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Scoring Monitor Slide Promo Results & Success Most successful tournament we have run Most fun for bowlers according to comments that we receive Bowlers are constantly asking when the next event will be held Excellent money-maker for bowling center (both bowling and F&B) Event only takes two-and-one-half hours to run 5
How to Host a Fab 5 Tournament Select a date and time when you would like to realize a significant increase in revenue at least six weeks into the future. Have your league record service person give you a list of your league bowlers by average. Choose the bowlers with the top averages or your best customers to captain your teams. The number of captains chosen should coincide with the number of lanes you have in your center. (Example: A 24-lane center should select 24 captains.) Compose a letter to your prospective team captains and personally deliver the letter yourself. (A sample of the letter you might use is included). Once you have a full field of team captains create a sign up board to put on display. Have each team captain s name on the board with their teammates. Once your tournament is full you can get the lane assignments and score recaps ready to go for the day of the tournament. Once the line-up is set they cannot change it. Have your team captains arrive about 30 minutes before your scheduled time of the actual tournament for a captain s meeting. In the meeting thank them & explain the rules for this event. Have the team captains give you a short biography of the team that you can use for an introduction. (Example on the next page). Be creative in doing a special introduction of the team. After introductions, begin your 10-game Baker Style Tournament. At the completion of the 10 games tabulate the scores as accurately and quickly as possible. Cut to the top 4 teams for a stepladder final. Seed the teams for the finals by the order they finished the 10-game qualifier. (Example: 4 th bowls 3 rd ; the winner bowls the 2 nd highest qualifier and the winner of that match goes on to bowl the top qualifier for the championship.) Each match in the stepladder finals is a one game match with the winner moving on. (Don t forget the handicap in the finals.) You can have a pair of lanes for the higher qualifying teams to practice on during other stepladder matches if you like. Once you have completed your first Fab 5 Tournament be prepared to begin planning your second because the bowlers that participated in the first will be demanding it. 6
State Finals Rules: 1. 5 people will bowl Baker-style per team. 2. Each bowler needs 21 games of a verifiable average. 3. This tournament is handicapped at 100% of the team s accumulated averages and the difference between 950 total team average. Negative handicap will be deducted from teams over 950. 4. Once your lineup is set you CANNOT change it 5. Bowlers starting on odd lanes move left, bowlers starting on even lanes move right after every game. 6. Top 4 teams advance to the stepladder round 7. Tournament Director is the final authority on all state finals rules. 8. One Game Finals Match 7
BCSC s Fab 5 Tournament What is a Fab 5 Tournament? The Fab 5 Tournament is a 5 person per team tournament that bowls 10 games using the Baker Style Format. (Baker Style Format: Each bowler bowls 2 frames per game. The first bowler bowls the 1 st and 6 th frames, the second bowler bowls the 2 nd and 7 th frames, the third bowler bowls the 3 rd and 8 th frames, the fourth bowler bowls the 4 th and 9 th frames and the fifth bowler bowls the 5 th and 10 th frames). At in house qualifying a team could consist of 4 bowlers, you don t want to turn bowlers away (5 per team are REQUIRED at State Finals). The teams move one lane after each game. The even lane moves right to the next even lane, the odd lane moves left to the next odd lane. Example; lane 4 moves to lane 6, lane 3 moves to lane 1. Each team bowls on ONE lane, not alternating. Maximum entering average is 1079 and the minimum entering average is 700 per team. This tournament is handicapped at 100% of the team s accumulated averages and the difference between 950 total team average or 190 per baker game average. Negative handicap is given to any team that should load their teams up with high average bowlers. This method of handicapping makes this the fairest, most competitive tournament you will ever see. Use highest of 2014-2015 or 2015-2016 book average unless the bowler has a 10 pin higher average in current 21+ game league. Please use handicap chart attached. Ex. Team average of 865 is 173 per baker game average and 17 pins of handicap per game. The team gets 17 pins handicap per game. 173 + 17 = 190 Team average of 1020 is 204 per baker game average and -14 pins of handicap per game The team loses 14 pins handicap per game. 204 14 = 190 8
Fab5 Handicap Chart Team average Per game average Handicap per game @ 100% 10 game hdcp 700-704 140 50 500 705-709 141 49 490 710-714 142 48 480 715-719 143 47 470 720-724 144 46 460 725-729 145 45 450 730-734 146 44 440 735-739 147 43 430 740-744 148 42 420 745-749 149 41 410 750-754 150 40 400 755-759 151 39 390 760-764 152 38 380 765-769 153 37 370 770-774 154 36 360 775-779 155 35 350 780-784 156 34 340 785-789 157 33 330 790-794 158 32 320 795-799 159 31 310 800-804 160 30 300 805-809 161 29 290 810-814 162 28 280 815-819 163 27 270 820-824 164 26 260 825-829 165 25 250 830-834 166 24 240 835-839 167 23 230 840-844 168 22 220 845-849 169 21 210 850-854 170 20 200 855-859 171 19 190 860-864 172 18 180 865-869 173 17 170 870-874 174 16 160 875-879 175 15 150 880-884 176 14 140 885-889 177 13 130 890-894 178 12 120 895-899 179 11 110 900-904 180 10 100 905-909 181 9 90 910-914 182 8 80 9
915-919 183 7 70 920-924 184 6 60 925-929 185 5 50 930-934 186 4 40 935-939 187 3 30 940-944 188 2 20 945-949 189 1 10 950-954 190 0 0 955-959 191-1 -10 960-964 192-2 -20 965-969 193-3 -30 970-974 194-4 -40 975-979 195-5 -50 980-984 196-6 -60 985-989 197-7 -70 990-994 198-8 -80 995-999 199-9 -90 1000-1004 200-10 -100 1005-1009 201-11 -110 1010-1014 202-12 -120 1015-1019 203-13 -130 1020-1024 204-14 -140 1025-1029 205-15 -150 1030-1034 206-16 -160 1035-1039 207-17 -170 1040-1044 208-18 -180 1045-1049 209-19 -190 1050-1054 210-20 -200 1055-1059 211-21 -210 1060-1064 212-22 -220 1065-1069 213-23 -230 1070-1074 214-24 -240 1075-1079 215-25 -250 10
Fab 5 Tourney Cost Breakdown In-House: Team Cost: $115 per team or $23 per person suggested entry fee. State Finals Advancement Fee: $200 for each team (includes marketing materials and 1 state finals entry). Ratio 1 out of 8 teams participating at in house level advances to state finals. Cost for each team at in house level is $25. Example: 16 teams participate at in house tournament, 2 teams qualify for state tournament. Center will send $400 to BCSC for the 2 entries. Lineage: $3.00 per game x 10 games = $30 per team State Advancement Fee: $25 per team In-House Prize Fund: $60 per team Stepladder: No charge 3 games TOTAL: $115 Suggested Prize Fund Breakdown based on 24 teams: Payout 1 in 4 Total Prize Money: $1440 1 st Place: $500 plus state finals entry 2 nd Place: $250 plus state finals entry 3 rd Place: $200 plus state finals entry 4 th Place: $180 5 th Place: $160 6 th Place: $150 11
Suggested Prize Fund Breakdown based on 16 teams: Payout 1 in 4 Total Prize Money: $960 1st Place: $400 plus state finals entry 2nd Place: $225 plus state finals entry 3rd Place: $185 4th Place: $150 Suggested Prize Fund Breakdown based on 8 teams: Payout 1 in 4 Total Prize Money: $480 1st Place: $320 plus state finals entry 2nd Place: $160 plus state finals entry State Finals Projected Income and Expenses: Based on 24 teams: Payout 1 in 4 24 teams x $200 Entry Fee = $4,800 Prize Fund added by BCSC $55 Total $4,855 Lineage: $3.00 a game x 240 games = $720 BCSC Admin Fee: $5 per bowler x $120 = $600 Fab 5 Trophy Donated by BCSC: N/C Prize Fund: $3,535 Payout Ratio: 1 in 4 1 st Place: $1,555 2 nd Place: $778 3 rd Place: $565 4 th Place: $280 5 th Place: $212 6 th Place: $145 12
Fab 5 In-House Team Captain Biography NAME: STARTING LANE: Profession: City of Residence: Number of Years Bowling: Highest Game: & Series: Tell me a little about yourself: What are your bowling achievements? Fab 5 In-House Team Captain Biography NAME: STARTING LANE: Profession: City in which you live: Number of Years Bowling: Highest Game: & Series: Tell me a little about yourself: What are your bowling achievements? 13
Sample Team Captain Invitation Letter Dear Bowler, As one of our bowlers and good customers at (Bowling Center Name) I would like to recognize you in a special way. My staff and I realize the amount of time, practice and dedication you have put into the sport of bowling to become as good as you have and we want to recognize you for this accomplishment. I am requesting that you captain a team in our Fab 5 Tournament to be held on (Day, Date and Time). The Fab 5 Tournament is a great and unique tournament using the Baker Style Format that allows us to recognize our better bowlers as well as giving four of our league customers the chance to become your team member for a day and hopefully win the great first place prize we have chosen for this particular tournament. You will need to recruit your teammates or we can help you. You just have to lead your team and you too will be eligible for the first place prize. Each member of the winning team will receive the same prize package. Plus the winning team will be entered into the state finals, possibly more depending on number of entries. Please mark one of the choices below and return this letter to the front desk as soon as possible. Thank you for your time and I hope that you will be able to captain a team and not miss out on this awesome tournament. Yes I will captain a team. No I will not be able to captain a team. Sincerely, General Manager 14
Baker-Style Bowler Order Buttons 15