European Bowls Championships
European Bowls Championship | |
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Tournament information | |
Established | 1997 |
Organisation(s) | European Bowls Union (EBU) |
Format | Men's Pairs Ladies Pairs Mixed Pairs Team Champions |
Current champion(s) | |
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The European Bowls Championship is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations, organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU).[1] Three events are held; Men's Pairs, Ladies Pairs and Mixed Fours, in which gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded.[1] The overall Team Champions are determined based on a points system.
History
The tournament was established so it enabled smaller countries in Europe to participate competitively against other more established bowls-playing countries,[2] maintaining the EBU's prinicple aim, which is to foster and develop the sport of lawn bowls throughout Europe.[3]
The first championship was held in 1997, with financial help from the Guernsey Tourist Board.[3] The format of the championship has changed throughout the tournament's history.[4]
Participating nations
There are currently sixteen member nations affiliated to the European Bowls Union (EBU),[5][6] while a President's Select also competes and, in the past, a European Select has competed at the championship.
Championship Medalists
Year | Host | Event | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
Team Champions | ![]() |
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[3][7] |
1999 | ![]() Les Creux Bowling Club |
Team Champions | ![]() |
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[3][8] |
2001 | ![]() Les Creux Bowling Club |
Team Champions | ![]() |
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[3][9] |
2003 | ![]() Vilamoura Bowling Club |
Mixed Pairs | ![]() David Le Marquand Gaynor Thomas |
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Team Champions | ![]() |
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[3][11] | ||
2005 | ![]() Vilamoura Bowling Club |
Overall Individual | ![]() Catherine Popple |
![]() Alison Merrien |
[3][15] | |
Men's Singles | ![]() Matt Le Ber | |||||
Ladies Singles | ![]() Alison Merrien |
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Mixed Pairs | ||||||
Team Champions | ![]() |
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2007 | ![]() Athena Beach [17] |
Overall Individual | ![]() Catherine Popple |
![]() Iain McLean |
![]() Lynn Stein |
[3][12][18] |
Men's Singles | ![]() Iain McLean |
![]() Nick Brett ![]() Simon Skelton |
Not awarded | |||
Ladies Singles | ![]() Catherine Popple |
![]() Lynn Stein |
![]() Mo Monkton | |||
Mixed Pairs | ||||||
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 | |||
2009 | ![]() Athena Beach [20] |
Overall Individual | ![]() Cyril Renouf |
![]() Lucy Beere |
![]() Colin Peacock |
[3][23][24] |
Men's Singles | ![]() Cyril Renouf |
![]() Colin Peacock |
![]() Nick Brett | |||
Ladies Singles | ![]() Lucy Beere |
![]() Linda Ryan |
![]() Lynn Stein | |||
Mixed Pairs | ![]() Garry Collins Alison Merrien |
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Team Champions | ![]() David Peacock Jim Gilrut Lynn Stein Michelle Cooper |
![]() Nick Brett Simon Skelton Sue Davies Mo Monkton |
![]() Matt Le Ber Garry Collins Alison Merrien Lucy Beere | |||
2011 | ![]() Vilamoura Bowling Club [28][29] |
Men's Pairs | ![]() Marc Wyatt David Harding |
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[3][32] [33][34][35] |
Ladies Pairs | ![]() Katie Nixon Joan Renouf |
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![]() Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor | |||
Mixed Pairs | ![]() Marc Wyatt David Harding Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor |
![]() Derek Oliver Robert Grant Susan Murray Claire Douglas |
![]() Zvika Hadar Danny Slodovnik Tami Kamel Ruthie Gilor | |||
Team Champions | ![]() Marc Wyatt David Harding Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor |
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![]() Derek Oliver Robert Grant Susan Murray Claire Douglas | |||
2013 | ![]() Emerald Isle Bowling Club and San Miguel Bowling Club [41][42] |
Men's Pairs | ![]() Colin Walker Derek Oliver |
![]() Roger Jones Wayne Griffiths |
![]() Stephen Shields Mark Wilson |
[3][44] [45][46][47] |
Ladies Pairs | ![]() Janet Dando Lynn Greenland |
![]() Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
![]() Chris Grimes Joan Renouf | |||
Mixed Fours | ![]() Jamie Walker Robert Paxton Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
![]() Colin Walker Derek Oliver Susan Murray Lynn Stein |
![]() Pete Bonsor Graham Cathcart Janet Dando Lynn Greenland | |||
Team Champions | ![]() Jamie Walker Robert Paxton Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
![]() Colin Walker Derek Oliver Susan Murray Lynn Stein |
![]() Pete Bonsor Graham Cathcart Janet Dando Lynn Greenland | |||
2015 | ![]() Ramat Gan Bowling Club [51][52] |
Men's Pairs | ![]() Matthew Solway Matthew le Ber |
![]() Derek Boswell Cyril Renouf |
![]() Alex Walton Ashley Caress |
[3][57] |
Ladies Pairs | ![]() Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
![]() Saskia Schaft Norma Duin |
![]() Jackie Nicolle Lucy Beere | |||
Mixed Pairs | ![]() Alex Walton Ashley Caress Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
![]() Matthew Solway Matthew Le Ber Jackie Nicholle Lucy Beere |
![]() Stuart Bennett Aaron Tennant Sile Garvey Sarah-Jane Coleman | |||
Team Champions | ![]() Alex Walton Ashley Caress Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
![]() Matthew Solway Matthew Le Ber Jackie Nicholle Lucy Beere |
![]() Ralph de Rooij Frank de Vries Saskia Schaft Norma Duin |
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