Wikipedia

Premier League Bowls

Premier League Bowls was a bowls tournament staged between 2008 and 2011, set-up by Barry and Eddie Hearns' Matchroom Sport promotions. The tournament featured six world class bowls players from the World Bowls Tour (WBT) playing in a league format with two semi-finals and a final after the completion of the league stages.

Premier League Bowls
SportBowls
Founded2008
Ceased2011
TV partner(s)Sky Sports[1][2]

History edit

The first two editions of the tournament were played indoors at Potters Leisure Resort in Great Yarmouth, England.[3][4] The last two editions of the tournament were played outdoors in 2010 and 2011, after the event was moved to the Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus,[2][5] with Wyldecrest Park Homes announced as the new tournament sponsors in 2010.[6][7]

Entrants edit

Only both of the Scottish former World Indoor champions and Pairs partners Alex Marshall and Paul Foster competed in all four editions of Premier League Bowls.

2008[8] 2009[8] 2010[8] 2011[2]
  Alex Marshall   Alex Marshall   Alex Marshall   Alex Marshall
  Andy Thomson   Billy Jackson   Darren Burnett   Kelvin Kerkow
  Ceri Ann Davies   Darren Burnett   Greg Harlow   Mark Royal
  Greg Harlow   Greg Harlow   Ian Bond   Mervyn King
  Mark Royal   Paul Foster   Mervyn King   Paul Foster
  Paul Foster   Robert Chisholm   Paul Foster   Robert Weale

Finals edit

Year Winner Result Runner up Ref
2008   Paul Foster (1/3) 6–3, 5–1   Alex Marshall [8][9][10]
2009   Paul Foster (2/3) 5–2, 4–4   Darren Burnett [8][11]
2010   Mervyn King 8–1, 1–10, 1–0   Alex Marshall [12][13][14][15][16][17]
2011   Paul Foster (3/3) 4–5, 9–5, 1–0   Mark Royal [18][19][20][21]

References edit

  1. ^ "Premier League Bowls screened on Sky every Tuesday". PLB. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Premier League Bowls returns". PLB. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Foster: This will be the best Premier League Bowls yet". PLB. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Jackson makes Premier League bow". BBC. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Premier League Bowls heading to Cyprus for first time". PLB. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Wyldecrest Park Homes to sponsor Premier League". PLB. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. ^ "WYLDECREST PARK HOMES ARE THE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS". Matchroom Sport. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "History". PLB. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Foster takes Premier win". Scotsman. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Troon bowler Paul Foster scoops £20,000". Daily Record. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Wanjiru turns in Sam run". Free Library. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. ^ "King reigns in the third Premier League Bowls in Cyprus". PLB. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. ^ "MARSHALL PIPPED AT THE POST IN SUNNY CYPRUS". Henselite. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Bowls: Bashed Tattie". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Mervyn King wins Premier League". Fakenham Times. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Bowls: Bashed Tattie". Fife Today. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  17. ^ "2010 PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS WINNER MERVYN KING". CBH Cyprus. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Foster wins Premier League for third time". PLB. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  19. ^ "PAUL FOSTER WINS PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME". Taylor Bowls. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  20. ^ "FOSTERS WINS THIRD PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE". Henselite. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Fantastic Foster Get Hat-trick". Retrieved 28 November 2015.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Premier_League_Bowls&oldid=1189010986"