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A big ‘thank you’ to our sponsors!
The Short Mat Players Tour would like to thank all the sponsors of this year’s Bowls Trader World Cup which takes place at Falcon Bowling and Social Club on Friday 18th August 2017. In addition to the title sponsors, Bowls Trader, we would like to thank the following team sponsors for their support: Raw Electrical Ltd, BPM Engineering Ltd, Gwrhyd Specialist Stone Quarry and Skien Fritidspark.
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.
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.
2016 Bowls Trader World Cup
The schedule for the 2016 Bowls Trader World Cup can be found here.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]