2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

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World Outdoor Championships 2020
14th World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia
Date(s)Cancelled
Category World Bowls Championship
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The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be eight events that determined the 2021 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours and in addition there are two overall team winners who receive the Leonard and Taylor trophies respectively. It was originally scheduled from 23 May to 7 June 2020 [1] but the event was officially cancelled on 9 March 2021. [2]

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Postponement

The event followed suit of other sporting events around the world in early 2020, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak wreaking havoc across the sporting industry. On March 17, 2020, World Bowls and host organisation Bowls Australia made the decision to postpone the event. [3] Australia's borders were closed to foreign travellers and no time was set as to when the event would be postponed until, due to the uncertain nature of the coronavirus. “We believe this is the right decision to minimise the risk of public exposure to the coronavirus, which the World Health Organisation [ sic ] recently declared a global pandemic," World Bowls Chief Executive Officer Gary Smith said at the time. On 31 March, it was announced that the event would be held on 25 May to 6 June 2021 [4] but then suffered a further delay with new dates of 7 September to 19 September 2021 being announced. [5]

Cancellation

Following continual issues surrounding the pandemic the Championships were officially cancelled on 9 March 2021. Furthermore it was decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Bowls Championships and Asia Pacific Bowls Championships were terminated. [2]

Participating teams

There were due to be 36 nations/associations competing at 2021 Championships. [6]

Participating teams
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (hosts)
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  • Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
  • Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  • Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
  • Flag of England.svg England
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of France.svg France
  • Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey
  • Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
  • Flag of India.svg India
  • Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man
  • Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland
  • Flag of Israel.svg Israel
  • Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  • Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
  • Flag of Malta.svg Malta
  • Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  • Flag of Niue.svg Niue
  • Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
  • Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
  • Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
  • Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  • Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
  • Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
  • Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States
  • Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
  • Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

Teams

Men's singles

Men's pairs

Men's triples

Men's fours

Women's singles

Women's pairs

Women's triples

Women's fours

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 World Bowls Championship". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2021 World Bowls Championships Gold Coast & Future World Championships" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "WORLD EVENTS CALENDAR". Bowls Malaysia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 World Bowls Championships to be postponed indefinitely". Bowls Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS DEFERRED TO SEPTEMBER 2021". Bowls England. 12 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "WBC2020 COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
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