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18th Annual Greater
Miami International - 2005
RULES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. The Greater Miami International
begins Saturday, May 7, 2005 and ends Saturday, May 14, 2005.
Bowling competition begins Sunday, May 8, 2005 and ends Friday, May
13, 2005.
2. Competition is open to all players
under the guidelines for each division.
a. All
competition for Regular adult division will be on a scratch basis. The
lowest age limit for players entered for competition will be 15 years of
age as of January 1st of the tournament year, unless a junior
division is added to the tournament.
b. Those players who wish to
qualify for American
Zone Ranking may only enter in Regular adult divisions; no ranking
points will be given in the Senior handicapped divisions. Ranking entry
and points are to be determined by WTBA American Zone rules for ranking.
c. Senior Division
players must be age 50 or older on the first day of competition (men's or
women's division). All competition for senior division bowlers shall be on
a handicapped basis. Bowlers in the senior division will receive a one pin
handicap per game, for each year of age above the age of 56 (Fifty-six),
(e.g.-age 57 = 1 point per game; age 58 = 2 points per game.) The maximum
handicap given will be 20 pins, regardless of age.
The age of senior bowlers must be verified with tournament
officials.
3. Winners in doubles, singles and all
events shall be determined by total pinfall of all games played in the
catagory. The top five players from the “All Events” will play in the
Masters Event. The winners of
the "Masters Event" shall be determined by the stepladder finals
– one game roll-off of top five players in stepladder format starting
with zero scores (positions determined by "all events" scores
bowled during the week.
Masters Event winners in each division will be declared “Tournament
Champions” of the year.
a.
The term "all events" shall include all games bowled in singles
and doubles.
NOTE:
Bowlers who cannot compete in an event due to their team’s incomplete
representation will bowl at the same time the regular event is rolled.
Every bowler will be assigned a lane so his or her score will count toward
the number of games required for all events. For equal representation on
the lanes, pacers will be provided when possible.
4.TIES: In the event of a tie for
1st Place trophy position in doubles or singles, there will be a one game
roll-off with the winner determined by total pinfall. Roll-off time will
be chosen by the Tournament Director and/or the Tournament Coordinator.
In the event of a tie for 1st Place trophy position in All Events,
bowlers will bowl and extra 10th frame until the tie has been broken with
the winner determined by total pinfall.
In the event of a tie in any games of the Masters Event, bowlers
will bowl and extra 10th frame until the tie has been broken
with the winner of that game determined by total pinfall.
5. AWARDS: Trophies will be awarded for
singles, doubles and all events – in men’s and women’s Regular and
Senior Divisions – 1st, 2nd and 3rd places if the division meets the
minimum number of players. Duplicate trophies will be awarded to all
members of doubles finishing among the top three places. The number of
Division trophies awarded will be dependent upon the number of entries.
Divisions must have a minimum of twelve (12) to bowl as a separate
division. If there are less than twelve, all will bowl in available
divisions, however the Highest All Events Score after 30 games for a
player registered for a division short of bowlers will be awarded an All
Events trophy for their entered division. Masters Event awards 1st
place winners in each division will be declared the Tournament Champion of
the year and will receive the traditional Champions white jacket as an
award.
6. High score awards will be given for
the men’s and women’s divisions for highest set (3 games) and highest
game score bowled during singles or doubles only. Should any event be
conducted in sets of more than three games, only the total score of the
first three games or the total score of the second three games of any set
will count toward high set honors.
NOTE:
ABC/WIBC members are also eligible for their organization's award program.
Bowlers must request from the tournament office the needed forms and
return them completed on the day the score was rolled to the tournament
office to have them submitted.
7. Bowling balls will be checked for
compliance with weight and balance regulations and must be on the
"approved ABC" ball list within time limits as set forth by the
Federation Internationale des Quilluers and may be called for
checking at any time during the tournament at the discretion of tournament
officials. Bowling balls found not in compliance at any time during the
competition or official practice will be disqualified for use in
competition play. Bowling balls will not be allowed to have surface
changed in any way during the period of each day's competition, beginning
with the practice time.
8. Participants are to report to
Cloverleaf Lanes in time to start daily competition promptly. During
Singles and Doubles competition, a bowler arriving late will be permitted
to bowl with his or her score beginning with the frame being bowled when
he or she is ready to bowl except for Masters Event. Bowlers will NOT be
permitted to make up missed frames or games. For Masters Stepladder
Finals, participants must report 1/2 hour before scheduled start of
competition to place announced. In the event that a bowler fails to report
on time for stepladder finals, the bowler will be disqualified from
competition and the alternate (6th place bowler) will bowl in the 5th
position.
9. Entry fee will be $250.00 (U.S.) for
bowlers, which includes all activities on Official Schedule of Events.
Regular lane fees will apply during unscheduled practice sessions.
10. No food or drinks will be allowed in
the bowlers' circle during participation in tournament competition.
Smoking is not permitted in the building at any time. Only
competing bowlers, authorized scorekeepers and official tournament
personnel are permitted in bowlers circle during competition.
11. Proper bowling attire should be worn
during all competition. Please wear a bowling shirt with your name and
country's name displayed prominently. There will be no official uniforms
for competition.
12. Bowlers will move one pair of lanes
to the right in their division after three games of a six game block.
Bowlers using the last pair for men's or women's division will move to the
first pair of lanes in their respective division.
NOTE:
An effort will be made to vary pairs of lanes for different sets as much
as possible.
13. A bowler shall not be eligible to
participate in the tournament if:
a.
He or she identifies himself or herself as a professional.
b.
His or her conduct is detrimental to the best interests of the Greater
Miami International Bowling Tournament.
PLEASE
NOTE: The State of Florida law specifically states that no alcoholic
beverages be served to any person under 21 years of age. The
tournament will not condone anyone under legal drinking age to
consume alcoholic beverages during the tournament.
14. Beginning with the second day of
competition in any event, bowlers will be grouped, when possible,
according to standings through the previous day of competition in that
event.
15. Each bowler in singles, or team
captain in doubles will be given a scoresheet at the beginning of each
squad for the event scheduled during that squad.
a.
Bowlers will keep their own score if designated official scorekeepers are
not available and fill in scoresheets. Bowlers are responsible to see that
scoresheets are filled in completely, accurately and signed.
b.
With automatic scoring, the computer score will be considered correct
unless an obvious machine error is brought to the immediate attention of
the tournament staff. Computer game score entries will be considered
correct and official. Errors must be brought to the tournament officials
attention as soon as occurs and in any rate no later than before the end
of the day of bowling in which the error occurred.
16. The Greater Miami International
generally operates in accordance with rules and guidelines issued by the
United States Bowling Congress and the Federation Internationale des
Quillers. This tournament will be sanctioned by WTBA. All WTBA
rules and regulations will be followed accordingly with the exception of
specific Greater Miami International tournament rules as allowed by WTBA
for sanctioned tournaments and stated in this document. The
tournament also obtains a Moral Support sanction from USBC.
Non-members may participate in a Moral Support sanctioned tournament with
award recognition automatically extended to USBC members. Eligible
non-members may qualify for WIBC-ABC award recognition at their option by
paying a non-member fee set by WIBC-ABC for which the respective congress
will issue an unattached membership card. This tournament is open to
players of all countries and their territories of the world.
Non-member countries are eligible for entry under WTBA Rule 204:
Players from countries whose federation is not a member of FIQ may
participate not more than twice within 24 months following the first entry
in WTBA sanctioned tournaments, after which the federation must obtain FIQ
membership for its members to again be eligible for sanctioned
competition. The WTBA Presidium may authorize further participation by
players from such non-member federations as described herein.
a.
The Tournament Director or designated Tournament Official reserves the
right to rule interpretation and all decisions. The settlement of any
question, which may arise and/or is not covered in these rules will be
left to the Tournament Director's discretion and shall be considered final
unless an appeal is made in accordance with ABC/WIBC/FIQ rules.
b.
Problems and questions of rule interpretation should be brought to the
immediate attention of Tournament Officials as they occur.
c.
ABC, WIBC and FIQ members have right of appeal in accordance with those
organizations' applicable rules.
17. When competition begins, coaching
will be permitted off the lanes as long as it does not interfere with the
bowler being ready to bowl in turn.
18. Closing date for entries will be May
8, 2005 or as soon as squads are full, whichever occurs first. The
tournament reserves the right to accept late entries or schedule
additional squads.
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