Event History

The World Bowls Championships came into being for men in 1966, when the Commonwealth Games host that year, Kingston, Jamaica, could not hold the usual tournament - they did not have any greens!

Next held in 1972/3, with the women's event added but at a different time and venue, from then on the world championships tournaments have been held on a four-yearly cycle in between Commonwealth Games events.

Last held in 2004, the men's event at Ayr in Scotland, and the women's at Royal Leamington Spa, England.

In 2008 the men's and women's events will be brought together for the first time ever, with Christchurch, New Zealand, being the host city.

Men's Tournaments

1^st World Bowls	1966	Kyeemagh	New South Wales, Australia
2^nd World Bowls	1972	Worthing	England
3^rd World Bowls	1976	Johannesburg	South Africa
4^th World Bowls	1980	Frankston	Victoria, Australia
5^th World Bowls	1984	Aberdeen	Scotland
6^th World Bowls	1988	Auckland	New Zealand
7^th World Bowls	1992	Worthing	England
8^th World Bowls	1996	Lockleys	Adelaide, Australia
9^th World Bowls	2000	Johannesburg	South Africa
10^th World Bowls	2004	Ayr	Scotland

Women's Tournaments

1^st World Bowls	1966	Melbourne	Australia
2^nd World Bowls	1973	Wellington	New Zealand
3^rd World Bowls	1977	Beach House Park	Worthing, England
4^th World Bowls	1981	Willowdale, North York	Ontario, Canada
5^th World Bowls	1985	Melbourne	Australia
6^th World Bowls	1988	Auckland	New Zealand
7^th World Bowls	1992	Ayr	Scotland
8^th World Bowls	1996	Victoria Park	Royal Leamington Spa, England
9^th World Bowls	2000	Moama	Australia
10^th World Bowls	2004	Victoria Park	Royal Leamington Spa, England

Previous Winners

The winners lists of both the men's and women's World Bowls Championships can be found here