Yearly Archives: 2016
Irish Open 2016 – Day One
Read how the opening day of the 2016 Irish Open unfolded.
Irish Open 2016 – Ones to watch!
We're off to Belfast this weekend where a record 174 competitors will battle it out in the 2nd world ranking event of the season. Will we see another strong performance from the home players or will an overseas star follow in the footsteps of Belgian Dimitri Payne who won last year. Here are our ones to watch!
2016 Irish Open ‘Show Mat’ Schedule
The SMPT Show Mat has become a regular feature at World Ranking Events and we have once again selected a game from each session which will take centre stage at this season's Irish Open.
2016 Brunvall Gård Norwegian Open: closing date for entries confirmed as 25th September 2016
Entries to the forthcoming Brunvall Gård Norwegian Open, held at Skien Fritidspark on 29th-30th October 2016, will close on Sunday 25th September at 6pm (BST).
Irish Open 2016 Draw
The draw for our record breaking second ranking event of the 2016-17 season, the Irish Open, has taken place.
Lawrence Moffat wins the UK Open 2016
Lawrence Moffat wins the 2016 UK Open after defeating Chris Mann 11-4 in the final. Victor Andersson takes the Bronze Medal after beating Jack Pye 13-11.
James Trott retains his Plate tiltle after beating Jonathan Payne in the final and Joe Beattie claims the Shield after a 10-4 win over Stephen Holdsworth.
UK Open Day One
Follow live rolling updates of all the action on the opening day of the UK Open.
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.
Henselite UK Open 2016 – Ones to watch!
As the excitement builds ahead of the start to the new SMPT season, we take a look at some of the players worth keeping an eye on at this year’s UK Open!
Player Stats website transformed
As the saying goes, information is power! With the new SMPT season just 6 days away, we thought it timely to bring you news of further developments to our Player Stats website!
2016 Irish Open: closing date for entries confirmed as 28th August 2016
Entries to the forthcoming Irish Open, held at Belfast Indoor Bowls Club on 17th-18th September 2016, will close on Sunday 28th August at 6pm (BST).
English Masters – Entries Full!
The 2017 English Masters is now full.
Thank you for your entries for this event which filled in record time, just 26 hours and 47 minutes after entries opened!
If you wish to be added to the reserve list please email entries@shortmatplayerstour.com.
English Masters – Entries Open!
The English Masters is the 5th world ranking event of the 2016-17 season and takes place at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Club on 4-5 February 2017.
World Rankings twist takes effect after UK Open
The forthcoming UK Open was sold out within 6 days of entries opening, but the 2016 edition of this popular event carries with it more significance than any ranking event ever before!
English Masters Update: Entries Opening Soon!
On Monday 1st August 2016 entries for the English Masters 2017 will open at 6pm BST.
Bowls Trader & Short Mat Players Tour Launch New Shirts Range
Following their recent confirmation as our 2016 World Cup sponsors, the Short Mat Players Tour are excited to announce the start of a new partnership which sees Bowls Trader become our official clothing retailer.