2025 World Cup indoor greens similar to 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Court
Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz said the World Cup will be held indoors, which requires several improvements to the existing bowling facilities to meet international standards.
"We have to stage it indoors. We need to create a new portable greens (court), which will be adopted at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and (to be) approved by World Bowls. We will place a layer over the existing carpet and on top of that, we will install the portable mat, which can be removed.
"We expect the procurement process to begin in three to four months. This preparation is important because our bowlers have never trained on portable greens, except for Nor Farah Ain Abdullah and Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple," he said after the Segambut Fiestabowls 2.0 in Bukit Kiara here today.
He added that two main bowling greens will be used for the tournament, including one existing court which will be converted entirely into a marquee structure (tent-covered) for an indoor venue.
A total of seven gold medals will be contested in men's and women's singles and pairs events as well as three special categories for para lawn bowlers.
A total of 12 countries are slated to participate in the World Cup - namely Australia, England, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Canada, India, Hong Kong, Ireland, the United States, Wales and Malaysia (host). – BERNAMA
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