| World Indoor Championships 1982 | |||
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| 4th World Indoor Bowls Championships | |||
| Location |  Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire | ||
| Date(s) | 9–14 February 1982. | ||
| Category | World Indoor Championships | ||
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The 1982 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 9 to 14 February 1982.[2]
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.
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