The English Bowls Association was the governing body of

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until 2007. From 2008 onwards,

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was formed, which now runs the sport. The national finals for

are held annually, where either 1, 2 or 3 representatives from each county compete for the national titles. Below is a record of all English Bowls Association (EBA) and Bowls England champions. This is a unique record of these champions, as EBA and Bowls England champions will never be recorded together in official handbooks. In addition, only the name of the club of the successful participants has been recorded in the past. Bowls England was inaugurated after two associations unified to form it, the English Bowling Association (EBA) and the English Women's Bowling Association (EWBA). The events are categorised into national championships and national competitions, with the former being the blue riband events. The annual championships are currently held at the Royal Leamington Spa Bowling Club in

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, five minutes walk from the Bowls England headquarters. The 2020 Championships were cancelled due to the

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. In 2021, the Championships were streamed live for the first time on

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Lists

Primary tournaments

* Men's national championships * Women's national championships

Secondary tournaments

* Men's national competitions * Women's national competitions * Mixed national competitions

References

{{English and British National Champions Bowls competitions Bowls in England