It was a very difficult weekend for everyone involved at the recent British Open that took place in York.
Following significant snowfall overnight on the Saturday evening, and extremely hazardous travelling conditions, the decision was made to cancel Sunday’s play, and subsequently the entire tournament.
Due to the weather and driving conditions we have made the decision to cancel the British Open.
With freezing rain forecast later today we want to give people as much time as possible to make their journeys home.
Apologies for any inconvenience, we wish everyone a safe journey home.
Gary McNabb & Martin McNicholl beat Jason McLean & John Manley to take the World Pairs Masters title.
Alastair McCrea, Gary McNabb, Ben Pay, Martin McNicholl beat Benny Sjögren, Joel Häger, Kjell Bjerkseth, Gunnar Frantzen 14-2 to claim the World Fours Masters title.
Mark Spalding, Darren Brown, Jan Rogers, Julia Bruce beat Natalie Evans, Sam Harvey, Andrew Evans, Andrew Coghlin 10-5 to win the Plate.
Belgium's Sibe Laureys beats Nigel Nicholls 14-9 to claim his maiden SMPT singles title.
Peter Roberts beats Simon Larsen to claim the Plate while Kate Morgan wins the Shield against Ian Crossett.
The draw for the 2024 Norwegian Open has now been made. You can see the groups here.
One weekend, double the fun!
We are delighted to announce that we will be running two pairs events at the popular Herentals venue in Belgium when we return there next May / June.
Joe Beattie wins the 2024 Irish Open after a 14-3 victory over Craig Burgess.
Kyle Blakely & David Peden pick up bronze medals while Terry Crawford beat Kevin McNamee to win the Plate and John Lax won the Shield after beating James Shaw.
The draw for the 2024 Irish Open has now been made. You can see the draw here.
Alastair McCrea defended his UK Open title with an 11-9 win over Stephen Gale of the Isle of Man.
Glenn Harvey won the Plaet with a 15-8 victory over Steve Smith while John Pye won the the Shield, beating Joel Hager 12-7.
Ireland claim their 7th Bowls Trader World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Wales in the final.
The draw for the 2024 UK Open has now been made. You can see the draw here.
Congratulations to England's Craig Burgess who you voted as your 2024 Players Player Of The Season with 173 points.
We are pleased to announce the nominations for the Players' Player of the Season 2023/24 Nominations.
The SMPT have been reviewing the competition rules ahead of the 2024/25 season. Following discussions between the directors, player feedback and awareness of continued growth of our streaming coverage and presence, we have a made a couple of amendments which will come in to effect from the World Cup in August 2024.
The Short Mat Players Tour are pleased to announce that the European Open Pairs will once again be returning to Herentals in Belgium.
