Please note that these rules have now been updated for the 2021 Season
RULES OF PLAY
This tournament will be sanctioned by the B.T.B.A. and their General playing and Tournament rules will govern this event, together with the following special rules.
This BTBA Tenpin Tour event will be played as a Handicap and Re-entry event.
Please note that regardless of the number of times a bowler enters and re-enters, they can only receive one prize.
All bowlers shall bowl a 6 game block, moving after each 2 games played with left lanes moving left and right lanes moving right. To reduce disruption when moving lanes, all bowlers will be required to remain on their lanes until all games are completed and they are advised by the tournament manager to move lanes.
Final placing will be determined by total pin fall plus handicap.
If there are any ties for prize places, the prize money will be shared equally among the competitors involved.
A provisional ball must be rolled if a dispute relating to pin fall cannot be resolved immediately.
Protests must be made within 30 minutes of any infraction occurring and confirmed in writing within 72 hours to the Tournament Manager.
The Tournament Management Committee reserves the right to reject any entry and their decision on all matters shall be final, subject to an appeal to the B.T.B.A.
The consumption of alcohol is forbidden during a Squad.
The consumption of tobacco including electric substitutes is forbidden during a Squad.
Bowlers are asked to wear Bowling attire that has their names visible on the back.
Bowlers will be expected to be in the centre for registration at least 30 minutes before the squad time. Practice to start 5 minutes before the scheduled squad time. Late bowlers will start at frame in progress when they arrive. Previous frames will count as Zero.
For 2021, members must be 47 years of age before the 1st January 2021.
Squads will be allocated on a first come, first-served basis. Entries will open on the dates mentioned on the schedule page at Midday for your initial squad selection. If spaces are still available, the entry form will allow re-entries to be submitted approximately one month later, also on a first come first served basis.
No entries will be allocated places unless both the entry and the payment have been received.
Details of squad allocation will be provided on the TPT website.
The entry fee for this event will be £42.00 This will include £2 BTBA Sanction fee.
The re entry fee will be £30.00.
Payments must be sent by Bank Transfer to the following:
Account Name: BTBA Tenpin Tour.
Sort Code: 20-44-22
Account: 20709794
Please ensure you use TPT1,2,3 or 4 and your BTBA number and or surname as your payment reference.
Prize fund of £18.00 per initial entry will be returned 100%, with separate fund for Ladies & Men.
Prize fund of £9.00 per re-entry will be returned 100%, with separate fund for Ladies & Men.
Closing date for entries will be 7 days prior to the start of the event.
Notices to withdraw received prior to the closing date will have their entries returned in full.
Notices received after the closing date will have their entry fee returned less the amount designated as Prize fund.
Bowlers who fail to attend an event, without notice, will not be eligible for a refund
Handicaps and averages will be sorted as per Tenpintour rules using a different scratch basis for Men and Ladies as follows:
Men’s handicaps will be calculated using a Tour Average of 220.
Ladies’ handicaps will be calculated using a Tour Average of 200.
The Bowlers Handicap will be 75% of the difference between their Individual Average and the Tour Average. Individual Bowling Averages will be taken to be those currently published on the TPT Website.
Maximum handicaps for both Men and Women will be set at 50 pins.
The curtailed 2021 season will comprise a series of one off events, therefore Tenpintour Bonus pins will not apply.
It is the responsibility of all bowlers to ensure their handicap is correct, as this will NOT BE INCREASED after play commences.
If individual averages are not available, starting averages will be calculated using existing rules which can be found on the BTBA TenpinTour website, TenpinTour standard rules for re-rating bowlers that do not have an existing Tour average will be applied separately for each squad bowled.
Please note that there have been some minor amendments to the handicapping criteria to take into account the period when bowling was suspended.
2.3 Individual Averages
Individual Averages shall be determined from existing bowling averages in the following precedence:
Current Tenpintour tournament average over 18 or more games played within the previous 10 Tenpintour events (9 TPT events and the Masters).
Tenpintour tournament average over 18 or more games played during the previous season's i.e. back to January 2019.
Certified current highest league average (minimum 21 games).
Composite tournament average for events played in last 24 months (minimum 21 games).
Bowlers without current averages may enter the tournament with a handicap of scratch and their score will be used to determine their future Tenpin Tour Handicap after 18 games have been bowled. Players that only have averages based on Sport or Challenge patterns will be re-rated as follows. Challenge score +5%; Sport only +10% (combination of sport and challenge will be calculated pro-rata.)
Where bowlers are unable to provide a Tenpintour average (options 1 & 2) their average will be reviewed after the initial 6 game block. If the average of these 6 games is more than 10% above the entering average, the players entering average will be re-rated to 2/3 of the difference between the entering average and the average bowled in the initial six games. Example:
Entering average =180
Bowled average =210
Re-rated entering average would be =200
Players will use either their entering average or their current Tenpintour average whichever is higher until they have achieved a Tenpintour average over 18 games. (options 1 & 2 above )