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World Bowls Tour
AbbreviationWBT
Websitewww.worldbowlstour.org

The World Bowls Tour is an organisation which promotes indoor bowls and organises competitions (primarily in the United Kingdom), including the World Indoor Bowls Championships[1]

History

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In 1990 the sport was under a period of fragmentation following the loss of the television coverage connected with the World Indoor Bowls Championships. John Hall the President of the English Bowls Association unsuccessfully called for closer co-operation between the indoor and outdoor game.[2] In 1992, a player led organisation formed the Professional Bowls Association, during the 1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship, which were held in the Preston Guildhall to promote indoor Bowls worldwide and on television.

On 1 January 1997, under the then chairman Richard Corsie, the PBA created the World Bowls Tour and after the 1997 championship replaced the World Indoor Bowls Council as the leading indoor organisation.[3] The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to set up and create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA.[4]

Structure

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Position Name
Chairperson David Bolt
Tournament Director Tom Weir
Assistant Tournament Director & Finance Director Martin Gale
Corporate Director Jason Parkinson

Awards

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Events

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Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour.[5]

World Indoor Bowls Championships

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Main article: World Indoor Bowls Championships

Scottish International Open

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Main article: Scottish International Open

The International Open (defunct)

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Year Winner Runner-Up Score Ref
1983 England David Bryant (1/2) Scotland Bob Sutherland 7–4 7–3 7–1 [6]
1984 Wales Terry Sullivan England Tony Allcock 5–4 (sets)
1985 Northern Ireland Jim Baker Scotland John Watson 5–7 4–7 7–0 7–3 7–3 7–6 7–4
1986 Wales Stephen Rees England David Bryant 7–3 7–2 7–0 7–1 2–7 3–7 4–7 4–7 7–0 [7]
1987 England Tony Allcock Northern Ireland David Corkill 7–6 1–7 2–7 7–3 7–0 4–7 7–4 5–7 7–5 [8]
1988 England Gary Smith Scotland Richard Corsie 6–7 7–5 7–5 7–6 7–6 3–7 6–7 7–0 [9]
1989 England David Bryant (2/2) Northern Ireland David Corkill 1–5 5–7 7–6 7–5 7–3 [10]
1991 England Andy Thomson (1/3) England Tony Allcock 6–7 4–7 7–5 7–2 7–1 [11]
1992 England Andy Thomson (2/3) Wales John Price 7–3 3–7 7–5 7–5 [12]
1994 Hong Kong Mark McMahon England Andy Thomson 4–7 7–5 7–3 7–0 [13]
1995 Scotland Hugh Duff Australia Ian Schuback 2–7 7–3 7–4 7–1 [14]
1997 England Les Gillett Scotland David Gourlay 7–5 7–0 6–7 7–4 [15]
1998 Scotland David Gourlay (1/5) Wales John Price 7–0 0–7 7–6 3–7 7–2 [16]
1999 Australia Ian Schuback Scotland David Gourlay 5–7 6–7 7–5 7–3 7–2 [17]
2000 Scotland David Gourlay (2/5) Wales John Price 7–2 7–2 0–7 5–7 7–3 [18]
2001 England Ian Bond England Greg Harlow 7–4 6–8 2–1 [19]
2002 Scotland David Gourlay (3/5) Wales Jason Greenslade 9–7 6–7 2–1 [20]
2003 England Andy Thomson (3/3) England Les Gillett 9–10 13–4 2–1 [21]
2004 England Greg Harlow (1/3) Australia David Gourlay 10–4 4–8 2–0 [22]
2005 England Greg Harlow (2/3) Wales Robert Weale 8–12 10–5 2–0 [23]
2006 England Greg Harlow (3/3) Australia David Gourlay 12–7 10–8 [24]
2007 Scotland Paul Foster (1/2) Wales Jason Greenslade 15–5 5–6 2–1 [25]
2008 Scotland Darren Burnett Australia Brett Wilkie 13–4 10–9 [26]
2009–2012 not held
2013 Scotland Alex Marshall England Robert Paxton 10–2 10–1 [27]
2014 Scotland Paul Foster (2/2) Scotland Alex Marshall 9–8 15–3 [28]
2015 England Nick Brett Scotland Alex Marshall 12–4 9–8 [29]
2016 Scotland David Gourlay (4/5) England Jamie Chestney 11–9 10–6 [30]
2017 England Jamie Chestney Scotland Stewart Anderson 9–4 8–6 [31]
2018 Scotland David Gourlay (5/5) England Greg Harlow 11–9 5–9 2–1 [32]
not held since 2018

Sponsors and previous names

  • CIS UK Championship (1983-1993)
  • Saga/BUPA Care Homes International Open (1994-2004)
  • engage International Open (2005-2008)
  • Co-op International Open (2013-2018)

Welsh International Open (defunct)

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Year Winner Runner-Up
2002 England Les Gillett Wales Robert Weale
2003 England Tony Allcock Scotland David Gourlay
2004 Australia Kelvin Kerkow (1/2) England Andy Thomson
2005 Australia Kelvin Kerkow (2/2) Wales Robert Weale
2006 Wales Jason Greenslade Australia David Gourlay
2007 Scotland Paul Foster Wales Robert Weale
2008 England Mark Royal (1/2) England Greg Harlow
2009 Wales Robert Chisholm England Simon Skelton
2010 Scotland Darren Burnett England Simon Skelton
2011 England Mark Royal (2/2) Scotland David Gourlay
2012 Scotland David Gourlay England Greg Harlow
not held since 2013

Sponsors and previous names

  • Former Names - Welsh Masters / Welsh Grand Prix

World Matchplay (defunct)

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Year Winner Runner-Up
2007 England Greg Harlow England Mervyn King
2008 England Andy Thomson Scotland Alex Marshall
2009 England Mervyn King Australia David Gourlay
2010 England Ian Bond Wales Jason Greenslade
not held since 2010

Statistics

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Most successful bowlers (singles only)

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Bowler World Indoor Bowls Championships The International Open Scottish International Open Welsh International Open World Match Play Total wins
Scotland Paul Foster 5 2 3 1 - 11
ScotlandAustralia David Gourlay 1 5 2 1 - 9
England Greg Harlow 1 3 3 - 1 8
England Andy Thomson 3 3 1 - 1 8
Scotland Alex Marshall 6 1 - - - 7
England David Bryant 3 2 1 - - 6
England Tony Allcock 3 1 - 1 - 5
Wales John Price 1 4 - - - 5
Scotland Stewart Anderson 2 - 3 - - 5
Scotland Richard Corsie 3 - 1 - - 4
England Nick Brett 1 1 2 - - 4

Youngest Player

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Desmond Lai, at age of 15 (January 2024) from Hong Kong China, in World Bowls Indoor Championships 2024 [33]

References

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  1. ^ "About". World Bowls Tour. 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 8/9. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ Jones, David Rhys (January 1997). "Jones, David Rhys. "New body defended by Corsie." Times, 1 Jan. 1997, p. 29". The Times. Times Digital Archives. p. 29.
  4. ^ "About WBT". Webpage. WBT/World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Competitions and results". World Bowls.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  7. ^ Newby, Donald (1988). Bowls Year Book 88. Daily Telegraph. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  8. ^ "Allan, Gordon. "A see-saw final won by Allcock." Times, 9 Nov. 1987, p. 48". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ Newby, Donald (1989). Bowls Year Book 89. Daily Telegraph. pp. 88/89. ISBN 0-330-31093-3.
  10. ^ "Allan, Gordon. "Masterful display by Bryant." Times, 6 Nov. 1989, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 27 Apr. 1991". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ ""Thomson No. 1." Times, 2 May 1992, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "McMahon magic conjures up title." Times, 3 Oct. 1994, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ ""Singles title for Duff." Times, 2 Oct. 1995, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Gillett slays cool at finish to win Open." Times, 20 Oct. 1997, p. 27". Times Digital Archives.
  16. ^ ""Price falls to Gourlay." Times, 2 Nov. 1998, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  17. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Row takes shine off Schuback triumph." Times, 22 Nov. 1999, p. 30". Times Digital Archives.
  18. ^ ""Gourlay confirms high-flying status." Times, 20 Nov. 2000, p. 11[S]". Times Digital Archives.
  19. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Bond shows aptitude for sudden death to lift title." Times, 12 Nov. 2001, p. 8[S]". Times Digital Archives.
  20. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Gourlay retains winning habit." Times, 11 Nov. 2002, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  21. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Thomson back in the old routine." Times, 17 Nov. 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  22. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Harlow sees off Gourlay to claim 'career-best' victory." Times, 8 Nov. 2004, p. 69". Times Digital Archives.
  23. ^ "Jones, David Rhys. "Harlow employs his powers of recovery to retain title." Times, 7 Nov. 2005, p. 77". Times Digital Archives.
  24. ^ ""Harlow leads way." Times, 6 Nov. 2006, p. 70". Times Digital Archives.
  25. ^ ""Bowls." Times, 12 Nov. 2007, p. 61". Times Digital Archives.
  26. ^ ""Bowls." Times, 1 Dec. 2008, p. 61". Times Digital Archives.
  27. ^ "Marshall's First International Open Win". World Bowls Tour.
  28. ^ "Fantastic Foster". Bowls International.
  29. ^ "CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK BRETT". Henselite.
  30. ^ "CO-OPERATIVE FUNERALCARE INTERNATIONAL OPEN DRAW 2016". World Bowls Tour.
  31. ^ "CO-OP FUNERALCARE INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2017 SCHEDULE & SCORES". World Bowls Tour.
  32. ^ "CFC INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2018 SCHEDULE AND SCORES". World Bowls Tour.
  33. ^ World Bowls Tour (16 January 2024). "NUMBER 15 SEED MIKE STEPNEY NEGOTIATES A SAFE PASSAGE INTO THE 2nd ROUND OF THE WORLD INDOOR BOWLS SINGLES". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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