World Singles Champion of Champions

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The World Singles Champion of Champions is an event inaugurated in 2003 that is contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title. [1]

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The event was first held in 2003 at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Traditionally the competition favours the Southern Hemisphere players because the Northern Hemisphere players have to travel to the event and compete on faster greens. [2] Lee Schraner of Australia and Jo Edwards of New Zealand are the most successful bowlers having won two gold medals.

Past winners

Men's singles

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upRef
2003Moama, Australia Flag of Namibia.svg Douw Calitz Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett [3]
2004Warilla, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Ali Forsyth Flag of Scotland.svg David Anderson [4]
2005Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Mark Walton Flag of New Zealand.svg Dwayne Cameron [5]
2006Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Burnett Flag of Israel.svg Jeff Rabkin [6]
2007Warilla, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Grantham Flag of Eswatini.svg Willie James [7]
2008Aberdeen, Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leif Selby Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Weaver [8]
2009Ayr, Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Wilkie Flag of Scotland.svg Wayne Hogg [9]
2010Norfolk Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Sherriff Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Todd [10]
2011Hong Kong, China Flag of Jersey.svg Thomas Greechan Flag of Scotland.svg Jonathan Ross [11]
2012Paphos, Cyprus Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais Flag of Hong Kong.svg Stanley Lai [12]
2013Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Tom Bishop Flag of Scotland.svg Alistair White [13]
2014Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of Scotland.svg Iain McLean Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairus Jabal [14]
2015Brisbane, Australia Four Provinces Flag.svg Neil Mulholland+ Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairul Izwan Abd Muin [15]
2016Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Thulborn Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonathan Tomlinson [16]
2017Sydney, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Teys Flag of New Zealand.svg Dean Elgar [17]
2018Sydney, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Shannon McIlroy Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tony Cheung [18]
2019Adelaide, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Schraner Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tony Cheung [19]
2020Adelaide, Australiacancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [20]
2021Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealandcancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2022Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Sam Tolchard Flag of Malaysia.svg Izzat Dzulkeple [22]
2023Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daniel Salmon Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Gualtieri [23]
2024Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Schraner Flag of New Zealand.svg Aiden Takarua [24]
2025Club Barham, Barham, Australia Four Provinces Flag.svg David Copeland Flag of Fiji.svg Rajnesh Prasad [25]

Women's singles

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upRef
2003Moama, Australia Flag of Eswatini.svg Liz James Flag of Guernsey.svg Alison Merrien [3]
2004Warilla, Australia Four Provinces Flag.svg Margaret Johnston+ Flag of Scotland.svg Karen Dawson [4]
2005Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of Malaysia.svg Nor Iryani Azmi Flag of New Zealand.svg Sharon Sims [26]
2006Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Julie Saunders Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julie Keegan [6]
2007Warilla, Australia Flag of Guernsey.svg Alison Merrien Flag of Malaysia.svg Siti Zalina Ahmad [27]
2008Aberdeen, Scotland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kathy Pearce Flag of Scotland.svg Lorraine Malloy [28]
2009Ayr, Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelsey Cottrell Flag of Guernsey.svg Lucy Beere [9]
2010Norfolk Island Flag of New Zealand.svg Jan Khan Flag of Scotland.svg Joyce Lindores [10]
2011Hong Kong, China Flag of New Zealand.svg Jo Edwards Flag of Scotland.svg Caroline Brown [29]
2012Paphos, Cyprus Flag of New Zealand.svg Sandra Keith Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Jane Rigby [30]
2013Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Murphy Flag of Scotland.svg Lorna Smith [31]
2014Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of Scotland.svg Lorna Smith Flag of the Netherlands.svg Saskia Schaft [32]
2015Brisbane, Australia Flag of Malaysia.svg Emma Firyana Saroji Flag of South Africa.svg Nicolene Neal [33]
2016Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natasha Scott Flag of Brunei.svg Amalia Matali [16]
2017Sydney, Australia Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Laura Daniels Flag of Malaysia.svg Emma Firyana Saroji [17]
2018Sydney, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Jo Edwards Flag of Malaysia.svg Alyani Jamil [18]
2019Adelaide, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kylie Whitehead Flag of New Zealand.svg Debbie White [19]
2020Adelaide, Australiacancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [20]
2021Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealandcancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2022Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Tayla Bruce Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carla Krizanic [22]
2023Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia Flag of the United States.svg Anne Nunes Flag of Guernsey.svg Lucy Beere [23]
2024Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand Flag of Tonga.svg Milika Nathan Flag of the United States.svg Anne Nunes [24]
2025Club Barham, Barham, Australia Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Shae Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg Debbie White [34]

+Ireland competes as one nation

See also

World Bowls Events

References

  1. ↑ "World Singles Champion of Champions". Bowls Scotland.
  2. ↑ "Bowls in Australia – A Popular Sport". Bowls World.
  3. 1 2 "Calitz: first champ of champs". BBC Sport. 26 September 2003.
  4. 1 2 "Bowls: Forsyth takes out world title". The New Zealand Herald.
  5. ↑ "2005 November 19-26 Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand". Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. 1 2 "Champion of Champion finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  7. ↑ "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. 24 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Helensvale a long shot to win bowls challenge". Courier Mail.
  9. 1 2 "Coast's Kelsey a world champion". Sunshine Coast Daily.
  10. 1 2 "The triumphant winners, Australia's Aron Sherriff and Jan Khan" (PDF). Official Bowls New Zealand Magazine.
  11. ↑ "Jersey's Thomas Greechan 'overjoyed' at title win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand And Malaysia Win Champion Of Champions". Bowls International.
  13. ↑ "Student crowned bowls World Champion of Champions". Aston University.
  14. ↑ "Iain McLean". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "World Champion Neil". Irish Bowling Association.
  16. 1 2 "Wizards of Oz". World Bowls.
  17. 1 2 "Aaron Teys And Laura Daniels Win World Champion Of Champions". Bowls International.
  18. 1 2 "Edwards and McIlroy clinch World Bowls Champion of Champions titles". Inside the Games. 4 November 2018.
  19. 1 2 "World Singles Champion of Champions, Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Champion of Champions called off". World Bowls.
  21. 1 2 "2021 World Singles Champion of Champions". World Bowls. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Tolchard crowned World Champion of Champions champion". England Bowls. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Results". World Bowls Match Center. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Auckland teacher Milika Nathan wins World Bowls Champion of Champions women's singles title for Tonga". RNZ . Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Dunbarton's David Copeland on top of the world after Champion of Champions victory in Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "2005 November 19-26 Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand". Burnside Bowling Club.
  27. ↑ "Merrien thrashes British champ". Guernsey Press. 15 November 2007.
  28. ↑ "Lorraine Malloy ready for Worlds title bid after finishing second two years ago". Daily Record. 4 November 2010.
  29. ↑ "Champion of Champions report". The Courier and Advertiser.
  30. ↑ "Bowls: Keith moves focus away from youth". Otago Daily Times. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "Bowls: British players dominant in New Zealand". Express. December 2013.
  32. ↑ "Lorna Smith bowls them over in Christchurch". Stuff.co.nz.
  33. ↑ "2015 World Champion of Champions – Results of Play on Day 7". World Bowls.com.
  34. ↑ "2025 World Bowls Champion of Champions Women's Singles". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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