Competitions
Cheltenham Open Singles 2024
Sponsored by De Rose Wealth Management
Sunday 26th May
The 2024 Cheltenham Open Singles Winner is Lee Williamson (Cheltenham BC) who defeated former winner Mark Royal (Borough of Eye BC) by 2 sets to 0. Lee collected a cheque for £1000 presented by the Club President on behalf of the competition sponsors. The runner-up received £500. Other prize winners were semi-finalists Paul Murray (Luton Town BC) & Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham BC) who each received £250 and quarter-finalists Craig Guthrie (Barnwood BC) Adam Smith (Cheltenham BC) David Heath (Cheltenham BC) & Kirsty Richards (Royal Leamington Spa BC) £50 each.
Cheltenham Open Singles 2023
Sunday 28 May
Sponsored by De Rose Wealth Management
A good day for Ross-on-Wye BC with Tom Holmes winning the tournament and receiving a cheque for £1000 from our sponsor De Rose Wealth Management.
The Runner Up was a previous winner Scott Edwards (Westlecot BC) who collected £500. Another previous winner Nigel Cansdale was a beaten semi-finalists along with Cheltenham’s Stuart Hodges each receiving £250. Losing quarter finalists were Michael Woodbridge (Glos City) Anthony Cotton (Cheltenham BC) Michael Holmes and Shaun Jones (both from Ross-on-Wye BC).
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- Winner Tom Holmes
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- Runner Up Scott Edwards
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- Semi finalist Nigel Cansdale
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- Semi finalist Stuart Hodges
The 7th Cheltenham Bowling Club Open Singles competition has now been drawn as per the attachment.
Cheltenham Open Singles 2022
Sunday 29 May
Sponsored by De Rose Wealth Management
The 6th Cheltenham Open Singles was won by the 2017 winner Scott Edwards (Westlecot BC) who received a cheque for £1000 from tournament sponsor Barron de Rose. The losing finalist Stuart Hodges (Cheltenham BC) was pipped on an extra end tie break and received a cheque for £500. Losing semi-finalists were Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham BC) and Graham Phillips (Barnwood BC) who took home £250.
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- Winner Scott Edwards
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- Finalist Stuart Hodges
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- Semi finalist Nathan Kitchen
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- Semi finalist Graham Phillips
Losing quarter finalists were Phil Luff (Porthcawl BC), Richard Osborne (Whitchurch BC), Dan Holmes (Ross on Wye BC) and Jason Sparkes (Bristol BC) who each received cheques for £50.
Cheltenham Open Singles 2021
Sponsored by De Rose Wealth Management
Cheltenham Open Singles. Despite the weather the tournament was completed with Mark Royal (Rookery BC) taking the £1000 1st Prize and Cheltenham’s Alex White receiving the £400 Runners Up cheque. Losing semi finalists were Jack Grover (Fairford BC) and David Heath (Cheltenham) who each received a cheque for £200.
Losing quarter finalists were Rob Arthur (Tewkesbury BC), Martin Shepherd (Northwick BC), Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham BC) and Michael Woodbridge (Huntly BC) who each received £40. A collection for LINC in memory of Graham Griffiths raised £200.
Flooded twice during the tournament the greens made a remarkable recovery thanks to Avonmore Associates who had worked on the greens each day during the previous week. Our thanks to the tournament sponsor De Rose Wealth Management.
The 2021 Open Singles Tournament on Sunday 4 July has been reduced to 48 players to comply with Covid restrictions. Entry is closed.
A copy of the revised rules and the playing schedule can be found at COS21 Playing Schedule and COS21Rules revised
COS21 will be dedicated to the memory of Graham Griffiths who was one of the COS founder organisers in 2015 and manned the reception desk in subsequent years. Sadly Graham passed away from Leukaemia in November.
Cheltenham Open Singles 2020
Sponsored by De Rose Wealth Management
Regrettably because of safeguarding restrictions we cannot reschedule the Cheltenham Open Singles Tournament without compromising this popular event. We plan to host the tournament again on 30 May 2021.
Bowlers who have paid the entry fee will be contacted shortly
Cheltenham Open Singles 2019
The 2019 Cheltenham Open Singles on 26 May attracted 64 entries; the draw and results can be found at:
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The winner Nigel Cansdale, Fairford BC (centre) receives a cheque for £1000 from the tournament sponsor (Barron De Rose); the runner-up David Heath, Cheltenham BC (left) received a cheque for £500.
With thanks to our main sponsor De Rose Wealth Management supported by Faithful Homes, Avonmore Associates, Pearson Short Construction & Carlsberg.
Cheltenham Open Singles 2018
The 2018 Cheltenham Open Singles Tournament on 27 May attracted 64 entries; the draw and results can be seen at:
The winner Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham BC) received a cheque for £1000 from the tournament main sponsor Barron De Rose:
The losing Finalist Andrew Hopkins (Resolven BC Neath) received a cheque for £500:
Losing Semi Finalists Michael Woodbridge (Kings BC) and Scott Edwards (Abingdon BC) each received a cheque for £250:
The 2017 Cheltenham Open Singles Tournament on 28 May attracted 56 entries from across 16 counties of England & Wales. The winner was Scott Edwards (Abingdon BC) who received the De Rose Wealth Management £1000 cheque from Club President Roger Hambidge.
The Runner Up was David Heath (Cheltenham BC) who received a cheque for £500.
The 2017 draw and results can be found at https://cheltenhambowlingclub.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COS17drawmatrixpressfin-1.pdf
