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The draw for the 2021 Bowls is Bowls European Open Pairs has now been made. See how the teams have been divided into 8 groups for the tournament in Chelmsford at the Falcon Indoor Bowls Club.

The SMPT is delighted to announce “Bowls is Bowls” as the title sponsor for our forthcoming European Open Pairs event to be staged in Chelmsford next month.

European Open Pairs gets the green light! We are delighted to announce that after careful consideration and discussions with the Falcon Indoor Bowling Club in Chelmsford, England, that the planned European Open Pairs event set for the weekend of the 28th & 29th August 2021 will now go ahead. We are very excited to be […]

Following the recent announcement by the UK government to continue with the current Covid-19 restrictions for a further 4 weeks, it has been decided that we shall also delay opening of entries for our first event of the season, the European Open 2-Bowl Pairs.

Entries will now open on Friday 23rd July at 19.00pm BST. A reminder that ONLY online entries will be accepted.

Following recent discussions between the SMPT directorship and consultations with venues used by the SMPT, a decision has been made to alter some of the events for the 2021/22 season.

As we say hello to a New Year with the hope of returning to some kind of normality in the not too distant future, we are delighted to announce the provisional dates for the 2021/22 SMPT season.

We stress that these dates remain provisional at this moment in time, especially due to the current situation and we shall be in constant contact with the venues and liaising directly with them as this fluid situation changes.

We’ve had another great season on the Tour that was unfortunately brought to an abrupt but sensible end.

Reflecting back over the season however, has given us more great memories and sporting excitement.

We’ve asked you, the players, to take a look at the achievements of a selected few and vote for your player of the season. Our shortlist of seven players, Alex Kley, Benny Sjogren, Gary McNabb, Jonas Hager, Jonathan Payne, Mark Beattie & Nathan Haire, was compiled by the SMPT directors and we’ve been counting your top three selections over the last 8 weeks or so. Congratulations to all who were selected and as announced earlier this week your votes narrowed it down to our three finalists, Mark, Alex & Gary.

The SMPT have been monitoring the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 and the responses from respective Governments & health agencies.

We have been holding regular online meetings with our team and discussions with venues, sponsors and players to see whether a viable season could be staged in 2020/21.

Having weighed up all the options, including key information given to us by several of our venues, and with the likelihood that recovery from this pandemic will be a slow process, it is with a heavy heart that we feel it only prudent to cancel all events for the 2020-21 season. These include the six ranking singles events (UK Open. Irish Open, Norwegian Open, British Open, English Masters, World Masters) plus our team competitions (World Cup, World Fours Masters, World Pairs Masters, Belfast Open).

It’s that time of the year when we ask you to pick your most deserving player of the last twelve months on the Tour. The season has sadly been cut short for all of us, but we still look at all the positives from another incredible season. We have a shortlist of seven players, selected by the SMPT team, for you to choose from, one Belgian, one Englishman, two Swedes, and three from Ireland. Who will be your 2019/20 players player of the season?