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.^[1]

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.^[2] The purpose of the World Bowls Tour was to set up and create championships and competitions to further the aims of the PBA.^[3]

• World Bowls Tour Awards

Current and former indoor bowls competitions organised by the World Bowls Tour.^[4]

The International Open (defunct)

More information Year, Winner ...

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Score	Ref
1983	David Bryant (1/2)	Bob Sutherland	7–4 7–3 7–1	[5]
1984	Terry Sullivan	Tony Allcock	5–4 (sets)
1985	Jim Baker	John Watson	5–7 4–7 7–0 7–3 7–3 7–6 7–4
1986	Stephen Rees	David Bryant	7–3 7–2 7–0 7–1 2–7 3–7 4–7 4–7 7–0	[6]
1987	Tony Allcock	David Corkill	7–6 1–7 2–7 7–3 7–0 4–7 7–4 5–7 7–5	[7]
1988	Gary Smith	Richard Corsie	6–7 7–5 7–5 7–6 7–6 3–7 6–7 7–0	[8]
1989	David Bryant (2/2)	David Corkill	1–5 5–7 7–6 7–5 7–3	[9]
1991	Andy Thomson (1/3)	Tony Allcock	6–7 4–7 7–5 7–2 7–1	[10]
1992	Andy Thomson (2/3)	John Price	7–3 3–7 7–5 7–5	[11]
1994	Mark McMahon	Andy Thomson	4–7 7–5 7–3 7–0	[12]
1995	Hugh Duff	Ian Schuback	2–7 7–3 7–4 7–1	[13]
1997	Les Gillett	David Gourlay	7–5 7–0 6–7 7–4	[14]
1998	David Gourlay (1/5)	John Price	7–0 0–7 7–6 3–7 7–2	[15]
1999	Ian Schuback	David Gourlay	5–7 6–7 7–5 7–3 7–2	[16]
2000	David Gourlay (2/5)	John Price	7–2 7–2 0–7 5–7 7–3	[17]
2001	Ian Bond	Greg Harlow	7–4 6–8 2–1	[18]
2002	David Gourlay (3/5)	Jason Greenslade	9–7 6–7 2–1	[19]
2003	Andy Thomson (3/3)	Les Gillett	9–10 13–4 2–1	[20]
2004	Greg Harlow (1/3)	David Gourlay	10–4 4–8 2–0	[21]
2005	Greg Harlow (2/3)	Robert Weale	8–12 10–5 2–0	[22]
2006	Greg Harlow (3/3)	David Gourlay	12–7 10–8	[23]
2007	Paul Foster (1/2)	Jason Greenslade	15–5 5–6 2–1	[24]
2008	Darren Burnett	Brett Wilkie	13–4 10–9	[25]
2009–2012 not held
2013	Alex Marshall	Robert Paxton	10–2 10–1	[26]
2014	Paul Foster (2/2)	Alex Marshall	9–8 15–3	[27]
2015	Nick Brett	Alex Marshall	12–4 9–8	[28]
2016	David Gourlay (4/5)	Jamie Chestney	11–9 10–6	[29]
2017	Jamie Chestney	Stewart Anderson	9–4 8–6	[30]
2018	David Gourlay (5/5)	Greg Harlow	11–9 5–9 2–1	[31]
not held since 2018

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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)

More information Year, Winner ...

Year	Winner	Runner-Up
2002	Les Gillett	Robert Weale
2003	Tony Allcock	David Gourlay
2004	Kelvin Kerkow (1/2)	Andy Thomson
2005	Kelvin Kerkow (2/2)	Robert Weale
2006	Jason Greenslade	David Gourlay
2007	Paul Foster	Robert Weale
2008	Mark Royal (1/2)	Greg Harlow
2009	Robert Chisholm	Simon Skelton
2010	Darren Burnett	Simon Skelton
2011	Mark Royal (2/2)	David Gourlay
2012	David Gourlay	Greg Harlow
not held since 2013

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Sponsors and previous names

• Former Names - Welsh Masters / Welsh Grand Prix

World Matchplay (defunct)

More information Year, Winner ...

Year	Winner	Runner-Up
2007	Greg Harlow	Mervyn King
2008	Andy Thomson	Alex Marshall
2009	Mervyn King	David Gourlay
2010	Ian Bond	Jason Greenslade
not held since 2010

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