Bowls England National Championships (men's singles two wood) explained

The men's singles two wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.^[1]

The two-wood singles is a newer variation of the game; see Glossary of bowls terms.

History

The first competition for two wood singles was held in 2012, although the women's equivalent, the Bowls England National Championships (women's singles two wood) was first held in 1939.

Venues

• 2012–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
• 2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

• 2023–2024 (Aviva)

Past winners

Year	Champion	Club	County	Runner-up	Club	County	Score	Ref
2012		White Hart Warboys	Hunts	Vinnie O'Neill	Middlesbrough	Yorks	13–12	[2]
2013	Ben Render	Nafferton	Yorks		Illminster	Som	16–12
2014	Andrew Owens	Weston St Andrew	Som	Alex Walton	White Hart Warboys	Hunts	16–9
2015		Northampton West End	Northants		Maldon	Essex	17–3
2016		Kings Torquay	Devon	Bradley Coles	Garston	Herts	17–2
2017	Sam Watts	Watlington	Oxon	Arron Brownley	Church Warsop	Notts	15–12
2018		Essex County	Essex	Peter Ward	Sports Centre Southampton	Hants	14–13	[3]
2019	Shaun Jones	Ross-on-Wye	Heref		Bromley	Kent	17–10	[4]
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic	[5]
		Kings, Torquay	Devon		Essex County	Essex	17–13	[6]
		Kings, Torquay	Devon	Jack Emmerson	Newark Northern	Notts	17–13	[7]
	Mark Ireland	Avenue Coventry	Warks	Alan Geary	Boscombe Cliff	Hants	16–10	[8]
2024	Tom Bishop	Hollycroft Park	Leics	Mark Housley	Langwith Junction	Notts	17–10	[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
2. Web site: Morton and Leader take their places early at national finals . Peterborough Today . 24 August 2023.
3. Web site: Somerset Win Men’s Pairs And Ed Morris Takes Two Wood Crown. Bowls International.
4. Web site: About us. Bromley Bowls Club.
5. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
6. Web site: Daily Round Up. Bowls England. 3 September 2021.
7. Web site: DOUBLE TWO BOWL DELIGHT FOR TOLCHARD ON DAY 14 . Bowls England . 8 September 2022.
8. Web site: 2023 National Championships Men's 2w singles . Bowls England . 26 August 2023.
9. Web site: 2024 National Championships 2 wood singles . Bowls England . 31 August 2024.