3-7 7-6 7-5 |
| Gerry Baker | Steve Glasson | 4-7 7-5 7-2 7-1 |
| Noel Kennedy | Jonathan Forey | |
| Craig Richmond | Jeremy Henry | 7-6 3-7 7-5 4-7 7-2 |
| Robert Newman | Nick Watkins | 7-5 7-3 7-6 |
| Jonathan Ross | Cecil Bransky | 7-6 5-7 7-4 7-2 |
| Tony Allcock | Martin Pulling | 7-4 7-4 7-2 |
| Greg Harlow | Paul Conlan | 7-5 7-3 7-6 |
| Les Saunders | Neil Booth | 2-7 7-4 7-5 7-5 |
| Nigel Williams | Noel Burrows | 4-7 7-4 7-2 7-2 |
| Richard Corsie | Adrian Welch | 7-5 7-2 7-3 |
| Billy Jackson | David Corkill | 7-6 5-7 7-4 7-4 |

### Men's singles

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Alex Marshall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Holt | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Marshall | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wynne Richards | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | Richards | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Taylor | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark McMahon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kennedy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerry Baker | 3 | | | | | | Baker | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Paul Foster | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | Kennedy | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noel Kennedy | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Marshall | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Andy Thomson | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Weale | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| | Craig Richmond | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 4 | Thomson | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Robert Weale | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 13 | Weale | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Newman | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Weale | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Rees | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Allcock | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Ross | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | 5 | Rees | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Graham Robertson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | Allcock | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Allcock | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Weale | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | John Price | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Price | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| | Kerry Chapman | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | 3 | Price | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gary Smith | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | Walsh | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Walsh | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Price | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hugh Duff | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Corsie | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Jackson | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | Jackson | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rowan Brassey | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | Corsie | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Corsie | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Price | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | David Gourlay | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gillett | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| | Nigel Williams | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | 2 | Gourlay | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jason Greenslade | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | Saunders | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Saunders | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gourlay | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mervyn King | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gillett | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Bond | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | Bond | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Les Gillett | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 10 | Gillett | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Harlow | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's Pairs

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Price Stephen Rees | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Stillie Ian Sneddon | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | 1 | Price Rees | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Richard Corsie Graham Robertson | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | 8 | Corsie Robertson | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Huntley Ian Slade | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Price Rees | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gary Smith Andy Thomson | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Thomson Smith | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Corry Roy Battersby | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Smith Thomson | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rowan Brassey Mark McMahon | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | Lockhart Holt | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lockhart David Holt | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Smith Thomson | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | David Gourlay Alex Marshall | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gourlay Marshall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| | Ian Taylor Billy Jackson | 0 | 4 | 6 | | | 2 | Gourlay Marshall | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Les Gillett Robert Newman | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Newman Gillett | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Ross Ian Bond | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | Gourlay Marshall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hugh Duff Paul Foster | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 3 | Foster Duff | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Wynne Richards Tony Allcock | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Duff Foster | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Greg Harlow Mervyn King | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | Greenslade Weale | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Greenslade Robert Weale | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Marlene Castle | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Phillis Nolan | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Phillis Nolan | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Castle | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Knott | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ann Knott | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | | Knott | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Karen Murphy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karen Murphy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | Castle | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Johnston | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Margaret Johnston | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Johnston | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Julie Davies | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Julie Davies | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | | Johnston | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adams | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kate Adams | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Adams | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Caroline McAllister | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |