1 P a g e WELCOME: Tenpin Bowling South Africa is proud to host the VII Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship and look forward to having teams and supporters at Northcliff Bowl in Johannesburg between 19 and 27 November 2016. This is the first time the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship will be held on the African continent and we are ecstatic to showcase what South Africa has to offer. Whilst the bowling is our primary focus, we hope that our hospitality will leave only good memories of this momentous occasion. Should you need any assistance or additional information, you can contact: Vaughn Williams Michelle Segalla President Tournament Secretary TBASA CTBC 2016 vaughn@tenpinbowling.co.za info@ctbc2016.org +27 82 899 5100 +27 11 782 7035 ORGANISING COMMITTEE TBASA Official Vaughn Williams Event Secretary Michelle Segalla Treasurer Carina Louw Technical Manager Jimmy Clinghan Lanesman Lancelot Mnyandu Live scoring and Networking Sean van der Berg & Andrew Strydom Manager; Internet Services - Graeme Muller Tournament Director Vaughn Williams Media and Sponsorship co-ordinator- Georgia Theodolou In this Bulletin: Welcome Organising committee CTBF Representatives Proposed Schedule Media platforms Accommodation Info Centre info Rules Entry fee Deadlines Tours About South Africa Form A Form B Form C CTBF REPRESENTATIVES Julian Pace-Bonello (CTBF President) Lynne Clay (Communications Director)
2 P a g e PROPOSED SCHEDULE (19 NOVEMBER 2016 26 NOVEMBER 2016) Effective date: 20 June 2016 Saturday 19 November All Day Latest day of arrival for competitors Sunday 20 November 09:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 12:30 12:30 13:30 14:00 15:30 16:00 18:00 Monday 21 November 09:30 10:30 11:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 18:00 Tuesday 22 November 09:30 10:30 11:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 15:30 15:30 18:30 Team Manager Meeting Ball Registration Official Practice Official Practice Opening & Welcoming Ceremony Men s Singles (6 games) Ladies Singles (6 games) Ladies Doubles (6 games) Singles Medal Presentation Men s Doubles (6 games) Protea Hotel Northcliff Bowl Short Oil Northcliff Bowl Short Oil Short Oil Wednesday 23 November 09:30 10:30 10:30 13:30 13:30 14:30 14:30 15:00 15:00 18:00 Mixed Doubles Squad A (6 games) Doubles Medal Presentation Mixed Doubles Squad B (6 games) Thursday 24 November 09:30 10:30 10:30 13:30 13:30 14:30 14:30 15:00 15:00 18:00 18:00 18:30 20:00 22:00 Friday 25 November 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:00 17:00 Saturday 26 November 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:30 15:30 16:00 19.00 23:30 Team Event (3 games) Mixed Doubles Medal Presentation Team Event (3 games) Team Event Medal Presentation CTBF Congress Masters Ladies and Men (6 games) Three Johannesburg Tours Masters Ladies & Men (6 games) Step Ladder Finals (Ladies & Men) Masters Medal Presentation Victory Banquet Short Oil Protea Hotel Short Oil Long/Short Olympic House South Africa is a fantastic holiday destination. Those participants wishing to extend their stay can visit www.southafrica.net for more information on what we have to offer.
3 P a g e OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC MEDIA PLATFORMS: All official correspondence will be uploaded to the 2016 CTBC website, www.ctbc2016.org. The site is currently under development and will go live at the end of June. We are proud to announce that the website will carry live scoring throughout the event and the final will be streamed live. In addition, a Facebook page, CTBC2016 and Twitter account @ctbc2016 are in the process of being set-up and will be constantly updated before and during the event. Your support of these social media platforms will be much appreciated. ACCOMMODATION: TBASA has secured accommodation at the Roodepoort Protea Hotel (www.proteahotels.com/roodepoort). The hotel is conveniently situated 8km away from Northcliff Bowl. In-hotel services include a restaurant, business centre and 500Mb complimentary Wi-Fi. Room rates are as follows: Single: ZAR1155 Bed and Breakfast Single accommodation per night, per room (one person) Double: ZAR1320 Bed and Breakfast Double accommodation per night, per room (Sharing) Enquiries can be emailed to alice.mnguni@proteahotels.com or she can be contacted on +27 11 246 1103. All bookings must be made directly with the official hotel by completing Form B and submitting it to alice.mnguni@proteahotels.com and c.c. to info@ctbc2016.org by 30 September 2016. Please understand that these are special room rates for reservations made directly to the official hotel and that we cannot provide a shuttle service from/to the airport or from/to Northcliff Bowl if teams, guests or media stay in any other hotel. Reservations are subject to availability. Payment details will be included in the next Bulletin. This hotel chain is the biggest in South Africa and they have various accommodation options throughout the country. Those wishing to travel after the CTBC can find more information on www.proteahotels.com.
4 P a g e NORTHCLIFF BOWL: Northcliff Bowl is situated in the basement level of Northcliff Corner Shopping Centre on the corner of Beyer s Naude Drive and Milner Avenue, Northcliff, Johannesburg, South Africa. The centre was rebuilt in 2011 especially for the QubicaAMF World Cup. It boasts 24 fully synthetic lanes, a fully functional Pro-Shop and has ball park facilities. In addition, the centre has an in-house coffee shop and a separate bar area. The centre is run on QuibcaAMF equipment, has an automated Conquerer Scoring system and makes use of a Summit S HVO oiling machine. The centre s website is www.northcliffbowling.co.za
5 P a g e RULES 1. CTBF Championships (CTBC) 1.1 Frequency Every second (2) year to coincide with the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games. 1.2 Participants a)teams from affiliated CTBF Federations. b) Teams consist of maximum 4 players, 1 coach and 2 officials/delegates. 1.3 Events a) Six games Singles b) Six games Doubles c) Six games Mixed Doubles d) Six games 4-person Team (until reintroduced into Commonwealth Games programme) e) All Events, consisting of the above 24 games. f) Masters Final:- All Events totals after 24 games (i.e. based on each bowler s accumulated individual scores in all four events) will determine the top 12 male and female bowlers eligible for the Masters final. * The Masters final will be contested in a one game round robin format (12 games including position round) starting from scratch with a bonus of 10 pins for each match won and in case of a tie, five pins to each player. The top 3 players from the round robin will proceed to the stepladder finals. * In the one-game semi-final, 3rd position will play 2nd, and the winner of that match then plays the top seed. There is no repechage in the one-game grand final. * For the Stepladder finals, the left lane will have long oil and the even lane short oil, with the highest placed bowler allowed to choose on which lane to start. 1.4 Tie breaking a) The player or team with the highest score shall be the winner. b) When equal scores (ties) are registered for any of the first three positions in the 4-personTeam, Mixed Doubles, Doubles or Singles events, co-champions shall be declared. There shall be no play off of the tie. Teams or players with equal scores will get the same medals. c) In case of a tie for the first position, the next position will get bronze medal. In case of a triple tie for the first position, all will get gold medals and there will be no other medals. In case of a tie for the second position, no medals will be given for the third position. d) In case of a tie in the Masters final before the position round (after 11 games) between places 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 and so on, the player with the higher position is the one who in the round robin has:
6 P a g e - The higher scratch pin fall - Won their match - Won more matches. - The least difference between the highest and lowest game. - The higher game. e) When a tie occurs for the 12th place in All Events total or at the end of the round robin event (for stepladder finals) for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place a one game roll off shall be held. f) If a tie occurs for any position in the stepladder finals a 10th frame shall be bowled to break the tie. If a tie still exists the 10th frame shall be repeated until the tie is broken. 1.5 Medals a) Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be presented to the first, second and third place respectively of each of five events. The winners of the All-Events of each gender will be recognised with a plaque or trophy and not a medal, nor be included in the medals table. This is in line with Commonwealth Games Federation and Olympic guidelines. b) In addition to the medals for the individual players, a medal shall be presented to the national Federation they represent. c) A perpetual Shield (sponsored by the Australian Diamond Company) will also be presented to the country whose athletes accumulate the highest aggregate pinfall of all team members in the Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Mixed-Team Events (that is, 24 games for each athlete). 1.6 Playing Rules These Championships shall be run under World Bowling Playing Rules and in accordance with the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Federation Statutes. In the case of any discrepancy between these Rules and the terms of the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship Agreement, the latter will prevail. ENTRY FEE The entry fee for members of the official delegation will be US$250 per person and for guests will be US$150 per guest. This will include all lineage fees that form part of the official practice and competition, as well as transportation between the official hotel and bowling centre and official functions that form part of the championship. There will be a US$150 entry fee for accredited media officials. This will entitle them to the same privileges as guests. BASIC DEADLINES Form A and C 30 September 2016 Form B 30 September 2016 Payment details will be provided in Bulletin 2.
7 P a g e TOURS Optional tours of Johannesburg will be taking place on Friday 25 November 2016. These tours will include at least one nature based outing and one historical site visit. More details about these tours will form part of Bulletin 2. ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA Situated at the southern tip of Africa, South Africa is 1 233 404km² in size and is edged on three sides by nearly 3 000km of coastline, with the Indian Ocean to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The country is bordered in the north by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and also encloses two independent countries, the kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland. South Africa has three capitals: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (administrative) and Bloemfontein (judicial). The tourism industry is well established with an exciting sector of emerging entrepreneurs. The country is strong on adventure, sport, nature and wildlife. The last census in 2011 showed a population of about 52-million people, of varying origins, cultures, languages and religions, of which 79,2% are African, 8,9% coloured (a term used in South Africa to describe people of mixed race), 8,9% white, and 2,5% Indian. Just over half the population is female. South Africa is known for its long sunny days, hence the title, Sunny South Africa. Most of the nine provinces (Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape) have summer rainfall, except for the Western Cape, which experiences winter rainfall. South Africa has a well-developed communications infrastructure. A number of cellphone providers offer national coverage and there are well-established landline phone networks. Internet and Wi-Fi are easily accessible in most urban areas. South Africa s national bird is the blue crane. The national animal is the springbok; the national fish, the galjoen; the national flower, the giant or king protea; and the national tree, the yellowwood. South Africa is a multilingual country and there are 11 official languages, namely: English, Afrikaans, isindebele, isixhosa, isizulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Although only about 10% of the population has English as its mother tongue, English is the language most widely understood, and is the second language of the majority of South Africans. South Africa s three major international airports are OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg); Cape Town International Airport; and King Shaka International Airport (Durban).
8 P a g e FORM A: CTBC 2016 ENTRY FORM Please send the completed entry form to info@ctbc2016.org. Please return this form even if you do not wish to participate. Federation: Confirmation: We wish to participate Yes No The Delegation: Number of players in the team Number of officials accompanying the team Contact information: Contact person Address Phone number Mobile number Email address Team Facebook page The deadline for submitting this form is 30 September 2016. Should you have any enquiries, you can direct them to Vaughn Williams at vaughn@tenpinbowling.co.za or Michelle Segalla at info@ctbc2016.org.
9 P a g e FORM B: HOTEL FORM The official hotel for the 2016CTBC is the Protea Hotel Roodepoort. Please send completed form to alice.mnguni@proteahotels.com and copy info@ctbc2016.org. Federation: Number of rooms Room Type Arrival date Departure date Special notes or requirements: The deadline for submitting this form is 30 September 2016. Should you have any enquiries, you can send them directly to the hotel co-ordinator Alice Mnguni at alice.mnguni@proteahotels.com and kindly copy info@ctbc2016.org.
10 P a g e FORM C: PLAYER INFORMATION Kindly complete this form for each member of your delegation to assist us with promoting the 2016 Commonwealth Championship and the participating players. Federation: Country: Full Name (As per passport): Preferred name (For media/results): Male Age: Female Years in bowling: Email: Facebook Account: Twitter handle: Right or left handed bowler: High game: High 3 series: Brief overview of bowling achievements