The UK Open was first played in 2012 in Guildford before moving to Bromsgrove in 2013. 2017 saw the tournament move again, this time to Chelmsford.
It is traditionally the first ranking event of the season.
Note: Timings are a guide only and may vary.
Location | Falcon Bowling and Social Club |
Date | Sat 27 Aug 2022 - Sun 28 Aug 2022 |
Entry Fee | £27.50 |
Max Entries | 192 |
Floor Surface | Bowls Rink |
Mat Type | Wygreen Light |
Prize money | Prize money structure |
2023 | Alastair McCrea |
2022 | Pauline Beattie |
2019 | Mark Beattie |
2018 | Alex Kley |
2017 | Sam Harvey |
2016 | Lawrence Moffat |
2015 | Gary McNabb |
2014 | Robert Martin |
2013 | Joseph Beattie |
2012 | Mark Beattie |
Alastair McCrea beats Gary McNabb 11-6 in the final of the UK Open to claim his maiden SMPT title.
Damian McCabe wins the Plate after beating Peter Roberts in a tie-break while Jack Pye wins the Shield with a victory over Billy Ray
The draw for the UK Open has now taken place. You can see the groups here..
Pauline Beattie wins her first SMPT singles title after beating Dan Winmill 12-8 in the final
Falcon Bowling and Social Club (Website)
Channels Dr
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM3 3FB
Address: Premier Inn Chelmsford Springfield, Chelmsford Service Area, Colchester Rd, Essex CM2 5PY
Distance: 2.7 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Address: Premier Inn Chelmsford Boreham, Main Rd, Boreham, Chelmsford CM3 3HJ
Distance: 3.3 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Address: Premier Inn Braintree, Cressing Road, Galleys Corner, Braintree CM77 8GG
Distance: 10.6 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Address: Premier Inn Braintree Freeport Village, Fowlers Farm, Cressing Rd, Cressing, Braintree CM77 8DH
Distance: 10.8 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Address: Travelodge Chelmsford Hotel, 128-136 Parkway, Chelmsford CM2 7GY
Distance: 4.5 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Address: Boswell House Hotel, 118 – 120 Springfield Road, Chelmsford CM2 6LF
Distance: 3.1 miles to Falcon Indoor Bowls Club
Quote “SMPT Falcon Bowls”
Website
The full schedule for the UK Open can be seen here
W % | |||
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556 | Martin Watts | 42.86% (35) | |
734 | Robert Doorey | 3.33% (30) | |
6 | Alex Kley | 72.95% (207) | |
110 | Lee Toleman | 71.60% (169) | |
43 | Peter Hore | 53.68% (231) |
W % | |||
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79 | Saul Featherstone | 62.61% (115) | |
683 | Paul Glenister | 25.00% (12) | |
549 | Carmel McKim | 17.65% (51) | |
212 | John Elliott | 41.89% (74) | |
121 | Christopher Hillier | 52.32% (151) | |
11 | James Trott | 70.62% (388) |
W % | |||
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35 | Matthew Hamilton | 51.49% (101) | |
430 | Gordon Watts | 39.47% (38) | |
148 | Luc Schorpion | 25.56% (90) | |
447 | Danny Hogben | 50.00% (6) | |
14 | Stephen Proctor | 70.30% (303) | |
551 | Jayne Smith | 37.37% (99) |
W % | |||
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21 | Rodger Armour | 46.77% (124) | |
51 | Cennydd Howell | 60.71% (112) | |
167 | Tim Harwood | 47.73% (44) | |
9 | Nathan Haire | 70.16% (258) | |
4 | Gary McNabb | 80.97% (268) | |
381 | Olav Jeremiassen | 38.61% (101) |
W % | |||
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422 | Carol Taylor | 36.54% (52) | |
311 | Anja Ehmke Jeremiassen | 30.30% (33) | |
447 | Darren Kerr | 50.00% (6) | |
76 | Keith Lackford | 55.14% (185) | |
28 | Stephen Gale | 62.46% (349) | |
25 | Joel Häger | 65.96% (426) |
W % | |||
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170 | Jack Pye | 74.69% (245) | |
534 | Alan Harwood | 36.84% (38) | |
224 | Martin Nash | 44.00% (25) | |
205 | Jeremy Leach | 35.00% (40) | |
10 | Joseph Beattie | 80.27% (375) | |
105 | Benny Sjögren | 72.84% (81) |
W % | |||
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113 | Siw Amundsen | 51.92% (52) | |
300 | Jonathan East | 57.69% (26) | |
365 | Derek Coates | 36.03% (136) | |
189 | Dawn Parkes | 44.44% (36) | |
582 | Roger Dover | 16.67% (12) | |
36 | Andrew Jones | 64.29% (252) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
16 | Paul Cairnduff | 57.45% (188) | |
571 | Simon Meirhaeghe | 41.03% (39) | |
50 | Darren Brown | 38.73% (142) | |
243 | Rob Wade | 56.60% (53) | |
739 | Jessica Bevan | 0.00% (6) | |
92 | Bjarne Andersson | 45.28% (159) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
26 | Michael Doorey | 71.60% (81) | |
174 | Kjell Bjerkseth | 63.27% (49) | |
315 | Matthew Harwood | 32.43% (37) | |
154 | Dave Bignall | 40.00% (25) | |
637 | Phil Ramsden | 55.56% (9) | |
357 | Sarah Sarling | 32.14% (28) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
437 | Aled Edwards | 67.61% (71) | |
157 | Billy Ray | 50.00% (70) | |
120 | Conny Svensson | 36.54% (52) | |
214 | Antony Lewis | 35.29% (34) | |
683 | Diane Harris | 16.67% (12) | |
2 | Peter Roberts | 74.92% (295) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
65 | Carin Carlsson | 59.18% (49) | |
666 | Steve Easter | 32.35% (34) | |
479 | Chris Philpott | 42.86% (14) | |
232 | Sibe Laureys | 55.00% (200) | |
365 | Frans Roberts | 38.36% (146) | |
137 | Sam Harvey | 63.77% (138) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
70 | Mark Chittock | 62.11% (161) | |
29 | Thomas Coles | 48.43% (159) | |
129 | Billy Chapman | 41.89% (74) | |
646 | Kevin Davies | 44.44% (9) | |
54 | Gunnar Frantzen | 41.04% (251) | |
24 | Ferdinand Frantzen | 55.71% (140) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
145 | John Pye | 60.83% (120) | |
713 | Sylvia Poulter | 11.11% (36) | |
49 | Kevin Lawley | 58.46% (65) | |
683 | Millie Froud | 0.00% (30) | |
198 | Lorraine Shorney | 31.53% (111) | |
30 | Simon Pridham | 68.69% (99) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
226 | James John Davies | 75.00% (40) | |
37 | Nigel Froud | 48.08% (104) | |
570 | Jessica Brimark | 28.00% (25) | |
103 | Trevor Tymon | 43.75% (64) | |
713 | Grace Doorey | 5.56% (18) | |
410 | Suzanne Steele | 18.55% (221) |
W % | |||
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372 | Brenda Crowe | 25.00% (72) | |
617 | Barbara Elliott | 20.69% (58) | |
329 | Bob Taylor | 31.25% (64) | |
283 | Karl Nordlund | 47.69% (65) | |
327 | Peter Jensen | 35.48% (31) | |
1 | Craig Burgess | 75.00% (104) |
W % | |||
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312 | David Chittock | 29.13% (127) | |
537 | Wyn Davies | 62.50% (8) | |
713 | Geoff Harris | 8.33% (12) | |
734 | Jayden Coghlin | 0.00% (6) | |
8 | Edward Sawbridge | 73.41% (267) | |
265 | Chris Hopkins | 56.62% (136) |
W % | |||
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107 | Gethin Edwards | 52.27% (88) | |
344 | Jo Featherstone | 32.65% (49) | |
402 | Ils Belmans | 42.11% (19) | |
558 | Keith Johns | 25.00% (24) | |
524 | Kieran Proctor | 46.67% (15) | |
32 | Paul Seaman | 59.34% (241) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
304 | Stephen Bainbridge | 42.31% (78) | |
530 | Kyle Bainbridge | 17.95% (39) | |
55 | Chris Coates | 51.94% (129) | |
666 | Emma Bevan | 33.33% (9) | |
31 | Dafydd Howell | 60.53% (190) | |
262 | Karl Newby | 55.17% (29) |
W % | |||
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111 | Thore Amundsen | 44.00% (50) | |
84 | Sandy McDonald | 68.92% (74) | |
560 | Simon Warnes | 54.05% (37) | |
622 | Barbara Johns | 16.00% (25) | |
615 | Connie Coates | 10.53% (38) | |
239 | P.J Gallagher | 73.99% (273) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
140 | David Blundell | 31.03% (87) | |
132 | Alex Tymon | 43.10% (58) | |
98 | Edward Law | 37.10% (62) | |
683 | Lynn Bignall | 16.67% (12) | |
292 | Ricky Pyle | 26.39% (72) | |
330 | Vincent Dornan | 53.66% (82) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
118 | Karl Hudson | 47.37% (228) | |
205 | Emily Poulter | 50.62% (81) | |
571 | Charles Waling | 28.57% (7) | |
18 | Steven Roberts | 59.26% (189) | |
281 | Chris Terry | 47.92% (96) | |
471 | Bent Nielsen | 35.61% (205) |
W % | |||
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47 | Bob Naylor | 55.65% (124) | |
252 | Paul Reed | 41.27% (63) | |
108 | Julian Scales | 52.78% (36) | |
558 | Shaun Howells | 30.77% (13) | |
313 | Pontus Guldestam | 34.21% (76) | |
59 | Steve Burrows | 55.77% (104) |
W % | |||
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89 | Steve Puttock | 58.94% (263) | |
571 | Alan Masson | 52.00% (25) | |
739 | David Sperry | 15.00% (20) | |
98 | Andrew Coghlin | 70.97% (31) | |
527 | Paula Scales | 21.88% (32) | |
571 | Peter Skippen | 50.00% (6) |
W % | |||
---|---|---|---|
62 | Aaron Clare | 52.89% (121) | |
666 | Melvin Simpson | 37.04% (27) | |
533 | Robert Martin | 57.53% (73) | |
430 | Anthony Poole | 83.33% (6) | |
41 | Sam Moore | 52.42% (330) | |
541 | Paula Geens | 15.50% (200) |
W % | |||
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356 | Richard Arran | 38.10% (21) | |
241 | Olle Bäckgren | 37.18% (78) | |
537 | Jörgen Sundberg | 29.03% (31) | |
260 | Kate Morgan | 29.73% (37) | |
162 | Andy Howard | 48.88% (178) | |
124 | James Smith | 72.50% (80) |
W % | |||
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215 | Michael McKim | 34.33% (67) | |
320 | Richard Williams | 33.33% (87) | |
421 | John Manley | 64.47% (76) | |
218 | Neil Davidson | 63.31% (139) | |
5 | Mark Beattie | 79.57% (416) | |
53 | Jörgen Karlsson | 60.66% (361) |
W % | |||
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332 | Jamie Stiles | 61.17% (103) | |
534 | Nigel Reed | 54.69% (256) | |
325 | Sean Hughes | 80.43% (46) | |
245 | Jamie Wade | 29.03% (31) | |
492 | Peter Ainslie | 32.14% (28) | |
180 | Steve Pickin | 37.50% (32) |
W % | |||
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48 | John Jillings | 47.62% (168) | |
330 | Graham Cockburn | 28.07% (57) | |
317 | Anthony Friel | 32.35% (34) | |
486 | Angharad Brideaux | 17.65% (51) | |
13 | Andrew Shorney | 63.57% (140) | |
222 | Alistair Mahaffy | 45.93% (135) |
W % | |||
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20 | Jonathan Payne | 69.11% (437) | |
354 | David Hacker | 34.55% (55) | |
373 | Mark McHugh | 32.22% (180) | |
83 | Glenn Harvey | 57.14% (266) | |
19 | Arwel Morgan | 72.03% (143) | |
155 | Anne Lene Nilsen | 46.94% (49) |
W % | |||
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17 | Daniel Sands | 62.56% (211) | |
683 | Gareth Davies | 50.00% (20) | |
15 | Lawrence Moffat | 67.63% (207) | |
27 | Jonas Häger | 58.61% (360) | |
3 | Nigel Nicholls | 69.86% (292) | |
246 | Ben Pay | 66.67% (90) |
W % | |||
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339 | John Pajak | 38.33% (120) | |
164 | Bronagh Toleman | 70.79% (178) | |
229 | Daniel Winmill | 65.42% (214) | |
345 | Thelma Hacker | 28.13% (32) | |
12 | Pauline Beattie | 71.30% (331) | |
73 | Chris McWhinnie | 57.33% (150) |
W % | |||
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23 | Mitchell Young | 66.09% (233) | |
38 | Mark Spalding | 45.21% (73) | |
183 | John Jeffery | 34.18% (79) | |
210 | Steve Buckett | 55.74% (61) | |
7 | Don McNamara | 64.81% (270) | |
33 | Elise Daniell | 42.67% (232) |
This event is fully booked.
The recommended method to secure your entry into SMPT events is to enter online and pay through Paypal, however entry forms can be downloaded and sent by post with a cheque included. Any entry forms submitted without a cheque for the full price of entry will be void.
You will be sent confirmation once your entry has been approved.