Dominic McVittie

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Dominic McVittie
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1993 (age 31–32)
Lancashire, England
Sport
SportBowls
ClubRoyal Mail Cart, Lincolnshire (outdoor) / Spalding Lightning IBC (indoor)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking8 (June 2025)
Medal record
World Bowls Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Aberdeen mixed pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Aberdeen singles
European Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025mixed pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024fours
English Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 fours

Dominic Edward McVittie (born June, 1993) is an English international indoor bowler, who won the world pairs gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships. He is a national champion and has been capped by England. [1] He reached a career high ranking of world number 8 in June 2025. [2]

Bowls career

McVittie came to prominence after winning the 2016 National Under 25 Singles and the World Bowls Junior Indoor Championship mixed triples title in 2017. The following year he helped Lancashire win the 2018 Balcomb Trophy. [3]

Bowling for Royal Mail Cart, Lincolnshire, he won the men's fours title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals. [4] The winning team represented England at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they claimed the gold medal. [5]

McVittie reached five consecutive national indoor finals before winning the EIBA Men's Champion of Champions title in 2024. [6]

McVittie, a primary school teacher by trade [6] was then selected to represent England during 2024. [7]

In 2024, bowling for his indoor team Spalding, McVittie teamed up with Annie Dunham to win the national mixed pairs indoor title [8] and then one month later won the national singles title at Nottingham defeating Paul Hartley in the final. [9] This qualified him to represent England at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships.

Subsequently in 2025, McVittie paired with Emily Kernick won the gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen. He also won the silver in the singles. [10]

In 2025, McVittie again paired with Annie Dunham won the gold medal at the 2025 European Mixed Pairs Championships in Jersey.

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva England Squad". Bowls England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Player profile". Spalding Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "2023 National Championships Men's fours". Bowls England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "British Bowls Championships report". Bowls England. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Practice makes perfect for Dom after he lifts first men's national title after three near-misses". English Indoor Bowling Association. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Momentous season for McVittie". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Annie Dunham and Dominic McVittie from the Spalding Indoor Bowls Club have won the national mixed pairs title for the first time". Lincs Online. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dominic does the double". Spalding Voice. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships: Final day recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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