Details of the draw for the Ramada Plaza Irish Open 2015
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.
Gary McNabb has won the 2015 UK Open after beating Paul Pomeroy 12-11 in the final.
Joel Hager claims the Bronze Medal after beating fellow Swede Dick Almen 10-8.
Live updates of day one of the 2015 UK Open sponsored by Henselite. Defending Champion Rob Martin is in Group 2, World Number 1 is in Group 7.
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.
The draw for the 2015 Henselite UK Open will be streamed from our website on Thursday 6 August. With a record 16 nations represented, our season opener will surpass the 2014 UK Open which contained players from 14 countries.
We recently announced that next season's highest ranked 'Under 18' will be crowned the first ever SMPT Young Player of the Year. We are now pleased to confirm that the Young Player of the Year will win the Ryan O'Neill Trophy.
As part of our end of season review, after assessing players' feedback and following some new ideas from within the team, we are pleased to announce the following changes for 2015-16.
The confirmed line-ups for the 9 teams competing at the first World Cup of short mat bowls are listed below.
It's a little over 5 weeks until the new SMPT season gets underway! We have a real treat in store for you with 9 international teams pitting their wits against each other in the Bond Bowls World Cup.
The Short Mat Players Tour is pleased to announce two new events that will take place in the spring of next year and will form the first SMPT Charity Weekend! Working with Park Community Ventures and Portsdown Short Mat Bowls Club we will be staging two separate events in aid of two different charities.
The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce bowls retail specialists Bond Bowls Ltd as the title sponsor for the 2015 World Cup.
Entries for next season’s Swedish Masters are now open! This tournament will be held in Strömstad on the weekend of 9th-10th January.
In another first for the Short Mat Players Tour, the 2015 Henselite UK Open will include our first entrant from New Zealand.
The Cyprus Grand Prix concluded last night with the finals of all 3 events.
The final day of the Cyprus Grand Prix is underway with the Cyprus Matchplay Pairs
