European Bowls Team Championships
European Bowls Championship | |
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Tournament information | |
Established | 1997 |
Organisation(s) | European Bowls Union (EBU) |
Format |
Men's Pairs Ladies Pairs Mixed Pairs Team Champions |
Current champion(s) | |
England (overall team) Guernsey (men's pairs) England (ladies pairs) England (mixed fours) |
The European Bowls Championship is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations, organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU).[1] Three events are held; Men's Pairs, Ladies Pairs and Mixed Fours, in which gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded.[1] The overall Team Champions are determined based on a points system.
History
The tournament was established so it enabled smaller countries in Europe to participate competitively against other more established bowls-playing countries,[2] maintaining the EBU's prinicple aim, which is to foster and develop the sport of lawn bowls throughout Europe.[3]
The first championship was held in 1997, with financial help from the Guernsey Tourist Board.[3] The format of the championship has changed throughout the tournament's history.[4]
Participating nations
There are currently sixteen member nations affiliated to the European Bowls Union (EBU),[5][6] while a President's Select also competes and, in the past, a European Select has competed at the championship.
Championship Medalists
Year | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
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1997 | Guernsey | Team Champions | Ireland | Wales | Scotland | [3][7] |
1999 | Jersey Les Creux Bowling Club |
Team Champions | England | Scotland | Spain | [3][8] |
2001 | Jersey Les Creux Bowling Club |
Team Champions | Scotland | Wales | Ireland | [3][9] |
2003 | Portugal Vilamoura Bowling Club |
Mixed Pairs | Jersey[10] David Le Marquand Gaynor Thomas |
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Team Champions | England | Israel | Ireland | [3][11] | ||
2005 | Portugal Vilamoura Bowling Club |
Overall Individual | England[12] Catherine Popple |
Guernsey[13][14] Alison Merrien |
[3][15] | |
Men's Singles | Guernsey[13] Matt Le Ber | |||||
Ladies Singles | Guernsey[13][16] Alison Merrien |
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Mixed Pairs | ||||||
Team Champions | Scotland | England | Ireland | |||
2007 | Cyprus Athena Beach [17] |
Overall Individual | England Catherine Popple |
Scotland Iain McLean |
Scotland Lynn Stein |
[3][12][18] |
Men's Singles | Scotland Iain McLean |
England Nick Brett England Simon Skelton |
Not awarded | |||
Ladies Singles | England Catherine Popple |
Scotland Lynn Stein |
England Mo Monkton | |||
Mixed Pairs | ||||||
Team Champions | England Nick Brett Simon Skelton Catherine Popple Mo Monkton |
Scotland Iain McLean Grant Logan Lynn Stein Caroline Brown |
Spain[19] Nick Cole Jackie Breslin Pam Cole Maggie Lawley | |||
2009 | Cyprus Athena Beach [20] |
Overall Individual | Jersey[21][22] Cyril Renouf |
Guernsey[13][21] Lucy Beere |
Scotland Colin Peacock |
[3][23][24] |
Men's Singles | Jersey Cyril Renouf |
Scotland Colin Peacock |
England Nick Brett | |||
Ladies Singles | Guernsey[13] Lucy Beere |
Cyprus Linda Ryan |
Scotland Lynn Stein | |||
Mixed Pairs | Guernsey[13][25] Garry Collins Alison Merrien |
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Team Champions | Scotland David Peacock Jim Gilrut Lynn Stein Michelle Cooper |
England Nick Brett Simon Skelton Sue Davies Mo Monkton |
Guernsey[13][26][27] Matt Le Ber Garry Collins Alison Merrien Lucy Beere | |||
2011 | Portugal Vilamoura Bowling Club [28][29] |
Men's Pairs | Wales[4][30][31] Marc Wyatt David Harding |
England | Ireland | [3][32] [33][34][35] |
Ladies Pairs | Jersey[36][37][38] Katie Nixon Joan Renouf |
England | Wales[4][30][31] Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor | |||
Mixed Pairs | Wales[4][30][31] Marc Wyatt David Harding Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor |
Scotland[39] Derek Oliver Robert Grant Susan Murray Claire Douglas |
Israel[40] Zvika Hadar Danny Slodovnik Tami Kamel Ruthie Gilor | |||
Team Champions | Wales[4][30][31] Marc Wyatt David Harding Lisa Forey Caroline Taylor |
England | Scotland[39] Derek Oliver Robert Grant Susan Murray Claire Douglas | |||
2013 | Spain Emerald Isle Bowling Club and San Miguel Bowling Club [41][42] |
Men's Pairs | Scotland[43] Colin Walker Derek Oliver |
Wales[43] Roger Jones Wayne Griffiths |
Ireland[43] Stephen Shields Mark Wilson |
[3][44] [45][46][47] |
Ladies Pairs | Spain[48][49] Janet Dando Lynn Greenland |
England[2][50] Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
Jersey Chris Grimes Joan Renouf | |||
Mixed Fours | England[2][50] Jamie Walker Robert Paxton Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
Scotland Colin Walker Derek Oliver Susan Murray Lynn Stein |
Spain[48][49] Pete Bonsor Graham Cathcart Janet Dando Lynn Greenland | |||
Team Champions | England[2][50] Jamie Walker Robert Paxton Jamie-Lea Winch Wendy King |
Scotland Colin Walker Derek Oliver Susan Murray Lynn Stein |
Spain[48][49] Pete Bonsor Graham Cathcart Janet Dando Lynn Greenland | |||
2015 | Israel Ramat Gan Bowling Club [51][52] |
Men's Pairs | Guernsey[13][27][53] Matthew Solway Matthew le Ber |
Jersey[54][55] Derek Boswell Cyril Renouf |
England[55][56] Alex Walton Ashley Caress |
[3][57] |
Ladies Pairs | England[56] Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
Netherlands[54][58] Saskia Schaft Norma Duin |
Guernsey[13][27][53] Jackie Nicolle Lucy Beere | |||
Mixed Pairs | England[55][56] Alex Walton Ashley Caress Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
Guernsey[13][27][53] Matthew Solway Matthew Le Ber Jackie Nicholle Lucy Beere |
Ireland[54][59] Stuart Bennett Aaron Tennant Sile Garvey Sarah-Jane Coleman | |||
Team Champions | England[55][56] Alex Walton Ashley Caress Rebecca Field Amy Stanton |
Guernsey[13][27][53] Matthew Solway Matthew Le Ber Jackie Nicholle Lucy Beere |
Netherlands[58] Ralph de Rooij Frank de Vries Saskia Schaft Norma Duin |
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