Scottish International Open

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Scottish International Open
Sport Bowls
Founded1989
ContinentInternational (PBA / World Bowls Tour)

The Scottish International Open is an international indoor bowls competition held annually at in Scotland. It is the secondary event held by the organisation known as the World Bowls Tour, ranking behind their primary event, the World Indoor Bowls Championships. [1]

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Past winners

YearWinnerRunner-UpScoreRef
1989 Flag of Scotland.svg Angus Blair Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price 7–6 7–5 7–5 [2]
1990 Flag of England.svg David Bryant Flag of England.svg Tony Allcock 7–5 5–7 7–4 1–7 7–5 [3]
1991 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price (1/4) Flag of England.svg Gary Smith 7–2 7–6 7–3 [4]
1992 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Robertson (1/3) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price 5–7 7–6 7–4 7–2 [5]
1993 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Robertson (2/3) Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Corsie 3–7 7–3 7–2 7–5 [6]
1994 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price (2/4) Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Robertson 7–0 7–2 7–4 [7]
1995 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price (3/4) Flag of England.svg Andy Thomson 7–3 0–7 7–4 7–5 [8]
1996 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Robertson (3/3) Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay 7–5 7–4 7–3 [9]
1997 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price (4/4) Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Corsie 7–0 7–3 7–4 [10]
1998 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Corsie Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 1–7 7–6 7–2 5–7 7–6 [11]
1999 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett (1/2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McMahon 7–0 3–7 7–1 7–2 [12]
2000 Flag of England.svg Greg Moon Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett 7–6 7–3 [13]
2001 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett (2/2) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mike Prosser 5–7 13–3 2–0 [14]
2002 Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay (1/2) Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett 6–4 10–2 [15]
2003 Flag of England.svg Ian Bond (1/2) Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow 11–6 8–8 [16]
2004 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Greenslade Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay 8–8 10–1 [17]
2005 Flag of England.svg Ian Bond (2/2) Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Marshall 8–4 9–4 [18]
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelvin Kerkow Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gourlay 11–5 11–3 [19]
2007 Flag of England.svg Andy Thomson Flag of England.svg Mark Royal 11–5 8–5 [20]
2008 Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow (1/3) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Price 11–6 16–1 [21]
2009 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (1/3) Flag of England.svg Ian Bond 8–3 7–8 2–0 [22]
2010 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Anderson 7–5 8–5 [23]
2011 Flag of England.svg Robert Paxton Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow 2–11 10–2 2–0 [24]
2012 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (2/2) Flag of England.svg Nick Brett 11–5 9–8
2013 Flag of England.svg Nick Brett (1/2) Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 5–7 9–6 2–1 [25]
2014 Flag of England.svg Nick Brett (2/2) Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 5–10 9–6 2–0 [26]
2015 Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow (2/3) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Greenslade 11–4 6–8 2–1 [27]
2016 Flag of England.svg Greg Harlow (3/3) Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 4–10 12–4 2–1 [28]
2017 Flag of Scotland.svg David Gourlay (2/2) Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Stepney 11–7 9–4 [29]
2018 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Anderson (1/3) Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster 8–6 12–4 [30]
2019 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Foster (3/3) Flag of England.svg Nick Brett 10–4, 11–3 [31]
2020 and 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [32]
2022 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Anderson (2/3) Flag of England.svg Simon Skelton 10–4, 10–2 [33]
2023 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Anderson (3/3) Flag of England.svg Jamie Walker 12–6, 6–3 [34]
2024 Flag of Scotland.svg Jason Banks Flag of England.svg Aaron Johnson 9–8, 11–1 [35]

Sponsors and previous names

See also

World lawn and indoor bowls events

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