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Canada
Canada
Canadian Short Mat Bowls began
in 2016 when a small contingent of
players travelled to Leigh, England by invitation of the Short Mat World Council to par-
ticipate in the 2016 Short Mat World Championships.
Following this wonderful experience, Canada decided to form a Canadian Associa-
tion and affiliate with the Short Mat World Council in August of 2016. The CSMBA began
with zero members and zero clubs, but within that 1st season grew to 6 clubs and 300
members. By November of 2017, in our second year, we held our 1st ever National Cham-
pionships and in March of 2018, we were able to field a 20- player team and travelled to
Stromstad, Sweden to compete and gain experience in international play.
Our growth has been steady, with 6 clubs in 2016-2017, 10 clubs in 2017-2018, and
14 clubs in 2018-2019 and now stand at 600 members. The word is getting out, and ex-
pectations for the 2019 – 2020 season include expansion to as many as 20 clubs and per-
haps 800 – 1000 members
throughout Canada. This Autumn,
we are holding our 3rd CSMBA
Championships in Cobourg, Ontario,
and can’t wait to offer positions to
our 20-player team travelling to Bel-
gium in March of 2020.
Reigning Canadian Champions
Reigning Canadian Champions

Singles Champion Patrick Cote Pairs Champions Patrick Cote
with President Dave Burrows and Johanne Trudeau

Triples Champions Mike Place, Fours Champions Sophie Burrows,
Louisa and Bill Arthur Jim McIntyre, Dave Burrows
and Martin Foxhall