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2011 Survivor Doubles Tournament Rules

1)      This is a baker format doubles tournament that is run in conjunction with the Junior World Team Challenge on the Friday night before the team event.  One member of each doubles team must be a current year participant in the Junior World Team Challenge.  All participants must be current season USBC members in good standing.  Doubles teams are mix or match.  This tournament will be USBC Youth certified. Bowlers must not have reached their 22nd birthday as of August 1, 2010 to be eligible.  Current and/or former PBA members are not eligible to compete.

2)      Entries are limited to the first 128 teams submitting completed and paid entries.  Entries may be submitted by mail  (postmark by June 1, 2012 or electronically until June 12, 2011.  After June 12, 2012 entries will only be accepted on-site on the day of the event.  On-site entries open Friday, June 22  at 1 pm.  Entries will be accepted until 1:30 pm, or until the tournament fills.  Entries received without payment will be rejected. Onsite entries must be paid in cash.

3)      Lane assignments will be distributed at check-in, with practice to begin at 2 PM.  Participants will receive 10 minutes of practice after which tournament play will begin.

4)      Teams will compete in one open division.  All competition will be scratch.  Average verification is not required.

5)      Cost:  Entry fee is $70.00 per doubles team ($32.00 lineage & expenses, $38.00 prize fund). Add $2.10 for electronic payment service fee if paid online.

6)      Awards:  All awards will be in the form of scholarships.  The awards ratio is a minimum of 1:8.  Based on 128 entries, the following scholarship places will be awarded:  1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd-4^th, 5^th-8^th, and 9^th-16^th   Awards money will be returned 100%.  Scholarships will be deposited with USBC’s SMART program.     Should the same bowler win more than one singles format side event (Sweeper A, Sweeper B, and/or Singles Shootout) - the bowling ball shall be awarded to the next place in the subsequent singles event.  Should a bowler win Survivor Doubles and one or more Singles events, the ball award shall be awarded in Survivor Doubles and any other balls will be awarded the next bowler in order of finish in the other events.

7)      Format:  This tournament is baker doubles format, and all competition is scratch.  In baker format, bowler 1 rolls frames 1,3,5,7,9, and bowler 2 rolls frames 2,4,6,8,10 of each game.  All teams will bowl six (6) qualifying games, moving after each game.  Upon completion of the qualifying round, scores will be totaled and the top 16 teams, according to total pins, will be placed on a bracket according to their place (i.e. 1^st vs 32nd , 2^nd vs. 31st , etc.)  The bracket round will be single elimination match play.  Each match will consist of two (2) games, with the total pins for both games determining winners.  Winners will advance on the bracket, while losers are eliminated from competition.  Opponents are determined by initial placement on, and advancement on the bracket.  Bracket competition will continue until first place is determined.

8)      In the event of a tie, teams will have a 9^th & 10^th frame roll-off.  If there is a tie in the championship match, a full game roll-off will determine the winner.  The format for all tiebreakers will be baker.

9)      Dress Code:  Collared shirts will not be required for these events.  However, clothing or equipment with alcohol or tobacco advertising, or with offensive material on them, will not be allowed.  Shirt must come down to the waist (abdomen fully covered when extended at the foul line).  Pants, jeans, shorts or skirts may be worn, but may not have holes or rips in them.  Shorts/shirts must be no shorter than fingertip length when standing straight with arms down at side.  All pants, shorts, skirts, etc. shall be worn at waist level (no sagging is permitted). Undergarments may not be visible.  Hats are not allowed. No sweat pants or sweatshirts may be worn.  No spaghetti straps are permitted.  Electronic devices such as Ipods, MP3 players, etc. may not be worn or used on the approach - they may be used in the settee area so long as they are not audible to any other bowler.  Cellular phones and pagers shall be put on silent mode or turned off and not used during competition.   The tournament director will have the final say on all dress code issues.

10)   Conduct:  Good sportsmanship is expected.  Poor sportsmanship, including foul language, gestures, and abuse of equipment, will not be tolerated.  One warning will be given, with repeat offenses dealt with by disqualification, with no refund of entry fee.  Bowlers who intentionally foul will receive zero for the frame.

11) LOCATION & TIME:  The 2012 event will be held at the Suncoast Bowling Center, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, June 22, 2012. 

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