Announcement of 2019 Ranked Events & State Dates

27 events will be included in the 2019 national ranked events calendar, which was officially released today, alongside the nationally approved State championship, and roll off dates.

Today’s announcement of the 2019 rankings program will see tournaments held in 5 states and territories, beginning the year with Victoria and Wyncity Bowl & Entertainment hosting the TBA National Youth Cup on the 12 & 13 January. This year 2019 will see the SA Youth Masters and SA Junior Cup as combined event.

National Rankings
Bowlers wishing to be ranked must be current Silver Members.  Rankings points will only be recorded for bowlers competing in a Ranked event if they have registered for Rankings and were current financial Silver members before bowling their first ball in that ranked event. Rankings registration is required once only, not each year.

For any bowler wanting to accrue points in the rankings program please ensure an application is filled out. Download Rankings Application Form here.

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2019 National Ranked Tournaments

OPEN

8 – 10 March	Kegel Qld Open
19 -21 April	Australian Open
8 – 9 June	Melbourne Tenpin Cup
29 – 30 June	SA Cup
16 – 18 August	Gold Coast Cup
7 – 8 September	NSW Open
October	TBA Australian Masters

LADIES

2 – 3 February	Fishing World Ladies Classic
19 -21 April	Vic150
13 – 14 July	Queensland Ladies Classic
7 – 8 September	NSW Open
October	TBA Australian Masters

SENIOR

18 – 20 January	Hammer Qld Seniors Classic
23 – 24 February	Campbelltown Vintage Seniors
16 – 17 March	Seniors Australian Open
27 – 28 April	SA Seniors Classic
25 – 26 May	Venuto Cup
22 – 23 June	Sydney Seniors Classic
October	TBA Seniors Cup

YOUTH

12 – 13 January	TBA National Youth Cup
2 – 3 March	Werribee Youth Cup
25 – 26 May	Sydney Youth Cup
24 – 25 August	Tenpin SA Youth Masters

5th Youth Event to be confirm later in the Year

JUNIOR

26 – 27 April	TBA Australian Junior Masters
20 – 21 July	Queensland Junior Cup
24 – 25 August	SA Junior Cup
4 – 8 October	Junior Sydney Cup

Please Note: The following factors are taken into consideration when determining which tournaments to rank:

• Geographic spread to ensure as many states as possible have the opportunity to host a ranked event
• Tournament performances indicators such as the number of entries, reputation of each event, history and prestige.
• Timing of events to ensure reasonable spread throughout the year
• The number of current and established ranked events

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Dates for 2019 State Championships & State Team Roll-Offs

Listed below are the approved dates for 2019 for all states and territories to conduct state championships and state team roll-offs for juniors, youth, adult, seniors and restricted bowlers.  States may use any of approved dates either for state championships or for roll-offs, however for purposes of the draft, states must notify the TBA National Office of their team lineup by the dates indicated in the table below:

TBA National Championship	Cut Off Date for Notification to TBA office
Youth Team Challenge	30 September
Junior President’s Shield	30 September
Adult Restricted, Seniors & Rachuig	15th June

For further details regarding the draft, please refer please refer to the State Team Draft Player Policy. To download click here

2019 Approved State Dates

• February 9 and 10 
• February 16 and 17   
• March 23 & 24
• May 4 – 6 *** public holiday – 6 May in NT and QLD
• May 18 and 19
• June 15 and 16 
• July 27 and 28    
• August 3 and 4
• August 31 and September 1 

For any further enquiries, please contact our National Office on (07) 3262 4455 or email [email protected]