English national bowls championships

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English national bowls championships
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Victoria Park, Leamington Spa, the current venue of the nationals
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationRoyal Leamington Spa, England
Established1905
AdministratorBowls England
Website Bowls England
Women's singles match at the 2013 nationals English Women's National Bowls Championships 2011, 4 - geograph.org.uk - 2551706.jpg
Women's singles match at the 2013 nationals
Beach House Park in Worthing, former venue of the men's championships from 1974-2013 Beach House Park, Worthing (Looking Northwest across the Bowling Greens).JPG
Beach House Park in Worthing, former venue of the men's championships from 1974–2013

The English Bowls Association was the governing body of bowls in England until 2007. From 2008 onwards, Bowls England was formed, which now runs the sport. The national finals for bowls are held annually, where either 1, 2 or 3 representatives from each county compete for the national titles.

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Below is a record of all English Bowls Association (EBA) and Bowls England champions. This is a unique record of these champions, as EBA and Bowls England champions will never be recorded together in official handbooks. In addition, only the name of the club of the successful participants has been recorded in the past.

Bowls England was inaugurated after two associations unified to form it, the English Bowling Association (EBA) and the English Women's Bowling Association (EWBA). The events are categorised into national championships and national competitions, with the former being the blue riband events. [1]

The annual championships are currently held at the Royal Leamington Spa Bowling Club in Victoria Park, five minutes walk from the Bowls England headquarters. [2] [3] The 2020 Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In 2021, the Championships were streamed live for the first time on YouTube. [5]

Men's national championships

Men's singles champions (four wood)

Men's singles champions (two wood)

Men's pairs champions

Men's triples champions

Men's fours champions

Men's junior singles champions

Men's junior pairs champions

Men's champion of champions singles

Men's county (Middleton Cup) champions

Men's Balcomb Trophy champions

Men's White Rose Trophy champions

Men's club two fours champions

Men's top club champions

Men's senior singles champions

Men's senior pairs champions

Women's national championships

Women's singles champions (four wood)

Women's singles champions (two wood)

Women's pairs champions

Women's triples champions

Women's fours champions

Women's junior singles champions

Women's junior pairs champions

Women's Johns Trophy

Women's Walker Cup (top two fours)

Women's Amy Rose Bowl (two fours)

Women's top club

Women's champion of champions

Women's senior singles

Women's senior pairs

Mixed national competitions

Mixed pairs champions

Mixed fours champions

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References

  1. ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ↑ "Royal Leamington Spa Bowling Club". RLSBC.
  3. ↑ "National Events Portal". Bowls England. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  5. ↑ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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