

The Short Mat Players Tour is delighted to announce a new event on the calendar for the 2013-14 season: The Irish Open Singles.

Over the weekend of the 13th & 14th April, 184 bowlers from 8 countries arrived at the Belfast Indoor Bowling Club to take part in the largest open Short Mat singles competition ever held.

Online entries have now opened for 4 of our events next season.

Just under 48hrs to go until entries open for the Short Mat Players Tour 2013/14 singles events.

On Wednesday 1st May from 7pm the SMPT will be opening our online entries for the 2013-14 events via our website www.shortmatplayerstour.com

Alan Paul took the World Masters 2013 title after beating Kevin Conroy 11-6 in the final at Belfast Indoor Bowling Club on Sunday evening.

For all those players who are playing can we please ask that you read this message.

The draw for the World Masters 2013 was made at Bromsgrove IBC by SMPT Directors Simon Pridham and Phil Mills.


We are delighted to announce that the dates for next seasons tour have been confirmed.

Joseph Beattie beat Jal Richardson 10-9 in the final of the english Masters at Wey Valley Bowls Club in Guildford.



After a successful tournament in Stromstad, Sweden last weekend the Short Mat Players Tour are delighted to announce the first confirmed date for next season.

Norway’s Morten-Andre Coll has won the Swedish Masters, beating Victor Andersson 10-8 in the final.

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