Over the past four years, Bowls Australia has successfully staged six Bowls Premier League (BPL) events. In late 2014, Bowls Australia with the support of the State and Territory Associations, launched a national participation program, Jack Attack – now played at over 180 Clubs around Australia.
In 2017, as an initiative to marry the two products together, the BPL Cup was created strengthening the correlation between the bowls that viewers see on television and the format that is offered at many local Clubs. The annual BPL Cup targets registered bowlers and provides them with a new competition format that complements other formats of the sport.
The BPL Cup competition is two bowl triples, but otherwise follows the same rules and format as the televised BPL competition.
In 2017, the pilot season of the BPL Cup, there were:
62 Host Venues 8 State/Territory Finals
1 National Final
≈ 500 team entries
≈ 2000 participants
Inaugural Champions - Club Merrylands (M. Clarke, N. Burkett, S. Thompson)
Surveys conducted with 25% of host venues and 35% of participants in 2017 showed that 95% would be willing to host or participate again.
In 2018, it is expected that the BPL Cup will be bigger with more host venues, new 'Regional' Finals (in many areas) and prize money for Regional and State Finalists, along with the pos- sibility of an expanded National Finals Series.
This is an open expression of interest to any affiliated Bowling Club that would like to be a host venue for a round of the 2018 BPL Cup.
For further details, please refer to the next page…
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
FOR HOST CLUBS
W W W . B O W L S . C O M . A U / B P L- C U P
Format / Entries
• BPL/Jack Attack-style play – two bowl triples.
• Matches of 60-80 minutes – two sets of five ends (with a one end tie-breaker if required).
• Knockout play in preliminary rounds to ensure events are completed within four rounds (or six hours).
• Teams of up to four players can register – all players must be from the same Club at time of entry.
• Team entries limited to 16 entries for any single event – host venues can run multiple events.
• Host venue receives $10 from each team entry for the preliminary rounds. Host venues may choose, but are under no obligation, to provide additional prizes.
• Host venues also benefit from the extra bar and food sales that these events generate.
Event Dates
• Host venues have the freedom to choose the date and time of preliminary rounds anytime over a six-month period – Friday, March 2 and Sunday, August 5, 2018 inclusive.
• Regional Finals (where required) to be played between early August and mid-September.
• State/Territory Finals to be played between late September and early October.
• National Finals to be held in conjunction with BPL08 in mid-November.
Co-ordination
• Co-ordination of all events up until the National Finals to be shared between Regional Bowls Managers, host venue co-ordinators and BA’s Social & School Programs Co-ordinator.
Expression of Interest to be a Host Venue for the 2018 BPL Cup Club Name:
Interested in hosting (highlight as appropriate):
One preliminary round More than one preliminary round Regional finals Preferred month of play (highlight as many as appropriate):
March April May June July August Preferred day of play (highlight as many as appropriate):
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Preferred time of play (highlight as appropriate):
Day Afternoon/Evening Facilities (highlight as many as appropriate):
1 green 2+ greens Lights on at least 1 green Roof/Undercover green Someone who could co-ordinate An official Jack Attack licence Club Contact:
Name: Mobile Phone No.
Club Account Details (for Host Venues to receive their share of entry fees via EFT):
BSB: - Account No:
ABN:
The closing date for Expressions of Interest is Wednesday, February 28. Please return this form via email to [email protected]. Alternatively, complete the online EOI form at www.bowls.com.au/BPL-Cup
