World Indoor Bowls 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 wins behind with five successes.
World Indoor Men's/Open Singles Champions
| Year | Winner |
| 1979 |  David Bryant |
| 1980 | David Bryant |
| 1981 | David Bryant |
| 1982 |  John Watson |
| 1983 | Bob Sutherland |
| 1984 |  Jim Baker |
| 1985 |  Terry Sullivan |
| 1986 | Tony Allcock |
| 1987 | Tony Allcock |
| 1988 | Hugh Duff |
| 1989 | Richard Corsie |
| 1990 | John Price |
| 1991 | Richard Corsie |
| 1992 |  Ian Schuback |
| Year | Winner |
| 1993 | Richard Corsie |
| 1994 | Andy Thomson |
| 1995 | Andy Thomson |
| 1996 | David Gourlay |
| 1997 | Hugh Duff |
| 1998 | Paul Foster |
| 1999 | Alex Marshall |
| 2000 | Robert Weale |
| 2001 | Paul Foster |
| 2002 | Tony Allcock |
| 2003 | Alex Marshall |
| 2004 | Alex Marshall |
| 2005 | Paul Foster |
| 2006 | Mervyn King |
| Year | Winner |
| 2007 | Alex Marshall |
| 2008 | Alex Marshall |
| 2009 | Billy Jackson |
| 2010 | Greg Harlow |
| 2011 | Paul Foster |
| 2012 | Andy Thomson |
| 2013 | Stewart Anderson |
| 2014 | Darren Burnett |
| 2015 | Alex Marshall |
| 2016 | Nick Brett |
| 2017 | Paul Foster |
| 2018 | Mark Dawes |
| 2019 | Stewart Anderson |
| 2020 | Robert Paxton |
Wins by individual
| Name | Titles | Runners up | Winning Years | |
| Alex Marshall | 6 | 1 | 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2015 |
| Paul Foster | 5 | 1 | 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2017 |
| Richard Corsie | 3 | 4 | 1989, 1991, 1993 |
| Andy Thomson | 3 | 2 | 1994, 1995, 2012 |
| David Bryant | 3 | 1 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| Tony Allcock | 3 | - | 1986, 1987, 2002 |
| Hugh Duff | 2 | 1 | 1988, 1997 |
| Stewart Anderson | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2019 |
| John Price | 1 | 3 | 1990 |
| Mervyn King | 1 | 3 | 2006 |
| Ian Schuback | 1 | 2 | 1992 |
| Greg Harlow | 1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Jim Baker | 1 | 1 | 1984 |
| David Gourlay | 1 | 1 | 1996 |
| Robert Weale | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| John Watson | 1 | - | 1982 |
| Bob Sutherland | 1 | - | 1983 |
| Terry Sullivan | 1 | - | 1985 |
| Billy Jackson | 1 | - | 2009 |
| Darren Burnett | 1 | - | 2014 |
| Nick Brett | 1 | - | 2016 |
| Mark Dawes | 1 | - | 2018 |
| Robert Paxton | 1 | - | 2020 |
Performance by country
| Country | Winning Players | Titles | Runners up |
| Scotland | 9 | 22 | 11 |
| England | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| Wales | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong | - | - | 1 |
 Israel | - | - | 1 |
 New Zealand | - | - | 1 |
 Canada | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 42 | 42 |
World Indoor Women's Singles Champions
| Year | Winner |
| 1988 | Margaret Johnston |
| 1990 |  Fleur Bougourd |
| 1991 | Mary Price |
| 1992 | Sarah Gourlay |
| 1993 | Kate Adams |
| 1994 | Jan Woodley |
| 1995 | Joyce Lindores |
| 1996 | Sandy Hazell |
| 1997 | Norma Shaw |
| 1998 | Caroline McAllister |
| 1999 | Caroline McAllister |
| 2000 | Marlene Castle |
| Year | Winner |
| 2001 | Betty Brown |
| 2002 | Carol Ashby |
| 2003 | Carol Ashby |
| 2004 | Carol Ashby |
| 2005 | Ellen Falkner |
| 2006 | Ellen Falkner |
| 2007 | Caroline Brown |
| 2008 | Ceri Ann Davies |
| 2009 | Debbie Stavrou |
| 2010 | Debbie Stavrou |
| 2011 | Alison Merrien |
| 2012 | Karen Murphy |
| Year | Winner |
| 2013 | Rebecca Field |
| 2014 | Katherine Rednall |
| 2015 | Laura Thomas |
| 2016 | Ellen Falkner |
| 2017 | Katherine Rednall |
| 2018 | Katherine Rednall |
| 2019 | Julie Forrest |
| 2020 | Julie Forrest |
World Indoor Men's/Open Pairs Champions
The Men's Pairs allows women to compete, this is not to be confused with the Mixed Pairs. It was a men's only competition until 2012.| Year | Winner |
| 1986 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1987 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1988 | Ian Schuback & Jim Yates |
| 1989 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1990 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1991 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1992 | Tony Allcock & David Bryant |
| 1993 | Gary Smith & Andy Thomson |
| 1994 | Ian Schuback & Cameron Curtis |
| 1995 | Richard Corsie & Alex Marshall |
| 1996 | Ian Schuback & Kelvin Kerkow |
| 1997 | Tony Allcock & Mervyn King |
| 1998 | Richard Corsie & Graham Robertson |
| 1999 | John Price & Stephen Rees |
| 2000 | David Gourlay & Alex Marshall |
| 2001 | Les Gillett & Mark McMahon |
| 2002 | Hugh Duff & Paul Foster |
| 2003 | Tony Allcock & David Holt |
| Year | Winner |
| 2004 | Ian McClure & Jeremy Henry |
| 2005 | Kelvin Kerkow & Mervyn King |
| 2006 | Billy Jackson & David Gourlay |
| 2007 | Billy Jackson & David Gourlay |
| 2008 | Andy Thomson & Ian Bond |
| 2009 | Kelvin Kerkow & Mervyn King |
| 2010 | Andy Thomson & Ian Bond |
| 2011 | Paul Foster & Alex Marshall |
| 2012 | Paul Foster & Alex Marshall |
| 2013 | Paul Foster & Alex Marshall |
| 2014 | Greg Harlow & Nick Brett |
| 2015 | Robert Paxton & Simon Skelton |
| 2016 | Stewart Anderson & Darren Burnett |
| 2017 | Les Gillett & Jason Greenslade |
| 2018 | Mark Dawes & Jamie Chestney |
| 2019 | Paul Foster & Alex Marshall |
| 2020 | Greg Harlow & Nick Brett |
World Indoor Mixed Pairs Champions
| Year | Winner |
| 2004 | Alex Marshall & Amy Monkhouse |
| 2005 | John Price & Carol Ashby |
| 2006 | John Price & Carol Ashby |
| 2007 | Greg Harlow & Jo Morris |
| 2008 | David Gourlay & Ceri Ann Davies |
| 2009 | David Gourlay & Ceri Ann Davies |
| 2010 | Alex Marshall & Carol Ashby |
| 2011 | Simon Skelton & Alison Merrien |
| 2012 | David Gourlay & Debbie Stavrou |
| Year | Winner |
| 2013 | Paul Foster & Laura Thomas |
| 2014 | Paul Foster & Laura Thomas |
| 2015 | Robert Paxton & Marion Purcell |
| 2016 | Darren Burnett & Katherine Rednall |
| 2017 | Nick Brett & Claire Johnston |
| 2018 | Jamie Chestney & Lesley Doig |
| 2019 | Robert Paxton & Ellen Falkner |
| 2020 | Nick Brett & Marion Purcell |
World Indoor Open Under 25 Champions
| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Joseph Mower |
| 2017 | Ellen Ryan |
| Year | Winner |
| 2018 | Chloe Watson |
| 2019 | John Orr |
| Year | Winner |
| 2020 | William Moulton |