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You probably want to read this a few times to understand it properly. There are some significant changes which effect almost every bowler. Don't forget if you want to be part of the TBA 2004 National Rankings you need to complete an online form or complete one and send it to TBA.
2004 National Elite Ranking SystemPublished 01-01-04 | Revised 28-12-03
OBJECTIVE
To create a fair National Rankings System involving Australia’s major tournaments and elite players, Youth, Adult and Seniors, male and female, which is endorsed by the National Sporting Organisation – Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited.
CURRENT CRITERIA USED IN SELECTING TOURNAMENTS
a) Must be a TBA Accredited tournament.
b) TBA Lane Conditioning Policy implemented.
c) Substantial Prize Money – Open Tournaments must have a minimum of $2,000 first prize with a bottom finalist. (i.e. 16th if the cut is 16) receiving a 6-4 ratio return on entry fee. (i.e. $300 if entry fee is $200). Tournaments with a Men’s and Ladies divisions must have a minimum total first prize fund of $2,500.
d) Tournament promoters must encourage and promote Interstate participation.
Every effort is made to encourage a mix of tournaments spread across the Nation so bowlers have at least one tournament to attend in their home State or Territory.
HOW IT WILL WORK
A simple system based on a fixed points table, covering only the listed major national events. The system will be continuous, in that all points gained in one January to December year will be progressively replaced with the following year’s points. This rolling 12 months of data is used to support the ranking of any player. This promotes consistency and avoids the situation whereby last year’s Number One ranked player drops to 45th because of a single bad result in the first event.
The fixed points table awards more points for winning an event and much fewer points for finishing down in the field, mirroring the ranking system used in golf and tennis. Winners and high placed finishers are well rewarded, so a player finishing 20th place five times throughout the year receives equal points to the player who wins a major tournament once.
Winning major tournaments in this country is not so easy, so bowlers will get points that are commensurate with that achievement. Players are not rewarded with points for just “turning up”, they must also play well. All tournaments have the same ranking points. This simple system is fairer and easier for bowlers to calculate.
In the event that a particular event conducted the previous year is not Ranked or conducted the current year, all points awarded for that event will be removed at the start of the year.
In the Men’s/Open division, points available to be won will be reduced by twenty percent (20%) if there are less than 85 entries.
In the Vic 150, only open qualifying scores are ranked.
Senior Men, Senior Women, Adult Men, Adult Women, Youth Girls and Youth Boys will have their own separate ranking divisions. Seniors must have had their 50th birthday before January 1st in the year of the competition and Youth must be under 23 years of age on January 1st in the year of the competition.
In all Divisions except Youth and Senior Ladies, only ten events will count towards a bowler’s total. In the Youth Division, twelve events will count and Senior Ladies will count eight.
Ranking point totals will be calculated on the following basis:
Seniors Men: Best 4 Seniors events plus best 6 Power events.
Seniors Female: Best 4 Seniors events plus best 4 Power/Ladies events
Adult Men: Best 10 events in the Men’s/Open Division
Adult Female: Best 6 Ladies events plus best 4 Power events
Youth Male: Best 8 Youth events plus best 4 Power events
Youth Female: Best 8 Youth events plus best 4 Power/Ladies events
Seniors, Women or Youth bowlers participating in “Open” events will have points won added to their total in their own Division only.
A bowler from a particular division will only be able to win that division. Ranking points for an event in any division will only be awarded if the event was open to all participants in that division.
In the Adult Masters in October, Youth bowlers participating will be awarded Ranking points, however, as the Adult Masters is not open to Juniors, the points awarded will not be added to the Youth Rankings for that year. If a Youth bowler turns 23 during the course of the current year and they were awarded points in the Adult Masters, those points will be added to the bowlers total in January next year when the bowler is moved into the Adult division. They will then become a part of the bowlers "rolling" points total. Points awarded to a Youth bowler for the event who remains a Youth the following year will not be counted in any totals.
Similarly, an Adult bowler who turns 50 during a year will have all that years Power/Ladies points carry over into the Seniors division the following year and a Youth bowler who turns 23 during a year will have all that years points in Open/Ladies events carry over into the Adult division the following year.
If a tournament has a double elimination final, groups of bowlers will be eliminated at the same time. Ranking points will be allocated based on the current average in that tournament of the bowlers in the group that are eliminated.
If two players have equal score in a tournament, both will be awarded the points for that place and no points will be awarded for the next place score, eg if two bowlers tie for 9th place, both get 9th place points and no 10th place points will be awarded. The next highest will be given 11th place points.
If multiple entries are allowed, only a bowler’s highest position will attract points. If a bowler finishes 20th and 25th, 20th position points will be awarded. The bowler who finished 26th will be awarded the 25th position points and all bowlers down the list will move up one place.
If a bowler withdraws from a cut, the next available bowler who missed the cut will take his place. For example, if a bowler makes the final 16 to go into 15 games of head to head play then withdraws, his place will be taken by the bowler who finished in 17th position. The withdrawing bowler takes 17th position for ranking points.
WHAT’S ON OFFER
The top ten finishers in all Divisions will all receive an automatic place in their respective National Training Squad, subject to those bowlers meeting the criteria and submitting an application for their respective squad.
The Seniors Male, Seniors Female, Adult Male, Adult Female, Youth Male and Youth Female will each receive $500.00 and a winners Plaque.
The Adult Male, Adult Female, Youth Male and Youth Female ranking winners will each gain a spot in the Australian representative team to the 2005 Commonwealth Championships in Cyprus.Additional prizes are still being negotiated by TBA and are subject to gaining sponsorship.
AS ALWAYS, CONDITIONS APPLY
All bowlers will need to be affiliated with Tenpin Bowling Australia.
Ranking points will not be allocated if the Centre where the Tournament is held does not comply with the Tenpin Bowling Australia Lane Conditioning Policy. TBA representatives will carry out spot checks.
No Ranking points will be awarded if the Tournament has not been accredited with Tenpin Bowling Australia.
If complete event results are not forwarded to TBA within seven days of the events conclusion, no Ranking points will be allocated and the event will be removed from the Rankings program the following year.
SUMMARY
The National Elite Ranking System has been established to clearly answer the question of “who is best in the land?” It will also give a simple gauge to bowlers, administrators, sponsors and the media just how certain bowlers are doing on the national major tournament scene. It also provides all bowlers a set path for making a National Training Squad and ultimately a National Team. All bowlers should remember that the rolling 12 months of rankings is a major criterion in the selection of the Seniors, Adult and Youth National teams.
2004 National Elite Ranking SystemPublished 01-01-04 | Revised 28-12-03
OBJECTIVE
To create a fair National Rankings System involving Australia’s major tournaments and elite players, Youth, Adult and Seniors, male and female, which is endorsed by the National Sporting Organisation – Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited.
CURRENT CRITERIA USED IN SELECTING TOURNAMENTS
a) Must be a TBA Accredited tournament.
b) TBA Lane Conditioning Policy implemented.
c) Substantial Prize Money – Open Tournaments must have a minimum of $2,000 first prize with a bottom finalist. (i.e. 16th if the cut is 16) receiving a 6-4 ratio return on entry fee. (i.e. $300 if entry fee is $200). Tournaments with a Men’s and Ladies divisions must have a minimum total first prize fund of $2,500.
d) Tournament promoters must encourage and promote Interstate participation.
Every effort is made to encourage a mix of tournaments spread across the Nation so bowlers have at least one tournament to attend in their home State or Territory.
HOW IT WILL WORK
A simple system based on a fixed points table, covering only the listed major national events. The system will be continuous, in that all points gained in one January to December year will be progressively replaced with the following year’s points. This rolling 12 months of data is used to support the ranking of any player. This promotes consistency and avoids the situation whereby last year’s Number One ranked player drops to 45th because of a single bad result in the first event.
The fixed points table awards more points for winning an event and much fewer points for finishing down in the field, mirroring the ranking system used in golf and tennis. Winners and high placed finishers are well rewarded, so a player finishing 20th place five times throughout the year receives equal points to the player who wins a major tournament once.
Winning major tournaments in this country is not so easy, so bowlers will get points that are commensurate with that achievement. Players are not rewarded with points for just “turning up”, they must also play well. All tournaments have the same ranking points. This simple system is fairer and easier for bowlers to calculate.
In the event that a particular event conducted the previous year is not Ranked or conducted the current year, all points awarded for that event will be removed at the start of the year.
In the Men’s/Open division, points available to be won will be reduced by twenty percent (20%) if there are less than 85 entries.
In the Vic 150, only open qualifying scores are ranked.
Senior Men, Senior Women, Adult Men, Adult Women, Youth Girls and Youth Boys will have their own separate ranking divisions. Seniors must have had their 50th birthday before January 1st in the year of the competition and Youth must be under 23 years of age on January 1st in the year of the competition.
In all Divisions except Youth and Senior Ladies, only ten events will count towards a bowler’s total. In the Youth Division, twelve events will count and Senior Ladies will count eight.
Ranking point totals will be calculated on the following basis:
Seniors Men: Best 4 Seniors events plus best 6 Power events.
Seniors Female: Best 4 Seniors events plus best 4 Power/Ladies events
Adult Men: Best 10 events in the Men’s/Open Division
Adult Female: Best 6 Ladies events plus best 4 Power events
Youth Male: Best 8 Youth events plus best 4 Power events
Youth Female: Best 8 Youth events plus best 4 Power/Ladies events
Seniors, Women or Youth bowlers participating in “Open” events will have points won added to their total in their own Division only.
A bowler from a particular division will only be able to win that division. Ranking points for an event in any division will only be awarded if the event was open to all participants in that division.
In the Adult Masters in October, Youth bowlers participating will be awarded Ranking points, however, as the Adult Masters is not open to Juniors, the points awarded will not be added to the Youth Rankings for that year. If a Youth bowler turns 23 during the course of the current year and they were awarded points in the Adult Masters, those points will be added to the bowlers total in January next year when the bowler is moved into the Adult division. They will then become a part of the bowlers "rolling" points total. Points awarded to a Youth bowler for the event who remains a Youth the following year will not be counted in any totals.
Similarly, an Adult bowler who turns 50 during a year will have all that years Power/Ladies points carry over into the Seniors division the following year and a Youth bowler who turns 23 during a year will have all that years points in Open/Ladies events carry over into the Adult division the following year.
If a tournament has a double elimination final, groups of bowlers will be eliminated at the same time. Ranking points will be allocated based on the current average in that tournament of the bowlers in the group that are eliminated.
If two players have equal score in a tournament, both will be awarded the points for that place and no points will be awarded for the next place score, eg if two bowlers tie for 9th place, both get 9th place points and no 10th place points will be awarded. The next highest will be given 11th place points.
If multiple entries are allowed, only a bowler’s highest position will attract points. If a bowler finishes 20th and 25th, 20th position points will be awarded. The bowler who finished 26th will be awarded the 25th position points and all bowlers down the list will move up one place.
If a bowler withdraws from a cut, the next available bowler who missed the cut will take his place. For example, if a bowler makes the final 16 to go into 15 games of head to head play then withdraws, his place will be taken by the bowler who finished in 17th position. The withdrawing bowler takes 17th position for ranking points.
WHAT’S ON OFFER
The top ten finishers in all Divisions will all receive an automatic place in their respective National Training Squad, subject to those bowlers meeting the criteria and submitting an application for their respective squad.
The Seniors Male, Seniors Female, Adult Male, Adult Female, Youth Male and Youth Female will each receive $500.00 and a winners Plaque.
The Adult Male, Adult Female, Youth Male and Youth Female ranking winners will each gain a spot in the Australian representative team to the 2005 Commonwealth Championships in Cyprus.Additional prizes are still being negotiated by TBA and are subject to gaining sponsorship.
AS ALWAYS, CONDITIONS APPLY
All bowlers will need to be affiliated with Tenpin Bowling Australia.
Ranking points will not be allocated if the Centre where the Tournament is held does not comply with the Tenpin Bowling Australia Lane Conditioning Policy. TBA representatives will carry out spot checks.
No Ranking points will be awarded if the Tournament has not been accredited with Tenpin Bowling Australia.
If complete event results are not forwarded to TBA within seven days of the events conclusion, no Ranking points will be allocated and the event will be removed from the Rankings program the following year.
SUMMARY
The National Elite Ranking System has been established to clearly answer the question of “who is best in the land?” It will also give a simple gauge to bowlers, administrators, sponsors and the media just how certain bowlers are doing on the national major tournament scene. It also provides all bowlers a set path for making a National Training Squad and ultimately a National Team. All bowlers should remember that the rolling 12 months of rankings is a major criterion in the selection of the Seniors, Adult and Youth National teams.
