The next Masters Tour event will be held on
26^th-27^th April 2008 @ Bournemouth IBC

Games will commence at 9:00 am on the Saturday morning
(There will not be a ‘plate’ competition).

The entry fee will be £40

1^st prize: £1000

and other cash prizes!  

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The AGM will be held at some point over the weekend.

The December 2007 Masters

 Results

December 2007 Master Champion

Andrew Ware
click on Results (above) for full who beat who details

@ Bournemouth IBC: 28^th-30^th December

Party night on the 29^th! 

And at some point also there will be a meeting to decide where the competition goes from here.

Entry Forms for the Bournemouth Masters events are now available on the [Entry Forms] page.

2008 venues announced.

The EBPA goes national next year with two well spaced tournaments that give everyone a chance of entering without having to hike hundreds of miles.

October 12th - 14th finds us at Lincoln IBC and 

December 28th - 30th  we return to Bournemouth IBC and

Entry forms will be available soon so keep watching this space!

HARLOW CROWNS A GREAT 2006!...
Considering it was Greg Harlow who came up with the idea of staging a series of Grand Masters challenge tournaments under the banner of the English Bowls Players Association, he must have been highly delighted with the way 2006 ended.
After beating the England indoor singles champion Paul Coleman, 7-4, 8-2, in the final of the Gala Leisure EBPA Grand Masters at Bournemouth on the penultimate day of the year, Greg said:
"That crowns a great year for me, and sets me up nicely for my challenge for the WBT world indoor singles title at Potters next month, when I will be hoping to hit the ground running!"
In January, 2006, Harlow lost to his old friend Mervyn King in the world final, but, in February, was still able to claim the accolade of world number one. In November, he created a record when he lifted the International Open title at Sheffield for the third year running.

Harlow opened with a comfortable straight sets win over Graham Ayres, but dropped a set against Mike Grimsdale on his way to the last sixteen. In the event he must have been pleased to scrape home, 10-4, 4-9, 2-1.
Beating John O'Donnell from the local club, he dropped another set against Gary Fountain in the quarter finals, when he lost two back-to-back maximum counts at the start of the second set, before winning, 10-3, 1-11, 2-0.
He was not to drop another set. Reaching the final with a 9-3, 10-2 win over 19yr old Ben Paulley, who plays for the Dolphin club at Poole, he scored a full house in both sets against Paul Coleman to win the title.

Coleman, who had just heard that he had been selected to make his indoor international debut at Thornaby in March, swept into the semi finals without dropping a set, but was glad to get past Neil Smith, 7-2, 1-9, 2-1.
It was a dream final, the world's number one taking on the reigning England champion, and, apart from the Greg's two maximum counts, the bowling was as close as everyone anticipated.

Carol Ashby, the EBPA secretary, was the only woman to clinch a place in the quarter finals, while 13yr old Scott Fountain - brother of Gary - won a couple of games, and three wheelchair bowlers accounted themselves well.
On the Friday evening, just two days short of New Year's Eve, the EBPA held a party. This innovation was welcomed by players and supporters, who enjoyed a relaxing time after their strenuous efforts on the green.

"All in all, another successful event," said tournament director Mike Stanley. "We have experienced some teething problems, but are confident that we are on to a winner, and are now looking forward to the third event, which is scheduled to be staged at Bournemouth at the end of April."

You can view a 14 minute video of the Final - just click ---> [EBPA/ Gala Leisure Final]