3rdWORLD SENIOR TENPIN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017
MUNICH, GERMANY
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Close 5pm Friday 20th January 2017
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We seek expressions of interest from senior bowlerswho wish to be considered for the 2017 Australian World Seniors Team to represent Australia at the 3rdWorld Seniors Tenpin Bowling Championshipsto be held in Munich, Germany in August 2017 (dates to be confirmed). Eligible bowlers will have been Silver Level Tenpin Bowling Australia Members in 2016 and 2017.

Bowlers wishing to be considered will need to complete and submit this nomination form to be eligible for selection. A selection trial will be conducted to determine the first 2 positions in each team, this will be conducted on the weekend of the 25th and 26th of February 2017 at AMF Rooty Hill, on multiple WTBA lane patterns. The remaining 2 positions in each team will then be selected by the appointed selection committee.

Please complete and return this expression of interest form to the TBA National Office on or before 20th of January 2017.A non-refundable nomination fee of $50.00 should accompany this nomination form:

Payment can be made by the following: *conditions apply.

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PLEASE SEND YOUR COMPLETED AND SIGNED EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO TBA NATIONAL OFFICE BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS FRIDAY 20th JANUARY 2017. NO LATE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.

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Kelly Warrenor post to:

Email Via: Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited

Fax: (07) 3262 5544PO Box 244 ALBION QLD 4010

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Eligibility requirements are as follows:

  1. Bowlers must be Silver Tenpin Bowling Australia members in 2016 and 2017 and must be Australian citizens
  2. Bowlers must be 50 years of age or above in the year of the Championship.
  3. Bowlers wishing to be considered must complete the attached EOI form and submit to the TBA national office by close of business Friday 20th January 2017.
  4. Bowlers unable to compete in the selection event are encouraged to provide a bowling resume and a brief statement of claims against the selection criteria. Evidence and sufficient reasoning will need to be provided for any bowlers who is unable to compete in part of, or the entire selection event.

Selection Trial Format*

DAY 1 – Saturday 25th of February 2017

11:30am Doubles: WTBA Medium pattern 6 games

3:30pm Teams (Block 1): WTBA Long pattern 3 games

DAY 2 – Sunday 26th of February 2017

8:30am Singles: WTBA Long pattern 6 games

12:30pm Teams (Block 2): WTBA Medium pattern 3 game

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The approved patterns will be published on the TBA website by the 31st of December 2016.

Selection Trial

The objective of the selection criteria, with particular emphasis on the combination of both automatic selection (first 2 positions) and open selection (remaining 2 positions), is to send Australia’s most competitive athletes to the World Championships taking into consideration performance over a sustained period and the ability to perform on WTBA patterns. The selection criteria, provides the opportunity for ageing in bowlers to represent Australia, while recognising those with international experience that were unsuccessful in gaining automatic selection or who were unable to compete in the selection event.

Format

All eligible bowlers will have the opportunity to compete in the selection trial. Bowlers will complete in a 6 game block of singles (3 to a pair), a 6 game block of doubles (4 to a pair) 6 game block of teams, broken up into 3 games each day (8 to a pair). After each 6 game block, bowlers will be allocated points based on their pinfall. Each bowler’s total points from the 3 blocks (Singles, Doubles and Teams) will be added together and the two male and two female bowlers with the lowest total points will earn the right to represent Australia.*

Points Allocation

Points will be allocated to eligible senior bowlers after each 6 game block, using the following point’s allocation system. 1 point will be allocated to 1st place, 2 points to 2nd place etc. continuing down to last place in each block.

Should there be a tie on points for the 2nd and 3rd placing’sat the completion of the roll off, the bowler with the highest total pinfall shall be awarded the position in the team. In the event of a further tie, the bowler with the highest game will be invited to fill the final position. The remaining two male and two female bowlers will then be selected in alignment with the TBA National Team Selection Policy by the committee listed below;*

Michael Craig (Chair) / Eric Jang / Daniel Webb

Requirements of Australian World Senior Team Members

Upon successful selection into the World Seniors team, athletes must fulfil the following requirement:

1.Participate in a minimum of 3 ranked events (Open, Ladies or Senior) in 2017 before 30th June 2017.

2.Be available to participate in a team training session (currently scheduled for Monday the 26th of June following the Sydney Seniors Classic ranked event, further details to be confirmed).

*Selection committee and event format are subject to change.

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