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The World Indoor Bowls Championship is an international
bowls competition held annual at
Potters holiday park in
Hopton on Sea
Hopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of East Anglia in the county of Norfolk. The village is south of Great Yarmouth, north-west of Lowestoft and near the UK's most easterly point, Lowestoft Ness.
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where the open singles and open pairs', women's singles and mixed pairs' finals are shown.
History
The competition was first held in 1979 in
Coatbridge, Scotland as a men's singles only event. The first event was sponsored by
Embassy Cigarettes.
In 1986, the men's pairs competition was added to the championship.
In 1988, a rule change allowed women to compete for the first time and the women's singles competition was created. This rule change also changed expanded the men's singles and pairs competition and both become
open tournaments.
In 1989, the championships moved to the Guild Hall in
Preston, England And
Churchill Insurance
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took over the sponsorship. While the competition was being held in Preston,
Midland Bank
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and
SAGA were also sponsors at various times.
In 1999,
Potters Holidays took over the sponsorship and, as part of the agreement, the event moved to its current home at the company's resort in Hopton-on-Sea. The mixed pairs competition was added to the championship in 2004.
World Indoor Men's/Open Singles Champions
Wins by individual (Open Singles only)
Performance by country (Open singles only)
World Indoor Women's Singles Champions
World Indoor Men's/Open Pairs Champions
The Men's Pairs (now Open Pairs) allows women to compete, this is not to be confused with the Mixed Pairs. It was a men's only competition until 2012.
World Indoor Mixed Pairs Champions
World Indoor Open Under 25 Champions
Players with 5 or more titles
See also
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World Bowls Events
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World Bowls Tour Events
References
External links
World Bowls Page Potters Resort Website
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{{Main world championships
Recurring sporting events established in 1979
Indoor
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Indoor sports competitions
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