Bowling

Registration

• Capacity: 28 teams total, with 16 teams in the handicap division, and 12 teams in the scratch division - division team counts may be revised based on registrations. 
• What’s included: T-shirt, access to all social events
• Captain registration opens: Monday, April 15
• Player registration opens: Thursday, April 18
  • Fee increases from $95 (Early Bird) to $105 (Normal) on Monday, April 29. 
• Registration closes: Friday, May 17
• Team composition: Three players per team in the scratch division, and four players per team in the handicap division. The tournament is designed for full-team rosters, and teams are encouraged to register full teams. 
• How to qualify for the scratch division (three-person teams): Open to non-USBC sanctioned team or league play, with or without established averages.
• How to qualify for the handicap division (four-person teams):
  • Provide the following documentation: 
    • Name
    • USBC ID number, if bowled in a sanctioned league
    • Latest available average and the contact information for the league official who provided bowler handicap data. Information from other sources must receive prior approval from the bowling manager.  
  • If a bowler does not upload adequate documentation of their current average, the team captain is responsible to provide this. Failure to provide adequate documentation will not disqualify a bowler, but the team will receive a zero score for that bowler’s average.
  • In the interest of equitable play for all, the bowling manager has the authority to adjust a bowler's handicap as appropriate.

Tournament Schedule

• Day 1 (Saturday): shift one from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and shift two from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Day 2 (Sunday): Elimination play and finals play (if qualified).
  • Elimination: Shift one from 10 a.m. and shift two from 12 p.m.
  • Finals: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
  • If time and lane availability allows, a single charity benefit game may be held. Proceeds will be split between the winner and Stonewall charity(ies). Details will be provided at a later date. 
• The first bowling shift will be alternated during Saturday's and Sunday's competition play.

Tournament Format 

• Teams, elimination and final play.
• Non-interdivisional - e.g., a team from the handicap division will not play against a team from the scratch division.
• Time permitting, the lanes will be re-oiled between each day's shift play.
• As competition allows, unused lanes may be available for recreational play.
• If a complete team roster cannot be formed:
  • In the handicap division, efforts will first be made to randomly assign registered bowler(s) without a team assignment to the team. If there is still a vacancy, the team will bowl and a handicap score of 100 will be applied to the vacancy. 
  • In the scratch division, the bowling manager has the right to assign available bowlers to the team. If there is still a vacancy, the missing player’s score will be an automatic zero for all competition games; thus, scratch teams are strongly advised to ensure full rosters. 
• Minimum number of games: Four
• Elimination: Three games are bowled on the first day, and the fourth/final game is bowled on the second day. Teams will be ranked by the sum of their scores from the elimination plays from both shifts. A maximum of the highest-ranked 12 teams from the handicap division and eight teams from the scratch division will advance to finals play. 
• Finals: Following day 2 elimination play concludes and a 10-minute warm-up period. Team totals are reset. A single game will determine the tournament winner and first runner-up based on totals. In case of a tie, one additional frame will be bowled in a “sudden death” round. 

Venue 

Memory Lanes
2520 S 26th Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55406