Opening day this year kicks off an open ladder tournament for the club. Anyone
can sign up, there is no cost to play, and players schedule matches at their
convenience. It's a great way to meet new players at your skill level, get a
few more ends in, and improve your bowling. Click the Login link and register
today to play.
How the ladder works
A ladder tournament is centered around a player ranking ladder--a list of players ranked by skill
level, from most to up-and-coming. Playing "the ladder" consists of players challenging other
players to matches with the goal of moving up the rankings ladder. Winners move up
the ladder, while losers move down the rankings ladder. Over time the rankings sort
players of similar skill level.
The JPLBC ladder works the following way:
Challenges consist of 2 nine-end games and a three-end tie-breaker if necessary. A challenge should take about 1-2 hours to play.
Players have 10 days to play the match once the challenge is issued.
Matches not played and recorded in 10 days, are considered a forfeit, and the
Challenger wins
When the challenger wins, the challenger takes the challengee's position on
the ladder. The challengee moves down one position on the ladder. All players
below the challengee also move down one position. If the challenger loses, the
rankings do not change.
Players can challenge others that are up to 3 positions above their current position. Players
cannot challenge players of lower ranking.
Players can only be involved in 1 challenge at a time
When a player joins the ladder, they are placed in last position.
For a player's first challenge, they have a one time opportunity, to challenge
anyone on the ladder--including position 1. This is an exception to the 3 position rule,
and intended to allow players to position themselves quickly among players of similar
skills. However, if the challenger looses this match they will remain at the bottom
of the ladder and need to move up as normal.
The players are solely responsible for entering match results into this web site.
Not entering results in a timely manner may cause a forfeit.
