Pocket Preview: Melbourne Tenpin Cup
By Tenpin Bowling Australia
The Melbourne Tenpin Cup (MTC) will kick off tonight from Oz Tenpin Chirnside Park in Victoria.
The third of five Open division events for 2023 will run from the 16-18 June 2023 from the 28-lane centre in Chirnside Park.
The MTC is one of the countries most historical and prestigious tournaments on the bowling calendar with this year marking the 49th annual running of the event.
‘The King of the North’ Jarrad Langford returns to the open circuit after travelling to the United States of America to compete in PBA (Professional Bowling Association) events earlier this year. Langford has won the last three Melbourne Tenpin Cups (2018, 2019 and 2022). Sam Cooley also returns to Australia after his PBA stint earlier this year and will be looking to add the MTC trophy to his collection.
With an attractive prize fund and pay ratio in place, this year’s Melbourne Tenpin Cup is sure to be a popular one with many stars in contention for the title.
The first stage of qualifying will see all bowlers complete 10 games in an effort to make the top 39 cut line to advance to stage two. An additional five games will be bowled before the field is cut to the top 15 to advance to stage three. The remaining bowlers will then complete 7 games of round-robin matchplay with bonus pins activated.
The bowler with the most total pinfall from all sections plus bonus pins will be declared the 2023 Melbourne Tenpin Cup Champion.
Tenpin Bowling Australia wishes all bowlers the best of luck and high scoring this weekend!
- What? Nationally Ranked Open Division event – A23/0157
- Where? Oz Tenpin Chirnside Park, Victoria
- When? 16-18 June 2023
- Entry Form – View here
- Oil Pattern – View here
- Squad List – View here
- Results – View here as tournament organisers enter scores
| 1973 | Steve Mackie |
| 1974 | Terry Wenban |
| 1975 | Steve Mackie |
| 1976 | Vic Bubniw |
| 1977 | Paul Madden |
| 1978 | Joe Velo |
| 1979 | John Sullivan |
| 1980 | Len Hogg |
| 1981 | Ron Powell |
| 1982 | Brian Bridges |
| 1983 | Dave Davis (USA) |
| 1984 | Gary Kee |
| 1985 | Tom Kury |
| 1986 | Steve Lovell |
| 1987 | Ian Bradford |
| 1988 | Donna Adamek (USA) |
| 1989 | Fred Alsopp |
| 1990 | Peter Selakovic |
| 1991 | Billy Gardiner |
| 1992 | Ian Bradford |
| 1993 | Chris Batson |
| 1994 | Andrew Frawley |
| 1995 | Mike Muir |
| 1996 | Brenton Manning |
| 1997 | Alex Liew (MAL) |
| 1998 | Craig Bourke |
| 1999 | Frank Ryan |
| 2000 | Bill Gardiner |
| 2001 | Mike Muir |
| 2002 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2003 | Carl Bottomley |
| 2004 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2005 | Andrew McArthur |
| 2006 | Brandon Qualischefski |
| 2007 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2008 | Matt Riley |
| 2009 | George Frilingos |
| 2010 | Carl Bottomley |
| 2011 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2012 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2013 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2014 | Robbie Alston |
| 2015 | George Frilingos |
| 2016 | Jason Belmonte |
| 2017 | George Frilingos |
| 2018 | Jarrod Langford |
| 2019 | Jarrod Langford |
| 2020 | Cancelled COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Cancelled COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Jarrod Langford |
Time Change
Due to an oversight in format change for the final top 15 stage, the event will run approximately 1 hour later than the advertised time.
This extension will push presentations and the conclusion of the event around 1 hour later than the advertised time.
Please contact Graeme Cox if you have any issues or questions regarding this on [email protected]
Membership Reminder
Silver Reminder (ie for those looking at accruing ranking points)
This is a friendly reminder as this is an Open division Ranked event for 2023, to receive ranking points for performances in nationally ranked events, bowlers will need both a league membership + a silver upgrade.
The silver upgrade must be completed at least 24 hours prior to the event occurring.
You can read more about this here – https://www.tenpin.org.au/rankings-reminder-silver-registration/
If you have any questions or clarifications to make for membership, please email the membership team at [email protected]
