{"id":25,"date":"2018-02-16T11:10:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:54:03","slug":"competitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"COMPETITIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1775\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped.jpg 1775w, https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Competitions-Banner-2024-cropped-1536x833.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 1.125rem;\">2026 Competitions Entries.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>There is a new competition for this coming season &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mixed Fours.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reminder that for both the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mixed Pairs &amp; the Mixed Fours competitions the contact must be a Man&#8217;s name<\/span><\/strong>; also <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL MALE ENTRANTS in the competitions are required to purchase a 2026 Handbook<\/span><\/strong> (Ladies in the Mixed Competitions do not!)<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Finals Day will be Saturday 29th August 2026 &#8211; venue:\u00a0 Kings Langley BC.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>All competitions will follow the 2026 handbook:<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Ray Cup: <\/strong><em><strong>3 Fours &#8211;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a02 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Griffin Cup:<\/strong><strong><em>2 Fours &#8211;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a02 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>All Singles:<\/strong>\u00a04 woods each person, <strong>21 shots<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Pairs: <\/strong>\u00a04 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Triples: <\/strong>\u00a03 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Two Wood Triples:<\/strong>\u00a0 2 woods each person, <strong>21 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Fours: <\/strong>\u00a02 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Aussie Pairs:<\/strong>\u00a04 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Two Wood Singles:<\/strong>\u00a0 2 woods each person, <strong>21 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mixed Pairs: <\/strong>\u00a04 woods each person, <strong>18 ends<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mixed Fours: <\/strong>\u00a02 woods each person, <strong>18 ends (To Be Confirmed)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2026 COMPETITION DRAWS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-9 maxbutton maxbutton-singles-competition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2208\"><span class='mb-text'>SINGLES<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-10 maxbutton maxbutton-champion-of-champs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2227\"><span class='mb-text'>CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-11 maxbutton maxbutton-officers-singles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2222\"><span class='mb-text'>OFFICERS SINGLES<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-12 maxbutton maxbutton-executive-life-member-singles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2225\"><span class='mb-text'>EXECUTIVE &amp; LIFE MEMBER SINGLES<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-21 maxbutton maxbutton-u18-singles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2220\"><span class='mb-text'>U18 SINGLES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-14 maxbutton maxbutton-pairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2210\"><span class='mb-text'>PAIRS<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-53 maxbutton maxbutton-mixed-pairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=3188\"><span class='mb-text'>MIXED PAIRS<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-16 maxbutton maxbutton-triples\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2212\"><span class='mb-text'>TRIPLES<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-18 maxbutton maxbutton-fours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2214\"><span class='mb-text'>FOURS<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-13 maxbutton maxbutton-u25-singles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2218\"><span class='mb-text'>U25 SINGLES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-51 maxbutton maxbutton-2-wood-singles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2762\"><span class='mb-text'>2 WOOD SINGLES<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-17 maxbutton maxbutton-2-wood-triples\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2236\"><span class='mb-text'>2 WOOD TRIPLES<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<a class=\"maxbutton-15 maxbutton maxbutton-aussie-pairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2216\"><span class='mb-text'>AUSTRALIAN PAIRS<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-54 maxbutton maxbutton-mixed-fours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=3481\"><span class='mb-text'>MIXED FOURS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-41 maxbutton maxbutton-association-league\" href=\"https:\/\/wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2322\"><span class='mb-text'>ASSOCIATION LEAGUE<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <a class=\"maxbutton-19 maxbutton maxbutton-griffin-cup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=1903\"><span class='mb-text'>GRIFFIN CUP<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-20 maxbutton maxbutton-ray-cup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=1746\"><span class='mb-text'>RAY CUP<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-42 maxbutton maxbutton-friday-evening-league\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2324\"><span class='mb-text'>FRIDAY EVENING LEAGUE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Both the U18 Singles Competition and the U25 Singles will go ahead in 2026,\u00a0 Entries will be open until just before those competitions are held; please contact Phil Bunting using the information below.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Send Results to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>wanddbacompetitions@gmail.com<\/strong>, or call <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">01442 842377\/07505 248940 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">or use the &#8216;Results Contact&#8217; on each Competition page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ALL CARDS TO BE RETAINED FOR INSPECTION BY THE MATCH SECRETARY IF REQUESTED.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For convenience, clicking on the following buttons will take you to either the Buckinghamshire Bowls web-site, the Bowls England Competitions\u00a0 Portal\u00a0or the\u00a0\u00a0Hertfordshire Bowls web-site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-45 maxbutton maxbutton-bucks-bowls-web-site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buckinghamshirebowls.co.uk\/\"><span class='mb-text'>BUCKS BOWLS WEB-SITE<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"maxbutton-43 maxbutton maxbutton-bowls-england-competitions\" href=\"https:\/\/bowlsengland.247.tv\/\"><span class='mb-text'>BOWLS ENGLAND COMPETITION PORTAL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"maxbutton-44 maxbutton maxbutton-herts-bowls-web-site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hertsba.com\/\"><span class='mb-text'>HERTS BOWLS WEB-SITE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2103\"><span class='mb-text'>LATEST<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <a class=\"maxbutton-4 maxbutton maxbutton-association-information\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=2156\"><span class='mb-text'>ASSOCIATION INFORMATION<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-3 maxbutton maxbutton-events-diary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=56\"><span class='mb-text'>EVENTS DIARY<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-media-support\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=60\"><span class='mb-text'>MEDIA\/SUPPORT<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"maxbutton-7 maxbutton maxbutton-archive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=1830\"><span class='mb-text'>ARCHIVE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/\">Return to the WELCOME\/HOME page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Competitions Entries. &nbsp; There is a new competition for this coming season &#8211; Mixed Fours. Reminder that for both the Mixed Pairs &amp; the Mixed Fours competitions the contact must be a Man&#8217;s name; also ALL MALE ENTRANTS in the competitions are required to purchase a 2026 Handbook (Ladies in the Mixed Competitions do &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/?page_id=25\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COMPETITIONS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3435,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/3435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanddba.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}