Pocket Preview: Melbourne Tenpin Cup
By Tenpin Bowling Australia
The third open division ranked event will get underway this weekend at Oz Tenpin Chirnside Park with the 48th running of the Melbourne Tenpin Cup.
The Melbourne Tenpin Cup (MTC) is one of Australia’s most historical and prestigious tournaments on the bowling calendar. After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19, the Melbourne Tenpin Cup (MTC) returns for bowlers to enjoy.
Action is set to get underway on Saturday, June 11 and wraps up on Sunday afternoon, June 12.
We wish all bowlers the very best of luck and high scoring.
- What? Nationally Ranked Open Event – A22/0150
- Where? Oz Tenpin Chirnside Park
- When? 11-12 June, 2022
- Entry Form – click here
Click here to view scores and results as they are entered
This is the 48th running of the Melbourne Tenpin Cup.
The last running of the event in 2019 saw Jarrod Langford claim his second MTC title in a row after winning in 2018. Jarrod will be in attendance in 2022 to defend his crown.
| 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 |
Stage One:
- Qualifying (10 games)
- All entrants will complete 10 games in one appearance in their nominated squad. 5 x 2 game blocks
Stage Two:
- The top 39 will bowl a further 5 games in 5 x 1 game blocks. At the completion of the 5 games, the Top 15 will continue on to the Round Robin Stage
Stage Three:
- The Top 14 will bowl 7 games Round Robin. Bonus pins will be 40 pins for a win, 20 pins for 2nd and zero for third.
The winner is based on total pinfall from all sections of the tournament plus bonus pins (pinfall carries over).
