World Bowls Tour

The World Bowls Tour is an international organisation which promotes indoor bowls worldwide and organises competitions, including the World Indoor Bowls Championships with other bowls associations. Its parent organisation is the Professional Bowls Association.

History
On 1 January 1997, under the then chairman Richard Corsie, the PBA created the World Bowls Tour (WBT) and after the 1997 championship replaced the World Indoor Bowls Council as the leading indoor organisation. The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to set up and create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA.

Awards

 * World Bowls Tour Awards

Events
Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour.

The International Open (defunct)
Sponsors and previous names
 * CIS UK Championship (1983-1993)
 * Saga/BUPA Care Homes International Open (1994-2004)
 * engage International Open (2005-2008)
 * Co-op International Open (2013-2018)

Welsh International Open (defunct)
Sponsors and previous names
 * Former Names - Welsh Masters / Welsh Grand Prix

Youngest Player
Desmond Lai, at age of 15 (January 2024) from Hong Kong China, in World Bowls Indoor Championships 2024