
As we approach the World Masters, the final ranking event of the 2014-15 season, we take a closer look at the provisional standings to see which players are still in with a chance of qualification for the 2015 World Cup!

As we told you last week the brand new website for the Short Mat Players Tour World Cup has been launched today!

As we continue the build up to the final world ranking event of the season, the 2015 World Masters sponsored by Henselite, we thought it was time for a little reminder of how the inaugural World Cup in August will work!

Here at the Short Mat Players Tour we believe you can never get enough of a good thing!

Since our first ranking system was introduced for the 2012/13 season, we have implemented a series of successful developments, all of which mean we now have a model that accurately reflects the overall performance of all players across a season.

Stephen Williams claimed his maiden SMPT title at Bromsgrove as he beat England’s Paul Bax 12-6 in the final to add to his very impressive trophy cabinet.



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The draw for the English Masters has now been made, you can watch the draw above or see the groups below.

We are pleased to confirm the following SMPT dates for the 2015-2016 season.

Friday 17 April 2015 sees the return of the popular World 2 Bowl Masters.

Entries for the 2015 English Masters will close at 11pm on Saturday 17 January.

Ireland’s Cecil Dillon won his second SMPT title after defeating Jorgen Karlsson of Sweden 13-5.



As 2014 draws to a close, we thought we would look back at some of the highlights from the last 12 months.





