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It has been deemed "Fort Wayne's Most Prestigious Bowling Tournament" and the most challenging event of the year on the Fort Wayne Metro USBC calendar. The 2025 edition of MASTERS comes to MVP Lanes (3810 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805) on Monday & Tuesday, May 5th & 6th, 2025.DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM:
https://fortwaynebowling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-05-05-Fort-Wayne-Metro-USBC-MASTERS-ENTRY-FORM.pdf
ENTER ONLINE:
https://fortwaynebowling.com/the-masters/
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2025 Fort Wayne Metro USBC "MASTERS" - RULES
1. USBC CERTIFICATION
This tournament is USBC certified and ALL USBC RULES WILL APPLY
***PLEASE NOTE***
A – RULE 303 – (RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY)
B – RULE 329 – (RIGHT TO PROTEST)
Violation of ANY USBC or TOURNAMENT rules will carry the penalty of disqualification of the bowler with no refund.
2. ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to enter, competitors must have a CURRENT FORT WAYNE METRO USBC MEMBERSHIP AND AVERAGE OF AT LEAST TWELVE (12) GAMES OF COMPETITION IN A FORT WAYNE LEAGUE AS OF MAY 1st, 2025 for the 2024-2025 season. NO EXCEPTIONS! WALK-IN ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY IF SIGNED UP NO LATER THAN 6PM. LATE FEE IN CASH OF ADDITIONAL AN $10.00 WILL BE ASSESSED & ONLY IF LANES/SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE.
3. SCHEDULE
*****NIGHT #1 (Monday, May 5th, 2025)*****
+CHECK-IN = 5:30 P.M.
+WALK-IN ENTRY CUT OFF = 6:00 P.M.
+OPENING CEREMONIES = 6:10 P.M.
+PRACTICE (15 MINUTES) = 6:15 P.M. - (PLAYERS MUST REMAIN ON STARTING PAIR)
+COMPETITION = 6:30 P.M.
*****NIGHT #2 (Tuesday, May 6th, 2025)*****
+CHECK-IN = 5:30 P.M.
+OPENING CEREMONIES = 6:15 P.M.
+PRACTICE (10 MINUTES) = 6:20 P.M. - (PLAYERS MUST REMAIN ON STARTING PAIR)
+COMPETITION = 6:30 P.M.
4. LATE BOWLER / SUBSTITUTIONS POLICY
Any players that are late either night will be allowed to bowl ONLY IF they arrive and are ready to compete by the 3rd frame of game 1. A player will receive “zero” scores for missed frames up to frame 3 before the player must forfeit from competition.
5. FORMAT
This tournament will be contested on a “scratch” platform (NO HANDICAP USED). Competitors will compete in FOUR (4) QUALIFYING GAMES on Night #1 (Monday). The top 32 players from Night #1 will advance on to Night #2 (Tuesday) to compete in Head-To-Head “Match-Play” (1 vs 32, 2 vs 32, 3 vs 31, etc). In the event of ANY ties in competition, a 9th/10th frame “roll-off” will be used to determine the winner. If tie continues, the roll-off moves to “sudden death” where the player’s next ball highest pinfall will determine the winner. One re-rack per game is permitted for each competitor.
Night #1 (QUALIFYING NIGHT) Lane Assignments will be conducted via random number generator draw. Each player who enters will be assigned an entry number (1,2,3,etc) and will be assigned starting lane via number generator. Lane Assignments draw will be public on FORT WAYNE METRO USBC Facebook Live on Sunday, May 4th at 7:00 P.M. ET. During Night #1 (QUALIFYING NIGHT) bowlers on odd lanes (1,3,5,etc) will move LEFT 2 pairs while bowlers on even lanes (2,4,6,etc) will move RIGHT 2 pairs after each game until all four qualifying games are bowled. During Night #2 (Match-Play), bowlers will be pre-assigned lanes for the 1st round of competition. Rounds of 32, 16, and 8 will be contested via TWO (2) GAME TOTAL SCORE MATCHES. Once competition is down to the FINAL FOUR, players will be seeded into a “Stepladder” based on their TEN (10) GAME / TWO (2) DAY TOTAL PINFALL. Stepladder will be ONE game match per round until a champion is crowned.
6. EQUIPMENT ELIGIBILITY
Bowling balls used in competition MUST be USBC approved and released worldwide prior to May 5th, 2025. Any new bowling balls manufactured and approved by USBC but NOT worldwide released prior to May 5th, 2025 will NOT BE PERMITTED IN COMPETITION. The penalty for non-compliance will be immediate disqualification of the bowler for this event and no refund of entry.
7. PAYOFF
AT LEAST 1 IN 5 COMPETITORS WILL CASH. Payouts will be done by check on site at the conclusion of each round of Match-Play on Night #2. A full pay-off/prize breakdown is available on the front of this entry form.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Fort Wayne Metro USBC - 6505 Constitution Drive - Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804
PHONE: 260-432-7278 / 513-600-6532
EMAIL: [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MVP Lanes and Brunner's Pub, 3810 Lake Avenue,Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
