Club Competitions

It's that time of year where everyone can select which club competitions they want to enter. Just complete the online form or put your name on the relevant sheets in the clubhouse and you will be entered into the competitions. The list of competitions is below to help you decide which competition is right for you.

Good luck to everyone and let's hope we see some new names on the trophies next year.

Kings Bowls Club Competition Rules & Regulations

1. Entries into club competitions are for fully paid up members only.
2. All entries are via the competition sheets on the competition notice board and no entries will be accepted beyond the closing date.
3. All entries require advance payment of £1 per competitor per competition entered using the payment form provided on the competition notice board.
4. The competitions held are:
   • Men’s Singles Championship
   • Ladies singles Championship
   • Mixed Pairs
   • Drawn Pairs
   • Memorial Cup
   • Adrian Carter Handicap Competition (Drawn)
   • Woodruff Cup
   • 100 Up
   • 3 Set
   • 2 Wood
   • Fred Banks Triples (Drawn)
5. Entries in Team competitions should name all players, except the Drawn competitions where entries are on an individual basis prior to teams being drawn.
6. If an odd number of entrants occurs in the Drawn competitions then the last name on the entry sheet will be eliminated after the competition secretary has attempted to find any additional competitor(s).
7. Competition Playing Rules
   • Singles will be scored by shots, being the first player to reach 21, 4 bowls each player
   • Pairs will be played over 18 ends. If the scores are equal after 18 ends then a deciding end(s) shall be played, 3 bowls for each player.
   • Triples will be played over 15 ends. If the scores are equal after 15 ends then a deciding end(s) shall be played, 3 bowls for each player
   • 100 up will be 4 woods and decided by the first player to reach 100 points. E.g. In a match where players are tied on 95 points each, the points in the final end are allocated on a per bowl basis so as to avoid extra ends.
   • 3 set will be played with 4 woods and as best of 3 sets with each set being decided by the first player to reach 7 points.

1. Players should complete their own scorecard for each round, except singles where a marker is required, and deposit in the score card depository by the competition notice board.
2. It is the responsibility of the winning player/skip to update the competition sheet on the competition notice board with the result of each round.
3.  All communications for identifying a reserve being used, need to be confirmed by phone.  Speak or leave your message on the answer phone to the competition secretary.
4.  All rounds will be available to view and progress can be monitored through the Kings Bowls Club competition Website and the competition board in the clubhouse.
5.  In the mixed pairs and memorial pairs competitions, the players named on the scorecard of the initial game will constitute the official entry and should play together throughout the competition. One additional (and same) player may however be used as a substitute in any subsequent game, providing they have not already played in the same named competition.
6. In the Drawn competitions NO substitute can be used in ANY round of the competition.
7. In mixed pairs competition, one of the same male and/or one of the same female may be used as a substitute at any one time, in accordance with Bowls England rules and regulations
8. Planning the Competition games.
   1. In all rounds the competitor/skip at the top of the draw is known as the Challenger and responsible for making contact with their Opponent/Opponent’s Skip.
   2. Challenger - 3 dates are required to be offered, these dates can be offered as soon as the draw is available on the competition board or the Website but then no later than 3 days after the start date of the round. The start date and end date for each round will be on the competition sheet.
   3. Opponent/Opponent’s Skip – The opponent/opponent’s skip needs to confirm one of these three dates offered from the challenger within 3 days of the offer.
   4. If the Opponent/Opponent’s Skip hasn’t received contact from the Challenger within 3 days after the start date of the round then the Opponent will now become the New Challenger. The New Challenger now needs to make contact and offer 3 dates to the Old Challenger and the old challenger needs to confirm one of the 3 dates offered.
   5. In singles matches the Challenger/New Challenger should arrange a marker.
   6. The Challenger/New Challenger should book a rink on the Rink Booking Sheets located just inside the main clubhouse entrance
9. Closing dates for each round will be strictly adhered to. Under no circumstances will extensions be given, except in exceptional circumstances and at the authorisation of the competition secretary whose decision is final.
10. Managing the Match Play
    1. These are internal club competitions so the aim is to ensure that wherever possible all rounds are able to be completed well within the window for each round so a level of flexibility on when matches are played is required
    2. Failure of any team/player to appear after a maximum waiting period of 30 minutes from the mutually agreed start time of the match will result in that team forfeiting the match/game.   
11.  Adverse Weather Conditions
    1. Where the green has to be closed due to weather conditions, and before the match has been completed, the result shall be declared as that standing at the time of closure, providing a minimum of 10 ends are completed or 1 set has been completed in the 3 set competition.
    2. A match lasting less than 10 ends must be re-scheduled and completed and finished off by the closing date of the round.
    3. If 18b is not possible due to the game being played on the last date of the round, you will have a maximum of 3 days to re-plan or finish off this game. Communication Must Be Made to the Competition Secretary and to the next round’s Challenger or Opponent, as this will affect the management of the next round
    4. In the event of any dispute, which does not fall under the laws and rules of Bowls England, the decision of the Kings Bowls Club Competition Secretary shall be final
12. All competitors must make themselves available on Finals Day. Any person or team not able to compete on Finals Day must ensure they inform the coordinator before any semi-final is played.
13. In ALL singles competitions there is NO opportunity for a replacement player to play a Final. If a competitor is unable to play in any singles final then the competition will be automatically awarded to the other finalist. The losing semi-finalist may be asked to play on Finals Weekend as an exhibition match but is not obliged to do so.
14. If any competitor finds themselves in more than 3 finals, the Coordinator and that competitor will need to decide how best this can be managed so that all finals can still be played over Finals Weekend only.
15. On Finals Weekend Competitors must be present and booked in at least 30 minutes before their allotted time to play and must apply the Bowls Stickers provided.
16. If on Finals Weekend, weather conditions dictate the green being unplayable, the remaining un-played finals will be re-scheduled ASAP with a new agreed start time.
17. For the purpose of prize awards, the Finalist(s) shall be regarded as the named player(s) who played in the Final and their name(s) will be on the winners’ board and associated trophy.
18. In the event the above rules or instructions given by the competition secretary are broken or ignored, this may then leave either one or both parties open to disqualification from either this year’s competition or entry into any future competitions.
19. It is the responsibility of ALL entrants to acquaint themselves with the rules and regulations of all of the competitions,
20. The Competition Secretary’s decision is final