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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/
New Venue for Competitions
We are excited to announce that we have a brand new venue for our Greater Manchester Competitions for the 2023/24 season. We have worked closely with the Etherow Indoor Bowling Centre committee and our sponsor, TPS, to secure this superb venue for our Greater...
2023/24 Season Competition Dates Announced
Our Competitions Secretary and our other Greater Manchester committee members met today with our sponsor and we're pleased to be able to announce the finalised dates for our 2023/24 season competitions, kicking off with our ever popular Singles event on Saturday 4th...