What a weekend! I am still in bowling mode as both Monique and I were away for most of the weekend at a bowling centre in Brisbane for a serious tournament. There were around 120 juniors from various centres in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Toowoomba and the Gold Coast to bowl 18 games over two days. There were ten teams of girls and ten teams of boys playing on 20 lanes at Kedron (which I heard a rumour that centre might be closing down in the future). Normally this tournament is played at a centre in Ipswich but the centre has closed down after the floods hit in January 2011.
Check in started from 6:30am each day. By the time we had daily annoucements and warms up it was around 7:30am when the game one started. On Saturday we left around 6pm. And it was quite an early night for us as we were up at 5am to get ready and leave before 6am. It was about a 40 minute drive to Brisbane. Sunday night ended at 8pm as we had a prize presentation too.
As for the scoring system it was one point each to win scratch and HCP for head to head. It means each bowler in turn plays against the other person on the same line of play on the other lane. And two points for the team to win each game scratch and HCP.
I heard there were over 140 two hundred games announced over the weekend. The highest game bowled was 278 and that was done by a girl from a different centre. Monie's highest game was 209.
After each game completed, they had to change lanes. Because it was a five man team (some centres had an extra player or two so others can have a break but it didn't work out for Monie's centre)it did take about 50 minutes to complete each game. But it would be more likely be an hour by the time the teams changed lanes and start the next game.
Last night after the juniors played, they had a mini disco bowling involving them, their coach and managers had a fun play of two games while waiting for the final results for 90 minutes.
The presentation lasted for 45 minutes. It began as individual and teams placings for high games and series, scratch and handicap. Then they had the team placings of girls and boys from different centres. The girls team came 3rd and they won $40 cash each. And lastly the Cup was represented to the winning centre! Guess who? The centre Monie played for. The juniors came home with a small trophy each and the cup goes to the centre.
This tournament is an annual event and intends to be played around this time each year and Monie did say she would like to do it again.
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