Dominic McVittie
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 1993 (age 33) Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Mail Cart, Lincolnshire (outdoor) / Spalding Lightning IBC (indoor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 6 (October 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominic Edward McVittie (born June 1993) is an English international indoor bowler, who won the world pairs gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships. He is a national champion and has been capped by England.[1] He reached a career high ranking of world number 6 in October 2025.[2]
Bowls career
McVittie came to prominence after winning the 2016 National Under 25 Singles and the World Bowls Junior Indoor Championship mixed triples title in 2017. The following year he helped Lancashire win the 2018 Balcomb Trophy.[3]
Bowling for Royal Mail Cart, Lincolnshire, he won the men's fours title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals.[4] The winning team represented England at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they claimed the gold medal.[5]
McVittie reached five consecutive national indoor finals before winning the EIBA Men's Champion of Champions title in 2024 [6] and then one month later won the national singles title at Nottingham defeating Paul Hartley in the final.[7] This qualified him to represent England at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships.
McVittie, a primary school teacher by trade[6] was then selected to represent England during 2024.[8]
In 2025, bowling for his indoor team Spalding, McVittie teamed up with Annie Dunham to win the national mixed pairs indoor title.[9]
Subsequently in 2025, McVittie paired with Emily Kernick won the gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen. He also won the silver in the singles.[10]
In September 2025, McVittie again paired with Annie Dunham won the gold medal at the 2025 European Mixed Pairs Championships in Jersey.[11]
In 2026, at the EIBA National Finals at Nottingham, McVittie defeated Mark Hughes to lift the National Singles title for a second time in three years. Weeks later, he joined forces with club mate Jordan Philpott to lift the EIBA National Pairs title for the first time. [12]
References
- ↑ "Aviva England Squad". Bowls England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Player profile". Spalding Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "2023 National Championships Men's fours". Bowls England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "British Bowls Championships report". Bowls England. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Practice makes perfect for Dom after he lifts first men's national title after three near-misses". English Indoor Bowling Association. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Dominic does the double". Spalding Voice. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Momentous season for McVittie". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "Annie Dunham and Dominic McVittie from the Spalding Indoor Bowls Club have won the national mixed pairs title for the first time". Lincs Online. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ "2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships: Final day recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ "England crowned Titan Wealth European mixed pairs champions 2025". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ "Lightning land another national title double to continue run of success". LincsOnline. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.