Burnaby's James MacGowan won the Canadian Pro Bowlers Association world indoor singles qualifier in Toronto earlier this month.
The win qualifies MacGowan for the world indoor bowls championships in England in January.
"It's the one I've always wanted to qualify for," said MacGowan. "It's the biggest event you can get to and there's a lot of incentive to do well."
That incentive includes a winner's purse of more than £40,000 UK.
MacGowan defeated his one-time teammate Kody Olthof in the indoor final. Olthof and MacGowan shared a silver medal in Hong Kong earlier this year.
He also won all three of his preliminary matches, including a third-set tiebreaker on a last-end shot by Shirley Ko, the top Canadian women in the competition.
