Short Mat Players Tour

*2026/27 season, off to a flyer!*

We've had a great start to the new season, with our double header in Chelmsford.

Congratulations to Wales who took Gold 🥇 in Friday's World Cup. It was Silver🥈for team Ireland and bronze medals 🥉for first time semi finalists Norway & the Rest of the World.

Gary McNabb collects his 9th World Ranking event title with victory🥇🏆 in The UK Open, defeating former 2x Champion Alastair McCrea. 🥈
There were bronze medals for England's Alex Kley & Andrew Shorney 🥉🥉

Ben Pay wins the Plate with victory over debutant Joakim Andersson of Vietnam.

Steve Whiting of England wins the Shield final with victory over Scotland's Pam Neilly.

A small bit of positional movement in the World Rankings, with Craig Burgess remaining as World No1 and entering the top 10 for the first time is Simon Pridham of Cyprus.

Next event is the Irish Open in Belfast, over the weekend of September 19 & 20.

Good morning bowls lovers!

We'd love to get your feedback on our new tournament software from this weekend's UK Open.
How was your user experience? Did you find it easy to navigate. Are there any tweaks we can do to improve it?

All comments welcome 👌👍

2026 UK Open Champion Gary McNabb 🏆 🥇

In the Cup last-64 Arwel Morgan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 won 15-2 against Kate Morgan to advance into the last-32.

In the Plate last-64, Leah Woods won 12-7 against Melissa Morris to advance to the next round.