User:Daftcelt/List of World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event finals

The following is a list of the current and former major televised World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event finals. Current events:- Former events:-
 * World Indoor Championship - Premier event on the WBT. Second WBT ranking event of the season.
 * Scottish International Open - First WBT ranking event of the season.
 * UK International Open - Third and final WBT ranking event of the season.
 * Welsh Grand Prix - Now defunct WBT ranking event. Last played for in 2012.
 * World Matchplay - Now defunct WBT ranking event. Last played for in 2010.
 * Players Championship - Now defunct WBT ranking event.

World Indoor Championships
The World Indoor Championships is the premier event on the World Bowls Tour (WBT) and in the sport of indoor bowls. Four different events are held; Men's Singles, Ladies Singles, Open Pairs and Mixed Pairs. The Open Pairs event was a men's only event until 2012. Now an Open Pairs event, it allows women to compete. It should not be confused with the Mixed Pairs event, although mixed pairings are eligible to enter the Open Pairs event.

UK International Open
The event was rebranded the Bupa Care Homes Open in 1997. The tournament was originally cancelled in 2008 when the BBC pulled the plug on it's coverage of the event. . It was announced the UK International Open would return in 2013 as a direct replacement for the Welsh Grand Prix, which suffered a similar fate as the UK International Open did in 2008, this time at the hands of BBC Wales in 2012. When the UK International Open returned it replaced the vacant slot left by the Welsh Grand Prix as the last World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event of the season. It was originally the first WBT ranking event of the season before it was cancelled in 2008. The UK International Open has been staged at the Blackpool Newton Hall Indoor Bowling Club in Blackpool, England since it returned in 2013.

Scottish International Open
The Scottish International Open was known as the Scottish Masters until 2004. but obtained it's current name the following year. A women's tournament was held until 2003. It was installed as a World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event for the first time in 2004. When the UK International Open was cancelled first time round in 2008, the Scottish International Open took over as the opening WBT ranking event of the season. The tournament has been staged at the Dewar Centre in Perth, Scotland since 2003.

Welsh Grand Prix
The Welsh Grand Prix was known as the Welsh Masters (until 2004), the Welsh International Masters (in 2005), the Welsh International Open (from 2006 to 2010), and the Welsh Grand Prix (in 2011 and 2012). The Welsh Grand Prix was cancelled in 2012 when BBC Wales pulled the plug on it's coverage of the tournament. The UK International Open was later reborn from the tournaments ashes in 2013. The tournament was first given the status as a World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event in 2002. Before it was cancelled the Welsh Grand Prix was the last WBT ranking event of the season. In 2009, the tournament moved to the Swansea Indoor Bowls Stadium in Swansea, Wales for the first time, with Gravells becoming the new tournament sponsors.

World Matchplay
The World Matchplay was first played in 2007, with the event being staged at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, England, the same venue as the UK International Open used to be held at. Co-operative Funeralecare were announced as the event sponsors. The final three editions of the tournament remained at Ponds Forge and sponsored by Co-operative Funeralecare.

Players Championship
The Players Championship, a new World Bowls Tour (WBT) ranking event, was first held in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 2001.