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LIVE: World Masters Day One
Live updates from the World Masters where Gerry McCabe will look to defend his title.
2015 World Masters Preview
The 2015 World Masters is so much more than just another bowls competition – but what exactly is riding on it? What has the draw for the World Masters meant for the event favourites? Who are the contenders for the Order of Merit Crown? How does the draw affect the Race to the World Cup? […]
‘Show Mat’ to take centre stage at the World Masters
It just wouldn’t be a SMPT event if we didn’t make some improvements or try something new! At this year’s World Masters, for the first time, we will choose one game from each session to be played on the ‘Show Mat’. The Show Mat will be positioned in the best location to enable spectators to […]
World 2 Bowl Masters Draw
The draw for the World 2 Bowl Masters is below. There are 93 players from 8 countries split in to 31 groups. The top 2 players from each group will progress to the main knockout competition while the remaining players will compete in the plate. Games are played over 21 ends. Registration opens at midday […]
World Masters Draw Information
The information for the draw is now available. You will be able to watch the draw on shortmatplayerstour.com on Thursday 9th April.
World Masters – Race to the World Cup
As we approach the World Masters, the final ranking event of the 2014-15 season, we take a closer look at the provisional standings to see which players are still in with a chance of qualification for the 2015 World Cup! With the World Masters winner able to attain a maximum of 165 ranking points, the […]
World Cup Website Launch
As we told you last week the brand new website for the Short Mat Players Tour World Cup has been launched today! Visit www.worldshortmatbowls.com to keep right up to date with the latest news & information as we build up to the inaugural World Cup in August.