European Bowls Championships

The European Bowls Championship formerly the European Bowls Team Championships is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations. From its inauguration in 1997 until September 2021, the tournament was organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU).[1]

European Bowls Championships
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationEurope
Established1997
AdministratorBowls Europe Ltd
WebsiteBowls Europe
← 2022

In September 2021, the members of what was the "European Bowls Union" (E.B.U.) voted unanimously, to rebrand and be replaced by the newly formed, limited company, Bowls Europe Ltd (registered in Scotland). The competition now features the traditional four disciplines of singles, pairs, triples and fours.

History edit

The tournament was established to enable smaller countries in Europe to participate competitively against other more established bowls playing countries maintaining the principal aim, of fostering and developing the sport of lawn bowls throughout Europe.[2]

The first championship was held in 1997, with financial help from the Guernsey Tourist Board.[2] The format of the championship in 1997, was a team event consisting of two sets of mixed pairs from each country competing. In addition, there was a men's and women's singles event, with the winners of each meeting in the Champion of champions match. In 1999, singles and mixed pairs were played as part of the team event.[3]

Participating nations edit

There are currently 19 member nations affiliated to Bowls Europe.[4][5][6]

Championship Medalists edit

Year Host Event   Gold   Silver   Bronze
1997 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey[2][7] Men's singles   John Bell   Gary McCloy   George Adrain /   David Gourlay
Women's singles   Judith Wason   Margaret Johnston   Pam Cole /   Crystal Toleman
Champion of champions   John Bell   Judith Wason not awarded
Team champions
(mixed pairs)
 
Gary McCloy
Noel Graham
Margaret Johnston
Dorothy Kane
 
Will Thomas
Dai Wilkins
Ann Dainton
Judith Wason
 
David Gourlay
George Adrain
Sarah Gourlay
Joyce Lindores
1999 Les Creux BC, Jersey
[8][9]
Team champions
(singles & mixed pairs)
 
Gary Mackie
David Peacock
Julie Forrest
Joyce Lindores
 
Mervyn King
Alan Prew
Norma Shaw
Mary Price
 
Gary McCloy
Noel Graham
Margaret Johnston
Dorothy Kane
2001 Les Creux BC, Jersey
[10]
Team champions
(singles & mixed pairs)
 
Gary Mackie
David Peacock
Betty Forsyth
Sandra Steven
 
Ian Slade
Richard Bowen
Ann Dainton
Shirley King
 
McCloy
Myles Greenfield
Margaret Johnston
Donna McNally
Individual award   Sandra Steven   Gary McCloy   David Holt
2003 Vilamoura BC, Portugal
[11][2][12]
Team champions
(singles & mixed pairs)
 
Jayne Christie
 
Raymond Sher
Ruthie Gilor
 
2005 Vilamoura BC, Portugal
[13][14][15] [2][16][17]
Team champions
(singles & mixed pairs)
 
Colin Peacock
Anna Watson
 
Catherine Popple
Liz Smerdon
 
Martin McHugh
Neil Booth
Margaret Johnston
Barbara Cameron
Individual award   Catherine Popple     Alison Merrien
2007 Athena Beach, Cyprus
[18][2][13][19][20]
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
Individual award   Catherine Popple   Iain McLean   Lynn Stein
Men's singles   Iain McLean   Nick Brett
  Simon Skelton
Not awarded
Women's singles   Catherine Popple   Lynn Stein   Mo Monkton
2009 Athena Beach, Cyprus
[21][22][23][14][2][24][25]
[26][27][28]
Team champions  
Colin Peacock
Jim Gilrut
Lynn Stein
Michelle Cooper
 
Nick Brett
Simon Skelton
Sue Davies
Mo Monkton
 
Matt Le Ber
Garry Collins
Alison Merrien
Lucy Beere
Individual award   Cyril Renouf   Lucy Beere   Colin Peacock
Men's singles   Cyril Renouf   Colin Peacock   Nick Brett
Women's singles   Lucy Beere   Linda Ryan   Lynn Stein
Mixed pairs {{}}  
Garry Collins
Alison Merrien
{{}}
2011   Portugal
Vilamoura BC
[29][30][3][31][32][2][33]
[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Men's Pairs   Wales
Marc Wyatt
David Harding
  England
Tristan Morton
Andrew Catton
  Ireland
Stephen Shields
Gary McCloy
Ladies Pairs   Jersey
Katie Nixon
Joan Renouf
  England
Lorraine Kuhler
Annalisa Bellamy
  Wales
Lisa Forey
Caroline Taylor
Mixed Pairs   Wales
Wyatt
Harding
Forey
Taylor
  Scotland
Derek Oliver
Robert Grant
Susan Murray
Claire Douglas
  Israel
Tzvika Hadar
Danny Slodovnik
Tami Kamzel
Ruthie Gilor
Team Champions   Wales
Wyatt
Harding
Forey
Taylor
  England
Morton
Catton
Kuhler
Bellamy
  Scotland
Oliver
Grant
Murray
Douglas
2013   Spain
Emerald Isle BC
San Miguel BC
[42][43][44][2][45]
[46][47][48][49][50][51]
Men's Pairs   Scotland
Colin Walker
Derek Oliver
  Wales
Roger Jones
Wayne Griffiths
  Ireland
Stephen Shields
Mark Wilson
Ladies Pairs   Spain
Janet Dando
Lynn Greenland
  England
Jamie-Lea Winch
Wendy King
  Jersey
Christine Grimes
Joan Renouf
Mixed Fours   England
Jamie Walker
Robert Paxton
Winch
King
  Scotland
Walker
Oliver
Susan Murray
Lynn Stein
  Spain
Pete Bonsor
Graham Cathcart
Dando
Greenland
Team Champions   England
Walker
Paxton
Winch
King
  Scotland
Walker
Oliver
Murray
Stein
  Spain
Bonsor
Cathcart
Dando
Greenland
2015   Israel
Ramat Gan BC
[52][28][53][54][55]
[56][57][58]
Men's Pairs   Guernsey
Matt Solway
Matt Le Ber
  Jersey
Derek Boswell
Cyril Renouf
  England
Alex Walton
Ashley Caress
Ladies Pairs   England
Rebecca Field
Amy Stanton
  Netherlands
Saskia Schaft
Norma Duin
  Guernsey
Jackie Nicolle
Lucy Beere
Mixed Pairs   England
Walton
Caress
Field
Stanton
  Guernsey
Matt Solway
Le Ber
Nicholle
Beere
  Ireland
Stuart Bennett
Aaron Tennant
Sile Garvey
Sarah-Jane Coleman
Team Champions   England
Walton
Caress
Field
Stanton
  Guernsey
Matt Solway
Le Ber
Nicholle
Beere
  Netherlands
Ralph de Rooij
Frank de Vries
Schaft
Duin
2017   Jersey
Les Creux BC
[59][60]
Men's Pairs   Guernsey
Matt Solway
Matt Le Ber
  Ireland
Andrew Kyle
Mark Wilson
  Scotland
Jason Banks
Greg McLachlin
Women's Pairs   England
Jamie-Lea Winch
Rebecca Wigfield
  Ireland
Catherine Beattie
Megan Wilson
  Cyprus
Diane Roberts
Linda Ryan
Mixed Fours   Wales
Chris Klefenz
Chris Ashman
Bethan Russ
Emma Gittins
  Ireland
Kyle
Wilson
Beattie
Wilson
  Scotland
Banks
McLachlin
Emma McIntyre
Natalie Docherty
Team Champions   Ireland
Kyle
Wilson
Beattie
Wilson
  Guernsey
Matt Solway
Le Ber
Jackie Nicolle
Lucy Beere
  Scotland
Banks
McLachlin
Emma McIntyre
Docherty
2019   Guernsey
Vale Rec
Delancey Park
Beau Sejour
[61]
Men's Pairs   England
Andrew Walters
Tristan Morton
  Scotland
Darren Weir
Connor Milne
  Wales
Owain Dando
Daniel Davies
Women's Pairs   Guernsey
Rose Ogier
Lucy Beere
  Jersey
Kim Gallichan
Fiona Archibald
  England
Devon Cooper
Katherine Rednall
Mixed Fours   Guernsey
Todd Priaulx
Matt Le Ber
Ogier
Beere
  France
Virgile Machado
Amaury Dumont
Olivia Four
Cindy Royet
President's Select
David Weale
John Colley
Jenny Kimber
Gwen De la Mare
Team Champions   Guernsey
Priaulx
Le Ber
Ogier
Beere
  Scotland
Weir
Milne
Dee Hoggan
Natalie Docherty
  England
Walters
Morton
Cooper
Rednall
2022   Scotland
Ayr[62]
Men's Singles   Ireland
Gary Kelly
  Jersey
Michael Rive
  Scotland
Mark O'Hagan
Men's Pairs   England
Tom McGuinness
Ed Morris
  Guernsey
Matt Solway
Todd Priaulx
  Scotland
Jason Banks
John Fleming Jnr.
Men's Triples   Ireland
Aaron Tennant
Gary Kelly
Mark Wilson
  Scotland
Blair Davidson
Mark O'Hagan
Connor Milne
  Israel
Tzvika Hadar
Selwyn Hare
Allan Saitowitz
Men's Fours   Scotland
Blair Davidson
Jason Banks
John Fleming Jnr.
Connor Milne
  England
Tom McGuinness
Ed Morris
Lee Calver
Harry Goodwin
  Ireland
Aaron Tennant
Stuart Bennett
Stephen Kirkwood
Mark Wilson
Women's Singles   England
Stef Branfield
  Scotland
Emma Mcintyre
  Israel
Ruthie Gilor
Women's Pairs   England
Emma Cooper
Stef Branfield
  Ireland
Sarah Kelly
Shauna O'Neil
  Scotland
Emma Mcintyre
Rachael Sinclair
Women's Triples   Ireland
Ashleigh Rainey
Lara Reaney
Chloe Wilson
  England
Ruby Hill
Laura Holden
Lorraine Kuhler
  Scotland
Kimbereley Dodds
Dawn Anderson
Megan Grantham
Women's Fours   Scotland
Kimbereley Dodds
Dawn Anderson
Megan Grantham
Rachael Sinclair
  Jersey
Kim Gallichan
Gina de Long
Rachael MacDonald
Megan Kivlin
  England
Emma Cooper
Ruby Hill
Laura Holden
Lorraine Kuhler

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