HISTORY
The tournament was started in 1998 by Martin Wainwright , chairman of the Scurragh Wainwright Foundation which along with Leeds City Council set up Bond Court as a boules terrain a few years earlier.

The first tournament was very much a trial and it was won by 2 players from the British Petanque Association who Martin had contacted for help with the idea.

Since then the event has become an annual triples tournament and has expanded considerably.
This was helped in 2000 when ColliersCRE agreed to sponsor the event with a large silver plated cup.
Since then ColliersCRE have sponsored the event each year by providing administration and organisation along with the tournament organiser Alan Swift - President of Northern Petanque (a region of the English Petanque Association).

In 1999 £150 was raised for the Lord Mayor's charity appeal (candlelighters).
After that money raised by the tournament went to the Leeds Macmillan Cancer Relief Appeal.
From 2004 Macmillan started taking a more active part in the tournament providing help with the organisation.
They also suggested a plate tournament for teams failing to make the main 2nd round. The 1st plate tournament was held in 2004 and 14 of the losing teams took part. ColliersCRE have also provided a trophy - the Robert Barry plate.
In 2008 the charity supported was switched to St Gemma's Hospice.

The Lord Mayor presented the trophies in 2004 and from 2005 there is a Lord Mayor of Leeds Rosebowl for the runners up in the main tournament.

Year Number of teams taking part Total number of games played Money raised
for charity		 Charity supported Winners Runners Up Plate Winners
2011 27 73 £385 St Gemma's Oblong Furniture Addleshaw Goddard Jones Lang LaSalle
2010 32 81 £443 St Gemma's Oblong Furniture Eddisons Ecotec
2009 34 91 £610 St Gemma's The Home Office Sanderson Weatherall Wrigley's
2008 38 103 £1021 St Gemma's Leeds Petanque Club Burns Carlton CCCS
2007 40 104 £1245 Macmillan Leeds Petanque Club Leeds Uni Language Dept. AXA Insurance
2006 62 125 £1579 Macmillan Horsforth Badminton Club Mercer Ecotec
2005 47 109 £870 Macmillan Horsforth Badminton Club Mercer Wrigley's Solicitors
2004 44 94 £800 Macmillan HSBC Bank PLC Source Marketing Mercer
2003 28 64 £575 Macmillan Horsforth Badminton Club Leeds Uni Language Dept. -
2002 28 56   Macmillan Weatherall, Green & Smith Hacas Chapman Hendy -
2001 32 55 £313 Macmillan Horsforth Badminton Club   -
2000 20 34   Macmillan Leeds Development Agency Wrigley's Solicitors -
1999 19 31 £150 Candlelighters     -