# 1986 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1986 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 3 February to 9 February 1986. Tony Allcock won the title, beating Phil Skoglund in the final.
The inaugural 1986 Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship was held at the Bournemouth International Centre, from 7 April to 13 April 1986. David Bryant and Tony Allcock won the title, beating Bob Fairbairn and Bob Stephenson in the final, 5 sets to 2 (5–6, 8–3, 8–3, 10–1, 1–9, 8–5, 8–3).

## Winners

| Event | Winner |
| Men's singles | Tony Allcock |
| Men's pairs | Tony Allcock and David Bryant |

## Draw and results
### Men's singles

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Tony Allcock | Tony Allcock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Allcock | Allcock | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cutler | Cutler | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Cutler | David Cutler | 21 | Cutler | Cutler | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Muir | Jim Muir | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Muir | Jim Muir | 18 | | | | Allcock | Allcock | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Burrows | Burrows | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| Noel Burrows | Noel Burrows | 21 | | | | | | | Burrows | Burrows | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| Rodney McCutcheon | Rodney McCutcheon | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodney McCutcheon | Rodney McCutcheon | 17 | Burrows | Burrows | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peoples | Peoples | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Don Peoples | Don Peoples | | Peoples | Peoples | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | Allcock | Allcock | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Belliss | Belliss | | | | | |
| Peter Belliss | Peter Belliss | | | | | | | | | | | | Belliss | Belliss | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belliss | Belliss | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Corsie | Corsie | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Corsie | Richard Corsie | 21 | Corsie | Corsie | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Ross | Andy Ross | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Ross | Andy Ross | 9 | | | | Belliss | Belliss | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sullivan | Sullivan | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Sullivan | Terry Sullivan | | | | | | | | Sullivan | Sullivan | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sullivan | Sullivan | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Souza | Souza | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Souza | George Souza | 21 | Souza | Souza | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tommy Reeves | Tommy Reeves | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tommy Reeves | Tommy Reeves | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | Allcock | Allcock | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Skoglund | Skoglund | 15 |
| Phil Skoglund | Phil Skoglund | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Skoglund | Skoglund | 15 |
| Peter Evans | Peter Evans | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Evans | Peter Evans | 20 | Skoglund | Skoglund | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bransky | Bransky | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cecil Bransky | Cecil Bransky | | Bransky | Bransky | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Skoglund | Skoglund | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bryant | Bryant | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| David Bryant | David Bryant | | | | | | | | Bryant | Bryant | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bryant | Bryant | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hamilton | Hamilton | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Hamilton | David Hamilton | 21 | Hamilton | Hamilton | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie Jones | Ronnie Jones | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie Jones | Ronnie Jones | 13 | | | | | | | | Skoglund | Skoglund | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cutts | Cutts | | | | | |
| Roy Cutts | Roy Cutts | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Cutts | Cutts | | | | | |
| Kenny Williams | Kenny Williams | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kenny Williams | Kenny Williams | 10 | Cutts | Cutts | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Watson | Watson | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Watson | John Watson | | Watson | Watson | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Cutts | Cutts | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sutherland | Sutherland | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| Bob Sutherland | Bob Sutherland | 21 | | | | | | | Sutherland | Sutherland | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Pike | Michael Pike | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Pike | Michael Pike | 13 | Sutherland | Sutherland | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Baker | Baker | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Baker | Jim Baker | | Baker | Baker | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's pairs
#### Group stages

Group A :
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Bellis & Skoglund | Sullivan & Evans | 9-5 6-4 |
| Fairbairn & Stephenson | Muirhead & Harkness | 6-4 6-4 |
| Muirhead & Harkness | Bellis & Skoglund | 5-6 10-2 7-4 |
| Sullivan & Evans | Fairbairn & Stephenson | 8-5 9-6 |
| Muirhead & Harkness | Sullivan & Evans | 4-5 7-6 8-5 |
| Fairbairn & Stephenson | Bellis & Skoglund | 2-9 7-5 5-4 |
Group B :
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Baker & Allen | Peoples & Williams | 10-2 8-5 |
| Nicol & Bruce | Baker & Allen | 1-10 5-3 5-4 |
| Ottaway & Bel | Peoples & Williams | 6-3 10-3 |
| Nicol & Bruce | Ottaway & Bell | 11-8 8-3 |
| Nicol & Bruce | Peoples & Williams | 7-8 9-3 8-2 |
| Ottaway & Bell | Baker & Allen | ? |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Sets |
| 1 | Bob Fairbairn & Bob Stephenson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-3 |
| 2 | Fraser Muirhead & Willie Harkness | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-4 |
| 3 | Peter Belliss & Phil Skoglund | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-4 |
| 4 | Terry Sullivan & Russell Evans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Sets |
| 1 | Bruce Nicol & Ian Bruce | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-2 |
| 2 | Jim Baker & Sammy Allen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-2 |
| 3 | John Ottaway & John Bell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 |
| 4 | Don Peoples & Kenny Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-6 |
Group C :
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Boettger & Jones | Allcock & Bryant | 7-4 6-9 7-5 |
| Hamilton & McCutcheon | Thomas & Evans | 10-3 8-6 |
| Boettger & Jones | Thomas & Evans | 13-0 5-4 |
| Bryant & Allcock | Thomas & Evans | 8-7 10-3 |
| Hamilton & McCutcheon | Boettger & Jones | 9-4 9-2 |
| Bryant & Allcock | Hamilton & McCutcheon | 9-3 9-4 |
Group D :
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Souza & Bransky | Wood & Gourlay | 10-3 8-3 |
| Wright & Hill | Montgomery & Brankin | 7-5 3-7 8-4 |
| Souza & Bransky | Montgomery & Brankin | 5-3 8-5 |
| Wood & Gourlay | Montgomery & Brankin | 6-7 6-4 8-2 |
| Wright & Hill | Souza & Bransky | 7-6 8-4 |
| Wood & Gourlay | Wright & Hill | 6-5 4-7 11-1 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Sets |
| 1 | David Bryant & Tony Allcock | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-2 |
| 2 | David Hamilton & Rodney McCutcheon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 |
| 3 | Bill Boettger & Ronnie Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-3 |
| 4 | John Thomas & David Evans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-6 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Sets |
| 1 | Jeff Wright & Ray Hill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-3 |
| 2 | George Souza & Cecil Bransky | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 |
| 3 | Willie Wood & David Gourlay Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-4 |
| 4 | Willie Montgomery & Jim Brankin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 |

#### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| Bryant Allcock | 21 |
| Wright Hill | ? | | |
| Wright Hill | ? | Bryant Allcock | 5 |
| | | Fairbairn Stephenson | 2 |
| Fairbairn Stephenson | 21 | Fairbairn Stephenson | 2 |
| Nicol Bruce | ? | | |