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Tournaments

          What is a Tournament?
               A Tournament is generally a one-off event
         taking place over one or two days.Some
         are purely singles events,others are team
         (doubles,trios,fours and fives) and some
         are a combination.A winner is determined
         at the end of bowling,and prizes(cash/trophies)
         are presented.


        How good do I have to be?         
               If it is a handicap tournament,everyone
        stands a chance,particularly the novice or
        low average bowler,as they stand the best
        chance of improving.If it is a scratch game,
        I would recommend an average of 170+ for
        ladies and 180+ for men,to avoid being
        overawed.

       Handicap                                       
             A bowler receives bonus pins per game based
            on their average.The lower a bowlers average,
      the higher the handicap.Generally speaking,
      prizes will be awarded based on total pinfall
      including handicap.Handicap systems can vary,
      so check individual entry forms.A common
      system is 80% of the difference between the
      players average and a scratch score of 200.
       A bowler will normally have to be a member
      of a league and have established an average
      over a minimum number of games(usually 21).

      Scratch
           The opposite of handicap.Points,positions,prizes
           are based on the actual scores bowled.Anyone
           can enter a scratch tournament.
      Combination
           A tournament which involves players bowling
      together as a team as well as individually.
      There can be various permutations.

      No-tap
      A novelty competition usually held at local
      level.The format can vary but the main
      difference is that 9,s are scored as a strike.

      Triplex
      Another novelty competition usually held at
      local level.Three games are bowled in total.
      The three games are compared frame by frame,
      and the best score from each of the 10 frames
      is transposed to make up the "Triplex" game.
      Prizes are normally awarded based on triplex
      game scores.


                       Calendar

             4th March.................Scratch.....AMF Nottingham
          11th-18th March............Scratch & Handicap
                               Best 3 of 5..Lincoln Bowl
          1st-8th April..................Scratch & Handicap Trios
                                          Lincoln Bowl
          13th-16th April..............Best of 4 doubles..Lincoln Bowl
          14th-16th April..............Best of 4 doubles..Ilkeston
         29th April-6th May.........Scratch & Handicap Doubles
                                          Lincoln Bowl
         27th May-3rd June..........Scratch & Handicap Doubles
                                Best of 4....Lincoln Bowl
          1st-8th July....................Combination Trios,Lincoln Bowl
          8th July..........................Combination 4,s...Ilkeston
          8th-15th July..................Combination 5,s...AMF Leeds
          16th July........................Combination 4,s...Ilkeston
          29th July........................Scratch singles.....Ilkeston
          5th-12 August................Scratch & Handicap Doubles
                                          Lincoln Bowl
          30th Sept.......................Combination 6,s...Ilkeston
           7th Sept.......................Combination 6,s...Ilkeston
          13th-21st Oct................Coca Cola 5,s....Nottingham

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