Pocket Preview: VIC 150
By Tenpin Bowling Australia
The Vic 150 is one of the more unique events on the ranked event calendar and will kick off the women’s division season this weekend at Zone Bowling Frankston in Victoria.
Bowled in conjunction with the Australian Open, the Vic150 has two divisions – scratch and graded.
After qualifying, the top 12 of each division advance to the matchplay finals. It is at this stage that the event showcases its uniqueness by pairing both divisions together to form teams of two.
Victorians Rebekah Martin and Lisa Gaylor will both return this year to defend their 2021 title and the ever-dangerous Rebecca Whiting will look to claim Vic 150 title number five.
In what will be the first women’s division ranked event for the year, bowlers will be keen to hit the lanes and give it their all!
We wish all bowlers the best of luck and high scoring over the easter weekend.
- What? Nationally Ranked event – Women’s Division A22/0052
- Where? Zone Bowling Frankston, Victoria
- When? 15-17 April 2022
- Facebook – here
- Entry Form – here
Click here to view the scores and results as they are entered by the tournament organisers
This is the 37th running of the VIC 150.
The defending co-champions – Rebekah Martin and Lisa Gaylor 2021.
| Year | Bowlers | |
| 1985 | Annette Main (Qld) | Christene Webster (Vic) |
| 1986 | Carol Gianotti (WA) | Cheryl Munson (NSW) |
| 1987 | Kerry Baker (Vic) | Barb Richmond (Qld) |
| 1988 | Bev Freestone (NSW) | Ruth Guerster (Vic) |
| 1989 | Dana Miller (USA) | Jenny King (Vic) |
| 1990 | Jeanette Baker (SA) | Cheryl Munson (NSW) |
| 1991 | Jeanette Baker (SA) | Alison Fisher (Qld) |
| 1992 | Teena Peake (SA) | Debbie Biviano (NSW) |
| 1993 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) | Sandra Davis (NSW) |
| 1994 | Chris Roughly (NSW) | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) |
| 1995 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) | Tracey Sweeney (NSW) |
| 1996 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) | Sue Cassell (NSW) |
| 1997 | Jeanette Baker (Vic) | Joy Hayman (NSW) |
| 1998 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Cindy Watts (Vic) |
| 1999 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Debbie Naughton (Vic) |
| 2000 | Amanda Bradley (NSW) | Carol Lillis (Vic) |
| 2001 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Barbara Wroblewska (Vic) |
| 2002 | Amanda Bradley (NSW) | Monique Stute (Vic) |
| 2003 | Katie Kotteakos (NSW) | Lisa Trowell (Vic) |
| 2004 | Natalie Shelley (Vic) | Katrina Brennan (Vic) |
| 2005 | Tracey Madden (Vic) | Vikki Taylor (ACT) |
| 2006 | Cheryl Langlands (Vic) | Lorraine Miller (Vic) |
| 2007 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Jessica Dzioba (Vic) |
| 2008 | Rebecca Whiting (NSW) | Brenda Kirkwood (WA) |
| 2009 | Narelle Baker (Vic) | Amy Farrell (Vic) |
| 2010 | Natalie Shelley (Vic) | Leesa Bartlem (Qld) |
| 2011 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Courtney Stace (Vic) |
| 2012 | Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) | Susanne Jack (NSW) |
| Scratch | Graded | |
| 2013 | Kate Pilkington (Qld) | Rebekah Commane (Vic) |
| 2014 | Kate Pilkington (QLD) | Nola Downie (NSW) |
| 2015 | Amanda De Lange (VIC) | Terral Silcox (VIC) |
| 2016 | Kate Pilkington (QLD) | Shellie Van Dalen (QLD) |
| 2017 | Rebecca Whiting (VIC) | Debbie Naughten (VIC) |
| 2018 | Rebecca Whiting (VIC) | Debbie Naughten (VIC) |
| 2019 | Rebecca Whiting (VIC) | Nola Downie (NSW) |
| 2020 | Not Contested | Not Contested |
| 2021 | Rebekah Martin (VIC) | Lisa Gaylor (VIC) |
| Multiple Vic150 Winners |
| Cheryl Munson (NSW) 1986 & 1990 |
| Amanda Bradley (NSW) 2000 & 2002 |
| Natalie Shelley (Vic) 2004 & 2010 |
| Jeanette Baker (SA) 1990, 1991 & 1997 |
| Cara Honeychurch (Vic) 1993, 1995 & 1996 |
| Ann-Maree Putney (NSW) 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011 & 2012 |
| Kate Pilkington (QLD) 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Rebecca Whiting (VIC) 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
2017 Champion Rebecca Whiting with top three pairings
Qualifying Format
All bowlers will bowl 16 games qualifying in B squad (8 Games Friday, 8 Games Saturday). At the completion of qualifying, the top 12 bowlers in the Scratch Division & Top 12 in the Graded Division (includes hcp) will advance to the Match Play finals on Sunday.
Graded bowlers will be re handicapped after qualifying. Bowlers will be allocated pins for 10 games, based on their entering average (used for handicapping purposes only). At the end of qualifying, the pinfall for the 16 games will be added to the allocated 10 games pins and the result divided by 26 to determine the entering average used for the finals.
VIC 150 Finals
Pinfall will carry over for both Scratch and Graded Bowlers(includes hcp) The top 12 scratch bowlers and top 12 graded bowlers will be paired into doubles bowling 11 match play games with the bonus system of 20 pins for a win, 10 points for a draw and zero points for a loss. At the completion of the 11 match play games the pairings with the highest pinfall (including bonuses) will be declared the “2022 Vic-150 Co-Champions“
Pairings
1st placed open bowler will be paired with the 12th placed graded bowler and the 12th placed open bowler with the 1st placed graded bowler. (If we have a tie for 1st place after match play a 1 game roll-off will be bowled)
Schedule
All bowlers will bowl 16 games of qualifying in their squad (8 games Friday, 8 games Saturday)
Friday 15th April B Squad
(VIC 150) check-in by 1:00pm B Squad (VIC 150) bowl 8 games in 2 game blocks at 1:30pm
Saturday 16th April
B Squad (VIC 150) bowl 8 games in 2 game blocks at 7:30am
Sunday 17th April
Top 12 Finalists in Open & Graded Check-In by 10:00am
Top 12 teams bowl 11 games match play at 10:15am
Lane change after each game of matchplay in finals.
Presentations Commence at 4:30pm
As of 13th April 2022
This is the first women’s division event for 2022.
All rankings are automatically updated on the current points webpage for eligible participants once the rankings administrator processes the results following the conclusion of a ranked event.
Bowlers wishing to be ranked must be current silver registered members. Rankings points will only be recorded for bowlers competing in a ranked event if they were current financial silver registered members before bowling their first ball in that ranked event. Please note that a silver registration consists of a league/junior membership + Silver Upgrade.
Don’t forget to have your proof of COVID vaccination on you at all times in case required upon entry to the venue.
There are many ways to show your vaccination status, but the easiest way is by getting your COVID-19 Digital Certificate and linking it to your Service Victoria app.
When you check-in to a venue using the Service Victoria App, this will automatically verify your vaccination status if you have linked your COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
Visit how to get your COVID-19 Digital Certificate and link it to the Service Victoria App. You can only do this once you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Other eligible proof of COVID-19 vaccination:
- COVID-19 digital certificate saved to a smartphone wallet
- printed copy of COVID-19 digital certificate
- printed copy of immunisation history statement ;
- eligible proof of vaccination exemption.
Individuals under the age of 18 years are not required to show proof of their vaccination to enter a venue.
