Super 6’s Competition
Rules and Notes 2023
Dress Code: Club Tops & Greys
Results & Team sheets to Super 6’s Secretary, Tom Evans
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.
- Entry by Official Entry form, completed with 6 named players, received by official closing date.
- Clubs with 2 or more Teams must have a separate pool of 6 or more players for each Team.
- A player is bound to a Team for the duration of the competition.
- Unlimited number of substitutes may be used, provided the substitute has not played in another Team for that Club.
Entries & Notes for Divisions 1 & 2 Competition
Annalong – Vipers
Banbridge – Now & Then, Bann-anarama
Bangor – Super Seasiders
Castle – Knights, Warriors
Curran – Rockets, Power
Donaghadee – Dee Dynamite
Lisnagarvey – Garvey Groundhogs, Garvey Lightning
North Down – City Slickers, Amazons
Rathfriland – Hillbillies, Orchard Heroes
Whitehead – Pirates, Brooks
Total number of teams entered = 17 in 2 groups of 4 and 3 groups of 3 teams.
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 5 Group Winners proceed to the QFs along with the 3 best Runner Up teams.
The group winners will be seeded 1-5 according to points scored (then games won, then sets
won if necessary). The 3 teams qualifying as a runner up will be seeded 6-8 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 2023 Semi Final draw will be as follows, with the games played at Antrim Lawn BC
on Tuesday 8 August
SF 1 – Highest Remaining Seed vs Lowest Remaining Seed
SF 2 – Second Highest Remaining Seed vs Third Highest Remaining Seed
The 2023 Final will be played Antrim Lawn BC on Wednesday 16 August
FINAL – Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2
Entries & Notes for Divisions 3A & 3B Competition
Antrim Lawn – Saints, Sinners
Castleton – Crusaders
Curran – Cavaliers, Storm
Divis – Deelights
Finaghy – Falcons, Fury
Glengormley – Flyers
Lisnagarvey – Grenadiers, Weavers
Londonderry Park – Flyers
Newcastle – Pirates
Warrenpoint – Chargers, Gamblers, Warriors
Total number of teams entered = 16 in 4 groups of 4 teams.
In the groups 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.
The 4 Group Winners proceed to the QFs seeded 1 to 4, with the best Runner Up seeded 5 to 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
*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 2023 Semi Final draw will be as follows, with the games played at Antrim Lawn BC
on Wednesday 9 August
SF 1 – Highest Remaining Seed vs Lowest Remaining Seed
SF 2 – Second Highest Remaining Seed vs Third Highest Remaining Seed
The 2023 Final will be played at Antrim Lawn BC on Wednesday 16 August
FINAL – Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2