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The draw can be found here. Live coverage of the 2 Bowl singles at Belfast Indoor Bowls Club. 2 Bowl singles over 21 ends.

Entries to all Short Mat Players Tour events for the 2014-15 season will open on the dates as listed below. From March until September, the 1st of each month will see the opening of entries to a different competition. This new system will ensure all bowlers have an equal opportunity to enter each of our […]

Happy New Year! As we begin 2014 the Short Mat Players Tour are busy preparing for the year ahead. The Swedish Masters is the next event, starting in only 10 days time. With valuable World Ranking points up for grabs and with 9 of the top 10 ranked players in attendance, it’s sure to be […]

As 2013 draws to a close the Short Mat Players Tour team would like to thank you all for making it so enjoyable. This last year has seen great progress with the first Swedish Masters, a return to Belgium for the second European Masters and our first two events in Ireland, the World Masters and […]

The Short Mat Players Tour are delighted to announce our confirmed fixture list for the 2014 – 2015 season. We have given the diary a fresh look for next season, providing all short mat bowlers with at least one tournament each month to choose from! The SMPT Singles Series has been extended to 6 tournaments […]

One of our core beliefs is that our sport should be available to as many people as possible and most defiantly to the younger generation, after all this is where the future of the sport lies. As part of our commitment to raising the profile of Short Mat we decided to showcase the sport and hold a junior coaching […]

England’s Chris Mann has won the European Masters 2013 in Herentals, Belgium after overcoming Cecil Dillon 9-8 in an entertaining final which went down to the very last bowl. Dimitri Payne from Belgium won the third place play-off against fellow countryman Lucien Smeers. Despite losing in the final, Cecil Dillon becomes the new World Number […]

Live updates from day 1 of the European Masters in Herentals, Belgium.

The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce the agreement of a sponsorship deal with Henselite and Greengauge. The partnership which runs from the start of the 2013-14 season, will see Henselite and Greengauge sponsor the UK Open, the English Masters and the World Masters Singles, as well as the Order of Merit. SMPT […]