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Following the huge success of our one-off Champion of Champions event in Manchester earlier this year, we’re excited to confirm the launch of a brand new bi-annual tournament: the Players Championship.

Gary picked up 4 Gold medals, and this was enough to secure him this season’s PPOTS title. Gary picked up yet another Gold medal at the Season opening World Cup and followed this up with double success at the World Pairs & Fours Master weekend back in December. The feather in the cap however, came […]

The draw for the 2025 UK Open has now been made. You see the groups here.

The draw for the Bowls Trader World Cup has been made. The event takes place on Friday 22nd August at Falcon Bowling and Social Club.

Yet another fantastic season on the Tour, with many players producing some quality performances. Below we list our seven choices for the players player of the season. You can check out how each player performed during the season by visiting their player page on our new and improved stats website.

Short Mat Players Tour (SMPT) is excited to announce the beta release of our brand-new stats website, now available at https://stats-beta.shortmatplayerstour.com. This updated platform brings a host of new features, improved functionality, and a more streamlined user experience for players and fans around the world.

Home favourites Sibe Laureys and Pieterjan Stevens beat John Pye and Thomas Coles 9-3 to win the European Open 2 Bowl Pairs. In the Plate, Peter Hore and Alex Kley won 9-5 over Darren Brown and Emily Poulter. You can see all the latest results over on Tournament Software.

The European Open 3 Bowls Pairs is currently underway in Herentals, Belgium.

Shane Hand beats Alex Kley 10-8 to win the 2025 World Masters!

Kevin Conroy picks up the Plate after beating Glenn Harvey and Alan Lyttle beats Cennydd Howell to take the Shield.