1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship
# 1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1981 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 24 February - 1 March 1981.

David Bryant won his third consecutive title beating Ron Thomas in the final.

## Men's singles

### Group stages

Group A results

| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Thomas | McKelvey | 21-13 |
| Thomas | Murtagh | 21-18 |
| Thomas | Duncalf | 21-9 |
| Thomas | Bryant | 21-16 |
| Bryant | McKelvey | 21-18 |
| Bryant | Duncalf | 21-19 |
| Bryant | Murtagh | 21-4 |
| McKelvey | Murtagh | 21-19 |
| McKelvey | Duncalf | 21-17 |
| Duncalf | Murtagh | 21-13 |
| Pos | Player | P | W |
| 1 | Ron Thomas | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | David Bryant | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Bill McKelvey | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | David Duncalf | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | John Murtagh | 4 | 0 |

Group B results

| Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Bell | Dang | 21-19 |
| Bell | Candelet | 21-3 |
| Bell | Douglas | 21-14 |
| Bell | Moran | 21-19 |
| Dang | Candelet | 21-14 |
| Dang | Douglas | 21-19 |
| Dang | Moran | 21-3 |
| Candelet | Moran | 21-16 |
| Douglas | Candelet | 21-9 |
| Douglas | Moran | 21-? |
| Pos | Player | P | W |
| 1 | Derek Bell | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Gary Dang | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Stewart Douglas | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Jim Candelet | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Des Moran | 4 | 0 |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - |
| David Bryant | 21 |
| Derek Bell | 3 | | |
| Derek Bell | 3 | David Bryant | 21 |
| | | Ron Thomas | 17 |
| Ron Thomas | 21 | Ron Thomas | 17 |
| Gary Dang | 7 | | |
| Gary Dang | 7 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Derek Bell | 14 |
| | | Gary Dang | 3 |
