Bowling tournament method

Abstract

A one game scratch match play single elimination tournament for league players, including the steps of providing a pool of eligible league players; placing each eligible league player into one of eight divisions, each division being defined by highest average scores attained by league players in current league play; conducting a local first round of competition in which each of the eligible league players in each of the eight divisions engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, eight-player brackets, until one player prevails in each division and continues on to a regional second round; conducting a regional second round in 512 locations that are geographically distributed as equally as possible in which each of the eight divisions engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, until one player prevails in each division and continues on to a championship round; conducting a championship round in a single location in which each of the 512 league players who prevail in the regional second round in each of the eight divisions engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, until 8 tournament champions prevail, one in each of the eight divisions.

1 . A method for providing a one game scratch match play single elimination tournament for league player, comprising the steps of: 
 a. providing a pool of eligible league players;    b. setting a minimum number of games bowled in league play in order to establish an average for tournament participation;    c. establishing multiple average divisions based on 10-pin or 15-pin average divisions as follows: 
 i. 10-pin average divisions (220 or more, 219 to 210, 209 to 200, 199 to 190, 189 to 180, 179 to 170, 169 to 160, 159 to 150, 149 to 140, 139 to 130, 129 to 120, and 119 or less);  
 ii. 15-pin average divisions (215 or more, 214 to 200, 199 to 185, 184 to 170, 169 to 155, 154 to 140, 139 to 125, and 124 or less);  
   d. placing each eligible league player into one of the multiple average divisions based on their highest average from current and/or past league participation;    e. conducting a local first round of competition in which each of the eligible league players in each of the multiple divisions engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, and/or eight player brackets in order to assure uniformity within the first round for all players, and until one player prevails in each division and continues on to a regional second round or championship round.    f. if necessary, conducting a regional second round in 512 locations that are geographically distributed in which each of the multiple divisions engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, until one player prevails in each division and continues on to a championship round;    g. conducting a championship round in a single location in which each of the 512 league players who prevail in the regional second round in each of the multiple divisions, or the players who prevail from each city in the television tournament, engages in one game scratch match play, single elimination, until one champion prevails in each of the multiple divisions; and    h. engaging each division champion in a one game scratch match against a guest star with the winner receiving twice as much ease cash prize as the loser, each division champion bowling in separate television telecasts, wherein the number of these telecasts depends on the number of the average divisions.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the providing step includes defining eligible league players as those who have paid weekly tournament entry fees over a league season.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the placing step includes placing eligible league players into one of eight divisions based upon each player's highest average in the current league season based upon at least 60 games.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the placing step includes placing eligible league players into one of eight divisions based upon each player's highest average in the last three years or highest lifetime average based upon at least 60 games.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the providing step includes discretionarily eligible league players at the local league level.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the placing step includes eight divisions based on average bowling scores, including one division for average scores of 215 or more; one for average scores between 200 and 214; one for average scores between 185 and 199; one for average scores between 170 and 184; one for average scores between 155 and 169; one for average scores between 140 and 154; one for average scores between 125 and 139; and one for averages 124 or less.