EVENT INFORMATION:
The Centralized Qualifying Trials is open to all Men bowlers, registered with their respective State Unit / Federation and not qualified through State Ranking Events or Trials in their respective States held in India and All Overseas based Indian bowlers, including those who could not qualify in the Overseas trials.
These Qualifying Rounds will be held at Amoeba, Church Street, Bangalore, from 12h – 14th Sep 2023. The schedule, format, entry fee, rules and contact information are provided in the sections below
FORMAT:
Round I:
Ø All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
Ø First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft) on 12th September.
Ø Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft) on 13th September.
Ø Top 16 bowlers based on total pinfall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.
Round II:
Ø Top 16 bowlers who qualified for Round II will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
Ø First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft) on 14th September.
Ø Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft) on 14th September.
Ø Top 4 bowlers based on total pinfall of 20 games will qualify to participate in the 32nd NTBC – 2023. [In addition to those who qualified through State Ranking Tournaments / Trials / Wild Cards]
SCHEDULE:
BATCH |
DATE |
BATCH TIMING |
LANES |
Round 1 |
12th SEP 2023 TUESDAY Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft |
A] 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
6 |
B] 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
6 |
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C] 04:30 PM to 07:30 PM |
6 |
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D] 08:00 PM to 11:00 PM |
6 |
||
13th SEP 2023 WEDNESDAY 2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft |
B] 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
6 |
|
A] 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
6 |
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D] 04:30 PM to 07:30 PM |
6 |
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C] 08:00 PM to 11:00 PM |
6 |
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Round 2 |
14th SEP 2023 THURSDAY Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft |
09:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
8 |
14th SEP 2023 THURSDAY 2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft |
12:30 PM to 03:00 PM |
8 |
EVENT FEES:
ENTRY FEES: Rs. 3000 per bowler.
RULES:
General
- All games will be in league format.
- Rules other than the ones specifically mentioned in the Rules section will be in accordance with IBF playing rules.
- Use of Powder on the lanes or shoes is not allowed.
Out Of Turn Play
- In case a bowler bowls on the wrong lane or out of turn that frame will not be considered regardless of whether it is a strike or a split. The bowler must re-bowl the frame on the correct lane or turn.
Late to the Championships
- When a bowler arrives after the start of the Squad, he loses the number of games or frames that have been completed by the bowlers in his lane.
Ex: If a bowler arrives after his allocated co-bowler has completed 1 game and 5 frames in the second game, he will start bowling from 5th frame of that game.
Lane conditioning
- Oiling patterns:
- Long Oil: Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft
- Medium Oil: 2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft
- Lane maintenance will be done before the start of every Squad.
Tie breaking rules
- Tie for all ranking positions will be decided based on the highest score in last game.
- of the last block. (In case there is a tie in last game score, the previous game score will be considered to break the tie, and this will go on until the tie is broken).
Dress Code
- All participants shall wear T-shirts with collar, preferably their respective State uniforms.
Conduct
- All bowlers should strive to conduct themselves in a mature and sportsmanlike manner.
- Kicking ball returns, chairs, etc. and loud profanity will not be tolerated. A member consistently displaying this type of unsportsmanlike behavior will be given a code of ethics violation.
- All bowlers are requested to voluntarily bring to notice incidents like jump ball, out of turn play etc. to the lane master.
Resolving disputes
- In case of any disputes, the Championships Organizing Committee will resolve the disputes.
Last date for submission of Entries: On or before 10th September 2023
Please submit your entries by sending an email to: Entries shall be submitted to : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For further details, please contact:
Dilbir Singh Vijaya Krishna Dasari
Secretary General Tournament Director
TBF(I) +91 – 95054 42222
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