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The World Cup returns for the first time in three years, with nine nations battling it out to become Champions!

Can Ireland win it for a fifth straight event or will England finally capture that elusive Gold medal. We had a cracker of a final last time out with the Irish pipping the Swede’s by just one shot. Can they get their hands on the trophy for the first time since 2015.

The draw for the 2022 Bowls Trader World Cup has now been made. You can see the groups and playing schedule here.

In an incredibly tense final Ireland claim their 4th successive title after beating Sweden 2.5 – 1.5 and by 1 shot to claim the 2 bonus points to finish up 4.5-1.5.

The draw for the 2019 Bowls Trader World Cup has now been made.

Ireland beat England 5.5 – 0.5 in the final to retain the title for another year.

The draws for the 2018 Bowls Trader World Cup and UK Open have now been made.

As usual, we kick-off proceedings with the Bowls Trader World Cup followed by the first singles ranking event of the season, the UK Open. With 10 qualifying teams, the 4th running of the SMPT  Bowls Trader World Cup will include the biggest field to date, while the UK Open will see 192 entrants, the 7th running of the competition will also see the its biggest field yet!

Ireland have successfully defended their title in the 2017 Bowls Trader World Cup after defeating England 4-2 in a closely fought final.

Friday, August the 18th sees the start of the new SMPT season and as usual kicks off with the Bowls Trader World Cup at the Falcon Indoor Bowls Club in Chelmsford, England.