# 2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–21 January 2001, with the pairs following on from the 23–27 January 2001.
In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final.
In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final.
The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from March 28–30. The title was won by Betty Brown.

## Winners

| Event | Winner |
| Men's Singles | Paul Foster |
| Women's Singles | Betty Brown |
| Men's Pairs | Les Gillett & Mark McMahon |

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

| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| Jason Greenslade | D Wilson | 7-4 2-7 7-2 0-7 7-2 |
| Ian Taylor | Bruce Makkink | 4-7 7-3 7-4 7-0 |
| Ian Bond | Kerry Chapman | 7-0 7-3 7-2 |
| Chris Young | Les Saunders | 7-4 7-2 7-4 |
| Neil Booth | Lee Nixon | 7-3 7-2 2-1 |
| Gary Smith | Simon Lilley | 7-3 3-7 3-7 7-5 7-4 |
| Billy Jackson | Stephen Posa | 7-0 7-5 4-7 7-5 |
| Kevin Walsh | Phil Rowlands | 7-0 1-7 7-4 7-5 |
| David Holt | Frank Souza | 7-5 7-5 7-4 |
| Gerry Baker | Steve Glasson | 5-7 7-3 7-6 5-7 7-5 |
| Jeremy Henry | Graeme Archer | 7-6 7-5 5-7 2-7 7-6 |
| Robert Newman | Danny Ho | 7-4 7-2 7-2 |
| Jonathan Ross | Michael Nutt | 7-3 5-7 1-7 7-1 7-4 |
| Rowan Brassey | Christie Grahame | 7-3 6-7 7-0 7-1 |
| Greg Moon | Greg Harlow | 5-7 7-4 3-7 7-2 7-1 |
| Rex Johnston | Steve Glasson | 7-2 1-7 3-7 7-1 7-0 |
| 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Robert Weale | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeremy Henry | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Weale | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Graham Robertson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | Walsh | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Walsh | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Weale | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hugh Duff | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Foster | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Moon | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | 8 | Duff | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Paul Foster | 3 | | | | | 9 | Foster | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rex Johnston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Foster | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Stephen Rees | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Marshall | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| | Jonathan Ross | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | Ross | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Wynne Richards | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | Booth | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Booth | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Booth | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alex Marshall | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Marshall | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Taylor | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | Marshall | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Noel Kennedy | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 12 | Jackson | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Jackson | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Foster | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | John Price | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Corsie | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| | Gerry Baker | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | 3 | Price | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Richard Corsie | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Corsie | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Newman | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ? | | | | | | | | 14 | Corsie | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Les Gillett | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Gillett | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Greenslade | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 6 | Gillett | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark McMahon | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | | 11 | McMahon | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Young | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Corsie | 7 | 7 | 7 | | |
| 2 | David Gourlay | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gourlay | 2 | 3 | 4 | | |
| | Rowan Brassey | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Gourlay | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Tony Allcock | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Allcock | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Bond | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | Gourlay | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Andy Thomson | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Holt | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | David Holt | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | Holt | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mervyn King | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 10 | King | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | David Gourlay Alex Marshall | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Holt Tony Allcock | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | Holt Allcock | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Greg Harlow Mervyn King | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 8 | Harlow King | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Bantock Robert Newman | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Holt Allcock | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richard Corsie Graham Robertson | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Duff Foster | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Ross Ian Bond | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | Ross Bond | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hugh Duff Paul Foster | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Duff Foster | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Corry Roy Battersby | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Duff Foster | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Gary Smith Andy Thomson | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Gillett McMahon | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| | Jeff Webley Nigel Leigh | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | Webley Leigh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Les Gillett Mark McMahon | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 7 | Gillett McMahon | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Jackson Wynne Richards | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Gillett McMahon | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | John Price Stephen Rees | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Greenslade Weale | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Rowan Brassey Noel Kennedy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | | 3 | Price Rees | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jason Greenslade Robert Weale | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 6 | Greenslade Weale | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Strickland George Sneddon | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Betty Brown | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edna Bessell | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edna Bessell | 7 | 1 | 4 | Brown | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | Castle | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| Marlene Castle | 7 | 7 | | Castle | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| Cheryl Northall | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheryl Northall | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Brown | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | Peddell | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Marilyn Peddell | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Peddell | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Gaynor Thomas | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gaynor Thomas | 5 | 5 | | Peddell | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kamzel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Tami Kamzel | 7 | 7 | | Kamzel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lynn McElroy | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |