The Atlantic International Challenge (formerly the Four Nations Series) was developed collaboratively between Scotland, Canada, USA and Ireland as a way to develop high-performance athletes and provide opportunities for international play. Additionally, the series was prompted as the global Lawn Bowls community awaits decisions made regarding international competition at the Commonwealth Games and subsequently World Bowls.

The event will take place from August 25th to August 30th in Ayr, Scotland at Bowls Scotland’s National Training Centre. 

The Atlantic International Challenge is an overall team event, rather than an individual event; as such, nations will be competing to get the most points through the whole event. The event will make use of the World Championship format, where five men and five women will compete from each nation. The five-player format will include 4 days of singles/fours matches running concurrently with pairs/triples, followed by a final day on Friday where there will be a final chance to get points in two single and triples matches.

 

Participating Athletes

Team Canada

Men’s

Women’s

Jon MacDonald

Emma Boyd

Mike McNorton

Joanna Cooper

Cameron Lefresne

Linda Ng

Rob Law

Baylee Van Steijn

Kody Olthof

Jordan Kos

 

Team Ireland

Men’s

Women’s

Ian McClure

Sandra Bailie

Stuart Bennett

Zoe Stratton

Stephen Kirkwood

Zoe Minish

Adam Rankin

Hannah Cochrane

Mark Foster

Sophie McIntyre

 

Team Scotland

Men’s

Women’s

Jason Banks

Dee Hoggan

Gary Prunty

Dawn Anderson

Mark Kelsey

Rebecca Houston

Connor Milne

Beth Riva

Daniel Gormley

Lynn Lees

 

Team USA

Men’s

Women’s

Bill Brault

Joanne Hedgespeth

Daniel Gorelick

Dee McSparran

Scottie Marzonie

Martha Nilsen

Bob Schneider

Joan Robbins

Corey Vose

Sandy Wall

 

Playing Schedule

To access the document with the full schedule, press here. 

To access the Conditions of Play, click here. 

Monday August 26th, 2024 

10:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. USA 

10:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada vs. USA

10:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. USA

10:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada vs. USA

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland 

1:30 pm – Men’s Fours Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Women’s Fours Canada vs. Ireland

3:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland

3:30 pm – Men’s Fours Canada vs. Scotland

3:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland

3:30 pm – Women’s Fours Canada vs. Scotland

Tuesday August 27th, 2024 

9:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. Scotland

9:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland 

9:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. Scotland

9:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland 

11:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. USA

11:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. USA

11:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. USA

11:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. USA

2:15 pm – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. Ireland

2:15 pm – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

2:15 pm – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. Ireland

2:15 pm – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

Wednesday August 28th, 2024

9:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

9:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada vs. Ireland 

9:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

9:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada vs. Ireland 

11:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland

11:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada vs. Scotland

11:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland

11:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada vs. Scotland

2:15 pm – Men’s Singles Canada vs. USA

2:15 pm – Men’s Fours Canada vs. USA

2:15 pm – Women’s Singles Canada vs. USA

2:15 pm – Women’s Fours Canada vs. USA

Thursday August 29th, 2024

9:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. USA

9:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. USA

9:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. USA

9:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. USA

11:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. Ireland

11:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

11:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. Ireland

11:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

2:15 pm – Men’s Pairs Canada vs. Scotland

2:15 pm – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland

2:15 pm – Women’s Pairs Canada vs. Scotland

2:15 pm – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland

Friday August 30th, 2024

9:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland 

9:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland 

9:00 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland 

9:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland 

9:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Scotland

9:00 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Scotland  

11:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. USA

11:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada vs. USA

11:00 am – Men’s Triples Canada vs. USA

11:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. USA

11:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada vs. USA

11:00 am – Women’s Triples Canada vs. USA

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Men’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada vs. Ireland

1:30 pm – Women’s Triples Canada vs. Ireland

Results

For standings, click here.

Monday August 26th, 2024 

10:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (1 set)

10:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada (15) vs. USA (5)

10:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (1 set)

10:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada (14) vs. USA (4)

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada (0 sets) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

1:30 pm – Men’s Fours Canada (9) vs. Ireland (8)

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Ireland (1 set)

1:30 pm – Women’s Fours Canada (6) vs. Ireland (18)

3:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Scotland (0 sets)

3:30 pm – Men’s Fours Canada (10) vs. Scotland (14)

3:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada (1.5 sets) vs. Scotland (0.5 sets)

3:30 pm – Women’s Fours Canada (7) vs. Scotland (6)

Tuesday August 27th, 2024 

9:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada (10) vs. Scotland (10)

9:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada (8) vs. Scotland (17)

9:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada (12) vs. Scotland (9)

9:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada (1) vs. Scotland (21)

11:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada (11) vs. USA (8)

11:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada (23) vs. USA (9)

11:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada (8) vs. USA (9)

11:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada (17) vs. USA (12)

2:15 pm – Men’s Pairs Canada (8) vs. Ireland (12)

2:15 pm – Men’s Triples Canada (11) vs. Ireland (10)

2:15 pm – Women’s Pairs Canada (5) vs. Ireland (14)

2:15 pm – Women’s Triples Canada (14) vs. Ireland (19)

Wednesday August 28th, 2024

9:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada (0 sets) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

9:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada (8) vs. Ireland (11)

9:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada (1 set) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

9:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada (13) vs. Ireland (9)

11:30 am – Men’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Scotland (1 set)

11:30 am – Men’s Fours Canada (9) vs. Scotland (12)

11:30 am – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Scotland (0 sets)

11:30 am – Women’s Fours Canada (9) vs. Scotland (12)

2:15 pm – Men’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (0 sets)

2:15 pm – Men’s Fours Canada (12) vs. USA (7)

2:15 pm – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (0 sets)

2:15 pm – Women’s Fours Canada (8) vs. USA (9)

Thursday August 29th, 2024

9:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada (20) vs. USA (6)

9:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada (14) vs. USA (10)

9:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada (10) vs. USA (17)

9:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada (15) vs. USA (6)

11:30 am – Men’s Pairs Canada (6) vs. Ireland (12)

11:30 am – Men’s Triples Canada (9) vs. Ireland (15)

11:30 am – Women’s Pairs Canada (18) vs. Ireland (8)

11:30 am – Women’s Triples Canada (11) vs. Ireland (4)

2:15 pm – Men’s Pairs Canada (19) vs. Scotland (6)

2:15 pm – Men’s Triples Canada (20) vs. Scotland (5)

2:15 pm – Women’s Pairs Canada (11) vs. Scotland (9)

2:15 pm – Women’s Triples Canada (13) vs. Scotland (9)

Friday August 30th, 2024

9:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada (0 sets) vs. Scotland (2 sets)

9:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada (0.5 sets) vs. Scotland (1.5 sets)

9:00 am – Men’s Triples Canada (10) vs. Scotland (10)

9:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Scotland (0 sets)

9:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada (1 set) vs. Scotland (2 sets)

9:00 am – Women’s Triples Canada (12) vs. Scotland (11)

11:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada (1.5 sets) vs. USA (1.5 sets)

11:00 am – Men’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (0 sets)

11:00 am – Men’s Triples Canada (12) vs. USA (8)

11:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. USA (1 set)

11:00 am – Women’s Singles Canada (0 sets) vs. USA (2 sets)

11:00 am – Women’s Triples Canada (20) vs. USA (3)

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada (1 set) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

1:30 pm – Men’s Singles Canada (1 set) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

1:30 pm – Men’s Triples Canada (5) vs. Ireland (14)

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada (0 set) vs. Ireland (2 sets)

1:30 pm – Women’s Singles Canada (2 sets) vs. Ireland (1 set)

1:30 pm – Women’s Triples Canada (9) vs. Ireland (10)

Press Release

Past Atlantic Challenge news releases can be found here: 

Canadian High-Performance Athletes to Represent at the Four Nations Series this Summer – posted May 10th, 2024

Inaugural Atlantic Challenge will be the first international competition for National Team Members – posted August 25th, 2024

BCB Media Kit

For more information about BCB’s National Team and to access our media kit, please download the following document: Atlantic Challenge Media Kit