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Want to win a new set of bowls? Know any bowlers who would enjoy playing in one of our events? In partnership with our tournament sponsors Henselite, the Short Mat Players Tour are pleased to announce a new promotion for the forthcoming English and World Masters. Any bowler who’s entry into either of these events, […]

The Short Mat Players Tour is pleased to confirm a new deal that means great value accommodation is now available for players and supporters attending the forthcoming World Masters in April 2014. In partnership with the Ramada Plaza, Belfast – a fantastic 4 Star hotel within walking distance of the Belfast Indoor Bowls Club – […]

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 […]

Online entries have now opened for 4 of our events next season. You can now enter the UK Open, European Masters, Swedish Masters and the World Masters by going to our tournaments page. Initially there are 60 places available on a first come first served basis. We look forward to seeing you next season!

Alan Paul took the World Masters 2013 title after beating Kevin Conroy 11-6 in the final at Belfast Indoor Bowling Club on Sunday evening. A full report of the final and the whole tournament which saw 184 players compete will follow.

For all those players who are playing can we please ask that you read this message. – The Venue will be open from 8am for players to sign in, players will be able to practise from this time until 8:45am. – All players have been allocated marking duties and we will be publishing this in […]

The draw for the World Masters 2013 was made at Bromsgrove IBC by SMPT Directors Simon Pridham and Phil Mills. You can watch the video of the draw below or view the full draw here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gj7fq8sjiyo

We are now full for the World Masters Singles. The list of players can be found here. We will be taking upto 5 entries as standby. Should you wish to be on the standby list please let us know. We will release information about the draw in the coming weeks.

We are delighted to announce that the dates for next seasons tour have been confirmed. Ranking Singles Events UK Open Singles – 31st August & 1st September 2013 Venue – Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club, Austin Road, Charford, Bromsgrove, B60 3PT European Masters – 26th & 27th October 2013 Venue – Sporthal Vossenberg, Markgravenstraat 93, Herentals- […]