O55 Championships Rules

 

NORTHERN IRELAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION

O55 CHAMPIONSHIPS RULES

    1. Entry will only be accepted on the Official Championship Entry form, completed either by paper or electronic. All players names must be entered. Incomplete Entry Forms will not be accepted.
    2. This Competition shall be open to all members of affiliated Clubs in all Divisions in NIBA League.
    3. Competitors in this Championship must be 55 years of age or over, on or before 1 April in the current year.
    4. Members of each Club may make their own arrangements with reference to the Pairs, and Triples competitions. 
    5. The same players must compete throughout the Competition unless satisfactory reasons are submitted for the substitution of not more than one player by a member of the same Club who has not already taken part in that Competition. The original player must be reinstated for subsequent games, if they so desire, and the same substitute must be used in that competition, if again required. 
    6. Should an entrant in the Pairs or Triples Competition withdraw through illness or other unforeseen circumstances prior to its commencement, another member of the Club may be nominated, who automatically becomes an original member of the Competition. Such nominations, in writing, must be forwarded to the Honorary Competitions Secretary before the start of the second round.
    7. Winners in O55 Pairs and O55 Triples Championships competitions will not be entitled to play in the National Championships which are held by the Irish Bowling Association.
    8. General Competition Rules 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 shall apply.

O55 PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

  1. The Competition shall be called The Northern Ireland Bowling Association’s O55 Pairs Championship.
  2. The entrance fee for each Pair shall be agreed annually at the AGM.
  3. Each game shall be 18 ends and in the case of a tie an extra end shall be played to decide the winners. Each competitor shall play four bowls.
  4. Suitable award shall be presented to the winning competitors and to the runners-up.

O55 TRIPLES CHAMPIONSHIP

  1. The Competition shall be called The Northern Ireland Bowling Association’s O55 Triples Championship.
  2. The entrance fee for each Triple shall be agreed annually at the AGM.
  3. Each game shall be 18 ends and in the case of a tie, an extra end shall be played to decide the winners. Each competitor shall play three bowls.
  4. Suitable award will be presented to the winning competitors and the runners-up.
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