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

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

+Ireland competes as one nation

See also

World Bowls Events

References

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  34. ^ "2025 World Bowls Champion of Champions Women's Singles". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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