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Just under 48hrs to go until entries open for the Short Mat Players Tour 2013/14 singles events. Places are up for grabs in the UK Open, European, Swedish & World Masters. (The English Masters entry will open later in the season as this may be a 3 day event.) We are piloting the use of […]

On Wednesday 1st May from 7pm the SMPT will be opening our online entries for the 2013-14 events via our website www.shortmatplayerstour.com Players will be able to enter online and pay via PayPal*. You will also have the option to enter and send your entry fee via cheque**. We have 96 spaces for the first World […]

Alan Paul took the World Masters 2013 title after beating Kevin Conroy 11-6 in the final at Belfast Indoor Bowling Club on Sunday evening. A full report of the final and the whole tournament which saw 184 players compete will follow.

For all those players who are playing can we please ask that you read this message. – The Venue will be open from 8am for players to sign in, players will be able to practise from this time until 8:45am. – All players have been allocated marking duties and we will be publishing this in […]

The draw for the World Masters 2013 was made at Bromsgrove IBC by SMPT Directors Simon Pridham and Phil Mills. You can watch the video of the draw below or view the full draw here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gj7fq8sjiyo

We are now full for the World Masters Singles. The list of players can be found here. We will be taking upto 5 entries as standby. Should you wish to be on the standby list please let us know. We will release information about the draw in the coming weeks.

We are delighted to announce that the dates for next seasons tour have been confirmed. Ranking Singles Events UK Open Singles – 31st August & 1st September 2013 Venue – Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club, Austin Road, Charford, Bromsgrove, B60 3PT European Masters – 26th & 27th October 2013 Venue – Sporthal Vossenberg, Markgravenstraat 93, Herentals- […]

Joseph Beattie beat Jal Richardson 10-9 in the final of the english Masters at Wey Valley Bowls Club in Guildford. Mark Beattie moved joint top of the rankings with Joel Hager after beating him 20-5 in the bronze medal match. Dimitri Payne of Belgium won the Plate final after a 12-9 win over Darren Witherspoon.

Day two of the English Masters is underway. The knockout stage of the competition will be starting shortly. The latest results are available here and updates can be found on twitter and facebook.