World Bowls Tour Awards

The World Bowls Tour Awards are the annual awards ceremony hosted by the World Bowls Tour to recognise the achievements of the bowls players who compete on the World Bowls Tour (WBT). The annual event is usually held in January, which take place just before the World Indoor Bowls Championships begins. The annual World Bowls Tour Hall of Fame induction happens at the annual awards ceremony too, which was launched along with the inaugural World Bowls Tour Awards ceremony in 2008.

World Bowls Tour Awards
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	World Bowls Tour (WBT)
First awarded	2008
Website	World Bowls Tour (WBT)

Winners

Year	Awards	Winner	Ref
2008	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award WBT Hall of Fame inductees	Alex Marshall Paul Foster Jamie Chestney Paul Foster The Potters Resort Richard Corsie Tony Allcock Paul Foster David Bryant Alex Marshall	[1][2][3]
2009	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Best Qualifying Performance Shot of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Services to Bowls Award WBT Hall of Fame inductee	Alex Marshall Mark Royal Greg Harlow Andrew Walters Mark Royal Darren Burnett Simon Skelton Wynne Richards Nigel Oldfield Andy Thomson	[4][5]
2010	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Best Qualifying Performance Shot of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Services to Bowls Award WBT Hall of Fame inductee	Paul Foster Paul Foster Mervyn King Robert Chisholm Billy Jackson Stewart Anderson Ian Bond Ken Fawcett / John Price David Rhys Jones David Gourlay	[6][7]
2011	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Best Qualifying Performance Shot of the Year Four Touchers Lifetime Achievement award Services to Bowls Award Unsung Heroes Award	Mervyn King Mervyn King Greg Harlow Stuart Anderson Stuart Anderson Robert Paxton Robert Paxton Robert Paxton Andy Thomson Dales Sports Surfaces Anglia Bowls Stewards	[8][9][10] [11][12] [13][14] [15][16]
2012	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Best Qualifying Performance Shot of the Year	Paul Foster Paul Foster Greg Harlow Robert Paxton Paul Foster	[17][18] [19][20]
2013	WBT Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Performance of the Year Shot of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Service to Bowls Award WBT Hall of Fame inductee	Andy Thomson Andy Thomson Paul Foster Paul Foster Paul Foster Anne Dunwoodie Sandra McLeish Alison Merrien	[21][22]
2014	Fans' Player of the Year Performance of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award	Alex Marshall Alex Marshall Willie Wood	[23]
2015	WBT Player of the Year Players’ Player of the Year Young Bowler of the Year Match of the Year Performance of the Year Best Qualifying Performance Four Touchers Lifetime Achievement Award Services to Bowls Award	Nick Brett Nick Brett Katherine Rednall Nick Brett vs Mervyn King Darren Burnett Billy Jackson Jonathan Ross David Gourlay Mark Hedges	[24][25]
2016	Player of the Year Players Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Match of the Year Best European Qualifying Performance Best Overseas Qualifying Performance Lifetime Achievement Services to Bowls	Nick Brett Nick Brett Connor Cinato Alex Marshall David Gourlay vs Andy Thomson Jamie Chestney Neil Furman Sandra McLeish John Taylor	[26][27]
2017	Player of the Year Players Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Match of the Year Best European Qualifying Performance Best Overseas Qualifying Performance WBT Hall of Fame inductee Services to Bowls	Nick Brett Nick Brett Joseph Mower David Gourlay Nick Brett vs Stewart Anderson Trevor Taylor Murray Glassey Darren Burnett Dewars Centre & Perth Indoor Bowls Club	[28]
2018	Player of the Year Players Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Performance of the Year Match of the Year Best European Qualifying Performance Best Overseas Qualifying Performance WBT Hall of Fame inductee Lifetime Achievement Award	Paul Foster Jamie Chestney Ellen Ryan Jamie Chestney Mark Dawes vs Stewart Anderson Graham McKee Gary Pickering John Price David Rhys Jones	[29]
2019	Player of the Year Players Player of the Year Performance of the Year Match of the Year Best European Qualifying Performance Best Overseas Qualifying Performance WBT Hall of Fame inductee Lifetime Achievement Award Services to Bowls	David Gourlay Mark Dawes Michael Stepney Michael Stepney vs Paul Foster Colin Walker Dan LeMessurier Greg Harlow Alex Marshall Janice Gower	[30]

References

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28. "2017 awards". World Bowls Tour.
29. "2018 awards". World Bowls Tour.
30. "2019 awards". World Bowls Tour.

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