# 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1982 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 9 to 14 February 1982.
Sudden death was introduced with 16 competitors (4 from a qualifying tournament), it replaced the group format. The winners prize was £4,000, a record for bowls. John Dunn an 18-year-old from Tonbridge Wells defeated David Bryant, ending Bryant’s attempt to secure a fourth consecutive world title.
John Watson won the title beating Jim Baker in the final. The third place play off was won by John Dunn who defeated John Fullarton 21–19.

## Men's singles
### Qualifying

Qualifying held in Dalkeith.
Group A results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Wood | Greer | 21–6 |
| Wood | Dunton | 21–17 |
| Wood | Hindmarsh | 21–13 |
| Greer | Dunton | 21–16 |
| Greer | Hindmarsh | 21–0 |
| Dunton | Hindmarsh | 21–17 |
| Pos | Player | W | L | +/- |
| 1 | Willie Wood | 3 | 0 | +27 |
| 2 | John Greer | 2 | 1 | +11 |
| 3 | Tony Dunton | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| 4 | George Hindmarsh | 0 | 3 | -33 |
Group B results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Boyle | Stanfield | 21–12 |
| Boyle | Bell | 21–5 |
| Boyle | Craig | 21–12 |
| Stanfield | Bell | 18–21 |
| Stanfield | Craig | 21–12 |
| Bell | Craig | 20–21 |
| Pos | Player | W | L | +/- |
| 1 | Jim Boyle | 3 | 0 | +34 |
| 2 | Leon Stanfield | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| 3 | Derek Bell | 1 | 2 | -14 |
| 4 | Joe Craig | 1 | 2 | -17 |
Group C results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Watson | McKelvey | 21–10 |
| Watson | Hughes | 17–21 |
| Watson | Osling | 21–12 |
| Hughes | Osling | 21–9 |
| McKelvey | Hughes | 21–12 |
| McKelvey | Osling | 21–9 |
| Pos | Player | W | L | +/- |
| 1 | John Watson | 2 | 1 | +16 |
| 2 | Bill McKelvey | 2 | 1 | +10 |
| 3 | Mal Hughes | 1 | 2 | +7 |
| 4 | Denis Osling | 0 | 3 | -33 |
Group D results
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Cutler | Campbell | 21–10 |
| Cutler | Gourlay Sr. | 21–17 |
| Cutler | Thomas | 21–21 |
| Gourlay Sr. | Campbell | 21–13 |
| Gourlay Sr. | Thomas | 21–12 |
| Campbell | Thomas | 21–14 |
| Pos | Player | W | L | +/- |
| 1 | David Cutler | 2 | 1 | +14 |
| 2 | David Gourlay Sr. | 2 | 1 | +13 |
| 3 | Colin Campbell | 1 | 2 | -12 |
| 4 | John Thomas | 1 | 2 | -15 |

### Final tournament

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| John Watson | John Watson | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pat O'Brien | Pat O'Brien | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pat O'Brien | Pat O'Brien | 12 | Watson | Watson | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bryant P | Bryant P | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Bryant | Peter Bryant | 21 | Bryant P | Bryant P | 2 | | | | | | | |
| David Tso | David Tso | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Tso | David Tso | 17 | | | | Watson | Watson | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fullarton | Fullarton | 15 | | | | |
| John Fullarton | John Fullarton | 21 | | | | | | | Fullarton | Fullarton | 15 | | | | |
| David Cutler | David Cutler | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Cutler | David Cutler | 17 | Fullarton | Fullarton | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wood | Wood | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Willie Wood | Willie Wood | 21 | Wood | Wood | 12 | | | | | | | |
| John Price | John Price | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Price | John Price | 16 | | | | | | | | Watson | Watson | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Baker | Baker | 13 |
| Jim Baker | Jim Baker | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Baker | Baker | 13 |
| Skippy Arculli | Skippy Arculli | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Skippy Arculli | Skippy Arculli | 10 | Baker | Baker | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Boyle | Boyle | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Jim Boyle | Jim Boyle | 21 | Boyle | Boyle | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Michael Pike | Michael Pike | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Pike | Michael Pike | 10 | | | | Baker | Baker | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dunn | Dunn | 12 | | | | |
| John Dunn | John Dunn | 21 | | | | | | | Dunn | Dunn | 12 | | | | |
| Barrie McFadden | Barrie McFadden | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrie McFadden | Barrie McFadden | 15 | Dunn | Dunn | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bryant D | Bryant D | 20 | | | | | | | |
| David Bryant | David Bryant | 21 | Bryant D | Bryant D | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Jack Hosking | Jack Hosking | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |