Iain McLean set for World Bowls Champion of Champions

Iain McLean will represent Scotland at the 2026 World Bowls Champion of Champions, which gets underway tomorrow, Tuesday 6 October, at cluBarham in New South Wales, Australia.

Running until Saturday 10 October, the championship brings together national singles champions from across the world to compete for the men’s and women’s titles.

A winner of the event in 2014, Iain will be looking to lift the trophy for a second time, having also claimed the World Bowls Indoor Championship men’s singles title earlier this year.

Iain’s fixtures

Iain has been drawn in Section 4 of the men’s singles, alongside Wales, Sweden, USA, Japan, Niue, Hong Kong China and Sri Lanka.

All times below are UK time (BST). Barham is 10 hours ahead of the UK during the championship.

The USA and Japan matches take place on Wednesday morning in Australia, falling overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday for supporters in Scotland. Fixtures are subject to change.

Competition format

Matches will be played over two sets of seven ends, with a three-end tie-break if required. The top two players in each of the four men’s sections will progress to the quarter-finals.

The men’s knockout stages are scheduled as follows, with all times shown in UK time:

• Quarter-finals: Friday 9 October, 4am

• Semi-finals: Saturday 10 October, midnight, Friday into Saturday

• Final: Saturday 10 October, 6am.
  
  

How to follow

Selected matches will be streamed live on World Bowls TV’s YouTube channel throughout the championship.

Iain’s group match against Hong Kong China on Thursday 8 October at 5.30am UK time is currently scheduled for the live streaming rink.

Supporters can also follow live scores and results, with the full playing schedule and further information available through the official World Bowls event hub.

Everyone at Bowls Scotland wishes Iain the very best of luck for the championship!