It is contested annually between bowlers from national bowls organisations.
[1] The competition is the rival event to the World Bowls Tour's blue riband event called the World Indoor Bowls Championships.
In 2019, World Bowls came to an agreement with the IIBC (formerly the WIBC).
The new event would be called the World Bowls Indoor Championships.
[2][3] The Championships feature men's and women's singles and mixed pairs.