Professional Bowls Association
The World Qualifiers for the pairs and singles have a much more interesting format than ordinary stadium bowls.
It is straight knockout.
2 sets comprising of 7 ends, if set score is tied, a three end tie break is played where winning the end counts only, not the shots scored scored.
The T is 3m instead of two. There are no dead ends [with 1 exception see later].
If the jack goes outside the rink it is re-spotted 1ft behind the T half way between the T and the edge of the rink.
The one instance where it can be a dead end is on the third tie break end, each player can kill the end once, they must declare that they are attempting to do it before playing the bowl. (so in pairs this could happen up to 4 times).
The jack can only be given away on the first end of each set.
Pairs can "change formation" between sets.
First Round World Pairs qualifiers 2008 17th October
| Chris Eadie |
Michael Merritt |
v |
John McCulloch |
John Boyd |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Noel Graham |
Cliiford Craig |
v |
Alastair Kennedy |
Wally Taylor |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Bye |
|
v |
Cliodhna Boyce |
David Nixon |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Nigel Beggs |
Ashleigh Rainey |
v |
Michael Bickerstaff |
David Corkill |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Roy Battersby |
Barry Browne |
v |
Simon Colvin |
Gary Kelly |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Conor Gilmore |
Robert Allen |
v |
David Torrington |
Gary McCloy |
Friday |
6.30PM |
| Patrick McCafferty |
Patrick Burns |
v |
Ryan Craig |
David Hamilton |
Friday |
6.30pm |
| Richard Saunders |
Nigel Gibson |
v |
Simon Martin |
Barry Quinn |
Friday |
6.30pm |
| Rodney McCutcheon |
Mairead McGuigan |
v |
Trevor Colvin |
Barry Kane |
Friday |
6.30pm |
| Stephen Coleman |
Rod Coleman |
v |
Aaron Patterson |
Michael McCafferty |
Friday |
6.30pm |
| Ivan Craig |
Neil Mulholland |
v |
Ian McClure |
Jeremy Henry |
Friday |
6.30pm |
SECOND ROUND to follow at approx 9pm
First Round World Singles qualifiers starting Saturday 18th October at 4pm
| Patrick McCafferty |
v |
Chris Eadie |
| Ivan Craig |
v |
John Boyd |
| Trevor Colvin |
v |
Wally Taylor |
| Neil Mulholland |
v |
Gary Kelly |
| Nigel Beggs |
v |
Patrick Burns |
| Cliodhna Boyce |
v |
Gary McCloy |
| Ryan Craig |
v |
Aaron Patterson |
| Bye |
v |
Nigel Gibson |
| John McCulloch |
v |
Michael Bickerstaff |
| Mairead McGuigan |
v |
Barry Kane |
| Bye |
v |
Robert Allen |
| David Nixon |
v |
Barry Quinn |
| Roy Battersby |
v |
Stephen Coleman |
| David Torrington |
v |
Clifford Craig |
| Jeremy Henry |
v |
Ian McClure |
| Ashleigh Rainey |
v |
Rodney McCutcheon |
| Stephen Moran |
v |
Simon Martin |
| Conor Gilmore |
v |
Michael Merritt |
| Trevor Robinson |
v |
Michael McCafferty |
| Simon Colvin |
v |
Rod Coleman |
| David Corkill |
v |
Alistair Kennedy |
| David Hamilton |
v |
Noel Graham |
| Richard Saunders |
v |
Barry Browne |
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