NORTHEAST GAUNTLET EVENT DETAILS (2019)

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UNDERGROUND BOWLING ASSOCIATION PRESENTS:

        THE 2019 NORTHEAST REGION GAUNTLET 

 

EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL OFFICIAL UBA MEMBERS. 

----ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR BE EDITED----

Date: Saturday June 22nd 2019

 

Location: AMF Garden City Lanes- 987 Stewart Avenue. Garden City, NY 11530

 

Time: 9AM CHECK-IN / 10AM START

 

Entry Fee: $240 per team...($60 Deposit will guarantee team entry on a 1st come/1st serve basis)

***PREPAY TAB WILL BE AVAILABLE ON TUES MAY 14TH 2019 AT 6PM***

 

To Prepay: All $60 deposits or $240 pay in full must be submitted from the www.ubatv.tv website by locating the UBA Prepayments tab & selecting the NE GAUNTLET sub tab. Prepay & refund deadline date will be Thurs June 20th 2019.

 

Eligibility: 

Teams may consist of any 4 official UBA members from any team & any gender mix where the lowest 2 averages receive hdcp off 80% of 250 & other 2 members bowl scratch.

 

Entering Average guidelines: 

1. USBC 2016-17 Winter (21+ games)/2016 Summer (27+ games)
2. USBC 2017-18 Winter (21+ games)/2017 Summer (27+ games) 
3. USBC Adjusted Average: 2016-17 Winter (21+ games)/2016 Summer (27+ games)
4. USBC Adjusted Average: 2017-18 Winter (21+ games)/2017 Summer (27+ games)
5. All official UBA rerated averages after Sept 1st 2018.

 MEMBERS WITH NO VALID AVERAGE THAT MEET THE AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE MUST ENTER AT A 250 AVERAGE. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

 

Max Entries: 32 teams 

 

Format: (Subject to change based on final entry count)

OPENING ROUND - All teams will blind draw lane assignments before the event begins. Teams will be bowling against the opposing team on their pair. Opening Round is 3 games. Highest team total pin fall on each pair will win & advance to round 2. IF THE OPENING ROUND BEGINS WITH AN ODD AMOUNT OF TEAMS, THE TEAM THAT IS DRAWN LAST(odd team) WILL BE MATCH UP vs THE LAST 2 TEAMS THAT WERE MATCHED UP & MUST DEFEAT AT LEAST 1 OF THOSE TEAMS TO ADVANCE TO NEXT ROUND. ANY TIES TO DETERMINE WHO ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE BROKEN BY A 1 BALL ROLL-OFF BY ANY MEMBER ON THE TEAM. HIGHEST PINFALL WILL BREAK THE TIE & THAT TEAM WILL ADVANCE.

 

ELIMINATION ROUNDS - All teams will draw lane assignments before beginning any eliminating round. Teams will blind draw in the total pinfall order of how they advanced. Example, Top qualifier picks 1st, then proceed in order. Elimination rounds are 1 game total pinfall + hdcp. Elimination rounds continue until there are 2 teams remaining. IF AN ELIMINATING ROUND IS DETERMINED WITH AN UNEVEN AMOUNT OF WINNERS, THE HIGHEST LOSING TEAM FROM THAT ROUND WILL ADVANCE TO EVEN OUT THE MATCHUPS. ANY TIES TO DETERMINE WHO ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE BROKEN BY A 1 BALL ROLL-OFF BY ANY MEMBER ON THE TEAM. HIGHEST PINFALL WILL BREAK THE TIE & THAT TEAM WILL ADVANCE.

 

Incentives: Pots & brackets (hdcp & scr) will be available during the Opening round for all members competing.

 

Payout ratio: 1:6

 

For all questions & concerns please email [e-mail]