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!
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!
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).
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.
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.
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!
On Monday 1st August 2016 entries for the English Masters 2017 will open at 6pm BST.
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.
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.
Congratulations to Joel Hager who has been voted Player of the Season by his fellow competitors.
Paul Pomeroy came in second place with Dimitri Payne third..
Paul Pomeroy is voted in as runner-up for the first ever Players Player of the Season.
Congratulations to Dimitri Payne of Belgium who takes third place in first ever SMPT Players Player of the Season vote.
With most of the players and the SMPT team now safely back home, here is a quick recap from the second staging of the Cyprus Grand Prix.
The third and final competition of the 2016 Cyprus Grand Prix sees the Open Pairs get under way today. 18 pairs will battle it out for the title. All three finals will also take place this evening from 5pm local time.
The Cyprus Grand Prix continues today with the Masters Singles. 7 groups of 4 will battle it out for a place in the final 16 of the Cup knockout.
The first tournament of the 2016 Cyprus Grand Prix took place today with J Trott & L Moffat and R Walden & J Fairgrieve progressing to the final which takes place on Friday.
Relive all the action from the 2016 Henselite World Masters Final between Gary Burke & Andrew Leckey.
Full commentary is provided by SMPT Director Simon Pridham and 2 times World & British Isles Champion and current World Fours Masters champion James Smith.
