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PPOTS 2023: Peter Roberts (5/7)
Our fifth of seven nominees is England’s Peter Roberts. A maiden singles title and climbing to 2nd in the World rankings was topped by winning the Order of Merit trophy.
Here’s the run-down on his remarkable season.

PPOTS 2023: Mark Beattie (4/7)
Our 4th nominee this year is World No1 Mark Beattie. A third World Cup winners medal and yet another singles event win. Check out his story here.

PPOTS 2023: Alex Kley (3/7)
Third on this year’s list for PPOTS is the rising star of Short Mat Bowls, England’s Alex Kley. His World Masters victory in Belfast, capped off an amazing 18 months. You can view his SMPT season highlights here.

PPOTS 2023: Joe Beattie (2/7)
Our second nominee is six time SMPT singles champion, Joe Beattie. An almost 90% win percentage, made this season, Joe’s most successful. Read his story here.

PPOTS 2023: Pauline Beattie (1/7)
Our first nominee is World No5 Pauline Beattie. In the hunt for the Order of Merit title and of course, our first ladies singles winner. Here is her 2022/23 season recap.

2023/24 Entry fee update
It’s been a great first full season back following the pandemic and we hope you have enjoyed our events.

Short Mat Players Tour 2023/24
We’re already looking ahead and can now reveal our event & date line-up for the 2023/24 season.

£1,836 Donated To Neo Natal Unit At Broomfield Hospital
A big thankyou to everyone who supported our charity event in May. The Friends of Essex Open Pairs raised £1,836 which Craig Burgess presented to the Neo Natal Unit at Broomfield Hospital.

Liz Evans & Nick Evans win Friends of Essex Open Pairs 2022
The Friends of Essex Open Pairs is underway at Falcon Bowling & Social Club. You can follow updates over at Tournament Software.
Over the weekend we will be raising money for the Neonatal Unit at Broomfield Hospital. If you would like to donate please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/4kkru9.




