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Bowls Trader World Cup 2017 – schedule confirmed

Bowls Trader World Cup 2017 – schedule confirmed

The schedule for the Bowls Trader World Cup 2017 is now confirmed, as detailed below. The venue, Falcon Bowling & Social Club in Chelmsford, will be open to players and spectators from 10am on Friday 18th August.

29 Jul 2017

2016 Bowls Trader World Cup

Head over to our World Cup website to follow all the action of the 2016 Bowls Trader World Cup. England start as top seeds in Group A with Belgium, Isle of Man & Rest of the World while defending champions Sweden are up against Ireland, Wales & Norway in Group B.

19 Aug 2016

2016 Bowls Trader World Cup

The schedule for the 2016 Bowls Trader World Cup can be found here.

18 Aug 2016

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.

12 Jul 2016

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.

30 Aug 2015

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.

21 Aug 2015

Bond Bowls World Cup Draw

The draw has now been made for the Bond Bowls World Cup.

17 Jul 2015

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 […]

15 Jul 2015

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.

13 Jul 2015