Dear everyone,
After many phone calls and emails to find the cheapest lineage, Mentone Tenpin Bowl will host the bowling tournament largely because Steve Arundell is willing to do anything to promote the sport and credibility of tenpin bowling.
Thus, I am proud to announce the
2008 University of Ballarat Research Tournament. Here are the details of the tournament:
Where will the tournament be held? Mentone Tenpin Bowl (Corner of Warrigal Road & Nepean Highway) Mentone, Victoria 3195 Tel: (03) 9583 1244 Fax: (03) 9583 1246
When is the tournament? Sunday, August 31, 2008, with optional participation in the research on Saturday, August 30, 2008.
How much? $100 per person (with an optional 5 free games if you participate in the bowling research on Saturday).
What is the tournament format? This is a SCRATCH tournament. 10 games broken up into 5 games of total pinfall and 5 games of matchplay (for all bowlers). Top 3 stepladder final (dependent on lane availability and 10-game completion time... will be determined on the day of tournament).
What are the tournament squad times?
Sunday August 31st
A squad- check in at 8:30am Start 9am
B squad- check in at 10:30am Start 11am
A squad returns to bowl matchplay- start bowling at 1:30pm
B squad returns to bowl matchplay- start bowling at 3:30pm
What is the prize fund payout? There will be 3 separate chances to win prize money. Payout of prize money be at least 1 in 4 and will be based on:
1. Total pinfall during the first 5 games
2. Bowlers matchplay record during the second 5 games (with total pinfall breaking any “ties”)
3. Overall total pinfall with bonus pins included.
What times are the Saturday research “practice squads”?
Squad times will be as follows but will be on a “shotgun” start basis. That is, those people not arriving at the start time be placed on a waiting list and will start their 5 games practice once a pair of lanes becomes available or enough bowlers are there to fill a pair of lanes.
Saturday August 30th
A squad- Start 9am
B squad- Start 11am
C squad- Start 1:30pm
D squad- Start 3:30pm
Entry forms will follow soon. You can enter the tournament using this forum. Just reply to the thread with the following details
Your name
Preferred squad time for the tournament (Sunday only)
Will you participate in the research (and get 5 games of practice on Saturday August 30 ABSOLUTELY FREE)?
If participating in the research,
which “practice squad” will you bowl in on Saturday?
I’ll try to update the tournament and research list once a week. Please remember that
at least 30 bowlers are needed for this tournament and research to continue. If at least 30 entries are not received by Sunday, August 24, 2008 (or numbers fall below 30 after this date), I will cancel the event.
This tournament will be limited to 50 bowlers and, if numbers exceed 50 at any time, bowlers signed up as research participants will be given priority to bowl in the tournament (over those who want to bowl in the tournament without taking part in the research).
If you have any questions about the research you can go to this link
http://www.totalbowling.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=27019 or feel free to email me at
[email protected]
Dr. Chris
