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The Bowls Premier League (BPL) is an annual bowls competition involving teams from around Australia. The competition was founded in 2013 as a way to popularise the sport by presenting in a modernised format, using the term "made-for-television" in its promotion.
First held 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.
The Page playoff is used by the Bowls Premier League in Australia, in a slightly modified format. Before the four teams play in a Page bracket, the fourth and fifth place teams from the round robin play each other in an elimination game, with the loser being eliminated and the winner moving on to play the third place team in the main Page bracket.
Premier League Bowls was a bowls tournament staged between 2008 and 2011, set-up by Barry and Eddie Hearns' Matchroom Sport promotions. The tournament featured six world class bowls players from the World Bowls Tour (WBT) playing in a league format with two semi-finals and a final after the completion of the league stages.
Burrows is listed as a life member of the Altrincham & South Manchester Bowling League. [7] In 2010, at age 66, Burrows won the All-England Merit at the age of 66. [8] As of 10 February 2025, Burrows is still playing Bowls at a local Bowling Green in Westhoughton, Bolton. Images and details have been provided within a local Facebook group. [9]
The main competitions Bowls Australia organises are the annual Australian Open (AO), [6] Bowls Premier League (BPL) and BPL Cup. They also stage a number of other important national competitions, as well as hosting international events in Australia, including the World Bowls Championships.
At the 2022 World Indoor Bowls Championship Dion lost in the singles to Nick Brett, the world number 2 at the time, and then contracted COVID-19 and had to pull out of the pairs event. [7] He represented the US team at the 2023 World Bowls Championship. [8] He will participate in the men's triples and the men's fours events.
Bowls USA is the governing body for the sport of bowls in the United States. The organization is responsible for the promotion and development of lawn bowls in the ...