. "34516688"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Katherine Rednall" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Paul Foster&" . . "2022"^^ . . . . . "Stewart Anderson &"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Darren Burnett"@en . . . . . . "2022 Women's Singles" . . . "This page is about the World Indoor Bowls Championships. For the event organised by the World Bowls & the IIBC, see World Bowls Indoor Championships The World Indoor Bowls Championship was first held in 1979 at Coatbridge in Scotland for men's singles only. The event was sponsored by Embassy in the early years and grew in stature. In 1988 the venue changed to Alexandra Palace and one year later Churchill Insurance took over the sponsorship when the championships were held at Preston Guild Hall. The Midland Bank and SAGA were two more sponsors during the Preston era. In 1999 Potters Holidays came in to take over the sponsorship and the event moved to Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, where it is still held today. The BBC also show live coverage of the championships during the last week which"@en . . . . "2022 Mixed Pairs" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1979"^^ . . "2022 Open Singles" . . . . . . . . . . . . "This page is about the World Indoor Bowls Championships. For the event organised by the World Bowls & the IIBC, see World Bowls Indoor Championships The World Indoor Bowls Championship was first held in 1979 at Coatbridge in Scotland for men's singles only. The event was sponsored by Embassy in the early years and grew in stature. In 1988 the venue changed to Alexandra Palace and one year later Churchill Insurance took over the sponsorship when the championships were held at Preston Guild Hall. The Midland Bank and SAGA were two more sponsors during the Preston era. In 1999 Potters Holidays came in to take over the sponsorship and the event moved to Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, where it is still held today. The BBC also show live coverage of the championships during the last week which includes all four competition finals. The men's pairs started in 1986, the women's singles in 1988 and the mixed pairs in 2004. Both the men's singles and men's pairs changed to open singles and open pairs following the rule change which allowed women to compete in them. Alex Marshall from Scotland has won the singles event a record six times. Fellow Scot Paul Foster is one win behind with five successes."@en . . . "Katherine Rednall"@en . . . . "Stewart Anderson&" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1979"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "World Indoor Bowls Championships"@en . . . "Alison Merrien" . . . . . . . "Les Gillett" . . . . . "International"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "29903"^^ . . . . . "Alison Merrien"@en . . . . . . "Les Gillett"@en . . . . . "1082353281"^^ . . "2022 Open Pairs" . . . . . . "Darren Burnett" . "Paul Foster &"@en . . . . .