Bowls WA

Men’s Thursday & Women’s Saturday pennant bowls format 2019-20

AARON DELAPORTE: Bowls WA

On recommendation from the Bowls 2025 Committee, a sub-committee set by the Board to consider the current metropolitan pennant offerings for men and women, suggested changes to the Men’s Midweek and Women’s Saturday Competition for the coming season.

These recommendations were considered by the Bowls Management Committee, the Board and discussed with the club representatives at the recently held Metropolitan Presidents’ and Women’s Forums.

Given strong support they will now be introduced for the 2019/20 pennant season.

Men’s Midweek will now move to a:

  • Sets play competition comprising two nine (9) end sets and if required a three (3) end tiebreaker determined by ends won (not shots scored), (the tiebreaker has now been changed to conform with the laws of bowls – shots do count and a fourth end will be played if scores are level at the end of the third tiebreaker)

  • No dead ends with the Jack placed on the “T” to complete the end,

  • A non-compulsory open roll up period commencing at 12.30pm with the game commencing at 1.00pm,

  • Scoring will be as follows:

    • (1) point per set won,

    • (0.5) points for set drawn,

    • (2) points for winning rink,

    • Thereby contributing to a maximum of (12) points for a three rink match.

Women’s Saturday will now move to a:

  • (21) end competition for all colours and divisions.

However the recommendation to move the current Red competition from a two rink to a three rink competition will not proceed.