Thursday, June 29, 2006
How it works?
6/25/06
A lot of people have asked how the actual bowling competition works. Well, for those who remember from Israel last year, the bowling competition is actually divided into six distinct disciplines. The following is our tentative schedule with a description:
Monday, July 3: Singles (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men and top three women, determined by highest total pinfall)
Tuesday, July 4: Doubles (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s two-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Thursday, July 6: Trios (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s three-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Friday, July 7: Five-person teams: (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s five-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Sunday, July 9: Masters competition (a round-robin tournament of the top 16 men and top 12 women with the highest 24-game totals; each bowler begins the day at zero and earns whatever score they bowl plus 10 additional pins for a win and 5 additional pins for a tie; a step-ladder finals with the top three men and top three women will determine the medal winners)/
The sixth discipline is the all-events (that’s what I won in Israel). It’s simply taking the 24 games from the first four days and adding them up; the three men and the three women with the highest 24-game totals earn the medals.
A lot of people have asked how the actual bowling competition works. Well, for those who remember from Israel last year, the bowling competition is actually divided into six distinct disciplines. The following is our tentative schedule with a description:
Monday, July 3: Singles (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men and top three women, determined by highest total pinfall)
Tuesday, July 4: Doubles (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s two-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Thursday, July 6: Trios (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s three-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Friday, July 7: Five-person teams: (each bowler rolls six games; medals are awarded to the top three men’s and top three women’s five-person teams, determined by the highest combined pinfall)
Sunday, July 9: Masters competition (a round-robin tournament of the top 16 men and top 12 women with the highest 24-game totals; each bowler begins the day at zero and earns whatever score they bowl plus 10 additional pins for a win and 5 additional pins for a tie; a step-ladder finals with the top three men and top three women will determine the medal winners)/
The sixth discipline is the all-events (that’s what I won in Israel). It’s simply taking the 24 games from the first four days and adding them up; the three men and the three women with the highest 24-game totals earn the medals.
The schedule is subject to change, and we'll determine that on Saturday night at the technical meeting.
By the end of the competition, with a potential for 40 tournament games and tons of practice shot and practice games, all you are ready for is a good nap!
As we bowl, I’ll be posting results for all the competitors here so you can see how we are all doing.
# posted by Matthew Halpern @ 7:56 PM 
