The World Singles Champion of Champions is an event inaugurated in 2003 that is contested annually between bowlers who have won their respective national singles title.
The event was first held in 2003 at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Traditionally the competition favours the Southern Hemisphere players because the Northern Hemisphere players have to travel to the event and compete on faster greens. Lee Schraner of Australia and Jo Edwards of New Zealand are the most successful bowlers having won two gold medals.
Past winners
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|
| 2003 | Moama, Australia | Namibia Douw Calitz | Scotland Darren Burnett | |
| 2004 | Warilla, Australia | New Zealand Ali Forsyth | Scotland David Anderson | |
| 2005 | Christchurch, New Zealand | England Mark Walton | New Zealand Dwayne Cameron | |
| 2006 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Scotland Darren Burnett | Israel Jeff Rabkin | |
| 2007 | Warilla, Australia | New Zealand Tony Grantham | Eswatini Willie James | |
| 2008 | Aberdeen, Scotland | Australia Leif Selby | Wales Mark Weaver | |
| 2009 | Ayr, Scotland | Australia Brett Wilkie | Scotland Wayne Hogg | |
| 2010 | Norfolk Island | Australia Aron Sherriff | New Zealand Andrew Todd | |
| 2011 | Hong Kong, China | Jersey Thomas Greechan | Scotland Jonathan Ross | |
| 2012 | Paphos, Cyprus | Malaysia Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais | Hong Kong Stanley Lai | |
| 2013 | Christchurch, New Zealand | England Tom Bishop | Scotland Alistair White | |
| 2014 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Scotland Iain McLean | Malaysia Fairus Jabal | |
| 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Neil Mulholland+ | Malaysia Fairul Izwan Abd Muin | |
| 2016 | Brisbane, Australia | Australia Scott Thulborn | Wales Jonathan Tomlinson | |
| 2017 | Sydney, Australia | Australia Aaron Teys | New Zealand Dean Elgar | |
| 2018 | Sydney, Australia | New Zealand Shannon McIlroy | Hong Kong Tony Cheung | |
| 2019 | Adelaide, Australia | Australia Lee Schraner | Hong Kong Tony Cheung | |
| 2020 | Adelaide, Australia | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand | England Sam Tolchard | Malaysia Izzat Dzulkeple | |
| 2023 | Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia | Wales Daniel Salmon | Scotland Darren Gualtieri | |
| 2024 | Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand | Australia Lee Schraner | New Zealand Aiden Takarua | |
| 2025 | Club Barham, Barham, Australia | David Copeland | Fiji Rajnesh Prasad | |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|
| 2003 | Moama, Australia | Eswatini Liz James | Guernsey Alison Merrien | |
| 2004 | Warilla, Australia | Margaret Johnston+ | Scotland Karen Dawson | |
| 2005 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Malaysia Nor Iryani Azmi | New Zealand Sharon Sims | |
| 2006 | Christchurch, New Zealand | England Julie Saunders | Australia Julie Keegan | |
| 2007 | Warilla, Australia | Guernsey Alison Merrien | Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad | |
| 2008 | Aberdeen, Scotland | Wales Kathy Pearce | Scotland Lorraine Malloy | |
| 2009 | Ayr, Scotland | Australia Kelsey Cottrell | Guernsey Lucy Beere | |
| 2010 | Norfolk Island | New Zealand Jan Khan | Scotland Joyce Lindores | |
| 2011 | Hong Kong, China | New Zealand Jo Edwards | Scotland Caroline Brown | |
| 2012 | Paphos, Cyprus | New Zealand Sandra Keith | Zimbabwe Jane Rigby | |
| 2013 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Australia Karen Murphy | Scotland Lorna Smith | |
| 2014 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Scotland Lorna Smith | Netherlands Saskia Schaft | |
| 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji | South Africa Nicolene Neal | |
| 2016 | Brisbane, Australia | Australia Natasha Scott | Brunei Amalia Matali | |
| 2017 | Sydney, Australia | Wales Laura Daniels | Malaysia Emma Firyana Saroji | |
| 2018 | Sydney, Australia | New Zealand Jo Edwards | Malaysia Alyani Jamil | |
| 2019 | Adelaide, Australia | Australia Kylie Whitehead | New Zealand Debbie White | |
| 2020 | Adelaide, Australia | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | Naenae B.C., Wellington, New Zealand | New Zealand Tayla Bruce | Australia Carla Krizanic | |
| 2023 | Club Robina, Gold Coast, Australia | United States Anne Nunes | Guernsey Lucy Beere | |
| 2024 | Browns Bay BC, Auckland, New Zealand | Tonga Milika Nathan | United States Anne Nunes | |
| 2025 | Club Barham, Barham, Australia | Norfolk Island Shae Wilson | New Zealand Debbie White | |
+Ireland competes as one nation
See also
World Bowls Events