Welcome to the
Surrey County
Short Mat Bowling Association
ESMBA National Competitions
The 'Nationals' are the flagship annual open competitions organised by the ESMBA
To enter the Nationals, entrants must take part in their respective County National Qualifier Championships to seek qualification.
Entry forms for these Championships are sent to club Secretaries by the Competition Secretary at the start of the season.
The dates for this year’s (2025-2026) qualifying National competitions are shown in the County Diary and are reproduced below.
The number of places allocated at the finals is dependant on the overall number of entries across all counties, so is not known until all counties qualifier results have been returned.
2025 - 2026
|
Date |
Event |
Places allocated at Finals |
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Sun 5th Oct.2025 |
National Mixed 4's qualifier | |
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Sat 11th Oct. 2025 |
National Pairs qualifier | |
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Sun 26th Oct. 2025 |
National Singles qualifier | |
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Sun 16th Nov. 2025 |
National Over 55 Pairs qual. | |
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Sat 29th Nov. 2025 |
National Triples qualifier | |
|
Sat 13th Dec. 2025 |
National Fours qualifier |
The ESMBA National Competition Finals dates for 2024/2025 are also in the County Diary, and are reproduced below.
|
Date |
Event |
Venue |
|
Saturday 14th March 2026 |
National Mixed Fours |
|
|
Sunday 15th March 2026 |
National Over 55’s Pairs |
|
|
Thursday 9th April 2026 |
National Singles |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Friday 10th April 2026 |
National Pairs |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Saturday 11th April 2026 |
National Fours |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Sunday 12th April 2026 |
National Triples |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
Competitions commence 5th October - Nat Mixed 4's
Website National competition results 202[...]
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2024 - 2025
|
Date |
Event |
Places allocated at Finals |
|
Sun. 6th Oct. 2024 |
National Pairs qualifier | 3 |
|
Sun. 13th Oct. 2024 |
National Singles qualifier | 3 |
|
Sat. 16th Nov. 2024 |
National Fours qualifier | 2 |
|
Sat. 23rd Nov. 2024 |
National Over 55 Pairs qual. | 4 |
|
Sat. 30th Nov. 2024 |
National Triples qualifier | 3 |
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Sun. 8th Dec. 2024 |
National Mixed 4's qualifier | 4 |
The ESMBA National Competition Finals dates for 2024/2025 are also in the County Diary, and are reproduced below.
|
Date |
Event |
Venue |
|
Saturday 8th March 2025 |
National Mixed Fours |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Sunday 9th March 2024 |
National Over 55’s Pairs |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Thursday 10th April 2025 |
National Singles |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Friday 11th April 2025 |
National Pairs |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Saturday 12th April 2025 |
National Fours |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
|
Sunday 13th April 2025 |
National Triples |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
2024 - 2025
Full List including allocations now added - 15th Jan.2025
Website National competition results 202[...]
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2019 - ESMBA Dress Code Revisions
NEW ESMBA DRESS CODE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPI[...]
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