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Bowling
Important:
Instructions:
Box 9, 223 – 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0G9
Participant Check-In:
Tournament Rules *
* For finalized info, please check your Participant Package (pick this up at Participant Check-In). Sanctioning
1. The Western Cup XXVIII Tournament is a CTF sanctioned tournament and maintains a Moral Support Sanction for non-members of other FIQ recognized bowling organizations. The Moral Support Sanction permits the use of FIQ recognized sanctioned league averages and tournament scores to determine a bowlers entering average for the tournament. All participants are subject to the CTF rules and jurisdiction for the event. The tournament is a mixed handicap competition open to men and women by invitation only. 2. All participants must be a member of CTF, or qualify under the Moral Support sanctioning requirements and be able to provide proof of membership (current sanction card or signed statement from league secretary verifying membership). If the participant is not a member of CTF, he or she must pay the appropriate participation fee ($20) to be eligible for CTF awards. 3. The Western Cup XXVIII tournament permits the participation of non-sanctioned bowlers, who shall use a minimum average of 130. Such bowlers shall be required to submit all league averages and tournament scores for possible re-rating. CTF permits the tournament manager to assign an average higher than the minimum average prior to participation. (CTF rule 319b) 4. If the participant is not a member of IGBO, in any of its membership classes, he or she must become an IGBO Associate member and pay the appropriate Associate membership fee ($25US). The participant shall have the opportunity to apply for Associate Membership at the time of registration. Event Participation 5. The tournament events shall be handicap events and are as follows: Singles, Doubles and Team and Individual All Events. Optional Individual Scratch Divisions and Optional Scratch Masters will not be offered. 6. Each participant shall bowl three (3) games per event and must enter all three events. Teams will consist of four (4) members comprising any combination of men and women. Men and women will compete on an equal basis. Doubles partners must come from the same team. 7. Each participant may bowl only once in each event. 8. A professional bowler that is not a current rostered IGBO league or organizational member, with a minimum twenty-one (21) games, may not bowl the Western Cup XXVIII tournament. Only one (1) professional bowler per team will be allowed. A Professional Bowler is defined as any person who has been a “card-carrying” member of a professional bowling organization within the past twelve months preceding the Western Cup XXVIII Tournament. 9. Employees of Let’s Bowl who are non-IGBO league members shall not be permitted to participate in the Western Cup XXVIII Tournament. Awards and Prizes
10. All cash awards shall be based on the total pins plus assigned handicap for each event. 11. Awards will be given in the Handicap Division for the best Singles, Doubles, Team and Individual All Events. Individual All Events is defined as the nine (9) game total plus handicap of an individual bowler. 12. The award ratio for the handicap division shall be a minimum of at least 1:10, with the exception of Individual All Events. Individual All Events shall be a minimum of at least 1:20. 13. Prizes will be distributed via cheque payable in Cdn currency within thirty (30) days of the completion of the tournament, barring any protests. A tie in any position will result in the sum of the prizes being aggregated for the tied positions and divided equally by the number of ties for that placing. Prize funds will be based on 100% participation. Entering Averages
14. Any bowler entering the Western Cup XXVIII must establish a ten-pin average acceptable to CTF. The following rules shall be used to determine the entering average: · Use the December 31, 2009 average with a minimum of 21 games. If competing in more than one league, the bowler must submit the highest average of all leagues bowled. · The highest previous season (2008-2009) book average with a minimum of 21 games. If competing in more than one league, the bowler MUST submit the HIGHEST AVERAGE of all leagues bowled. · If no book average is available, use the highest final 2009 summer league average with a minimum of 21 games. If competing in more than one league, the bowler MUST submit the HIGHEST summer league average of all leagues bowled. · If none of the above is available, use the highest book average from the 2007-2008 season, with minimum 21 games. · If none of the above is available, then the entering average shall be 225. CTF Rule 319b does not apply. · The above averages MUST be verified by the use of: · Averages from “Sports Condition” leagues are not acceptable at any time. 15. The handicap for the tournament shall be based at 90% of the difference between the bowler’s entering average (as determined above) and a scratch score of 225. Negative handicaps shall not apply. 16. As of the beginning date of the Western Cup XXVIII Tournament, any bowler who has qualified for a cash prize of three hundred dollars ($300 US) or more in any single event MUST report all positions and all amounts won and all scores for the previous 12 month period to the tournament director no later than at the time of registration for possible re-rating. Such re-rating must be done before the entrant bowls (CTF rules). Failure to report this information shall result in AUTOMATIC disqualification and loss of all winnings. 17. The tournament director(s) have the authority to adjust the entering average of any bowler. Average adjustments will be applied as set forth under CTF rules. All average adjustments will be completed prior to the start of the tournament. A bowler unwilling to accept an average adjustment is entitled to a full refund. 18. CTF rules regarding the BOWLER’S responsibility to verify the accuracy of his/her entering average, whether submitted by the bowler, the team captain, or other, applies to all bowlers. Failure to use proper average shall disqualify scores if the submitted average is lower than the actual average, thereby resulting in a lower classification or more handicap. Prize winnings shall be based on the higher average if it is higher than the entering average. Re-rate Policy
19. If a bowler has won $300 in any single event in the past twelve (12) months and has a minimum twenty-one (21) game average that is one (1) or more pins higher than their entering average for this tournament, they must use the higher tournament average. 20. If a bowler has a minimum twenty-one (21) game tournament average that is ten or more pins higher than their entering average for this tournament, they must use the higher tournament average. Attendance and Substitutes
21. It is solely and entirely the bowler’s responsibility to be present at the assigned lanes at the time of bowling. Each bowler shall have the total responsibility to arrive in time to bowl. Mechanical failures, transportation irregularities, improper directions and related reasons DO NOT alter the application of Rules 28 and 29 below (CTF rules will apply). 22. Complete doubles and team entrants must be present for bowling each event. If a team member is not present the team may use an authorized substitute (Rule 30). If no substitute is available, a zero score will be used for the missing bowler or bowlers. 23. Late bowlers will begin bowling in the frame in which they are ready, with prior frames being scored as zero. No practice balls will be allowed late bowlers. 24. Substitutes may bowl at the discretion of the tournament director(s). Their entering averages must comply with the rules previously stated. Substitutes must complete an entry form. 25. Bowlers will be allowed two (2) practice balls on each lane per event. 26. Partial team entries will be accepted and the tournament director(s) will make every effort to fill vacancies. Scoring Errors
27. After a score has been recorded, it cannot be changed unless there has been an obvious error in scoring or calculation. Obvious errors must be corrected by a tournament official immediately upon discovery. Questionable errors must be reported to a tournament official within two (2) hours of the error, and will be decided by tournament management. (CTF rule 327b)) Protests and Appeals
28. A protest or appeal involving eligibility or playing rules must be filed with the tournament management, the local association or CTF within 72 hours. The protest or appeal must be in writing and the grounds for the protest or appeal briefly stated. An appeal regarding the decision of the tournament management or local association may be made to CTF. The decision of CTF is final and binding on all involved parties. Prizes for the positions affected cannot be distributed until the protest or appeal is resolved. (CTF rule 329) 29. All other CTF rules will apply.
General
30. Any person attending and requiring special needs MUST notify the tournament director(s) in writing. 31. The entrant MUST sign the check-in form prior to bowling, acknowledging he/she has read the rules.
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