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Veteran's Doubles Tournament
Adult/Youth
Regular Doubles

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Rules and Info

  1. This tournament is a USBC certified tournament and is open to those current members of USBC.

  2. Dress Code: All entrants must come neatly dressed in a bowling jersey, a lapelled collared shirt or a neat and clean T–shirt, neat jeans/pants or knee length shorts/skirts. No profanity on clothing, no hats can be worn. No cell phones, headphones, earbuds or electronic devices in the settee or on the lanes permitted.

  3. Format: This is a doubles tournament. 3 games will be bowled by each partner in the doubles team. Adult/Youth teams will be granted scholarship money to be held in SMART in the name of the youth bowler. Regular doubles will have two sets of standings kept: one for scratch and one for handicap.

  4. Averages: To be eligible for the handicap division, entrants will use their highest MTCUSBC yearbook average from 2025-2026 based on at least 21 games (12 games for youth). Those without a 2025-2026 yearbook average may use their highest 2025-2026 average from USBC/online. Those without a verifiable last year’s average, may use their current league average as of November 2, 2026 of 21 games or more (12 for youth). Sport/challenge averages will be converted following USBC conversions. All other must bowl scratch. Misreporting or deliberately underreporting of averages will result in disqualification. Tournament director reserves the right to rerate or assign averages based on information available.\

  5. Divisions:

    • Adult Doubles: there are two divisions. Scratch and handicap. All bowlers are automatically entered into both Scratch and Handicap divisions and are eligible for only one prize (the highest amount) in either division.

    • Adult/Youth: all doubles teams will be bowling in the handicap division only

  6. Handicap: The handicap is 90% of 240 scratch

  7. Rerate: The 10 pin rule is not in effect.

  8. There are 4 squads:

    • Saturday, November 21, 2026, 1:00pm

    • Sunday, November 22, 2026, 11:00am

    • Sunday, November 22, 2026, 1:00pm

  9. Multiple participation is allowed, but each doubles pair is only allowed to cash once in the standings. For a doubles team to be considered new, at least one bowler must be different.

  10. Mail-in entries close November 8, 2026. Make checks payable to MTCUSBC Tournament Fund. Mail entries to Heather Guzman, Tournament Director, 16 Griswold Circle, Granby, MA 01033

  11. Walk-in entries are allowed up to 30 minutes prior to squad time subject to lane availability. NO CHECKS will be accepted at the tournament site. Cash only.

  12. Any disputes on rules or tournament operation will be decided by the Tournament Director or his/her appointee. All decisions final.

  13. Prizes: Prize fund will be returned 100%. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top finishers of the scratch and handicap divisions as follows:

    • Handicap: 1 in 10 entries will cash

    • Scratch: 1 in 15 entries will cash

  14. Affiliation and participation fees may be paid by those non-USBC or non-MTCUSBC members wishing to join USBC and MTCUSBC at a cost of $27.00. Local Association membership is $12.00.

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