Welsh Players Association (W.P.A)
(affiliated
to the W.C.G.B.A)
RULES / FORMAT 2009
The WPA was formed in 2008 to promote the game of bowls and
provide high quality competition for all those players with
ambition.
The Competition shall be known as the Welsh Players Association
(Hereafter called W.P.A) but this may be altered to meet any
condition of sponsorship.
1 The officials of the competition shall be President, Chairman,
V/Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Tournament Officer, I.T &
Planning Officer + 1 player representative from each of the 4
areas.
2 The competition will consist of 40 players playing on 4
different venues across the area, 20 players in a.m session
commencing 10.00 hrs and 20 players in pm session commencing 1400
hrs.with 30 mins practice time allocated before play in each
session.
3 Each player will be requested to forward to the Tournament
Official, 2 x am & 2 x pm dates in which they would wish to
participate. In the event of any special difficulties, players
concerned can contact Geraint by e-mail, telephone or text
(details below) whose decision shall be final. Scratch time 15
mins after start.
4 In each session players will draw at random a numbered bib,
which will then allocate them to the specific group in which they
will play. In a group of four, each player plays 2 games. The
playing order shall be 1v2, 3v4, loser of 1/2v loser of 3/4,
winner of 1v2v winner of 3/4. All games shall be 21 up. Ranking
points shall be allocated as follows: - winner 10 points. 2nd 6
pts, 3rd 4pts, 4th 2 points. In event of players failing to turn
up for any session without a 7 day prior notification, 2 points
will be deducted from his running total.
5 Each player taking part in competition shall pay £25
affiliation fee or £15 if they are a qualifier from the previous
year, which shall be paid by end of March in each year + £10 per
4 sessions.
6 Players will receive £10 for each game won in their group in
each of the 4 sessions with the 1 st in the group receiving an
extra £10.
7 At the end of the 4 sessions the 16 players with the highest
aggregate points will compete in a finals day with the format 1 v
16, 2v 15, etc etc .The overall champion will receive the trophy
together with a cash prize which shall be dependent on the amount
of sponsorship that has been attracted, with each of the 15
remaining players receiving appropriate lesser amounts. The
bowler that leads the averages at the end shall receive a trophy
together with a monetary award
That management will decide ALL prize money dependent on level of
Sponsorship/Fund raising efforts'
8 The top 28 players in the final ranking table will be invited
to participate in the ensuing years competition with the
remaining 12 places being played for in an open qualifying
competition which shall be held each year and played in the same
format as the main competition. There will be a minimum cut off
point of 24 players.
9 In event of a non turn up of one of the registered 40 players
then a reserve will be asked to play this player shall be taking
in strict rotation from the official list arrived at from the
qualifying competition, this player could become a registered
member if the registered player fails to turn up in the first
week of the competition.
10 Dress code shall be as per BCGBA Code i.e. Collared Shirt
& Grey or black trousers + Sponsorship Bib which must be
worn.
11 The Management Committee reserves the right to take any
disciplinary action that they feel appropriate if or when it is
necessary.
Anything not covered in these rules, will be decided by the WPA
Committee and their decision is deemed final.
FORMAT FOR 2009
COMMITTEE
President...... Mr Brian Chamberlain
Chairman ...... Mr Gareth Hughes
V/Chairman...... Mr Ian Tibbetts
Secretary ...... Mr Terry Williams
terrygwilliams@googlemail.com Mobile 07803607620
Treasurer...... Mr Jim Paton
Tournament Officer...... Mr Geraint Jones
geraintjonesandco@btinternet.com Mobile 07778665004 / 01492
593293
IT & Planning Officer...... Mr Gareth M Williams
gmwales@btinternet.com
Area Representatives
Mr Andrew Hughes. Mr Barry Harris. Mr John Bonatti. Mr Ivor
Jones.
COMPETITION DATES FOR 2009
1st ROUND SUNDAY APRIL 19th 2009
2nd ROUND SUNDAY 17th MAY 2009
3rd ROUND SUNDAY 14th JUNE 2009
4th ROUND SUNDAY 19th JULY 2009
FINALS SUNDAY 16th AUGUST 2009
VENUES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE
http://www.oocities.org/wpabowls/ or http://www.north-wales-bowling.co.uk
Contact the Organisers - Geraint Jones (Welsh Team
Manager)
geraintjonesandco@btinternet.com ......for any
further info