Revised May 2011

FIVE-PIN BOWLING

All competitors must be at least 55 years of age by December 31 of the year of the games.

AGE CATEGORIES / EVENTS: Open team competition (open to ladies and men)

AGE	EVENTS	NUMBER OF COMPETITORS PER ASSOCIATION
55+ 65+ 75+ 85+ 55+ 65+ 75+ 85+ 55+ 65+ 75+ 85+	Ladies Singles – POA Ladies Singles – POA Ladies Singles – POA Ladies Singles – POA Men Singles – POA Men Singles – POA Men Singles – POA Men Singles – POA Mixed Team – POA Mixed Team – POA Mixed Team – POA Mixed Team – POA	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 10 10
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER PROVINCE/TERRITORY = 56

RULES INFORMATION:

The Canadian Five-Pin Bowler’s Association Official Rules and Regulations will apply.

1. A round robin format will be used depending on the number of entries.

2. Each team must consist of five bowlers and be all men, all ladies or mixed.

3. Singles P.O.A. The top three female and the top three male competitors in each age category with the highest P.O.A. score will be awarded medals.

4. Pins Over Average: The top three teams in each age category with the most pins over average will be awarded medals.

5. In the event of a tie, there will be a one game tiebreaker.

6. THE DRAW:

Participants come to the Canada 55+ Games for a variety of reasons, but most importantly to play the 'sport' of their choice. When making the draw up for this event, it is important for the Host to remember that this event should be spread out over all three days of the Games, and may, dependant on the number of lanes available, have to be extended into some of the evenings. Each Bowler (in Singles & in Teams), should expect to be scheduled to bowl, at the very minimum, 4 games.

Note: Scheduling may or may not permit single’s bowlers to also bowl on teams. The Host Committee is to ensure that provinces/territories are advised as soon as known as to whether singles bowling and team bowling will be conducted concurrently or separately. It is also essential that Prov/Terr Directors inform the Host Committee as soon as possible as to whether they have bowlers that plan on bowling in both singles and team 'IF' this can indeed be accommodated.