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20th Annual South
Florida International - 2007
RULES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. The South Florida
International, formerly the Greater Miami
International, begins Saturday, May 12 and ends Saturday,
May 19. Bowling
competition begins Sunday, of the tournament week and
ends Friday, of the tournament week.
2. Competition is
open to all USBC/FIQ 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. 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 category. 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:
USBC 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 any 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 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 South Florida 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 South Florida
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 South Florida
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 USBC/FIQ rules.
b.
Problems and questions of rule interpretation should
be brought to the immediate attention of Tournament
Officials as they occur.
c.
USBC 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 first day of tournament 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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