World Bowls Events
These are the premier World Bowls Events between national bowls organisations affiliated to World Bowls Ltd. The premier indoor event is the World Indoor Bowls Championships listed separately and is organised by the World Bowls Tour.
World Outdoor Bowls Championships
First held in Australia in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every 4 years. From 2008 the men's and women's events are held together. Qualifying national bowls organisations (usually countries) are represented by a team of 5 players, who play once as a single and a four, then again as a pair and a triple. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each of the 4 disciplines, and there is also a trophy for the best overall team — the Leonard Trophy for men and the Taylor Trophy for women.
World Youth Championships
The first World Youth Championships were held at Broadbeach Bowling & Community Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 10–16 November 2014. This event is for bowlers under 26 years of age.
| Year | Venue | Singles Women | Singles Men | Mixed Pairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Broadbeach, Australia |  Chloe Stewart (AUS) |
Dylan Fisher (AUS) |
 Auni Fatiah Kamis, Mohd Fairus Abdul Jabal (MAS) |
| 2015 | Broadbeach, Australia | Kristina Krstic (AUS) |
 Ryan Burnett (SCO) |
Ben Twist, Kristina Krstic (AUS) |
| 2016 | Broadbeach, Australia | Ellen Ryan (AUS) |
Aaron Wilson (AUS) |
Aaron Teys, Ellen Ryan (AUS) |
| 2017 | Broadbeach, Australia |  Pricilla Westlake (CAN) |
 Daniel Salmon (WAL) |
 Connie Rixon (MLT), Bill Johnson (AUS) |
World Champion of Champions Singles
- Contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title.
- The next competition will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24–30 November 2014.
| Year | Venue | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Moama, Australia |  Liz James (SWZ) |
 Douw Calitz (NAM) |
| 2004 | Warilla, Australia |  Margaret Johnston (IRE) |
 Ali Forsyth (NZL) |
| 2005 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Nor Iryani Azmi (MAS) |
 Mark Walton (ENG) |
| 2006 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Julie Saunders (ENG) |
Darren Burnett (SCO) |
| 2007 | Warilla, Australia |  Alison Merrien (GGY) |
Tony Grantham (NZL) |
| 2008 | Aberdeen, Scotland | Kathy Pearce (WAL) |
Leif Selby (AUS) |
| 2009 | Ayr, Scotland | Kelsey Cottrell (AUS) |
Brett Wilkie (AUS) |
| 2010 | Norfolk Island | Jan Khan (NZL) |
Aron Sherriff (AUS) |
| 2011 | Hong Kong, China | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
 Thomas Geechan (JER) |
| 2012 | Paphos, Cyprus | Sandra Keith (NZL) |
Hizlee Abdul Rais (MAS) |
| 2013 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Karen Murphy (AUS) |
Thomas Bishop (ENG) |
| 2014 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Lorna Smith (SCO) |
Iain McLean (SCO) |
| 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Emma Firyani Saroji (MAS) |
Neil Mulholland (IRE) |
| 2016 | Brisbane, Australia | Natasha Scott (AUS) |
Scott Thulborn (AUS) |
World Cup Singles
- Contested annually between bowlers from national bowls organisations.
- The inaugural event (2005) was held in Hong Kong. Since then the venue has been Warilla, New South Wales.
- The World Cup is played indoors, while the Junior World Cup (for players aged under 25) was usually played outdoors.
| Year | World Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |
| 2005 |  Grace Chu (HKG) |
Mark Casey (AUS) |
| 2006 | Shirley Choy (CAN) |
Neil Speirs (SCO) |
| 2007 | Judy Nardella (AUS) |
Kelvin Kerkow (AUS) |
| 2008 | Alison Merrien (GGY) |
Safuan Said (MAS) |
| 2009 | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
Leif Selby (AUS) |
| 2010 | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
Leif Selby (AUS) |
| 2011 | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
James Talbot (IRE) |
| 2012 | Alison Merrien (GGY) |
Jeremy Henry (AUS) |
| 2013 | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
Jeremy Henry (AUS) |
| 2014 | Caroline Brown (SCO) |
Jeremy Henry (AUS) |
| 2015 | Siti Zalina Ahmad (MAS) |
Iain McLean (SCO) |
| 2016 |  Carmen Anderson (NFK) |
Jeremy Henry (AUS) |
| 2017 | Jo Edwards (NZL) |
Jeremy Henry (AUS) |
| Year | World Junior Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |
| 2005 | Lynsey Clarke (AUS) |
Safuan Said (MAS) |
| 2006 | Lynsey Clarke (AUS) |
Wayne Hogg (SCO) |
| 2007 | Melanie Macaulay (AUS) |
 Barry Kane (NIR) |
| 2008 | Melanie Macaulay (AUS) |
Aron Sherriff (AUS) |
| 2009 | Genevieve Baildon (NZL) |
Craig England (SCO) |
| 2010 | Samantha Shannahan (AUS) |
Andrew Kelly (NZL) |
| 2011 | Clare Hendra (NZL) |
Ben Twist (AUS) |
Atlantic Cup
Effectively a qualifying event for the 2016 World Bowls Championship.
Men's Titles
| Year | Venue | Singles Champion | Fours Champions | Pairs Champions | Triples Champions | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Paphos, Cyprus | Jamie Walker |
Greg Davis, Scott Ruderham, Cyril Renouf, Gus Hodgetts |
Gary Kelly, Ian McClure |
Paul Taylor, Steve Harris, Rob Weale |
Scotland |
Women's Titles
| Year | Venue | Singles Champion | Fours Champions | Pairs Champions | Triples Champions | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Paphos, Cyprus | Catherine Beattie |
Bex Craig, Lorraine Malloy, Stacey McDougall, Claire Johnston |
 Nici Neal & Colleen Piketh |
Erin Smith, Bernie O’Neil, Sandra Bailie |
England |