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World Singles Champion of Champions

The World Singles Champion of Champions is an event inaugurated in 2003 that is contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title.[1]

The event was first held in 2003 at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Traditionally the competition favours the Southern Hemisphere players because the Northern Hemisphere players have to travel to the event and compete on faster greens.[2] Lee Schraner of Australia and Jo Edwards of New Zealand are the most successful bowlers having won two gold medals.

Past winners

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Men's singles

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up Ref
2003 Moama, Australia Namibia Douw Calitz Scotland Darren Burnett [3]
2004 Warilla, Australia New Zealand Ali Forsyth Scotland David Anderson [4]
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand England Mark Walton New Zealand Dwayne Cameron [5]
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand Scotland Darren Burnett Israel Jeff Rabkin [6]
2007 Warilla, Australia New Zealand Tony Grantham Eswatini Willie James [7]
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland Australia Leif Selby Wales Mark Weaver [8]
2009 Ayr, Scotland Australia Brett Wilkie Scotland Wayne Hogg [9]
2010 Norfolk Island Australia Aron Sherriff New Zealand Andrew Todd [10]
2011 Hong Kong, China Jersey Thomas Greechan Scotland Jonathan Ross [11]
2012 Paphos, Cyprus Malaysia Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais Hong Kong Stanley Lai [12]
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand England Tom Bishop Scotland Alistair White [13]
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand Scotland Iain McLean Malaysia Fairus Jabal [14]
2015 Brisbane, Australia Neil Mulholland+ Malaysia Fairul Izwan Abd Muin [15]
2016 Brisbane, Australia Australia Scott Thulborn Wales Jonathan Tomlinson [16]
2017 Sydney, Australia Australia Aaron Teys New Zealand Dean Elgar [17]
2018 Sydney, Australia New Zealand Shannon McIlroy Hong Kong Tony Cheung [18]
2019 Adelaide, Australia Australia Lee Schraner Hong Kong Tony Cheung [19]
2020 Adelaide, Australia cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [20]
2021 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2022 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand England Sam Tolchard Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple [22]
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia Wales Daniel Salmon Scotland Darren Gualtieri [23]
2024 Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand Australia Lee Schraner New Zealand Aiden Takarua [24]
2025 Club Barham, Barham, Australia David Copeland Fiji Rajnesh Prasad [25]

Women's singles

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up Ref
2003 Moama, Australia Eswatini Liz James Guernsey Alison Merrien [3]
2004 Warilla, Australia Margaret Johnston+ Scotland Karen Dawson [4]
2005 Christchurch, New Zealand Malaysia Nor Iryani Azmi New Zealand Sharon Sims [26]
2006 Christchurch, New Zealand England Julie Saunders Australia Julie Keegan [6]
2007 Warilla, Australia Guernsey Alison Merrien Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad [27]
2008 Aberdeen, Scotland Wales Kathy Pearce Scotland Lorraine Malloy [28]
2009 Ayr, Scotland Australia Kelsey Cottrell Guernsey Lucy Beere [9]
2010 Norfolk Island New Zealand Jan Khan Scotland Joyce Lindores [10]
2011 Hong Kong, China New Zealand Jo Edwards Scotland Caroline Brown [29]
2012 Paphos, Cyprus New Zealand Sandra Keith Zimbabwe Jane Rigby [30]
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand Australia Karen Murphy Scotland Lorna Smith [31]
2014 Christchurch, New Zealand Scotland Lorna Smith Netherlands Saskia Schaft [32]
2015 Brisbane, Australia Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji South Africa Nicolene Neal [33]
2016 Brisbane, Australia Australia Natasha Scott Brunei Amalia Matali [16]
2017 Sydney, Australia Wales Laura Daniels Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji [17]
2018 Sydney, Australia New Zealand Jo Edwards Malaysia Alyani Jamil [18]
2019 Adelaide, Australia Australia Kylie Whitehead New Zealand Debbie White [19]
2020 Adelaide, Australia cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [20]
2021 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2022 Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Tayla Bruce Australia Carla Krizanic [22]
2023 Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia United States Anne Nunes Guernsey Lucy Beere [23]
2024 Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand Tonga Milika Nathan United States Anne Nunes [24]
2025 Club Barham, Barham, Australia Norfolk Island Shae Wilson New Zealand Debbie White [34]

+Ireland competes as one nation

See also

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World Bowls Events

References

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  2. ^ "Bowls in Australia – A Popular Sport". Bowls World.
  3. ^ a b "Calitz: first champ of champs". BBC Sport. 26 September 2003.
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  6. ^ a b "Champion of Champion finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
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  8. ^ "Helensvale a long shot to win bowls challenge". Courier Mail.
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  10. ^ a b "The triumphant winners, Australia's Aron Sherriff and Jan Khan" (PDF). Official Bowls New Zealand Magazine.
  11. ^ "Jersey's Thomas Greechan 'overjoyed' at title win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2011.
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  14. ^ "Iain McLean". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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  23. ^ a b "Results". World Bowls Match Center. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Auckland teacher Milika Nathan wins World Bowls Champion of Champions women's singles title for Tonga". RNZ. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Dunbarton's David Copeland on top of the world after Champion of Champions victory in Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  26. ^ "2005 November 19-26 Fendalton Bowling Club, Christchurch, New Zealand". Burnside Bowling Club.
  27. ^ "Merrien thrashes British champ". Guernsey Press. 15 November 2007.
  28. ^ "Lorraine Malloy ready for Worlds title bid after finishing second two years ago". Daily Record. 4 November 2010.
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  30. ^ "Bowls: Keith moves focus away from youth". Otago Daily Times. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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  32. ^ "Lorna Smith bowls them over in Christchurch". Stuff.co.nz.
  33. ^ "2015 World Champion of Champions – Results of Play on Day 7". World Bowls.com.
  34. ^ "2025 World Bowls Champion of Champions Women's Singles". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 October 2025.