CENTRAL ALBERTA 5-PIN BOWLERS ASSOCIATION

Just $3.00 / person league entry fee.

Zone Finals

This event no longer has a national championship.

Top teams at provincials will be awarded cash prizes

Travel assistance for provincials, to a maximum of $60 per event day,

available upon submission of acceptable receipts.

For more information about this event see/contact

www.centralalberta5pin.com  or secretary@centralalberta5pin.com

CENTRAL ALBERTA 5-PIN BOWLERS ASSOCIATION

HIGH-LOW DOUBLES

More information? Contact secretary@centralalberta5pin.com or see www.centralalberta5pin.com

Tournament Rules and Regulations

 1)      Note: The Provincial Finals are for cash prizes.  There is no longer a National Championship in this event.

2)      The rules of the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association shall apply.  Must be 19 years of age December 31^st

3)      Consult the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association High-Low Doubles information sheets for eligibility requirements and tournament format for the league.

4)      Entry is open to any person who: A) is a member of the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association; B) resides within the Central Zone of the Alberta 5 Pin Bowlers' Association.  Proof of age, residency and membership is required at the Alberta Championships.

5)      A bowler may enter on more than one doubles team, but may only advance to the Zone Championships on one team. 

6)      Zone finals (4 games) will take place as follows,

a)      South zone including Stettler at Red Deer (Riverside) on Sunday, January 18th at 10 a.m.

b)      North zone (north of Highway 12 excluding Stettler) in Ponoka on Sunday, March 8 at 10 a.m.

7)      Entry into the tournament is $3.00 per person for all 5 pin card holders (at either the league or house round).

8)      The average date submitted for the zone finals shall be December 31^st (South) and March 1^st (North)   with a minimum of twelve (12) games bowled.

9)      All results, from your bowling centre round, shall be compiled and forwarded to the High-Low Doubles chairperson, South to arrive by Monday, January 5^th, North to arrive by Monday, February 23^rd.  

10)  Zone finalists will comprise the top team from each bowling centre, then the teams most over average from the remainder of the entrants to fill the available shifts as determined by the zone chairperson.

11)  The top six (6) teams in each zone section will advance to the provincial finals in Calgary on April 4th.

12)  If a team member declines to advance to the zone round or Alberta Championships, an alternate shall be allowed, providing that, the alternate comes from the same league and is in the same high-low average class as the person who withdrew.  Once a bowler declines to advance to the zone or Alberta Championships, under no circumstances may that bowler re-enter the event for that year.

13)  Zone finalists will pay $50.00 per team which includes lineage and $5.00 per team as assessed by the Alberta 5 Pin Bowlers' Association.

14)  Dress code for the zone finals is “neat and tidy” at the discretion of the tournament committee.  Persons violating the dress code will be asked to change or withdraw.  Failure to comply may result in suspension from the tournament and the Association.

15)  The Championships may be a non-smoking event, as determined by local ordinance or by a majority of entrants at the start of the Championships.

16)  The winners advancing to the provincial finals in will be liable for their own travel and accommodation expenses, offset by an allowance from the zone, payable upon submission of receipts to the treasurer.

17)  The Alberta 5 Pin Bowlers’ Association Dress Code will apply at the Alberta Championships.  It states that each entrant must wear

a)      a loaned zone shirt (to be returned after the tournament),

b)      slacks, skirt or skort; with straight, hemmed bottom and solid colour, no fluorescent colours, denim, track or sweat pants,

c)      No hats or caps (exceptions for medical or religious reasons). 

d)      Flagrant disregard for the Dress Code shall result in the entrant being asked to adhere to the Dress Code or pay a $100 fine to bowl in the disallowed clothing.