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The
American Zone has announced a new format for the 2005 Ranking as follows:
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The Zone will be divided
into three regions
Northern - Canada,
Mexico, United States - Hazel McLeary, coordinator
Central and Caribbean - Bahamas, Bermuda, Costa
Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Virgin Islands, Nicaragua, Panamá,
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic -
Hugo Cuellar is the co-ordinator
South - Netherlands Antillas, Aruba,
Argentina; Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay
and Venezuela -Veronica Raija is the co-ordinator
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Each region may designate
unlimited Open (scratch) tournaments as 'ranking events'.
An open tournament is one in which any player may enter. A calendar of
ranking events will be announced in late December, early January 2005.
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Players may
compete in as many events as they wish in any region.
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Points earned in
another region will be added to points earned in their own region
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The top 16 men and 16
women in each region with the highest point total will be eligible for the final
ranking tournament that will be held in December 2005 at a site to be
determined. The 8 men and 8 women
who will represent the American Zone at the World Ranking Tournament will be
selected from this event. The World Ranking Masters includes the top 8 ranking
men and women from the three zones, who will bowl for a separate prize fund. The
WRM will be held in Kuwait in 2006.
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Each open tournament
organizer will pay $200 (US) - $100
for the American Zone - $100 for WTBA for the right to be designated as a
'American Zone Ranking Event'. The
tournament management will be responsible to collect $25 from each player who
wishes to be entered in the ranking (Optional). Players will pay this fee in
each ranking event they enter.
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Funds collected in excess
of $5000 (payable to WTBA) will be designated as prize funds in the final
zone-ranking tournament. Fees
collected from male entrants will be paid in the men's division, women's fees
collected will be paid in the women's division.
Tournament
directors who wish to have their event designated as a 'ranking event' should
contact:
Canada:
Hazel McLeary
250-392-6506 -
e-mail: hmcleary@telus.net
USA
Kevin Dornberger 414-423-3327
- e-mail: mrridgman@aol.com
Mexico
Jose Acquilar e-mail femebo@prodigy.net.mx
For
further information contact:
Hazel McLeary, CTF Communications Director
E-mail:
hmcleary@telus.net
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