Super 6’s – 2022

 

NIBA Super 6’s Competition

Rules and Notes

Dress Code: Club Tops & Greys
Results & Team sheets to Stephen Moran

Rules

  • Each team will consist of 3 Pairs.
  • Each of the 3 games will be 3 bowls pairs, with 2 set of 9 ends.
  • Trial ends prior to the first set must only be 2 bowl.
  • A set won is worth 1 point, a drawn set is worth ½ point each.
  • If, a game ends 2 sets to nil, then a bonus point is awarded to the successful pair.
  • If after 2 sets a game is 1½ – ½, then the pair winning a set gains the bonus point.
  • If, however, after 2 sets played the score is 1 set each, a best of 3 ends tie-break set will commence, worth 1 further point.
  • In the tie-break, it is ends won regardless of shots scored.
  • An individual game can therefore be won 3 – 0, 2½ – ½ or 2 -1.
  • This process, repeated over the pairs 3 games played, may produce an overall match winner, best of 9 points.
  • If, however, points are level at 4½ – 4½, each team will choose 1 pair to play a best of 3 ends tie-break to determine the overall winners. Again, it is ends won.
  • There are no burnt ends, the jack is to be re-spotted to the 2 metre “T.”
  • Games are to commence at 6:30pm, and in the event of a Club having 2 teams drawn at home on the same night, those games will be played on either half of the green.
  • Games will start following a coin toss to decide who plays first, as in a regular league game. The team winning the toss will choose, in each pairing individually, whether to keep or give away the jack. That choice transfers in the second set to the other pair. If a tie break is required, in any situation, then winner of the toss gets the choice on the first and third ends of the tiebreak. Again, that choice is transferred in the second set.

Entries & Notes for Divisions 1 & 2

Balmoral – Showmen
Banbridge – Ladies of The Bann, Old & New
Bangor – Super Seasiders
Castle – Knights, Warriors
Curran – Rockets, Power
Donaghadee – Dee Dynamite
Lisnagarvey – Garvey Groundhogs, Lisnagarvey Lightning
North Down – City Slickers
Portadown – Roses
Sydenham – Rams
Whitehead – Pirates, Brooks

Total number of teams entered = 16 in 1 group of 5, 2 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 teams.
In the 5 team group, teams will play 2 home games and 2 away games with 1 bye.
In the 4 team groups teams play each other once, with the third fixture being reversed to
complete a fourth set of matches. Each team therefore ends up with 2 home and 2 away games.
In the 3 team group each team plays the other home and away, making 4 games.

The 4 Group Winners proceed to the QFs along with the 4 Runner Up teams.
The group winners will be seeded 1-4 according to points scored (then games won, then sets
won if necessary). The 4 teams qualifying as a runner up will be seeded 5-8 on the same
basis as above. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other in the QFs.*

The Quarter Final draws will be as follows:
No. 1 Seed vs No. 8 Seed
No. 2 Seed vs No. 7 Seed
No. 3 Seed vs No. 6 Seed
No. 4 Seed vs No. 5 Seed

*If the 8th Seed was in the same group as the No.1 Seed then they will face the No.2 Seed
instead, with 1 playing 7, as the runner up team cannot face their group winner in the QFs*
The same applies for the 7th seed, who will then play the 1st seed.

The Semi Final draw will be as follows, with the games played at neutral venues unless
teams drawn to play each other are from the same club or are sharing the same green.

SF 1 – Highest Remaining Seed vs Lowest Remaining Seed
SF 2 – Second Highest Remaining Seed vs Third Highest Remaining Seed

The Final will be played at a neutral venue, unless the teams are from the same club or are
sharing the same green.

FINAL – Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2

Entries & Notes for Divisions 3a & 3b

Annalong – Swifts, Rangers
Antrim Lawn – Saints, Sinners
Balmoral – Belvoirs
Castleton – Crusaders, Knights
Curran – Cavaliers
Divis – Falls Park Thorns
Finaghy – Falcons, Fury
Gilnahirk – Pick & Mix
Glengormley – Giants
Kilkeel – Vipers, Men of Mourne
Lisnagarvey – Giants, Grenadiers
Newry – Nitwits
Rathfriland – Auld Boys, Hillbillies, Orchard Heroes
Warrenpoint – Wizzards

Total number of teams entered = 22 in 1 group of 4 teams, and 6 groups of 3 teams

In the group of 4, teams play each other once, with the third fixture for each team being
reversed to complete a fourth set of matches. Each team therefore ends up with 2 home and
2 away games. In the groups of 3, each team plays the others home and away making 4 games.

The 7 Group Winners proceed to the QFs seeded 1 to 7, with the Best Runner Up seeded 8,
according to points scored (then games won, then sets won if necessary).

The Quarter Final draws will be as follows:
No. 1 Seed vs No. 8 Seed
No. 2 Seed vs No. 7 Seed
No. 3 Seed vs No. 6 Seed
No. 4 Seed vs No. 5 Seed

The Semi Final draw will be as follows, with the games played at neutral venues unless
teams drawn to play each other are from the same club or are sharing the same green.
SF 1 – Highest Remaining Seed vs Lowest Remaining Seed
SF 2 – Second Highest Remaining Seed vs Third Highest Remaining Seed

The Final will be played at a neutral venue, again unless the teams are from the same club
or are sharing the same green.

FINAL – Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2