Short Mat Bowls Competitions

Affiliated to the esmba the governing body in england.
Short mat bowls competitions. Surrey county shortmat bowling association is the home of shortmat bowling in surrey. The esmba open competitions are open to entry from any esmba registered member. Each year we organise a programme of county championships and national championship qualifying competitions. Short mat bowls is a generally indoor based bowls sport played on a carpet.
Short mat bowls is a sport which is played by people of all ages and abilities. The pairs triples and fours are able to be made up of a combination of registered players from any esmba county. 2019 20 winners are offered a place representing england at the world championships in belgium in march 2020. Short mat players tour provide world class short mat bowls competitions open to any standard of bowler.
Whilst the game is heavily played throughout the united kingdom it is also played throughout europe and also places such as india australia new zealand and japan. The county also enters a team in the esmba inter county championship competitions. National and international level events are generally held for all disciplines including singles pairs triples and fours. All competitions are open to any of the county s esmba registered players.
With 4 competitions to choose from.