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The Short Mat Players Tour in partnership with Constantinou Bros Hotels will be staging the 2015 Cyprus Grand Prix at the Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos from Wednesday 3 June to Friday 5 June 2015. The Cyprus Grand Prix will consist of three international open short mat bowls tournaments, sponsored by 3D Global Wealth Management […]

Entries are now open for the World Pairs Masters and World Fours Masters which this year sees them being played in the first weekend of December at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club. That isn’t the only change, as it is now £40 for a team to enter the Fours and £30 for the Pairs. To enter […]

The Short Mat Players Tour is excited to announce that the 2016 European Masters will be staged at Skien Fritidspark in Norway. Having already successfully staged tournaments in England, Belgium, Northern Ireland and Sweden, Norway will become the fifth country to host a SMPT ranking event. SMPT Director Simon Pridham explained: ‘We are delighted to […]

We are delighted to announce that the draws for the Cyprus Grand Prix Masters Singles, Matchplay Pairs & Open Pairs have been completed. You can see the draws by following the relevant links below. Cyprus Masters Singles Cyprus Matchplay Pairs Cyprus Open Pairs

The Short Mat Players Tour are pleased to confirm that the Ramada Plaza Belfast, our official accommodation partners in Northern Ireland, will be sponsoring the Irish Open next season. The ‘2015 Ramada Plaza Irish Open’ will be held at Belfast Indoor Bowls Club on the 19th and 20th of September. The hotel’s ideal proximity to the […]

Congratulations to Stockport player Daniel Sands who has won a new set of Henselite bowls. Daniel’s name was the first out of the hat in the draw to determine the winner of our New Entrants Promotion.

First time SMPT entrant, Stockport’s Liam Smith, speaks to his local radio station, Pure FM, about his recent experience at the 2015 Henselite World Masters. Your browser does not support the audio element. Whether it’s a radio interview, an article in your local paper, or a report online, please let us know of any media […]

Mark Beattie won the 2015 World Masters to claim his third SMPT title after a 14-4 win over Paul Canning. Mark also claimed the Order of Merit title after finishing ahead of Andrew Morrison & Jal Richardson. Andrew Morrison beat John Quinn for the Bronze Medal while Englands Jack Pye beat Derek McCann in the […]

Live updates from the finals day play at the 2015 World Masters. Still a lot to play for in the final group games.