The 32^nd National Tenpin Bowling Championships 2023 (NTBC-2023) will be held at Amoeba, Church Street, Bangalore, from 25^th Sep to 30^th Sep 2023.

The format, entry fee, rules and contact information are provided in the sections below.

FORMAT

FORMAT - Men’s Category:

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)

Ø Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft)

Ø  Top 40 bowlers based on total pinfall of 12 games will qualify for Round II

Round II:

Ø Top 40 bowlers who qualified for Round II 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)

Ø  Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft)

Ø  Top 16 bowlers based on total pinfall of 24 games from Round I & Round II will qualify for Round III.

Round III:

• ØTop 16 bowlers who qualified for Round III will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
• ØFirst block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft)
• ØSecond block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft)
• ØTop 4 bowlers based on total pinfall of 32 games from Round I, Round II & Round III will qualify for Stepladder round.

Stepladder Round (Knockout):

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:

• 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.

SCHEDULE – MEN 

FORMAT - Women’s Category:

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)

Ø Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft)

Ø  Top 12 bowlers based on total pinfall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.

Round II:

• ØTop 12 bowlers who qualified for Round II will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
• ØFirst block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (Hongkong Open 2023 - 44 ft)
• ØSecond block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft)
• ØTop 4 bowlers will be based on total pinfall of 20 games from Round 1 & Round II 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:

• 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.

SCHEDULE – WOMEN 

ENTRY FEES

ENTRY FEES:  Rs.3600 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 5^th 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 (Round I, II and III) 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)

• To break the Tie of stepladder matches, one ball roll-off will be played until the tie is broken.

Dress Code

• All participants shall wear T-shirts with collar, preferably with their respective State or Championships t-shirt (if permitted by the federation).

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 16^th September 2023

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For further details, please contact:

     Dilbir Singh                                                                                                  Vijaya Krishna Dasari

Secretary General                                                                                            Tournament Director

         TBF(I)                                                                                                             +91 – 95054 42222                                                                                  

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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 12^h – 14^th 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 12^th September.

Ø  Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft) on 13^th 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 14^th September.

Ø  Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (2023 ATBC – Medium – 39 ft) on 14^th September.

Ø  Top 4 bowlers based on total pinfall of 20 games will qualify to participate in the 32^nd NTBC – 2023. [In addition to those who qualified through State Ranking Tournaments / Trials / Wild Cards]

SCHEDULE:

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 5^th 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.