Duloe Short Mat Bowls Club

20/09/2026

Final results from Belfast this weekend:

Caroline had her best Short Mat Players Tour ranking result making the last 64 of the cup for the first time, losing 14-5 to Ian McElroy.

Martin had a fantastic run in the shield making the semi final, eventually losing out to Ireland's Keelan Nelson.

Another fantastic showing on the international stage for a small club from Cornwall! 👏👏

19/09/2026

Mixed fortunes for our players in the Short Mat Players Tour Irish Open today.

Alan had to withdraw from the event after an injury.
Caroline has won 3 of her 4 games to sit second overnight.
Martin has won 2 and lost 2 in a tight group, currently sitting 5th but with it all to play for tomorrow morning.

19/09/2026

Good luck to Alan, Caroline and Martin who are over in Belfast this weekend playing in the latest Short Mat Players Tour event, the Irish Open.

Each of them have some interesting games to look forward to against some top international players!

Full details of their groups and updates throughout the weekend can be found here: https://stats.shortmatplayerstour.com/tournament/irish-open-2026/?tab=draw

07/09/2026

Congratulations to Caroline, who joined up with the England Ladies squad this weekend for the first time.

Good luck with the rest of the season, show them what you can do! 👊

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowls Association

30/08/2026

Final results form the Short Mat Players Tour UK Open:

In the Shield, Mark lost in the last 32 whilst Caroline went one better making the last 16.

In the Plate, Alan lost out in the last 64 and Martin made the last 16. Chris made it the furthest of our players this weekend making the quarter final, losing out to Dan Sands.

29/08/2026

After the first day of Short Mat Players Tour UK Open 2026, Martin is currently sitting 3rd in his group, if results go his way tomorrow morning could still make the cup after 2 wins and a draw from his four games.
Chris is also sitting third in his group with 3 wins, whilst Mark is 5th in the same group after one win today. Alan is currently 4th and Caroline 5th in their group after Alan won the game between the two at the end of the day today. Still lots to play for tomorrow!

29/08/2026

A mixed set of results for our players at the Short Mat Players Tour UK Open today, full results can be found here:

Short Mat Players Tour - The home of short mat bowls statistics and player rankings.

06/08/2026

The Short Mat Players Tour UK Open 2026 draw was completed last night, with 5 of our members making the trip to Chelmsford for the season's opening event.

Martin was drawn in group 6 and has a favourable draw, being second in the group in terms of ranking and win %.

Chris and Mark have been drawn together in group 28 alongside a couple of big names from Ireland, serial winner and current world no 2, Gary McNabb and multiple medalist Martin McNicholl. Making this one of the toughest groups in the competition!

Alan and Caroline have also been drawn into the same group. They will face each other for the first time on the tour, in what could be a very tight group with little to choose between all the players.

Good luck everyone!

06/08/2026

It might be the beginning of August, and still a while until the start of the season, but it was great to see 16+ members at the club playing last night!

26/07/2026

Congratulations to the Watson family for another successful competition, raising money for Macmillan.

Also a successful day on the mats for Jon, making the semi final with his team from Liskeard and Ben and Macy who made the final losing out to a very strong team on the last end!