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In the event of any disputes, the final
decision will be made by the EIBA.
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Participants MUST
ONLY ENTER FROM ONE COUNTY. Any breach of this Rule
will result in disqualification of the competitor.
If
through lack of numbers a player can compete in another County.
They may only qualify for their County if they qualify through
their substitute County.
Participants who do not turn up
on the day, whether County, Regional or National, will not be
allowed to take part in the following year. An appeal may be
lodged with the EIBA and extenuating circumstances (e.g. illness
and/or bereavement, etc) will be taken into consideration. Any
appeal must be lodged within 7 days of the competition date.
Where there is a conflict of interest, the participant MUST
choose which commitment they are honouring, as failure to attend
deprives someone of the opportunity to take part in the County,
Regional and/or National event.
A minimum of 14
(Fourteen) days notice of intention to withdraw is required.
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Open to all young bowlers
who have not attained the age of 18 years on or by 30th
September 2024. The competition will be run in two sections:
- • Juniors who have attained the age of 8 years but not 14
years on or by 30th September 2024. •
Seniors who have attained the age of 14 years but not 18 years
on or by 30th September 2024.
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County Organisers MUST
check dates of birth. Where a form is received and the
participant is over-age, then that player will be disqualified.
It is a condition of entry to these events that a direct contact
email/address for each Participant is provided to the County
Organiser. C/O address referring to a Club will not be accepted.
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The points from the Round
Robin singles will be added to the points obtained in the skills
tests and these totals will decide the qualifiers.
If,
when these two sets of points are added together there is a tied
position from which there must be a result, the player with the
highest shots difference will be the winner. If this does not
find a winner, then the number of ends won will be taken into
account. If this still does not produce a result then a 1 end
sudden-death will be played.
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THE INDOOR SINGLES GAME
WILL BE SEVEN (7) ENDS WITH THREE (3) BOWLS.
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Players to be divided into groups of four (4)
by the County Organiser and initially play a Round Robin.
A minimum of 4 players is required in an age group to
constitute a competition. Where the number in an age group is
less than 4, application should be made to a neighbouring county
to compete in their appropriate competition. (N.B. However,
please note Rule 2 above re: entering from a neighbouring
county).
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Event will be limited to one group per rink
available i.e. 6 rinks = 24 players; 8 rinks = 32 players.
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In the Round Robin stage,
the winner of each game shall be the player who scores the most
shots over seven ends and he/she will be awarded 10 points for a
win. Should, through the absence of a player, a competitor be
given a bye then 10 points will be awarded.
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In the event of equal
scores after seven ends, each player shall be awarded FIVE
points.
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Each County will submit the highest qualifiers
as follows: - Entries 1 - 7 players in an age group - County
will submit 1 top player Entries 8 or more in an age group -
County will submit 2 top players
From the Regional events
the top scoring 2 juniors and 2 seniors will go through by right
to the National School of Excellence.
Those selected to
take part in the National event will receive a personal
invitation from the EIBA Ltd.
In Regional & National
events, any remaining spaces will be awarded fairly across the
Regions by taking the next highest scorers.
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All games will be played in accordance with the
current Crystal Mark, Fourth Edition, Laws of the Sport of
Bowls, except that the ends will be limited as determined by
Rule 6 above.
All bowls must be stamped with the World
Bowls official stamp (oval rugby ball shaped) or bowls with the
WBB stamp of 2024 No other stamp is valid and will be checked by
the umpire before the start of play.
Training bowls will
be allowed for competitors in the Junior Section.
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The winner of toss has choice of taking the
jack or giving it away.
The Mat may be given away on the
first end or on an extra end but NOT in subsequent ends. i.e.
winner of an end delivers the jack.
One trial end on
first game only.
Only 1 visit to the head per end.
One dead/killed end only permitted to each player during
each game with no penalty. Any additional dead/killed ends will
incur a penalty of 2 shots away. All dead/killed ends will count
as an end played.
Players MUST sign card on completion of
game which confirms their acceptance of the scores. Once the
card is signed, then that score WILL STAND.
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Should, through the absence of a player, it be
necessary to give a participant a bye, then 10 points will be
awarded to that person.
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County Organisers are requested to refer any matters
concerning the conduct of these events to their allocated
Regional Organiser in the first instance or the EIBA, who will
consult with the Steering Group. |