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 because the Northern Hemisphere players have to travel to the event and compete on faster greens.[2] No male player has won the title a second time and the only female to achieve two wins is Jo Edwards of New Zealand.

Past winners

Men's singles

Year Venue Winner Runner-up
2003 Moama, Australia [3] Namibia Douw Calitz Scotland Darren Burnett
2004 Warilla, Australia [4] New Zealand Ali Forsyth Scotland David Anderson
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand [5] England Mark Walton New Zealand Dwayne Cameron
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand [6] Scotland Darren Burnett Israel Jeff Rabkin
2007 Warilla, Australia [7] New Zealand Tony Grantham Eswatini Willie James
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland [8] Australia Leif Selby Wales Mark Weaver
2009 Ayr, Scotland [9] Australia Brett Wilkie Scotland Wayne Hogg
2010 Norfolk Island [10] Australia Aron Sherriff New Zealand Andrew Todd
2011 Hong Kong, China [11] Jersey Thomas Greechan Scotland Jonathan Ross
2012 Paphos, Cyprus [12] Malaysia Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais Hong Kong Stanley Lai
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand [13] England Tom Bishop Scotland Alistair White
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand Scotland Iain McLean Malaysia Fairus Jabal
2015 Brisbane, Australia [14] Neil Mulholland+ Malaysia Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
2016 Brisbane, Australia [15] Australia Scott Thulborn Wales Jonathan Tomlinson
2017 Sydney, Australia [16] Australia Aaron Teys New Zealand Dean Elgar
2018 Sydney, Australia [17] New Zealand Shannon McIlroy Hong Kong Tony Cheung
2019 Adelaide, Australia [18] Australia Lee Schraner Hong Kong 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] England Sam Tolchard Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia[22] Wales Daniel Salmon Scotland Darren Gualtieri
2024 Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand[23] Australia Lee Schraner New Zealand Aiden Takarua

Women's singles

Year Venue Winner Runner-up
2003 Moama, Australia [3] Eswatini Liz James Guernsey Alison Merrien
2004 Warilla, Australia [4] Margaret Johnston+ Scotland Karen Dawson
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand [24] Malaysia Nor Iryani Azmi New Zealand Sharon Sims
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand [6] England Julie Saunders Australia Julie Keegan
2007 Warilla, Australia [25] Guernsey Alison Merrien Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland [26] Wales Kathy Pearce Scotland Lorraine Malloy
2009 Ayr, Scotland [9] Australia Kelsey Cottrell Guernsey Lucy Beere
2010 Norfolk Island [10] New Zealand Jan Khan Scotland Joyce Lindores
2011 Hong Kong, China [27] New Zealand Jo Edwards Scotland Caroline Brown
2012 Paphos, Cyprus New Zealand Sandra Keith Zimbabwe Jane Rigby
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand [28] Australia Karen Murphy Scotland Lorna Smith
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand [29] Scotland Lorna Smith Netherlands Saskia Schaft
2015 Brisbane, Australia [30] Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji South Africa Nicolene Neal
2016 Brisbane, Australia [15] Australia Natasha Scott Brunei Amalia Matali
2017 Sydney, Australia [16] Wales Laura Daniels Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji
2018 Sydney, Australia [17] New Zealand Jo Edwards Malaysia Alyani Jamil
2019 Adelaide, Australia [18] Australia Kylie Whitehead New Zealand 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] New Zealand Tayla Bruce Australia Carla Krizanic
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia[22] United States Anne Nunes Guernsey Lucy Beere
2024 Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand[23] Tonga Milika Nathan United States Anne Nunes

+Ireland competes as one nation

See also

World Bowls Events

References

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