The Uniply 29th National Tenpin Bowling Championships 2019 (UNTBC-2019) will be held at Amoeba, Church Street Bangalore, from 4th Feb to 9th Feb 2019. The schedule, format, entry fee, rules and contact information are provided in the sections below.
Men’s Category:
Round I:
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- All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
- First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Mexico City -2016: 45") on 4th and 5th February.
- Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (WTBA Seoul – 2016: 39") on 5th and 6th February.
- Top 40 bowlers based on total pin fall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.
Round II:
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- Top 40 qualifiers who qualified for Round II will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
- First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Mexico City-2016: 45") on 7th February.
- Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (WTBA Seoul – 2016: 39") on 8th February
- Top 12 bowlers based on total pin fall of Round 1 & Round 2 will qualify for Round III.
Round III:
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- The 12 Bowlers who qualified Round III will play 2 blocks of 4 games each, on 9th February.
- First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Mexico City -2016: 45”)
- Second block of 4 games will be played on (WTBA Seoul - 2016: 39”)
- Top 4 bowlers based on total pin fall of Round 1, Round 2 & Round 3 will qualify for Stepladder round.
Stepladder Round:
Match 1: Rank 4 Vs. Rank 3
Match 2: Winner of Match 1 Vs. Rank 2
Finals: Winner of Match 2 Vs. Rank 1
Note:
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- Winner of each Match will be decided based on cumulative pinfall of 2 games.
- In case of a Tie: One ball roll-off until the tie is broken.
- Scoring System: Old Scoring System as followed by WTBA
Women’s Category:
Round I:
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- All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
- First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Mexico City -2016: 45”) on 7th February.
- Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (WTBA Seoul - 2016: 39”) on 8th February.
- Top 8 bowlers based on total pin fall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.
Round II:
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- The Top 8 bowlers who qualified for Round II will play 2 blocks of 4 games each, on 9th February
- First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Mexico City-2016: 45”)
- Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (WTBA Seoul - 2016: 39”)
- Top 3 bowlers will be based on total pin fall of Round 1 & Round 2 will qualify for Stepladder round.
Stepladder Round:
Match 1: Rank 3 Vs. Rank 2
Finals: Winner of Match 1 Vs. Rank 1
Note:
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- Winner of each Match will be decided based on cumulative pinfall of 2 games.
- In case of a Tie: One ball roll-off until the tie is broken.
- Scoring System: Old Scoring System as followed by WTBA
General
- All games will be in league format.
- Rules other than the ones specifically mentioned in the Rules section will be in accordance with WTBA 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
- Lane maintenance will be done before the start of every Squad
- Long Oil: WTBA Mexico City - 2016: 45”
- Medium Oil: WTBA Seoul - 2016: 39”
Tie breaking rule
- Tie for all ranking positions will be decided on the highest score in last game of the last block. (In case there is a tie in last game score, the previous will be considered to break the tie and this will go on until the tie is broken)
- To break the Tie of stepladder matches, one ball roll-off will be played until the tie is broken.
Dress Code
- All the bowlers must wear collared tee shirts of their respective State or Championship T-shirt (if permitted by the federation).
Conduct
- All members 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 the 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.
ENTRY FEES : Rs. 2800/- per bowler.
WTBA Mexico City -2016: 45"
WTBA Seoul - 2016: 39”
The Centralized Qualifying Trials is open to all Men bowlers who have 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 30th Jan – 1st Feb 2019. The schedule, format, entry fee, rules and contact information are provided in the sections below.
Last date for submission of Entries: On or before 28th JAN 2019. Please submit your entries by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Round I:
- All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
- First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Rome -2016: 45”) on 30th January.
- Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2nd Philippine International Open 2018: 41”) on 31st January.
Top 20 bowlers based on total pin fall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.
Round II:
- Top 20 qualifiers will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
- First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (WTBA Rome -2016: 45”) on 1st February.
- Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (2nd Philippine International Open 2018 41”) on 1st February.
Top 12 bowlers based on total pinfall of 20 games will qualify to participate in the Uniply 29th NTBC – 2019. [In addition to those who qualified through State Ranking Tournaments / Trials / Wild Cards]
General
- All games will be in league format.
- Rules other than the ones specifically mentioned in the Rules section will be in accordance with WTBA 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 event
- 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
- Lane maintenance will be done before the start of every Squad
- Rome - 45’ Long Oil: WTBA Rome -2016: 45”
- Medium Oil: 2nd Philippine International Open 2018: 41”
Tie breaking rule
- Tie for all ranking positions will be decided on the highest score in last game of the last block. (In case there is a tie in last game score, the previous will be considered to break the tie and this will go on until the tie is broken
Dress Code
- All the bowlers must wear collared tee shirts.
Conduct
- All members 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 the 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 tournament committee will resolve the disputes.
ENTRY FEES: Rs. 2000 per bowler to be paid at the venue.
Note:
- Last date for giving entry is 29th JAN 2018.
- Maximum No. of participants will not exceed 60.
- Allocation of Batches will be on first come first served basis.
Last date for submission of Entries : On or before 29th JAN, 2018
Please submit your entries by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For further details, please contact:
Vijay Krishna Dasari Chairman,
Secretary General Organizing Committee
TBF(I) +919845021223
+919505442222 +919611399797
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Former India International Dr. Ajay Singh M.L.A was elected unanimously as the President of Tenpin Bowling Federation (India) for the term 2018-2022.
Special General Council Meeting of the Federation, to elect the Executive Committee for the term 2018-2022 was held at Hotel Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore, Today.
Newly Elected Executive Committee 2019-23:
Dr. Ajay Singh President
Mr. Vijay Kalantri Vice President
Mr. Sreenivavsa Rao Vice President
Mr. Ravikanth Reddy Vice President
Mr. R Kannan Vice President
Mr. Vijay Krishna Dasari Secretary General
Mr. Surender Popli Treasurer
Mr. D R Sharma Joint Secretary
Ms. Judy Alban Joint Secretary
Mr. Pratiik Vijan Executive Committee Member
Ms. Sumathi Nallabantu Executive Committee Member
Mr. G Dinesh Kumar Executive Committee Member
- The newly elected Executive Committee approved the Action Plan – 2018, leading upto The Asian Games to be held in August 2018.
- The Plan comprises of 5 International Exposure Events and 92 Days of Preparatory Camp under National Coach Andrew Frawley.