World lawn and indoor bowls events
These are the premier World Bowls Events between national bowls organisations affiliated to World Bowls Ltd. The premier indoor event is the World Indoor Bowls Championships listed separately and is organised by the World Bowls Tour.
World Outdoor Bowls Championships
First held in Australia in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every 4 years. From 2008 the men's and women's events are held together. Qualifying national bowls organisations (usually countries) are represented by a team of 5 players, who play once as a single and a four, then again as a pair and a triple. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each of the 4 disciplines, and there is also a trophy for the best overall team — the Leonard Trophy for men and the Taylor Trophy for women.
World Youth Championships
The first World Youth Championships were held at Broadbeach Bowls Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 10–16 November 2014. This event is for bowlers under 26 years of age.
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2015 | Broadbeach, Australia | ![]() |
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2016 | Broadbeach, Australia | ![]() |
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2017 | Broadbeach, Australia | ![]() |
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2018 | Broadbeach, Australia | ![]() |
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World Champion of Champions Singles
- Contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title.
Year | Venue | Women | Men |
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2003 | Moama, Australia | ![]() |
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2004 | Warilla, Australia | ![]() |
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2005 | Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
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2006 | Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
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2007 | Warilla, Australia | ![]() |
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2008 | Aberdeen, Scotland | ![]() |
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2009 | Ayr, Scotland | ![]() |
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2010 | Norfolk Island | ![]() |
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2011 | Hong Kong, China | ![]() |
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2012 | Paphos, Cyprus | ![]() |
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2013 | Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
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2014 | Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
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2015 | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() |
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2016 | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() |
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2017 | Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
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World Cup Singles
- Contested annually between bowlers from national bowls organisations.
- The inaugural event (2005) was held in Hong Kong. Since then the venue has been Warilla, New South Wales.
- The World Cup is played indoors, while the Junior World Cup (for players aged under 25) was usually played outdoors.
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Atlantic Cup
Effectively a qualifying event for the 2016 World Bowls Championship.
Men's Titles
Year | Venue | Singles Champion | Fours Champions | Pairs Champions | Triples Champions | Team Champion |
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2015 | Paphos, Cyprus | ![]() Jamie Walker |
![]() Greg Davis, Scott Ruderham, Cyril Renouf, Gus Hodgetts |
![]() Gary Kelly, Ian McClure |
![]() Paul Taylor, Steve Harris, Rob Weale |
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Women's Titles
Year | Venue | Singles Champion | Fours Champions | Pairs Champions | Triples Champions | Team Champion |
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2015 | Paphos, Cyprus | ![]() Catherine Beattie |
![]() Bex Craig, Lorraine Malloy, Stacey McDougall, Claire Johnston |
![]() Nici Neal & Colleen Piketh |
![]() Erin Smith, Bernie O’Neil, Sandra Bailie |
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