LBAA Tournament Format – 2011 Edition

The following shall be used for all 3 day LBAA tournaments.

The LBAA Singles Indoor Qualifier Tournament shall use a different format as described in a separate document.

(1) When a tournament is held mid-week, substitute all references to Friday, Saturday and Sunday with First Day, Second Day and Third Day.

(2) A round robin format will be used.

(3) The entries will be divided into separate sections where the total number of entries exceeds eight.

(4) A maximum 3 match per day tournament will be held.
Three rounds could be held on the first day, 3 rounds on the second day and up to 3 full rounds on the third day – total of 9 rounds.

(5) The following full number of ends shall apply:

Singles Playdowns	21 shots
Pairs or Fours Playdowns	18 ends
Triples Playdowns	16 ends
Provincial Mixed Triples	14 ends
Senior Mixed Triples	12 ends
Novice Pairs	12 ends

(6) If a playoff game or tiebreaker game ends in a tie, then an extra end shall be played.
If a round robin game ends in a tie, it shall be recorded as a tie.

(7) Two ends of full trial bowls shall be held prior to each match for all tournaments.

(8) There will be unlimited dead ends for all matches.

(9) Round robin matches will be given points as follows:

Win:	2 points	Tie:	1 point
Loss:	0 points	Bye:	2 points

(10) Breaking Ties at Completion of Round Robin Play

a. If two or more entries are tied for a position that could lead to a gold medal after completion of round robin play, and the tie needs to be broken, then the entries, for the purpose of tiebreaker matches, will be ranked per section 11.

b. If two or more entries are tied for a position that could lead to a gold medal after completion of round robin play, and the tie does not need to be broken, then the entries will be ranked per section 11 and there will be no tiebreaker match.

c. If two or more entries are tied for a position that does not lead to a gold medal after completion of round robin play, then the entries will be ranked per section 11 and there will be no tiebreaker match.

(11) Ranking System

The ranking of teams in the case of tied points after round robin play for each section shall be determined by the following:

a.	Points amongst the head to head games of the tied entries.
b.	If still tied, then the “aggregate” method will be used ( “shots for” divided by “shots against” ) but only for the head to head matches amongst the remaining tied entries.
c.	If still tied, then the “aggregate” method will be used ( “shots for” divided by “shots against” ) but for all matches played in their section.
d.	If still tied, then a draw by lot will be used if only two entries are involoved in the tie and both advance. For all other situations then the tie will be broken by a “Bowl-Off&rdquo, the details of which are set out in Appendix A.

(12) The ranking system will generally determine ranking in preparation for tie breaker games. However, in tournaments of 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, and 25 or more entries, the the ranking system alone will determine the entries that advance to the playoffs. In a 9 entry tournament the ranking system alone will determine the medal winners amongst tied entries.

(13) Tie Breaker System

All references to the word "section" in this clause 13 apply both to multi section formats whereby the tie break winner(s) advance to a playoff round and to single section formats whereby the tie break winner(s) advance to a gold medal game.

(14) Tie-breaker number of ends to be played

(17) Daily Time Schedules

(18) Tournament Format Structure - 3 matches per day tournaments

Four Entries	Double round robin Six rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary Top entry wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze No playoff round

Five Entries	Each entry gets a bye Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If top entry wins all its games then it wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze - no playoff round. Otherwise top two entries playoff for gold and silver and third place entry wins bronze

Six Entries	Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If top entry wins all its games then it wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze - no playoff round Otherwise top two entries playoff for gold and silver and third place entry wins bronze

Seven Entries	Each entry gets a bye Seven rounds required plus tie breakers Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If top entry wins all its games then it wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze - no playoff round Otherwise top two entries playoff for gold and silver and third place entry wins bronze

Eight Entries	Seven rounds required plus tie breakers Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If top entry wins all its games then it wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze - no playoff round Otherwise top two entries playoff for gold and silver and third place entry wins bronze

Nine Entries	One section of nine entries. Full round-robin to be played Each entry gets a bye Nine rounds required Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie-break games to be played First place after the round robin wins gold, second place wins silver, third place wins bronze Note: No playoff games are to be played

Ten Entries

Two sections of five entries each All entries get a bye Five rounds required plus tie breakers Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System. First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Eleven Entries

Two sections, one of six entries, one of five entries Each entry in the five entry section gets a bye Five rounds required plus tie breakers Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System. First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final. Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twelve Entries

Two sections of six entries each Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking and tie breaker system to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System. First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final. Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Thirteen Entries

Two sections, one of seven entries, one of six entries Each entry in the seven entry section gets a bye Each entry in the six entry section gets two byes Seven rounds required Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie break games to be played First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final. Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Fourteen Entries

Two sections of seven entries each All entries get a bye Seven rounds required Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie break games to be played First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Fifteen Entries

Two sections, one of eight entries, one of seven entries Each entry in the seven entry section gets a bye Seven rounds required Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie break games to be played First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Sixteen Entries

Two sections of eight entries each Seven rounds required Top two entries in each section qualify for semi-finals Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie break games to be played First place in each section plays second place in the other section as semi-finals Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Seventeen Entries

Three sections – 1 section of 5 entries (A) and 2 sections of 6 entries each (B and C) Each entry in section A gets a bye Five rounds plus a “special tie breaker round” if required (see Appendix B Part 1, for details of this “special tie break round”) Ranking system to be followed when necessary Top entry in each section advances to the semi final round Second place in each section advances to a “second place playoff round” (see Appendix B Part 2 for details of the “second place playoff round”) Winner of the “second place playoff round” advances to the semi final round If “second place playoff round” winner is originally from section A or B, then winner of section A plays winner of section B and winner of section C plays “second place playoff round” winner in the semi final games If “second place playoff round” winner is originally from section C, then winner of section A plays winner of section C and winner of section B plays “second place playoff round” winner in the semi final games Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Eighteen Entries

Three sections – 3 sections of 6 entries each (A, B and C) Five rounds plus a “special tie breaker round” if required (see Appendix B Part 1, for details of this “special tie break round”) Ranking system to be followed when necessary Top entry in each section advances to the semi final round Second place in each section advances to a “second place playoff round” (see Appendix B Part 2 for details of the “second place playoff round”) Winner of the “second place playoff round” advances to the semi final round If “second place playoff round” winner is originally from section A or B, then winner of section A plays winner of section B and winner of section C plays “second place playoff round” winner in the semi final games If “second place playoff round” winner is originally from section C, then winner of section A plays winner of section C and winner of section B plays “second place playoff round” winner in the semi final games Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Nineteen Entries

One section of 19 entries Six preliminary rounds to be played. Each entry plays matches against randomly determined opponents Thirteen entries play 6 matches, six entries play 5 matches plus a bye Entries with a bye receive 2 points for the bye, with zero shots for and zero shots against After completion of these six rounds, all entries are ranked as per the Ranking System Note: If two or more entries are tied for any position, then the tie will be broken by the Ranking system, not a tie break game Top eight entries advance to the quarter finals The top ranked advancing entry plays the lowest ranked advancing entry that he/she/they did not play in the preliminary round, as a quarter final match The next highest ranked remaining advancing entry plays the lowest ranked remaining advancing entry that he/she/they did not play in the preliminary round, as a quarter final match, or if none available, then the lowest ranked remaining advancing entry The next highest ranked remaining advancing entry plays the lowest ranked remaining advancing entry that he/she/they did not play in the preliminary round, as a quarter final match, or if none available, then the lowest ranked remaining advancing entry The remaining two advancing entries play in a quarter final The winners of the quarter finals advance to the semi finals The highest ranked advancing entry plays the lowest ranked advancing entry that he/she/they did not play in the preliminary round, as a semi final match, or if none available, then the lowest ranked advancing entry The remaining two advancing entries play in a semi final match Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place.

Twenty Entries

Four sections - 4 sections of 5 entries each (A, B, C and D) Each entry gets a bye Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and Tie Breaker systems to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System First place in section A plays second place in section B - quarter final First place in section B plays second place in section A - quarter final First place in section C plays second place in section D - quarter final First place in section D plays second place in section C - quarter final Winner of the A1 / B2 quarter final plays winner of the C1 / D2 quarter final in a semi final game Winner of the B1 / A2 quarter final plays winner of the D1 / C2 quarter final in a semi final game Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twenty-One Entries

Four sections - 3 sections of 5 entries each (A, B and C) and 1 section of 6 entries (D). Each entry in sections A, B and C gets a bye Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and Tie Breaker systems to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System First place in section A plays second place in section B - quarter final First place in section B plays second place in section A - quarter final First place in section C plays second place in section D - quarter final First place in section D plays second place in section C - quarter final Winner of the A1 / B2 quarter final plays winner of the C1 / D2 quarter final in a semi final game Winner of the B1 / A2 quarter final plays winner of the D1 / C2 quarter final in a semi final game Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twenty-Two Entries

Four sections - 2 sections of 5 entries (A and B) and 2 sections of 6 entries (C and D) Each entry in sections A and B gets a bye Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and Tie Breaker systems to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System First place in section A plays second place in section B - quarter final First place in section B plays second place in section A - quarter final First place in section C plays second place in section D - quarter final First place in section D plays second place in section C - quarter final Winner of the A1 / B2 quarter final plays winner of the C1 / D2 quarter final in a semi final game Winner of the B1 / A2 quarter final plays winner of the D1 / C2 quarter final in a semi final game Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twenty-Three Entries

Four sections - 1 section of 5 entries (A) and 3 sections of 6 entries (B, C and D). Each entry in section A gets a bye Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and Tie Breaker systems to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System First place in section A plays second place in section B - quarter final First place in section B plays second place in section A - quarter final First place in section C plays second place in section D - quarter final First place in section D plays second place in section C - quarter final Winner of the A1 / B2 quarter final plays winner of the C1 / D2 quarter final in a semi final game Winner of the B1 / A2 quarter final plays winner of the D1 / C2 quarter final in a semi final game Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twenty-Four Entries

Four sections of 6 entries each (A, B, C and D) Five rounds plus a tie breaker round if required Ranking and Tie Breaker systems to be followed when necessary If two entries are tied for first place in a section, then that tie does not need to be broken and those two entries will be ranked in accordance with the Ranking System First place in section A plays second place in section B - quarter final First place in section B plays second place in section A - quarter final First place in section C plays second place in section D - quarter final First place in section D plays second place in section C - quarter final Winner of the A1 / B2 quarter final plays winner of the C1 / D2 quarter final in a semi final game Winner of the B1 / A2 quarter final plays winner of the D1 / C2 quarter final in a semi final game Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Twenty-Five Entries Thru Thirty-Two entries

Four sections of six, seven or eight entries (A, B, C and D) Entries get byes as required, seven rounds required Winners of each section advance to the semi-finals Ranking system for ties to be followed when necessary Note: NO tie break games to be played Winner of section A plays winner of section C and winner of section B plays winner of section D in the semi final games Winners of the semi-final games play in the gold/silver final Losers of the semi-final games play for bronze and 4th place

Appendix A

A “Bowl-off” will be used to rank tied entries where:

1.	Criteria a), b), and c) and Section (11) of the “Ranking System” do not break the tie and,
2.	In any situation except if only two entries are involved in the tie and both advance, then the tie will be broken by a “Bowl-off”, the details of which are set out below

• The Emergency Committee will select a rink that none of the tied teams have played on that day.
• The umpire will set the mat at the 2 metre mark, centre a jack at a distance of approximately 27 metres from the mat line, but no closer than 4 metres from the front ditch and mark the jack's position with chalk or a nail.
• The skips or singles players will toss a coin to determine playing order. The winner of the toss will have choice of playing first or second. (If three or more entries are involved the skips/singles players will draw lots to determine the order of play, the lower number shall be first to bowl and so on).
• There shall be no trial ends. However teams may practice on another rink until the umpire calls them to play.
• The lead on the first team to bowl will deliver one bowl to the jack. The umpire will measure and record the distance from bowl to jack and record that distance.
• The umpire will then remove that bowl from the green.
• Should the jack be dislodged by any delivered bowl, the umpire will return the jack to its original mark before measuring.
• Each member of each team will alternate with delivery of their single bowl to the jack. A displaced jack will be moved back to its mark and the distance recorded.
• Should any delivered bowl come to rest outside the boundaries of the rink or in the ditch, even if it is a toucher, the distance will not be measured but recorded as 5 metres.
• After all members of all teams involved in the tie have delivered their bowls, the umpire will compute the aggregate measurements for each team.
• The teams will then be ranked with the lowest aggregate measurement ranking highest and so on.

Appendix B
Applicable only for seventeen and eighteen entries

Part 1 – Special Tie Break Round

This section replaces Section 13 (Tie Breaker System) of the LBAA Tournament Format.

Part 2 – Second Place Playoff Round

The winner of this round advances to the semi final round.

i) The following replaces Section 11 (Ranking System) of the LBAA Tournament Format for the “second place playoff round” only:

The second place finisher in each of the three sections advances to the “second place playoff round”.

The ranking of entries for the “second place playoff round” shall be determined by the following:

• Points in their respective sections, byes will be given 2 points for this calculation.
• If still tied, the “aggregate” method will be used (“shots for” divided by “shots against”) for all matches played in their respective sections, byes will be given zero “shots for” and zero “shots against” for this calculation.
• If still tied, and the tie needs to be broken, then the tie will be broken by a “Bowl-Off”, the details of which are set out in Appendix A.

ii) The following is the format for the “second place playoff round”.

- Top ranked entry has a bye to the final tie breaker.
- The other two entries play a mini-tiebreaker.
- The winner of this first mini-tiebreaker then plays the top ranked entry in another mini-tie breaker.
- The winner of this match advances to the semi final round.