Members are encouraged to enter the internal club ‘knockout’ competitions. Entries are normally collected on ‘signing on evening’ in March, but a closing date for entries will be given by the Competition Secretary. The draws for the various competitions are made early in the season. Matches are played during the season with finals held on Finals weekend around early-mid September (see website and fixture booklet for dates).

The following competitions are played:

Men’s Championship (singles)	21 shots
Ladies’ Championship (singles)	21 shots
Men’s Drawn pairs	18 ends
Ladies’ Drawn pairs	18 ends
Mixed Pairs	18 ends
Junior Championship (singles)1,2	21 shots
Handicap Singles2	21 shots
Two Wood Singles2	21 ends
Three Wood Singles2	18 ends
Two set singles2,3	2 sets of 9 ends	(odd years)
101 singles2,4	101 shots	(even years)
Novice singles (2 years experience or less)2	21 shots

¹Open to all except past winners of the men’s/ladies’ championship and this competition
²Open competitions
³One point is awarded for winning a set and half a point if the set is drawn. If the score is equal after two sets have been played, then a best of three ends tie break will be played (i.e. the first player to win two ends wins irrespective of the shots won in each end). Should the match still be tied after the tie break then an additional end(s) will be played to decide the match.
⁴The closest four bowls score, irrespective of player. The nearest scores 4 shots, the next 3 etc. The first player to reach 101 shots wins (even if this happens following an end where both players would have 101 or more shots if all shots were counted). Note: If tied for shot, end declared DEAD and no points awarded. If tied for Second bowl, shot bowl only counts and 4 points only awarded. If tied for Third shot,  First & Second Bowls count and 7 points only awarded. If tied for Fourth shot, First, Second & Third bowls count and 9 points awarded.

Entry Form

mvbc competition entry form 2023