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There’s still time to enter our competitions!
We had rave reviews from the Singles and Pairs competitions held this weekend, and whilst you'll have to wait until next year to enter Pairs and Singles, the great news is that there's still time to enter our other competitions ... see below for closing dates and...
June Crowther and Ben Holbrook retain their GM Pairs Champions title for another year
Seventeen pairs of Greater Manchester Short Mat Bowlers arrived at the Etherow Indoor Bowling Centre yesterday to play off against one another with the hope of becoming Greater Manchester pairs champions and winning a place at the National Finals in Melton Mowbray on...
Steven Roberts Takes Home the Gold in 2023 GM Singles Competition
The Greater Manchester Singles Competition / National Singles GM Qualifiers, sponsored by Techniheat Plant Services, took place this weekend at Etherow Indoor Bowling Centre. There was a very high standard of bowling on display throughout the day from 20 competitors...
Last chance to enter Singles and Pairs for 2023!
We still have some places left in our singles and Pairs competitions next weekend and we've extended the closing date but you must get your entries in before Monday 30th October. The quickest way to enter is with our online form here: https://gmsmba.co.uk/comps but...
Greater Manchester Bowler, Peter Roberts Claims World Number 1 Title
Greater Manchester bowler, Peter Roberts, travelled to Norway this weekend to defend his Norwegian Open Championships Champion title. In addition to retaining his title, Peter also climbed the Short Mat Players Tour world rankings to become world number 1! All of us...
Greater Manchester Players Take on World’s Best in Norway
Today saw the first day of the Short Mat Players Tour Norwegian Open take place where some of the best short mat players in the world compete against each other to climb the world rankings and take home a prestigious trophy. Attending the event from Greater Manchester...
Short Mat Competitions : Spaces Still Available!
There is still time to get your entries in for the Short Mat Competitions and we still have spaces available in all disciplines. Enter quickly and easily at: https://gmsmba.co.uk/comps Don't miss out on what are sure to be action-packed, fun days this November and...
Meghan Millward flying the flag for Greater Manchester at the Ladies British Isles Championships
This weekend sees the very first British Isles Championships for women which is being held at Melton and District Indoor Bowls Club and our very own Meghan Millward is on the squad flying the flag for England and Greater Manchester. Meghan is a young super star in the...
Don’t miss out, there’s still time to enter our competitions
We still have spaces available for all our competitions but all have a limited number of places, so we recommend you get your entries in as quickly as you can to avoid disappointment. This year, we are moving our competitions to a brand new venue which features a...
Updated ESMBA Laws of the Game Now Available
You are now able to download the June 2023 updated ESMBA Laws of the Game ready for the 2023/24 Short Mat season. Download your copy now from the ESMBA website: http://www.esmba.co.uk/administration/competition-rules/