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World Singles Champion of Champions

The World Singles Champion of Champions is an event inaugurated in 2003 that is contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title.[1]

The event was first held in 2003 at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Traditionally the competition favours the Southern Hemisphere players due to the fact that the Northern Hemisphere players have to travel to the event and compete on faster greens.[2] No male player has managed to win the title a second time and the only female to achieve two wins is Jo Edwards of New Zealand.

Past winners edit

Men's singles edit

Year Venue Winner Runner-up
2003 Moama, Australia [3]   Douw Calitz   Darren Burnett
2004 Warilla, Australia [4]   Ali Forsyth   David Anderson
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand [5]   Mark Walton   Dwayne Cameron
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand [6]   Darren Burnett   Jeff Rabkin
2007 Warilla, Australia [7]   Tony Grantham   Willie James
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland [8]   Leif Selby   Mark Weaver
2009 Ayr, Scotland [9]   Brett Wilkie   Wayne Hogg
2010 Norfolk Island [10]   Aron Sherriff   Andrew Todd
2011 Hong Kong, China [11]   Thomas Greechan   Jonathan Ross
2012 Paphos, Cyprus [12]   Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais   Stanley Lai
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand [13]   Tom Bishop   Alistair White
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand   Iain McLean   Fairus Jabal
2015 Brisbane, Australia [14]   Neil Mulholland+   Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
2016 Brisbane, Australia [15]   Scott Thulborn   Jonathan Tomlinson
2017 Sydney, Australia [16]   Aaron Teys   Dean Elgar
2018 Sydney, Australia [17]   Shannon McIlroy   Tony Cheung
2019 Adelaide, Australia [18]   Lee Schraner   Tony Cheung
2020 Adelaide, Australia [19] cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand[20] cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand[21]   Sam Tolchard   Izzat Dzulkeple
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia[22]   Daniel Salmon   Darren Gualtieri

Women's singles edit

Year Venue Winner Runner-up
2003 Moama, Australia [23]   Liz James   Alison Merrien
2004 Warilla, Australia [24]   Margaret Johnston+   Karen Dawson
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand [25]   Nor Iryani Azmi   Sharon Sims
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand [26]   Julie Saunders   Julie Keegan
2007 Warilla, Australia [27]   Alison Merrien   Siti Zalina Ahmad
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland [28]   Kathy Pearce   Lorraine Malloy
2009 Ayr, Scotland [9]   Kelsey Cottrell   Lucy Beere
2010 Norfolk Island [10]   Jan Khan   Joyce Lindores
2011 Hong Kong, China [29]   Jo Edwards   Caroline Brown
2012 Paphos, Cyprus   Sandra Keith   Jane Rigby
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand [30]   Karen Murphy   Lorna Smith
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand [31]   Lorna Smith   Saskia Schaft
2015 Brisbane, Australia [32]   Emma Firyana Saroji   Nicolene Neal
2016 Brisbane, Australia [15]   Natasha Scott   Amalia Matali
2017 Sydney, Australia [16]   Laura Daniels   Emma Firyana Saroji
2018 Sydney, Australia [17]   Jo Edwards   Alyani Jamil
2019 Adelaide, Australia [18]   Kylie Whitehead   Debbie White
2020 Adelaide, Australia [19] cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand[20] cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand[21]   Tayla Bruce   Carla Krizanic
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia[22]   Anne Nunes   Lucy Beere

+Ireland competes as one nation

See also edit

World Bowls Events

References edit

  1. ^ "World Singles Champion of Champions". Bowls Scotland.
  2. ^ "Bowls in Australia – A Popular Sport". Bowls World.
  3. ^ "Calitz: first champ of champs". BBC Sport. 26 September 2003.
  4. ^ "Bowls: Forsyth takes out world title". NZ Herald.
  5. ^ "2005 November 19-26 Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand". Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. ^ "Champion of Champion finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  7. ^ "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. 24 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Helensvale a long shot to win bowls challenge". Courier Mail.
  9. ^ a b "Coast's Kelsey a world champion". Sunshine Coast Daily.
  10. ^ a b "The triumphant winners, Australia's Aron Sherriff and Jan Khan" (PDF). Official Bowls New Zealand Magazine.
  11. ^ "Jersey's Thomas Greechan 'overjoyed' at title win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2011.
  12. ^ "New Zealand And Malaysia Win Champion Of Champions". Bowls International.
  13. ^ "Student crowned bowls World Champion of Champions". Aston University.
  14. ^ "World Champion Neil". Irish Bowling Association.
  15. ^ a b "Wizards of Oz". World Bowls.
  16. ^ a b "Aaron Teys And Laura Daniels Win World Champion Of Champions". Bowls International.
  17. ^ a b "Edwards and McIlroy clinch World Bowls Champion of Champions titles". Inside the Games. 4 November 2018.
  18. ^ a b "World Singles Champion of Champions, Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia". World Bowls.
  19. ^ a b "Champion of Champions called off". World Bowls.
  20. ^ a b "2021 World Singles Champion of Champions". World Bowls. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Tolchard crowned World Champion of Champions champion". England Bowls. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Results". World Bowls Match Center. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Calitz: first champ of champs". BBC Sport. 26 September 2003.
  24. ^ "Bowls: Forsyth takes out world title". NZ Herald.
  25. ^ "2005 November 19-26 Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand". Burnside Bowling Club.
  26. ^ "Champion of Champion finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  27. ^ "Merrien thrashes British champ". Guernsey Press. 15 November 2007.
  28. ^ "Lorraine Malloy ready for Worlds title bid after finishing second two years ago". Daily Record. 4 November 2010.
  29. ^ "Champion of Champions report". The Courier and Advertiser.
  30. ^ "Bowls: British players dominant in New Zealand". Express. December 2013.
  31. ^ "Lorna Smith bowls them over in Christchurch". Stuff.co.nz.
  32. ^ "2015 World Champion of Champions – Results of Play on Day 7". World Bowls.com.
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