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2016 Bowls Trader World Cup
The schedule for the 2016 Bowls Trader World Cup can be found here.
World Cup 2016 Sponsor – Bowls Trader
The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce bowls clothing retailer, Bowls Trader, as the title sponsor for the 2016 World Cup.
Bowls Trader, a prominent online bowlswear supplier based in Shropshire, England, has joined forces with the SMPT to bring you the second World Cup of short mat bowls.
This prestigious one day tournament takes place at the Bromsgrove IBC in England on the 19th August 2016, the day before the 2016-17 season gets underway with the UK Open.
Bond Bowls World Cup report
Friday 21st August 2015 saw the start of the new SMPT season as Bromsgrove IBC played host to the inaugural Bond Bowls World Cup. Eight countries from the Henselite Order of Merit, plus a Rest of the World team, were divided into three groups of three. Each team was represented by its top four players, with each of them playing singles.
Sweden win the 2015 Bond Bowls World Cup!
Head over to www.worldshortmatbowls.com for live updates of the 2015 Bond Bowls World Cup for live updates of the 2015 Bond Bowls World Cup by the Short Mat Players Tour.
2015 Bond Bowls World Cup: the confirmed line-ups
The confirmed line-ups for the 9 teams competing at the first World Cup of short mat bowls are listed below. The players are listed in order, according to their finishing position in the 2014-15 Henselite Order of Merit. The highest qualifier and therefore the first player listed for each team will be ‘Player 1’, who […]
World Cup fever is here!!
It’s a little over 5 weeks until the new SMPT season gets underway! We have a real treat in store for you with 9 international teams pitting their wits against each other in the Bond Bowls World Cup.
Bond Bowls named as World Cup sponsors
The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce bowls retail specialists Bond Bowls Ltd as the title sponsor for the 2015 World Cup.
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 […]