Asia Pacific Bowls Championships

Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationVarious
Established1985
Defunct2021
AdministratorWorld Bowls

The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region.[1][2] The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every two years but then took place every four years and was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships.[3][4]

In 2021, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bowls then decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Bowls Championships and Asia Pacific Championships were terminated.[5]

  1. ^ "Bowls Calendar". World Bowls.
  2. ^ "Lawn bowls: Asia Pacific Champs a good build-up for worlds". New Zealand Herald.
  3. ^ "medal winners" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
  4. ^ "Event History". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. ^ "2021 World Bowls Championships Gold Coast & Future World Championships" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.