title: 1983 World Indoor Bowls Championship
text: # 1983 World Indoor Bowls Championship
  
  The 1983 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 8–13 February 1983.
  
  Bob Sutherland won the title beating Burnham Gill in the final 21-10. David Bryant defeated Clive White 21–11 in the third place play off.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
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  | Bob Sutherland | Bob Sutherland | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jim Scott | Jim Scott | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jim Scott | Jim Scott | 11 | Sutherland | Sutherland | 21 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Fullarton | Fullarton | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | John Fullarton | John Fullarton | 21 | Fullarton | Fullarton | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | Philip Chok | Philip Chok | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Philip Chok | Philip Chok | 9 | | | | Sutherland | Sutherland | 21 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Bryant | Bryant | 20 | | | | |
  | David Bryant | David Bryant | 21 | | | | | | | Bryant | Bryant | 20 | | | | |
  | John Squires | John Squires | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John Squires | John Squires | 16 | Bryant | Bryant | 21 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Beare | Beare | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | Garin Beare | Garin Beare | 21 | Beare | Beare | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | Willy McQueen | Willy McQueen | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Willy McQueen | Willy McQueen | 16 | | | | | | | | Sutherland | Sutherland | 21 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Gill | Gill | 10 |
  | Burnham Gill | Burnham Gill | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Gill | Gill | 10 |
  | Tony Allcock | Tony Allcock | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Allcock | Tony Allcock | 20 | Gill | Gill | 21 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Watson | Watson | 18 | | | | | | | |
  | John Watson | John Watson | 21 | Watson | Watson | 18 | | | | | | | |
  | Mike Luker | Mike Luker | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mike Luker | Mike Luker | 17 | | | | Gill | Gill | 21 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | White | White | 12 | | | | |
  | Clive White | Clive White | 21 | | | | | | | White | White | 12 | | | | |
  | Bobby McGaffney | Bobby McGaffney | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Bobby McGaffney | Bobby McGaffney | 2 | White | White | 21 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Wood | Wood | 14 | | | | | | | |
  | Willie Wood | Willie Wood | 21 | Wood | Wood | 14 | | | | | | | |
  | Billy McKelvey | Billy McKelvey | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  