Men's Rankings

1           Steve Glasson            Australia                     720
2           Nick Cole                  Spain                          680
3           Mark Casey               Australia                    610
4           Mark Walton              England                     600
5           Neil Spiers                 Scotland                     600
6           Alexander Forsyth      New Zealand              510
7           Jeff Rabkin                 Israel                          455
8           Dwayne Cameron      New Zealand              400
9           Safuan Said                Malaysia                     385
10         Syed Akil                   Malaysia                     385
11         Eric Johannes             South Africa                380
12         Saijad Khan               Fiji                              360   

Women's Rankings 

1            Lorna Trigwell          South Africa              905
2            Margaret Johnston    Ireland                      850
3            Litia Tikoisuva          Fiji                            815
4            Nor Iryani Azmi        Malaysia                   780
5            Grace Chu                Hong Kong, China    713
6            Shirley Choy             Canada                     600
7            Ruthie Gilor               Israel                        595
8            Sharon Sims              New Zealand            400
9            Doreen Hankin          England                    400
10          Alison Merrien          Guernsey                  380
11          Betty Morgan            Wales                      320
12          Amy Monkhouse       England                   320

 

NIUE BECOMES A MEMBER OF WORLD BOWLS

The Board is delighted to welcome the Country of Niue into membership of World Bowls.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - 2005

The winners of the Men's and Women's 2005 World Singles Champion of Champions staged at the Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 19th November 2005 - 26th November 2005 were Mark Walton of England and Nor Iryani Azmi of Malaysia.

Congratulations from World Bowls to both

26/04/05 - Marketing, Media & Sponsorship

WORLD Bowls, the world governing body for the sport of bowls, are pleased to announce that 110sport Management Ltd will act as sponsorship, marketing and media consultants to World Bowls with immediate effect.

In making the announcement, Gary Smith, Chief Executive of World Bowls said: "I believe this partnership will assist the growth of bowls, not only in terms of players and events, but also commercially as we pursue new markets and income streams. This is the way forward for World Bowls.

"Already we have staged a very successful inaugural World Cup in Hong Kong, and the future of that competition is already secured for the next two years with Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club in Australia playing host to the event (including TV coverage through ABC in Australia).

"We feel the time is right to grow bowls on a global basis and we hope we can do this in partnership with 110sport."

Speaking on behalf of 110sport, Director of Media and Marketing Stewart Weir said: "We are delighted to have joined forces with World Bowls.

"We (110sport) see ourselves assisting World Bowls achieve their aims and goals, namely to enhance the promotion, image and management of the sport as well as improving their commercial standing as the world-wide governing body."

World Bowls, whose headquarters are in Edinburgh, Scotland, are responsible for the administration of the sport of bowls (indoor and outdoor), the staging and sanctioning of major events in the sport, including the World Championships, World Cup, Champion of Champions, while being the body officially affiliated to the Commonwealth Games Federation and to the International Olympic Committee, through the CMSB (Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules).

Based in Stirling, Scotland, 110sport Management Ltd are one of the UK's leading sport management groups, specialising in sponsorship, marketing and media activities as well as client and event management. 110sport represent over 100 clients in sports such as soccer, rugby, golf, snooker, boxing, horse racing and motorsport, with seven-times world snooker champion Stephen Hendry, European Tour golf winner Stephen Gallacher and Kieren Fallon, Derby winner and six-times Champion Jockey amongst their client list.

As part of their remit, 110sport will also act as press office for World Bowls.

For further information or comment please contact:

Stewart Weir
110sport Management Ltd
Tel:+44 (0)1786 462634

WORLD CUP & WORLD JUNIOR CUP

The winners of the inaugural Men's and Women's 2005 World Cup played at the Hong Kong Footballl Club from 3rd - 10th April 2005 were Mark Casey from Australia and Grace Chu from Hong Kong.

The winners of the inaugural World Junior Cup were Safuan Said from malaysia and Lynsey Armitage from Australia.

Congratulations from World Bowls to all the winners and competitors who took part.

Guernsey Amalgamation

Guernsey B.A. & Guernsey Womens B.A. have now amalgamated to form the Bowls Guernsey Association.

Champion of Champions

The winners of the Mens' and Womens' 2004 Greenmaster World Singles Champion of Champions staged at the Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club, NSW, Australia 12-19th November 2004 were Alexander Forsyth of New Zealand and Margaret Johnston of Ireland.

Congratulations from World Bowls to both.

Board of Directors of World Bowls

Following the recent resignation of Mr John McDougall as a Director of World Bowls, due to personal circumstances, the Board are delighted to announce that Mr Ivan Kantor from the Lawn Bowls Association of Israel, has been appointed to fill this vacancy on the Board.

In accordance with the Constitution of World Bowls, Ivan will now serve as a Director of World Bowls through to the Biennial Meeting to be held in March 2006, being the remaining term of office for the position previously held by John McDougall.

Merger of the Jersey Women's B.A. and Jersey B.A.

With effect from 17th November 2004 the two above mentioned Associations merged to form a new association to be called 'Bowls Jersey'.

ATLANTIC RIM GAMES 2005

World Bowls are pleased to announce that the Atlantic Rim Games will be hosted by the Irish Women's Bowling Association at Ward Park, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland from 13-23 August 2005.

Competing teams will comprise of five women from each of the following 18 eligible countries:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, England, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Jersey, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United States of America and Wales.

Gary Smith
Chief Executive
6th September 2004

We are on the move:

The SBA are re-locating their offices on the 26th August 2004 and the details are as follows:

                                     New Address:
                                     The Scottish Bowling Association
                                     National Centre for Bowling Northfield
                                     Hunters Avenue.
                                     Ayr
                                     KA8 9AL


Telephone Number effective from the 27th August 2004 01292-294623

China Becomes a Full Member of World Bowls

The Board is delighted to welcome the Chinese Multi Bowls Association into membership of World Bowls.

Commonwealth Games-Format for Lawn Bowls Events - June 2004

In September 2002 World Bowls received a detailed communication from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), including the Sports Programme Review document, which had been submitted to the CGF General Assembly in July 2002.

The CGF letter of September 2002 stated the following:
'One of the primary motives for undertaking this review was a concern about the increasing gigantism of the Commonwealth Games and the subsequent pressures on a country's ability to host the Games. The Sports Committee and the Board (of the CGF) recognise that there are a number of measures that could be used to control the size and quality of the Games and these were reflected in the responses from Commonwealth Games Associations e.g.

The results of the survey confirm a desire by Commonwealth Games Associations to not only limit the size and cost of hosting the Games but also to ensure a high standard of competition and presentation.'

The CGF communication of September 2002 went on to state the following:
'The Sports Committee and the Executive Board (of the CGF) agreed to recommend to the General Assembly that the following sports be included in the Core Programme of the Commonwealth Games from 2010:-

In formulating the recommendation the Sports Committee and the Executive Board (of the CGF) wish to signal that further analysis of each discipline within each sport will be undertaken from a Commonwealth Games perspective in partnership with the International Federations. An important part of this work will be an examination of the quality and depth of field in each sport/discipline competing in the 2002 Games and associated issues to ensure the principles of universality and inclusion are maintained appropriately.'

Since that time the Board of World Bowls has liaised with the CGF in furtherance of all the above. As a result the Board of Directors of World Bowls resolved to present the following proposals to the CGF:

The CGF has now responded by welcoming these positive and innovative proposals and by congratulating the Board of World Bowls for its foresight, confirming that they meet the requirements of their original communication and have now confirmed that the above format will be implemented at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006.

It must also be highlighted that for all sports other than boxing only one set of bronze medals will be awarded in each discipline, thus requiring a play off between losing semi-finalists to determine the bronze medallists in each discipline.

Gary Smith
Chief Executive
On behalf of the Board of Directors of World Bowls

World Singles Champion Of Champions 2004
World Bowls is delighted to announce that the World Singles Champion of Champions 2004 will be staged at Warilla Bowling Club, Warilla, New South Wales, Australia between 12th and 19th November 2004.
The current Men's and Women's National Singles Champions as at 31st March 2004 of all Member National Authorities in membership of World Bowls will be eligible to participate.

Statement on belhalf of World Bowls and
Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation
Women's World Championships 2004
The Board of Directors of World Bowls, after being briefed by the President of Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation on the technical difficulties faced by Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation, decided that the venue for the 10th Women's World Championships will be changed to Royal Leamington Spa, England. The Board of Directors of World Bowls appreciated the difficulties faced by the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation.

Gary Smith Chief Executive World Bowls

On behalf of:
Board of Directors of World Bowls
Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation
5 October 2003

Champion of Champions
The winners of the inaugural Men's and Women's Taylor Bowls World Singles Champion of Champions staged at Moama Bowling Club, Moama, Australia 20-26 September 2003 were Douw Calitz of Namibia and and Liz James of Swaziland.
Congratulations from World Bowls to both.

Election of World Bowls Officers 2003
All National Authorities have already been circulated with the voting forms and a C.V. for each candidate. The results of the election will be known in the second half of May 2003 and the successful candidates will take up their Offices at the conclusion of the Biennial Meeting detailed below.

Biennial Council Meeting 2003/Annual Council Meeting
These meetings will now take place at the Moama Bowling Club, Australia on Monday 29th September 2003.

Revision of the Laws of the Sport of Bowls
National Authorities have already been circulated with the Board approved final draft of the Revised Laws of the Sport of Bowls for approval at the September meeting. It is anticipated that the Revised Laws will come into effect on 1st April 2004.

Stamping of Bowls/Testing of Bowls
Following a number of subsequent submissions received following the World Bowls directive issued in February 2002 regarding the introduction of the new World Bowls Official stamp, which advised that World Bowls would still consider bowls stamped with the previous WBB stamp dated 2010 or 2011 as still being valid until their expiry, the Board has reviewed this decision. As a result this dispensation is revoked and all bowls to be used at all future International events run under the auspices of World Bowls must bear a legible, unexpired World Bowls stamp. The Board are encouraged by the progress being made by some National Authorities to reintroduce or update their requirements relating to the regular retesting/re-stamping of bowls, for those involved in competition play. However, there is still more that could and should be done by those Authorities who are within reasonable distance of the Standardised Test Tables establishments operated by the World Bowls Official Licensed Testers. With so much publicity in recent years relating to the perceived 'narrow' biased bowls and deliberately 'doctored' bowls it must be in everyone's interest to ensure bowls used, especially in competition play, are regularly retested wherever possible. World Bowls is doing everything it can to eliminate these perceived unsatisfactory elements in the sport but National Authorities have an equal responsibility and the Board believes that this is not being exhibited by some Authorities who could easily do so.

World Champion of Champions Singles 2003
The Board are delighted with the number of 'intent to enter' forms received back from National Authorities indicating the support for the introduction of this event. The inaugural event will be played at the Moama Bowling Club in Australia 20-28 September 2003.

Commonwealth Games
It has been confirmed that Lawn Bowls will be one of the five core sports in the next three Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Youth Games
It has been confirmed that Lawn Bowls is to be included in the next games scheduled to be staged at Bendigo, Australia in December 2004. Commonwealth Games-International Federation Technical Delegate-The Board has appointed Mrs Eleanor Allan of Scotland to undertake all necessary duties on behalf of World Bowls in relation to the next Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia in 2006, the Commonwealth Youth Games as detailed above and to represent World Bowls in all matters relating to the International Federation's liaisons with the Commonwealth Games Federation. This position will be reviewed following the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Calendar of Events
An updated Calendar of International Events is available on this website. Development Issues For some months now the Board has been in discussion with Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules (C.M.S.B.), being the umbrella World Governing Body currently incorporating the three World Governing Bodies of the ball sports of Petanque, Boule Lyonnaise (Bocce) and Rafle. C.M.S.B. is a recognised member of the Association of the International Olympic Committee Recognised International Sports Federation, General Association of International Sports Federations and the International Federation of World Games Association. C.M.S.B. sports currently cover 75 countries. Discussions between C.M.S.B. Officers and members of the Board of World Bowls have been very progressive and have centred on the benefits to both organisations in World Bowls becoming a fourth member of C.M.S.B. World Bowls is represented in nearly 20 countries where C.M.S.B. are not and obviously C.M.S.B. is represented in many countries where World Bowls has no representation. As such the development potential is very exciting. Furthermore, membership of C.M.S.B. will give the foot in the door with International Olympic Committee so long sought by our sport. Potential also exists to be involved in other major International events. It must be stressed that each of the member bodies of C.M.S.B. remains an autonomous organisation conducting their own affairs. The Board of World Bowls has decided to progress membership of C.M.S.B. on the basis that membership of this organisation is in keeping with the aims and objectives described in the World Bowls Strategic Plan. The three Presidents of the three current member bodies of C.M.S.B. have already agreed that they will recommend to the C.M.S.B. Executive, at their meeting in April 2003, that World Bowls be admitted into membership of C.M.S.B. Gary Smith Executive Officer.

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