Abbreviation | WBT |
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Main organ | Professional Bowls Association |
Website |
worldbowlstour |
The World Bowls Tour is an international organisation which promotes indoor bowls worldwide and organises competitions, including the World Indoor Bowls Championships with other bowls associations. Its parent organisation is the Professional Bowls Association. [1]
On 1 January 1997, under the then chairman Richard Corsie, the PBA created the World Bowls Tour (WBT) and after the 1997 championship replaced the World Indoor Bowls Council as the leading indoor organisation. [2] The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to set up and create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA. [3]
Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour. [4]
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score | Ref |
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1983 |
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7–4 7–3 7–1 | [5] |
1984 |
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5–4 (sets) | |
1985 |
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5–7 4–7 7–0 7–3 7–3 7–6 7–4 | |
1986 |
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7–3 7–2 7–0 7–1 2–7 3–7 4–7 4–7 7–0 | [6] |
1987 |
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7–6 1–7 2–7 7–3 7–0 4–7 7–4 5–7 7–5 | [7] |
1988 |
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6–7 7–5 7–5 7–6 7–6 3–7 6–7 7–0 | [8] |
1989 |
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1–5 5–7 7–6 7–5 7–3 | [9] |
1991 |
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6–7 4–7 7–5 7–2 7–1 | [10] |
1992 |
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7–3 3–7 7–5 7–5 | [11] |
1994 |
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4–7 7–5 7–3 7–0 | [12] |
1995 |
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2–7 7–3 7–4 7–1 | [13] |
1997 |
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7–5 7–0 6–7 7–4 | [14] |
1998 |
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7–0 0–7 7–6 3–7 7–2 | [15] |
1999 |
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5–7 6–7 7–5 7–3 7–2 | [16] |
2000 |
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7–2 7–2 0–7 5–7 7–3 | [17] |
2001 |
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7–4 6–8 2–1 | [18] |
2002 |
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9–7 6–7 2–1 | [19] |
2003 |
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9–10 13–4 2–1 | [20] |
2004 |
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10–4 4–8 2–0 | [21] |
2005 |
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8–12 10–5 2–0 | [22] |
2006 |
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12–7 10–8 | [23] |
2007 |
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15–5 5–6 2–1 | [24] |
2008 |
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13–4 10–9 | [25] |
2009–2012 not held | ||||
2013 |
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10–2 10–1 | [26] |
2014 |
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9–8 15–3 | [27] |
2015 |
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12–4 9–8 | [28] |
2016 |
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11–9 10–6 | [29] |
2017 |
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9–4 8–6 | [30] |
2018 |
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11–9 5–9 2–1 | [31] |
not held since 2018 |
Sponsors and previous names
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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not held since 2013 |
Sponsors and previous names
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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not held since 2010 |
Bowler | World Indoor Bowls Championships | The International Open | Scottish International Open | Welsh International Open | World Match Play | Total wins |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
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1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
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1 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
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2 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 |
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3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
Desmond Lai, at age of 15 (January 2024) from Hong Kong China, in World Bowls Indoor Championships 2024 [32]
Abbreviation | WBT |
---|---|
Main organ | Professional Bowls Association |
Website |
worldbowlstour |
The World Bowls Tour is an international organisation which promotes indoor bowls worldwide and organises competitions, including the World Indoor Bowls Championships with other bowls associations. Its parent organisation is the Professional Bowls Association. [1]
On 1 January 1997, under the then chairman Richard Corsie, the PBA created the World Bowls Tour (WBT) and after the 1997 championship replaced the World Indoor Bowls Council as the leading indoor organisation. [2] The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to set up and create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA. [3]
Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour. [4]
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 |
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7–4 7–3 7–1 | [5] |
1984 |
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5–4 (sets) | |
1985 |
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5–7 4–7 7–0 7–3 7–3 7–6 7–4 | |
1986 |
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7–3 7–2 7–0 7–1 2–7 3–7 4–7 4–7 7–0 | [6] |
1987 |
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7–6 1–7 2–7 7–3 7–0 4–7 7–4 5–7 7–5 | [7] |
1988 |
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6–7 7–5 7–5 7–6 7–6 3–7 6–7 7–0 | [8] |
1989 |
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1–5 5–7 7–6 7–5 7–3 | [9] |
1991 |
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6–7 4–7 7–5 7–2 7–1 | [10] |
1992 |
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7–3 3–7 7–5 7–5 | [11] |
1994 |
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4–7 7–5 7–3 7–0 | [12] |
1995 |
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2–7 7–3 7–4 7–1 | [13] |
1997 |
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7–5 7–0 6–7 7–4 | [14] |
1998 |
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7–0 0–7 7–6 3–7 7–2 | [15] |
1999 |
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5–7 6–7 7–5 7–3 7–2 | [16] |
2000 |
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7–2 7–2 0–7 5–7 7–3 | [17] |
2001 |
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7–4 6–8 2–1 | [18] |
2002 |
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9–7 6–7 2–1 | [19] |
2003 |
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9–10 13–4 2–1 | [20] |
2004 |
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10–4 4–8 2–0 | [21] |
2005 |
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8–12 10–5 2–0 | [22] |
2006 |
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12–7 10–8 | [23] |
2007 |
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15–5 5–6 2–1 | [24] |
2008 |
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13–4 10–9 | [25] |
2009–2012 not held | ||||
2013 |
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10–2 10–1 | [26] |
2014 |
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9–8 15–3 | [27] |
2015 |
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12–4 9–8 | [28] |
2016 |
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11–9 10–6 | [29] |
2017 |
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9–4 8–6 | [30] |
2018 |
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11–9 5–9 2–1 | [31] |
not held since 2018 |
Sponsors and previous names
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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not held since 2013 |
Sponsors and previous names
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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not held since 2010 |
Bowler | World Indoor Bowls Championships | The International Open | Scottish International Open | Welsh International Open | World Match Play | Total wins |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
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1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
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1 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
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2 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 |
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3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
Desmond Lai, at age of 15 (January 2024) from Hong Kong China, in World Bowls Indoor Championships 2024 [32]