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Championship Title
32nd Boysen-PBC Philippines International Open
Rules & Regulations
  1. RULES
    All PBC and FIQ WTBA playing rules and regulations shall apply.
  2. ELIGIBILITY
    This Tournament is open to all current paid up members of PBC Affiliates and WTBA subject to Rules 204 in the WTBA playing rules & regulations.
  3. SANCTION
    This Tournament is sanctioned by the WTBA and ABF in its entirety.
  4. ENTRY FEES
    All entries must be submitted with the relevant fees. No refund will be allowed.
  5. REGISTRATION FEES
    US$10.00 per bowler (one time payment) for all Men's Open and Women's Open division.
  6. AVERAGES
    Only official averages of federations will be used and an entrant who has no established average prior to the cut off dates as of 1st January 2003 must use an average of 196 for men and 186 for ladies. New bowlers without an established average with federations, must produce written confirmation of their averages from their respective Associations. Overseas bowlers must produce written confirmation of their averages from their respective Associations or Congresses.
  7. SQUAD TIMES
    If preferred squad times indicated on the entry forms are not available, the Tournament Directors or their Assistants reserve the right to reallocate squad times at their discretion. The Tournament Directors reserve the right to open additional squads.
    Oiling of the lanes will be done after a maximum of 32 games per lane (4 squads with a maximum of 4 bowlers per pair of lane for each squad for the singles event) or after a maximum of 30 games per lane (5 squads with a maximum of 3 bowlers per pair of lane for each squad for the singles event).
  8. SUBSTITUTIONS
    Substitutions may be allowed provided it is reported to one of the Tournament Directors or their Assistants and duly approved by at least 15 minutes before the time of play.
  9. PARITICPATION
    Bowlers must play in their respective grades or in higher one. Bowlers from a higher grade will not be eligible to play in any of the lower grades. Bowlers in the graded division who wishes to participate in the Open division after qualifying in their respective grade, may do so without competing in the all-events again in the open grade. However they have to pay an additional registration of US$10.00. There will be no mixing of divisions in the doubles and team event. There can be mixing of division only for the purpose of completing the all-events for the bowlers in their respective divisions. However, the score of that event would only be counted towards the higher division.
  10. SINGLES
    4 games will be bowled in this event. A bowler may try in as many attempts with the first attempt bowled to count in the All-Events. Note: No bowler may win more than one prize in the Singles event. Php 600.00 per attempt for Associate, Graded & Senior Divisions, Php 750.00 per attempt for Open Class Division and Php 400.00 per attempt for the Youth Division.
  11. DOUBLES
    4 games will be bowled in this event. An entrant may bowl as many times as he/she chooses with the first attempt bowled to count in the All-Events. The same combination may try in as many attempts but they may win only one prize in the Doubles event. Two game series will be bowled by each bowler. Game Fees - Php 600.00 per attempt.
  12. TRIOS
    6 games will be bowled in this event. An entrant may bowl as many times as he/she chooses with the first attempt bowled to count in the All-Events. The same combination may try in as many attempts but they may win only one prize in the Trios event. Two game series will be bowled by each bowler. Game Fees - Php 750.00 per attempt.
  13. ALL EVENTS
    An entry fee of Php 750.00 is required in this event. The fee must be paid before attempting any of the Events. Failure to do so shall disqualify his/her All-Events Score. The onus is on the bowlers to ensure that he/she has paid up this fee before he/she attempts his/her first Event of the All-Events.
    An All-Events champion will be declared in each division from total pinfalls of their first attempt in Singles, Doubles and Trios.
  14. HIGH GAME
    High Game awards will be given to the highest game bowled in the male & female divisions throughout the entire championship excluding the Masters Finals.
    Special Note
    A lower grade bowler playing in a higher division will have his/her score classified according to the grade entered for.
  15. VERIFICATION OF SCORES
    It is the responsibility of each bowler and/or the team captain to verify the correctness of each game bowled by signing on the official entry form of each event. Once signed, the score shall stand unless otherwise decided by the Tournament Committee.
    In the event of any interruptions caused by power failure, the following procedure shall be followed:
    1. Any part of a game that cannot be recalled will be re-bowled from the first frame.
    2. If more than one game cannot be recalled, the series shall be declared null and void and a fresh series be rescheduled.
    3. If only one frame is missing, the bowler shall continue from the last frame bowled.
  16. REGISTRATION OF BOWLING BALLS
    All participants are advised to check their bowling balls used in the Tournament are certified as legal for weight and other specifications before they compete in their events. The onus is on the bowler to ensure that all balls he/she uses are certified legal as above.
    If at any time a bowler is found to have used an illegal ball even if previously certified legal by the Tournament Office, he/she shall be disqualified from the entire Tournament and stripped of all his/her winnings or positions standing and if the Tournament Committee is of the opinion that such usage was deliberate and was intended to cheat, he/she may be further reported to the PBC Disciplinary Committee/ or ABF Executive Committee for additional penalization. He/she may also be asked to return immediately to one of the Tournament Directors any awards that may have already been given to him/her.
    There should be no altering of the surface of the bowling balls nor application of any kind of liquid (including water) on the surface of the ball. If a bowler, coach or official violates this rule, a warning will be issued and the specific bowling ball confiscated for the block of games.
  17. MASTERS EVENT
    This event is open to bowlers who have entered and played in the All-Events in their respective grades in the Championship. A bowler who has qualified in his/her respective grade may play in a higher grade. The qualifying scores will be based on four games total in the Singles Event.
  18. TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
    1. When equal score ties are registered for any of the first three positions in the Singles, Doubles and Trios, co-champions or co-winners shall be declared. There shall be no play-off of the tie. Teams or players with equal scores will share the same prizes and the next position will get, in case of a tie for the first position, the 3rd position prize, and in case of a tie for the 2nd or 3rd position, no prizes at all.
    2. When a tie occurs for the last place in the Masters qualifying or end of the round robin event for the first and second place or third and fourth placed, a one game roll-off shall be held to determine the positions.
    3. If a tie exists in (b) after the tie-breaker, the ninth and tenth frame roll-off will be utilized and/or repeated until the tie is broken.
  19. CHEATING
    Any bowler found guilty of cheating at scores, averages eligibility or in any other counts will be immediately disqualified from the entire tournament and reported to the Disciplinary Committee of Philippine Bowling Congress and the Asian Bowling Federation for further action. He/she will also be stripped of his/her winnings and positions standing and be asked to return to the Tournament Directors any awards that may have already been given to him/her. When in doubt, bowlers are reminded to consult the Tournament Directors on any issues.
  20. BOWLERS' ATTIRE
    1. Bowlers who will be playing the Masters finals must conform with the uniform as stipulated in the WTBA playing rules.
    2. All male bowlers in shorts and/or singlets will not be permitted to bowl. Female bowlers may wear half length slacks.
    3. Bowlers are requested to be dressed for their events with a sense of decorum. Rubber bands or socks pulled over trousers/slacks will be disallowed.
  21. SLOW BOWLING
    Bowlers who are in readiness to step on the approach to deliver a ball, shall have the following rights and obligations:
    1. They may claim right of way over anyone moving to the approach or preparing to bowl on the lane immediately on their left.
    2. They may claim right of way over anyone moving to the approach or preparing to bowl on the lane immediately on their right.
    3. c) Players shall be ready to bowl when it is their turn should not delay to go to the approach, is a lane immediately adjacent to them on the left and right side is clear
    Penalty shall be imposed to bowler(s) who is four (4) frames (For Singles, Doubles and Masters Finals), and two (2) frames (for Team Event) slower from the leader not counting the end pair of lanes. The penalty will be to forfeit the score in the next frame.
  22. PROTESTS
    1. SCORES
      Must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Directors or their Assistants within 12 hours of the event, and in the case of an elimination round, before the next round. In the case of the last match of the Step-Ladder Grand Finals of the Masters event, such protests, if any should be addressed to the same officials before prize presentation. No protest made after the prize presentation will be entertained.
    2. FOULS
      Must be bought to the attention of the Lane Marshal before the delivery of the next ball. No complaints made after the 2nd ball has been bowled shall be entertained.
    3. ELIGIBILITY
      Must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Directors or their Assistants within 24 hours of the first infringement or before the next round or prize presentation or whichever is earlier.
  23. SPECIAL NOTES
    1. Bowlers are requested to refrain from swearing on the lanes.
    2. Bowlers shall restrict themselves to their respective lanes and exercise consideration for all participants.
    3. Bowlers wearing soft rubber soles on their non-sliding foot may be barred from further bowling subject, to the scrutiny of the Tournament Directors.
    4. Bowlers are not allowed to sand or apply any form of liquid or chemical on the surface of bowling balls during any block of competition.
    5. The Tournament Directors reserve the right to accept or reject ant entry they deem fit.
    6. Any matters arising and not covered in these Tournament Rules will be decided by the Tournament Chairman, the Tournament Directors or the Tournament Committee whose decision shall be final subject only to appeal to the (federation). Such appeal should be made in writing and within 48 hours of the decision by any of the above.
      Notwithstanding the above, an appeal FOR THE DECISION OF THE PBC may still be lodged with the FIQ WTBA Asian Zone but through the Philippine Bowling Congress and within 30 days of the PBC's decision.
    7. It is the responsibility of the host federation to circulate to the participating federations all technical information including the program setting of the oiling machine, the oiling pattern graph, brand of oiling machine, type of oil and cleaner used.
Masters Event
  1. This event is open to those bowlers who have competed and completed the Singles, Doubles and Trios events in their respective grades and have paid up proof of their All-Events entries
  2. The qualifying scores will be based on 4 games total from the Singles event.
  3. In the event of a tie for the last position in the qualifying round, a one game roll-off will serve as a tie breaker.
  4. All qualifiers must check with the Tournament Directors 24 hours before their finals roll-off, to confirm their fixtures and/or to check for any changes in the schedule.
  5. Any matter not covered in the rules will be dealt with by the Tournament Directors or the Tournament Committee whose decision shall be final and binding subject to appeal to the Philippine Bowling Congress Council and the ABF Executive Council.
  6. No. of Qualifiers for Masters roll-off:
    MEN'S OPEN MASTERS
    1. Defending Champion
    2. Top 12 Local Qualfiers
    3. Top 12 Overseas Qualifiers
    4. Top 11 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    LADIES' OPEN MASTERS
    1. Defending Champion
    2. Top 8 Local Qualfiers
    3. Top 8 Overseas Qualifiers
    4. Top 7 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    MEN'S GRADED
    1. Top 6 Local Qualfiers
    2. Top 6 Overseas Qualifiers
    3. Top 6 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    LADIES' GRADED
    1. Top 4 Local Qualfiers
    2. Top 4 Overseas Qualifiers
    3. Top 4 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    MEN'S ASSOCIATE
    Top 16 Local Qualifiers
    WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE
    Top 12 Local Qualifiers
    MEN'S SENIOR MASTERS
    Top 16 Local Qualifiers
    WOMMEN'S SENIOR MASTERS
    Top 12 Local Qualifiers
    YOUTH BOY'S OPEN
    1. Top 6 Local Qualfiers
    2. Top 6 Overseas Qualifiers
    3. Top 4 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    YOUTH GIRL'S OPEN
    1. Top 4 Local Qualfiers
    2. Top 4 Overseas Qualifiers
    3. Top 4 Qualifiers from Local and Overseas pool
    All the above top qualifiers based on the Singles score, will be listed in the Championship Results Board from the start of the qualifying rounds till the and last squad
  7. SENIOR MASTERS: This event is open to all bowlers who are 50 years old as of May 31, 2003. The top 16 male and top 12 female qualifiers shall play a 10 game series with lane movement after every game and positioning on the last game. Top three (3) finishers in each division shall be declared Senior Masters Champion, 1st Runner-Up and 2nd Runner-Up respectively. Class A and B bowlers for both men and women divisions shall be given a handicap of 8 and 16 respectively, per game, in the qualifying and finals game. Finals will be on June 6, 2003 at 9:00 am. Check-in at 8:30 a.m. Game fees: Php 1,500.00.
  8. YOUTH MASTERS: This event is open to bowlers who are 22 years of age as of January 1, 2003 (born on Jan. 2, 1980 or after). The top 16 boys and top 12 girls qualifiers as described above shall play a 10-game series with lane movement after every game and positioning on the last game. Finals will be on June 9, 2003 at 8:00 pm. Check -in at 7:30 pm. Game fees: Php 1,500.00.
  9. ASSOCIATE MASTERS: This event is open to local bowlers only with an average of 180 and below for men & 170 and below for women. The top 16 male and top 12 female qualifiers shall play a 10 game series with lane movement after every game and positioning on the last game. The Finals will be held on June 12, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. Check-in at 7:30 am. Game fees: Php 2,000.00 for Men and Php 1,800.00 for Women.
  10. MEN'S GRADED MASTERS: This event is open to all Men Graded bowlers with an average of 195 to 181. The top 6 local qualifiers, top 6 overseas qualifiers and top 6 from the local and overseas pool will bowl 12 games in the Finals on June 12, 2003, at 12:30 noon. Check-in at 12:00 nn. Game fees: Php 2,500.00.
  11. WOMEN'S GRADED MASTERS: This event is open to all Women Graded bowlers with an average of 185 to 171. The top 4 local qualifiers, top 4 overseas qualifiers and top 6 from the local and overseas pool, will bowl 12 games in the Finals on June 12, 2003, at 12:30 noon. Check-in at 12:00 nn. Game Fees : Php 2,200.00.
  12. WOMEN'S OPEN MASTERS: This event is open to all Women bowlers. The top 8 local qualifiers, top 8 overseas qualifiers and the top 7 qualifiers from the local and overseas pool, together with the defending champion will play in the Masters Finals on June 12, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. check-in at 5:00 pm. The Masters Finals format will be played in 3 Rounds as follows:
    Round 1 - 24 Bowlers will bowl 8 games
    Round 2 - 24 Bowlers will bowl another 8 games. The scores of Round 1 will be carried forward. At the end of the Round 2 based on 16 games total, the top 6 bowlers will qualify for Round 3.
    Round 3 - The 4th, 5th & 6th placed bowlers will bowl one game. Winner with the highest score will qualify to meet 2nd and 3rd placed bowlers for another one game competition. The winner with the highest score will then qualify to meet the 1st placed bowler in a one plus one games step-ladder grand finals. In the event the 1st placed bowler wins the 1st game, she will be declared the Champion. If the 1st placed bowler looses the 1st game, there will be one more game (sudden death) roll off on scratch to decide the Champion.
    Game Fees - Php 3,000.00.
    Note: Bowlers who lose in the their round 3 match (stepladder) can only go down one position from their original rank prior to round 3 match. (For example, a bowler who came in fourth and loses in the first round one match will become 5th place) Subsequently, the maximum a bowler could move up would be two ranks unless that bowler moves up to the next round. In other words, the play-off for the first and second matches is used only to determine the bowler who would move up to the next match.
  13. MEN'S OPEN MASTERS: This event is open to all Men bowlers. The top 12 local qualifiers, top 12 overseas qualifiers and the top 11 qualifiers from the local and overseas pool, together with the defending champion will play 8 games in Round 1 of the Masters Finals on June 12, 2003, at 9:30 p.m.. Check-in at 9:00 p.m.
    The Format of Masters Finals in 3 Rounds will be the same as for the Ladies' Open Masters in item 9 above.
    Game Fees - Php 3,500.00.
  14. REPORTING TIME: All Masters Finalists must check in personally 30 minutes to one hour before their respective roll-off times. Reserves will be called 15 minutes before roll-off.

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