1. Champ/Non-Champ Doubles (Entry fee: $190) - This tournament format requires two SASBA members to enter as a team. Each team member bowls eight games on Saturday and their total pins are combined to determine their qualifying position. The qualifying teams (1 in 3 up to 24) return on Sunday for Baker doubles style match play games against the other teams with 30 bonus pins for winning each match. The winning team is determined by total pins from Saturday plus Sunday. Team eligibility criteria:
- A SASBA Champion of any age and a non-champ of any age
- Any two non-champs of any age
- No two PBA Tour champs can bowl together
- Any SASBA Title qualifies you as a Champ.
2. Other than dues and ball sales, all of SASBA’s income comes from running brackets. Because of this, our policy is to allow other people to “enter” bowlers in brackets…if available. More brackets means more income for the association. More income for the association means more “added money” for all tournaments, including the ones the guests bowl in. Each bowler has first call on as many brackets as they want. Once they have entered as many as they want, someone else may put them in additional brackets, side pots, big boards, etc. The bowler is not entitled to a “tip” or share of the winnings, if any. They also aren’t responsible for any losses incurred. The person entering them may give a “tip” if they wish, but it is their choice.
3. Member/Guest Doubles Format (Entry fee: $190) - This tournament requires the bowlers to enter with their partner. Each team member bowls eight games on Saturday and their total pins are combined to determine their qualifying position. The qualifying teams (1 in 3, up to 24) return on Sunday for Baker doubles style match play games against the other teams with 30 bonus pins for winning each match. The winning team is determined by total pins from Saturday plus Sunday. Eligible teams consist of the following:One member/guest doubles tournament a year will be designated as the “Open Doubles Championship”. This tournament will be open to any member and any guest with these exceptions:
- No two PBA Tour champs can bowl together
- No two who won a M/G Doubles as partners can bowl together.
For all other M/G Doubles…if a member won as a guest, but has not won a member/guest doubles as a member, he/she is eligible to bowl with anyone…whether they have won or not. If a member has won one member/guest doubles as a member, he/she can still bowl with anyone except the one he/she won with. Once he/she wins two member/guest doubles as a member, he/she can no longer bowl with a guest who has won a member/guest doubles.
4. Although SASBA tournaments are not USBC certified, USBC rules are followed unless specifically stated otherwise. Any USBC approved balls are OK. Plugged balls are OK. SASBA reserves the right to check any ball. Sanding or polishing balls after play has started will not be tolerated. However, it is allowed during the practice session. Cleaning balls during competition is only allowed to remove foreign substances (such as rubber from lift belts) from the ball surface (lane oil not included). A USBC certified cleaner must be used. You can wipe off lane oil with a dry towel. If there is doubt, bring the ball to the tournament director.