World Bowls Tour

The World Bowls Tour is an organisation that promotes indoor bowls and organises competitions, including the World Indoor Bowls Championships.

History

In 1990, the sport was experiencing period of fragmentation following the loss of the television coverage of the World Indoor Bowls Championships. John Hall, the President of the English Bowls Association, unsuccessfully called for closer co-operation between the indoor and outdoor games. In 1992, a player-led organisation formed the Professional Bowls Association, during the 1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship, which was held in the Preston Guildhall to promote indoor bowls worldwide and on television.
On 1 January 1997, under the then-chairman Richard Corsie, the PBA created the World Bowls Tour and after the 1997 championship replaced the World Indoor Bowls Council as the leading indoor organisation. The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA.

Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour.

Sponsors and previous names

Sponsors and previous names

The youngest player is Desmond Lai from Hong Kong, China, who at the age of 15 took part in the 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championships.