News
Joseph Beattie wins the 2013 UK Open
The first singles event of the 2013/14 season saw 120 players from 6 countries descend on the SMPT’s new home at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowling Club for the UK Open. The competitors were welcomed by Tournament Director Craig Burgess before play got under way at 9am on 21 mats, including our 16 new Greengauge Tour Mats […]
Short Mat Players Tour & Henselite
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 […]
New Ranking System for 2013/14 Season
The SMPT are pleased to announce the new format for the World Rankings 2013-14. We would first of all like to thank all the players who contributed, we are always keen to listen to suggestions on improvements and we hope the new World Rankings format will be an improvement from last season. This season players […]
Short Mat Players Tour Statement
The Short Mat Players Tour are pleased to be working with the English Short Mat Bowling Association. We are delighted to confirm that the following England based events during the 2013/2014 season have all been licenced: UK Open, English Masters and Double Rink. Our World Pairs Masters event is also licenced, but entries are restricted […]
UK Open 2013 Draw
The draw has been made for the UK Open 2013 in Bromsgrove. The UK Open is the first ranking competition of the Short Mat Players Tour 2013/14 season. You can watch the draw take place below or visit here for the complete draw.
Breaking News – Irish Open 2013
The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce a new event on the calendar for the 2013-14 season: The Irish Open Singles. As promised, the SMPT have reviewed our successful first season and having studied the overwhelming amount of positive feedback received from you the players, it’s been agreed to give you what you […]
World Masters 2013 Full Report
Over the weekend of the 13th & 14th April, 184 bowlers from 8 countries arrived at the Belfast Indoor Bowling Club to take part in the largest open Short Mat singles competition ever held. The players were split into 30 groups of 6, playing on 32 mats, with everyone playing 4 out of 5 group […]