European Bowls Team Championships

The European Bowls Championship is a biennial continental lawn bowls tournament for European nations, organised by the European Bowls Union (EBU).[1] Three events are held; Men's Pairs, Ladies Pairs and Mixed Fours, in which gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded.[1] The overall Team Champions are determined based on a points system.

European Bowls Championship
Tournament information
Established1997
Organisation(s)European Bowls Union (EBU)
FormatMen's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
Mixed Pairs
Team Champions
Current champion(s)
 England (overall team)
 Guernsey (men's pairs)
 England (ladies pairs)
 England (mixed fours)

History

The tournament was established so it enabled smaller countries in Europe to participate competitively against other more established bowls-playing countries,[2] maintaining the EBU's prinicple aim, which is to foster and develop the sport of lawn bowls throughout Europe.[3]

The first championship was held in 1997, with financial help from the Guernsey Tourist Board.[3] The format of the championship has changed throughout the tournament's history.[4]

Participating nations

There are currently sixteen member nations affiliated to the European Bowls Union (EBU),[5][6] while a President's Select also competes and, in the past, a European Select has competed at the championship.

Championship Medalists
Year Host Event  Gold  Silver  Bronze Ref
1997  Guernsey Team Champions Ireland  Wales  Scotland [3][7]
1999  Jersey
Les Creux Bowling Club		 Team Champions  England  Scotland  Spain [3][8]
2001  Jersey
Les Creux Bowling Club		 Team Champions  Scotland  Wales Ireland [3][9]
2003  Portugal
Vilamoura Bowling Club		 Mixed Pairs  Jersey[10]
David Le Marquand
Gaynor Thomas
Team Champions  England  Israel Ireland [3][11]
2005  Portugal
Vilamoura Bowling Club		 Overall Individual  England[12]
Catherine Popple		  Guernsey[13][14]
Alison Merrien		 [3][15]
Men's Singles  Guernsey[13]
Matt Le Ber
Ladies Singles  Guernsey[13][16]
Alison Merrien
Mixed Pairs
Team Champions  Scotland  England Ireland
2007  Cyprus
Athena Beach
[17]		 Overall Individual  England
Catherine Popple		  Scotland
Iain McLean		  Scotland
Lynn Stein		 [3][12][18]
Men's Singles  Scotland
Iain McLean		  England
Nick Brett
 England
Simon Skelton		 Not awarded
Ladies Singles  England
Catherine Popple		  Scotland
Lynn Stein		  England
Mo Monkton
Mixed Pairs
Team Champions  England
Nick Brett
Simon Skelton
Catherine Popple
Mo Monkton		  Scotland
Iain McLean
Grant Logan
Lynn Stein
Caroline Brown		  Spain[19]
Nick Cole
Jackie Breslin
Pam Cole
Maggie Lawley
2009  Cyprus
Athena Beach
[20]		 Overall Individual  Jersey[21][22]
Cyril Renouf		  Guernsey[13][21]
Lucy Beere		  Scotland
Colin Peacock		 [3][23][24]
Men's Singles  Jersey
Cyril Renouf		  Scotland
Colin Peacock		  England
Nick Brett
Ladies Singles  Guernsey[13]
Lucy Beere		  Cyprus
Linda Ryan		  Scotland
Lynn Stein
Mixed Pairs  Guernsey[13][25]
Garry Collins
Alison Merrien
Team Champions  Scotland
David Peacock
Jim Gilrut
Lynn Stein
Michelle Cooper		  England
Nick Brett
Simon Skelton
Sue Davies
Mo Monkton		  Guernsey[13][26][27]
Matt Le Ber
Garry Collins
Alison Merrien
Lucy Beere
2011  Portugal
Vilamoura Bowling Club
[28][29]		 Men's Pairs  Wales[4][30][31]
Marc Wyatt
David Harding		  England Ireland [3][32]
[33][34][35]
Ladies Pairs  Jersey[36][37][38]
Katie Nixon
Joan Renouf		  England  Wales[4][30][31]
Lisa Forey
Caroline Taylor
Mixed Pairs  Wales[4][30][31]
Marc Wyatt
David Harding
Lisa Forey
Caroline Taylor		  Scotland[39]
Derek Oliver
Robert Grant
Susan Murray
Claire Douglas		  Israel[40]
Zvika Hadar
Danny Slodovnik
Tami Kamel
Ruthie Gilor
Team Champions  Wales[4][30][31]
Marc Wyatt
David Harding
Lisa Forey
Caroline Taylor		  England  Scotland[39]
Derek Oliver
Robert Grant
Susan Murray
Claire Douglas
2013  Spain
Emerald Isle Bowling Club
and
San Miguel Bowling Club
[41][42]		 Men's Pairs  Scotland[43]
Colin Walker
Derek Oliver		  Wales[43]
Roger Jones
Wayne Griffiths		 Ireland[43]
Stephen Shields
Mark Wilson		 [3][44]
[45][46][47]
Ladies Pairs  Spain[48][49]
Janet Dando
Lynn Greenland		  England[2][50]
Jamie-Lea Winch
Wendy King		  Jersey
Chris Grimes
Joan Renouf
Mixed Fours  England[2][50]
Jamie Walker
Robert Paxton
Jamie-Lea Winch
Wendy King		  Scotland
Colin Walker
Derek Oliver
Susan Murray
Lynn Stein		  Spain[48][49]
Pete Bonsor
Graham Cathcart
Janet Dando
Lynn Greenland
Team Champions  England[2][50]
Jamie Walker
Robert Paxton
Jamie-Lea Winch
Wendy King		  Scotland
Colin Walker
Derek Oliver
Susan Murray
Lynn Stein		  Spain[48][49]
Pete Bonsor
Graham Cathcart
Janet Dando
Lynn Greenland
2015  Israel
Ramat Gan Bowling Club
[51][52]		 Men's Pairs  Guernsey[13][27][53]
Matthew Solway
Matthew le Ber		  Jersey[54][55]
Derek Boswell
Cyril Renouf		  England[55][56]
Alex Walton
Ashley Caress		 [3][57]
Ladies Pairs  England[56]
Rebecca Field
Amy Stanton		  Netherlands[54][58]
Saskia Schaft
Norma Duin		  Guernsey[13][27][53]
Jackie Nicolle
Lucy Beere
Mixed Pairs  England[55][56]
Alex Walton
Ashley Caress
Rebecca Field
Amy Stanton		  Guernsey[13][27][53]
Matthew Solway
Matthew Le Ber
Jackie Nicholle
Lucy Beere		 Ireland[54][59]
Stuart Bennett
Aaron Tennant
Sile Garvey
Sarah-Jane Coleman
Team Champions  England[55][56]
Alex Walton
Ashley Caress
Rebecca Field
Amy Stanton		  Guernsey[13][27][53]
Matthew Solway
Matthew Le Ber
Jackie Nicholle
Lucy Beere		  Netherlands[58]
Ralph de Rooij
Frank de Vries
Saskia Schaft
Norma Duin

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