The 2008

World Indoor Bowls Championships The World Indoor Bowls Championship is an international bowls competition held annual at Potters holiday park in Hopton on Sea. The last week of the competition is televised live on BBC where the open singles and open pairs', women's singles a ...

was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea,

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, from 08-27 January 2008. The event was sponsored by Potters Holidays.
Alex Marshall won the men's singles defeating

Ian Bond Ian John Bond (born 8 June 1973) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bond plays for the Exonia indoor bowls club and the Crediton outdoor bowls club. He won the Pairs title at the 2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship and repeat ...

in the final achieving a record fifth title. Despite the fact that a women's singles tournament was held

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also competed in the men's singles competition, and became the first woman to win matches in the final stages of the event with victories over Glenn Skipp in the preliminary round, and Jamie Hill in the first round.

Winners

Draw and results

Men's singles

Men's Pairs

Women's singles

Mixed Pairs

References

External links

Official website
{{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship 2008 in bowls