2010 MACCABI TOURNAMENT RULES
SUNDAY 3rd October 2010
Airport Bowl, Bath Road, Harlington, Middlesex, UB3 5AL
REGISTRATION IS AT 10.30am.
BOWLING COMMENCES AT 11.00am
GENERAL RULES
1. All entrants must be of the Jewish Faith.
2. The tournament is sanctioned by the B.T.B.A. and the general playing and tournament rules will govern this event together with the following special rules.
3. This tournament is open to members of the B.T.B.A. Non members and those unable to produce a current B.T.B.A. membership card may also participate but will not be eligible for B.T.B.A. services.
4. No person may play in this tournament except those originally entered or such replacements as accepted by the Tournament Manager. The Tournament Manager is Matthew Plax (Tel 07758 631671).
5. A provisional ball shall be rolled in the case of a dispute relating to pinfall that cannot be resolved on the spot. Protests must be lodged with the Tournament Manager within 60 minutes of the completion of the game in question and confirmed in writing within 72 hours.
6. The Handicap Tournament shall be divided into two divisions:
Division 1 – Mens Division 2 – Ladies
7. Each bowler will bowl 5 games changing lanes after each game. The tournament will not be re-entry.
8. All players must register at least 30 minutes prior to their squad time to draw their starting lane. The Tournament Manager has the right to balance the lane allocation after the lane draw has taken place.
9. Handicaps will be based on 2/3rds of the difference between the bowler’s highest league average and 225. There will be no maximum handicap.
10. Each bowler must declare his or her highest league average or tournament average over 12 games, as at the closing date. If a bowler does not have a current average over 12 games as at 3rd October 2010, last season’s highest league or Maccabi Tournament 2009 average should be declared. Bowlers with no known average will be given an average of 165 (handicap of 36 per game).
11. The Tournament Manager reserves the right to reject or re-rate any entry and his/her decision shall be final subject to appeal to the B.T.B.A.
12. Entry Fee: £25.00 if sent in advance with entry form or £30.00 on the day of the tournament, which includes 20p B.T.B.A. Team England Fund and £6.00 prize money (based on 40 entries). All prize money will be returned 100% as trophies.
13. All entries must be received by 10.30am on 3rd October 2010, which is 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the handicap section of the tournament.
14. Entry fees will be non-returnable and all fees must be enclosed with the entry form.
15. All bowlers must register at least 30 minutes before commencement of each section of the tournament.
SCRATCH FINALS
16. The Scratch finals shall be head to head matches between the top 16 players and will be seeded based on the 5 qualifying games bowled. All qualifying pin fall is dropped. Ladies shall receive 10 pins per game bonus during their five qualifying games (50 bonus pins total).
17. The Matchplay finals will be bowled on a scratch score basis with ladies continuing to receive 10 pins bonus per game.
18. The head to head matches will be played in 4 rounds: 1/8 finals, quarter finals, semi finals and a final. Each match played as a best of 3 games format (i.e. when 2 games are won the match is over).
19. Seeding for the first round will be as follows
No.1v No.16, No.2 v No.15, and then 3 v 14, 4 v 13, 5 v 12, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 8 v 9
Full details of the complete seeding draw can be found by clicking on the following link
Maccabi Tournament Scratch Final Format
or from the Tournament Manager, and at the Registration desk on the day of the tournament itself.
20. In case of a tie at the end of a match, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.
21. Matchplay Finals will commence at 2.30pm. Registration at 2.00pm.
22. Should any of the qualifiers for the Matchplay finals not be present or not wish to bowl in the Scratch Final, their place will then be offered to the next highest scratch score (including ladies bonus).
23. Trophies will be awarded as follows:
Mens and Ladies Hi-Game (with Handicap)
Mens and Ladies Division – Handicap section 1st 2nd 3rd
Scratch Final 1st 2nd 3rd
THE FREDDIE LOBERMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CHAMPION OF THE COMBINED HANDICAP DIVISION
THE MACCABI TOURNAMENT CHAMPION TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PERSON WHO GAINS FIRST PLACE IN THE SCRATCH MATCHPLAY FINAL
