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 qualifying National competitions are shown in the County Diary and are reproduced below.
Date |
Event |
Places allocated at Finals |
Sun 13th October 2019 |
National Pairs |
3 |
Sun 20th October 2019 |
National Mixed Fours |
4 |
Sat 2nd November 2019 |
National Fours |
3 |
Sun 3rd November 2019 |
National Singles |
3 |
Sat 16th November 2019 |
National Over 55's Pairs |
4 |
Sat 16th November 2019 |
National Under 18’s |
- |
Sat 4th January 2020 |
National Triples |
3 |
The ESMBA National Competition Finals dates for 2020 are also in the County Diary, and are reproduced below.
Below is the revised schedule of dates issued by the ESMBA on the 18th March 2020
Date |
Event |
Venue |
Saturday 7th March 2020 |
National Mixed Fours |
Solihull IBC |
Sunday 8th March 2020 |
National Over 55’s Pairs |
Solihull IBC |
Thursday 3rd September 2020 |
National Singles |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
Friday 4th September 2020 |
National Pairs |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
Saturday 5th September 2020 |
National Fours |
Melton Mowbray IBC |
Sunday 6th September 2020 |
National Triples |
Melton Mowbray IBC |