The 1979 W.D. & H.O. Wills World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 10 to 14 January 1979.
The championship was a men's singles event in which David Bryant won his first title defeating Jim Donnelly 21-14 after a final that lasted 23 ends. The event was organised by the Monklands District Council with two round robin groups of five players. It was sponsored by tobacco industrialists W.D. & H.O. Wills.
Draw and results Group stages Section A David Bryant P4 W4 Jim Donnelly P4 W3 Errol Bungey P4 W2 Tony Dunton P4 W1 Bill Farrell P4 W0
Player 1 Player 2 ScoreBryant Farrell21-13Bryant Bungey21-13Bryant Dunton 21-15Bryant Donnelly 21-18DonnellyFarrell21-9DonnellyBungey21-14Donnelly Dunton 21-18Bungey Dunton 21-19Bungey Farrell 21-6Dunton Farrell 21-15
Section B Gwyn Evans P4 W4 Jim Blake P4 W2 Eric Liddell P4 W2 Bruce Matheson P4 W2 George Alley P4 W0
Player 1 Player 2 ScoreEvans Blake 21-13Evans Liddell 21-16Evans Matheson 21-17Evans Alley 21-8Liddell Blake 21-18Blake Matheson 21-11Blake Alley 21-4Matheson Liddell 21-11Liddell Alley 21-16Matheson Alley 21-15
Medal round
References
External links Official website