List of short mat bowls competitions

[4] National, and international level events are generally held for all disciplines, including singles, pairs, triples and fours.

Whilst this may usually be inside the United Kingdom, teams such as India and Italy also compete; and thus could host the championships.

[6] The Short Mat Players Tour (SMPT),[11] is a company responsible of events set up by Craig Burgess and Simon Pridham in 2011.

The inaugural event was held at Kempston Indoor Bowls Club, Bedford, England, and had the biggest gathering of short mat bowls talent from all over Europe including England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Belgium and Sweden.

In subsequent years, the John Burgess Trophy became a pairs event instead of the original triples format.