General Conditions
- Australian Pairs - Four bowls per player 2x2x2x2
- 48 Teams - Eight Sections of six teams.
- An end burnt after the bell in time limit games MUST be replayed
- A bell will be rung once to signify that there is ten minutes left to play and the clock will signal end of time.
- In the event of bad weather or other delays the Tournament Committee has the option to alter the format of the tournament.
- Code of Conduct (click here to view)
Section Play Conditions
Section play is 15 completed ends with 2 hours 15 minutes time limit.
Post Section places are determined by placing within qualifying sections based on wins, draws, differential and ends.
Post Section and Final Play Conditions
- Top 2 Pairs from each section to qualify for Division 1.
- These 16 Pairs then drawn into 4 sections of 4 for round robin play. Section winners play semi final and winners of semi play the final.
- This will determine winner, runner-up, 3rd=, 5th-8th =, 9th-12th = and 13th-16th equal.
- Those finishing 3rd and 4th in the initial section play, together with those finishing 5th and 6th, will form the Post section Division 2 and 3 events. 16 Pairs in each section.
- These 2 sections will be drawn into 4 sections of 4 for round robin play over 11 ends with a 1 hour 40 minutes time limit.
- This means that 24 pairs will remain in the tournament by end of play Saturday.
- Sunday will see 3rd round of post-section in Division 1, plus semi finals of Post Section Division 2 & 3.
- This will be followed by semi final of Division 1 and finals of post-sections Division 2 & 3. After lunch the grand final of Division 1 will be played.
