Bowls England National Championships (men's singles two wood)
Appearance
English National Bowls Championships | ||
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Men elite | singles | singles 2w |
singlesCC | pairs | |
triples | fours | |
Women elite | singles | singles 2w |
singlesCC | pairs | |
triples | fours | |
Men junior | singles | pairs |
Women junior | singles | pairs |
Men senior | singles | pairs |
fours | ||
Women senior | singles | pairs |
fours | ||
Men team | Middleton | Balcomb |
WhiteRose | TopClub | |
2Fours | ||
Women team | Johns | Walker |
AmyRose | TopClub | |
Mixed | Pairs | Fours |
The men's singles two wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
The two-wood singles is a newer variation of the game; see Glossary of bowls terms.
History[edit]
The first competition for two wood singles was held in 2012, although the women's equivalent, the Bowls England National Championships (women's singles two wood) was first held in 1939.
Venues[edit]
- 2012–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
- 2014–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
Sponsors[edit]
- 2023 (Aviva)
Past winners[edit]
Year | County | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | Score | Ref |
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2012 | Hunts | Tristan Morton | White Hart Warboys | Yorks | Vinnie O'Neill | Middlesbrough | 13–12 | [2] |
2013 | Yorks | Ben Render | Nafferton | Som | Louis Ridout | Illminster | 16–12 | |
2014 | Som | Andrew Owens | Weston St Andrew | Hunts | Alex Walton | White Hart Warboys | 16–9 | |
2015 | Northants | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Essex | Andrew Squire | Maldon | 17–3 | |
2016 | Devon | Sam Tolchard | Kings Torquay | Herts | Bradley Coles | Garston | 17–2 | |
2017 | Oxon | Sam Watts | Watlington | Notts | Arron Brownley | Church Warsop | 15–12 | |
2018 | Essex | Ed Morris | Essex County | Hants | Peter Ward | Sports Centre Southampton | 14–13 | [3] |
2019 | Heref | Shaun Jones | Ross-on-Wye | Kent | Tom Bishop | Bromley | 17–10 | [4] |
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [5] | |||||||
2021 | Devon | Sam Tolchard | Kings, Torquay | Essex | Ed Morris | Essex County | 17–13 | [6] |
2022 | Devon | Sam Tolchard | Kings, Torquay | Notts | Jack Emmerson | Newark Northern | 17–13 | [7] |
2023 | Warks | Mark Ireland | Avenue Coventry | Hants | Alan Geary | Boscombe Cliff | 16–10 | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Morton and Leader take their places early at national finals". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Somerset Win Men's Pairs And Ed Morris Takes Two Wood Crown". Bowls International.
- ^ "About us". Bromley Bowls Club.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "DOUBLE TWO BOWL DELIGHT FOR TOLCHARD ON DAY 14". Bowls England. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships Men's 2w singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 August 2023.