European Bowls Championships

European Bowls Championships

Tournament information
Sport	Lawn bowls
Location	Europe
Established	1997
Administrator	Bowls Europe Ltd
Website	Bowls Europe

The European Bowls Championship formerly the European Bowls Team Championships is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations. From its inauguration in 1997 until September 2021, the tournament was organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU). ^[1]

In September 2021, the members of what was the "European Bowls Union" (E.B.U.) voted unanimously, to rebrand and be replaced by the newly formed, limited company, Bowls Europe Ltd (registered in Scotland). The competition now features the traditional four disciplines of singles, pairs, triples and fours.

History

The tournament was established to enable smaller countries in Europe to participate competitively against other more established bowls playing countries maintaining the principal aim, of fostering and developing the sport of lawn bowls throughout Europe. ^[2]

The first championship was held in 1997, with financial help from the Guernsey Tourist Board. ^[2] The format of the championship in 1997, was a team event consisting of two sets of mixed pairs from each country competing. In addition, there was a men's and women's singles event, with the winners of each meeting in the Champion of champions match. In 1999, singles and mixed pairs were played as part of the team event. ^[3]

Participating nations

There are currently 19 member nations affiliated to Bowls Europe. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

•   Cyprus
•   Czech Republic
•   England
•   France
•   Germany
•   Guernsey
•   Hungary
• Ireland
•   Isle of Man
•   Israel
•   Jersey
•   Netherlands
•   Portugal
•   Scotland
•   Spain
•   Sweden
•   Switzerland
•   Turkey
•   Wales

Championship Medalists

Year	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1997	Saint Peter Port, Guernsey [2] [7]	Men's singles	John Bell	Gary McCloy	George Adrain / David Gourlay
		Women's singles	Judith Wason	Margaret Johnston	Pam Cole / Crystal Toleman
		Champion of champions	John Bell	Judith Wason	not awarded
		Team champions (mixed pairs)	Gary McCloy Noel Graham Margaret Johnston Dorothy Kane	Will Thomas Dai Wilkins Ann Dainton Judith Wason	David Gourlay George Adrain Sarah Gourlay Joyce Lindores
1999	Les Creux BC, Jersey [8] [9]	Team champions (singles & mixed pairs)	Gary Mackie David Peacock Julie Forrest Joyce Lindores	Mervyn King Alan Prew Norma Shaw Mary Price	Gary McCloy Noel Graham Margaret Johnston Dorothy Kane
2001	Les Creux BC, Jersey [10]	Team champions (singles & mixed pairs)	Gary Mackie David Peacock Betty Forsyth Sandra Steven	Ian Slade Richard Bowen Ann Dainton Shirley King	McCloy Myles Greenfield Margaret Johnston Donna McNally
		Individual award	Sandra Steven	Gary McCloy	David Holt
2003	Vilamoura BC, Portugal [11] [2] [12]	Team champions (singles & mixed pairs)	Jayne Christie	Raymond Sher Ruthie Gilor
2005	Vilamoura BC, Portugal [13] [14] [15] [2] [16] [17]	Team champions (singles & mixed pairs)	Colin Peacock Anna Watson	Catherine Popple Liz Smerdon	Martin McHugh Neil Booth Margaret Johnston Barbara Cameron
		Individual award	Catherine Popple		Alison Merrien
2007	Athena Beach, Cyprus [18] [2] [13] [19] [20]	Team champions	Nick Brett Simon Skelton Catherine Popple Mo Monkton	Iain McLean Grant Logan Lynn Stein Caroline Brown	Nick Cole Jackie Breslin Pam Cole Maggie Lawley
		Individual award	Catherine Popple	Iain McLean	Lynn Stein
		Men's singles	Iain McLean	Nick Brett Simon Skelton	Not awarded
		Women's singles	Catherine Popple	Lynn Stein	Mo Monkton
2009	Athena Beach, Cyprus [21] [22] [23] [14] [2] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]	Team champions	Colin Peacock Jim Gilrut Lynn Stein Michelle Cooper	Nick Brett Simon Skelton Sue Davies Mo Monkton	Matt Le Ber Garry Collins Alison Merrien Lucy Beere
		Individual award	Cyril Renouf	Lucy Beere	Colin Peacock
		Men's singles	Cyril Renouf	Colin Peacock	Nick Brett
		Women's singles	Lucy Beere	Linda Ryan	Lynn Stein
		Mixed pairs	{{}}	Garry Collins Alison Merrien	{{}}
2011	Portugal Vilamoura BC [29] [30] [3] [31] [32] [2] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]	Men's Pairs	Wales Marc Wyatt David Harding	England Tristan Morton Andrew Catton	Ireland Stephen Shields Gary McCloy
		Ladies Pairs	Jersey Katie Nixon Joan Renouf	England Lorraine Kuhler Annalisa Bellamy	Wales Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor
		Mixed Pairs	Wales Wyatt Harding Forey Taylor	Scotland Derek Oliver Robert Grant Susan Murray Claire Douglas	Israel Tzvika Hadar Danny Slodovnik Tami Kamzel Ruthie Gilor
		Team Champions	Wales Wyatt Harding Forey Taylor	England Morton Catton Kuhler Bellamy	Scotland Oliver Grant Murray Douglas
2013	Spain Emerald Isle BC San Miguel BC [42] [43] [44] [2] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]	Men's Pairs	Scotland Colin Walker Derek Oliver	Wales Roger Jones Wayne Griffiths	Ireland Stephen Shields Mark Wilson
		Ladies Pairs	Spain Janet Dando Lynn Greenland	England Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King	Jersey Christine Grimes Joan Renouf
		Mixed Fours	England Jamie Walker Robert Paxton Winch King	Scotland Walker Oliver Susan Murray Lynn Stein	Spain Pete Bonsor Graham Cathcart Dando Greenland
		Team Champions	England Walker Paxton Winch King	Scotland Walker Oliver Murray Stein	Spain Bonsor Cathcart Dando Greenland
2015	Israel Ramat Gan BC [52] [28] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]	Men's Pairs	Guernsey Matt Solway Matt Le Ber	Jersey Derek Boswell Cyril Renouf	England Alex Walton Ashley Caress
		Ladies Pairs	England Rebecca Field Amy Stanton	Netherlands Saskia Schaft Norma Duin	Guernsey Jackie Nicolle Lucy Beere
		Mixed Fours	England Walton Caress Field Stanton	Guernsey Matt Solway Le Ber Nicholle Beere	Ireland Stuart Bennett Aaron Tennant Sile Garvey Sarah-Jane Coleman
		Team Champions	England Walton Caress Field Stanton	Guernsey Matt Solway Le Ber Nicholle Beere	Netherlands Ralph de Rooij Frank de Vries Schaft Duin
2017	Jersey Les Creux BC [59] [60]	Men's Pairs	Guernsey Matt Solway Matt Le Ber	Ireland Andrew Kyle Mark Wilson	Scotland Jason Banks Greg McLachlin
		Women's Pairs	England Jamie-Lea Winch Rebecca Wigfield	Ireland Catherine Beattie Megan Wilson	Cyprus Diane Roberts Linda Ryan
		Mixed Fours	Wales Chris Klefenz Chris Ashman Bethan Russ Emma Gittins	Ireland Kyle Wilson Beattie Wilson	Scotland Banks McLachlin Emma McIntyre Natalie Docherty
		Team Champions	Ireland Kyle Wilson Beattie Wilson	Guernsey Matt Solway Le Ber Jackie Nicolle Lucy Beere	Scotland Banks McLachlin Emma McIntyre Docherty
2019	Guernsey Vale Rec Delancey Park Beau Sejour [61]	Men's Pairs	England Andrew Walters Tristan Morton	Scotland Darren Weir Connor Milne	Wales Owain Dando Daniel Davies
		Women's Pairs	Guernsey Rose Ogier Lucy Beere	Jersey Kim Gallichan Fiona Archibald	England Devon Cooper Katherine Rednall
		Mixed Fours	Guernsey Todd Priaulx Matt Le Ber Ogier Beere	France Virgile Machado Amaury Dumont Olivia Four Cindy Royet	President's Select David Weale John Colley Jenny Kimber Gwen De la Mare
		Team Champions	Guernsey Priaulx Le Ber Ogier Beere	Scotland Weir Milne Dee Hoggan Natalie Docherty	England Walters Morton Cooper Rednall
2022	Scotland Ayr [62]	Men's Singles	Ireland Gary Kelly	Jersey Michael Rive	Scotland Mark O'Hagan
		Men's Pairs	England Tom McGuinness Ed Morris	Guernsey Matt Solway Todd Priaulx	Scotland Jason Banks John Fleming Jnr.
		Men's Triples	Ireland Aaron Tennant Gary Kelly Mark Wilson	Scotland Blair Davidson Mark O'Hagan Connor Milne	Israel Tzvika Hadar Selwyn Hare Allan Saitowitz
		Men's Fours	Scotland Blair Davidson Jason Banks John Fleming Jnr. Connor Milne	England Tom McGuinness Ed Morris Lee Calver Harry Goodwin	Ireland Aaron Tennant Stuart Bennett Stephen Kirkwood Mark Wilson
		Women's Singles	England Stef Branfield	Scotland Emma Mcintyre	Israel Ruthie Gilor
		Women's Pairs	England Emma Cooper Stef Branfield	Ireland Sarah Kelly Shauna O'Neil	Scotland Emma Mcintyre Rachael Sinclair
		Women's Triples	Ireland Ashleigh Rainey Lara Reaney Chloe Wilson	England Ruby Hill Laura Holden Lorraine Kuhler	Scotland Kimbereley Dodds Dawn Anderson Megan Grantham
		Women's Fours	Scotland Kimbereley Dodds Dawn Anderson Megan Grantham Rachael Sinclair	Jersey Kim Gallichan Gina de Long Rachael MacDonald Megan Kivlin	England Emma Cooper Ruby Hill Laura Holden Lorraine Kuhler
2024	Scotland Ayr	2024 European Bowls Championships

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