JUNIOR WORLD TEAM CHALLENGE -- www.bowljwtc.com

NOTE:  THIS IS UPDATED INFO AS OF May 19, 2008

CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

NOTE: DRESS CODE REVISED -- see Rules of each event for details

CLICK on RED links for more information about each section! 

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE - any changes will be announced as needed.

DEAR BOWLERS:

Thank you for your interest in the 13^th Annual Junior World Team Challenge Tournament.  We are excited about this year’s competition at the Suncoast  Hotel and Bowling Center in Las Vegas and are looking forward to seeing everyone June 26-29, 2008.

All bowlers will be held accountable to know the information contained on this page so — Please be sure to distribute this information to EVERY bowler on your team so they know what is going on.

1.  Tournament Dates & Times:  (All times are approximate - but don’t be late - we could be on time!)

            Team Event is Saturday and Sunday, June 28 & 29,  2008 with optional special events on Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27..

            Early bird check-in (described below) is available on Friday afternoon.  If you’re in town Friday — beat the rush and check-in early.

  Thursday, June 26

     1:30 PM - 2:15 PM    Registration for Squad A of the  Sweeper Singles

    2:30 PM                Start of  Sweeper Singles - Squad A

    8:00 PM - 8:45 PM    Registration for Squad B of the Sweeper Singles

    9:00 PM                Start of  Sweeper Singles -  Squad B

  Friday, June 27  

6.           FRIDAY SURVIVOR BAKER DOUBLES -- Suncoast Bowling Center - June 27th - 3 PM start

This is separate event held on Friday afternoon for early arrivals.  Teams of mix/match doubles compete in a Baker format event.  Limited to the first 128 entries.  Cost is $50 per team.  Bowl 6 baker games of qualifying.  Top 32 teams will advance to a 32 slot bracket and compete in single elimination 2 Baker Game matches which collapses until a champion is determined.  All awards are scholarships!  For more information click on link above.  Check in & Registration begins at 2:00 PM at Suncoast Bowling Center  Click here to enter

7.            Sweeper Singles - Suncoast Bowling Center - June 26 at 2:30 PM & 9 PM

2 singles events on Thursday.  One in the afternoon, one at night.  Entry fee is $35 per squad.  Each squad is run as a separate event, so you can enter either or both squads.  Online pre-registration advised as space is limited. 

8.            AVERAGE VERIFICATION:

Coaches: For all LIMITED DIVISION TEAMS and for any bowler who may want to enter LIMITED division in Doubles Brackets or 2nd Chance Event MUST have written verification of highest league averages for each bowler on your team as of April 15, 2008 for at least 24 games.  Please include the name of your local association secretary and his/her phone number for final verification purposes.  — ALL bowlers without verified averages may only compete in unlimited/open divisions of all events.    Don't forget to send in the average verification of a newly added sub or replacement -- if ANYONE on your roster doesn't have a verified average your team will be placed in the unlimited division without further notice.  NO onsite average verification will be accepted - must be submitted in advance - fax to (253)830-0139 by June 10, 2008 for individual bowlers.  .   See Rule #10

9.      TEAM PHOTOS:  Team photos will be available for purchase during early bird and Saturday morning registration only.  Cost of pictures is $8 for a 5x7 team photo.  Group discounts are as follows for pictures ordered at the same time – 5 for $35 (T5-Team Package) or 6 for $40 (T6-Sponsor's package)--discount applies to multiple of same team only. We will attempt to have pictures delivered during Sunday’s semi-finals, be sure to stop by Sunday after 12 noon to pick up your photos.  ALL TEAMS will be photographed — it is important that you gather your full team and be present at the designated team photo location at the scheduled time.   Please see the separate picture flyer and order form.  ALL TEAMS MUST BE PHOTOGRAPHED  - have all team mates present at 7 AM in their bowling attire and wearing their smiles!  Teams who do not pick up their photos or have someone do so on their behalf, will be assessed a $3.00 per order handling/postage charge to mail them to you.

10.    BOWLING CENTER: All bowling takes place at the bowling center at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino, 9090 Alta Drive., Las Vegas, Nevada — which is our host hotel for this year.

11.  HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS — Each bowler/team is responsible for their own hotel reservations, etc.  We have a room block at the Suncoast Hotel - discounted rate for tournament is $55 per night (+taxes) Sun-Thurs & $95 (+taxes) per night Friday-Saturday  - Book early as this rate is only available for a limited time and until our block fills.  If you haven’t secured your travel arrangements yet, you might look into a “package rate” for airfare & hotel.  Mention Junior World Team Challenge to get the special tournament rate!  Be sure to consider transportation when making hotel reservations -- the Suncoast is approximately 17 miles northwest from the airport and about 15 miles away from the other Las Vegas Strip hotels.   A map is available on Host Hotel page.  ROOM BLOCK is available until ______________  Use booking code:  8JWTC06

12.  DRESS CODE:  Please review the tournament rules for the complete dress code.  New dress code for events -- click here for a summary

13.    TOURNAMENT RESULTS:   Official Standings for all events will be posted as quickly as possible to the tournament web site: http://bowljwtc.com

Unless specifically requested in writing — no results will be mailed out — please check the web site for standings and important information.

14.    UPDATES/CHANGES: Being we plan to use “E-Mail” and the web site for distributing as much information as possible — please be sure that we have your current information on record.  If there are any changes to your information, please e-mail them ASAP to jwtcinfo@aol.com  — also be sure we have your current e-mail address — if yours changes — let us know so we can update our records.   If you do not get confirmation of any changes submitted by return email within 24 hours, please call (253)475-1884 x101 or send your request

15.   TEAM FINDER:  If you are in need of a bowler or have a bowler seeking a team spot — check this page on the web site.  The tournament assumes no responsibility for assimilating teams — this information is being provided as a courtesy only.  Check this out if you need a last minute sub! E-mail posting information to steve@bowljwtc.com

16.       2009 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION — The 14th Annual JWTC will be held June 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.

17.  Semi-Final cut information:   There is no carry forward from qualifying to semi-finals -- all teams will begin semi-final round with 0 pinfall so all have an equal chance to advance to the finals.  Total pins from regular and Baker games combined will determine advancers.

LIMITED DIVISION:  This year we have approximately _23__ teams competing in the Limited Division -- the top  8  teams will advance to the semi-final round.   From there -- the top _4_ teams will advance to a step-ladder finals event. 

UNLIMITED DIVISION:  This year we have approximately _27___  teams competing in the Unlimited Division -- the top   10  teams will advance to the semi-final round.  From there -- the top _5_   teams will advance to a step-ladder finals event.

18.  Second Chance Singles Tournament:  For all JWTC registered bowlers who do not make the cut for team semi-finals!  A chance to win scholarships.  All bowling will be on Sunday, June 29th with check in starting at 7:45 AM.  Bowlers will compete in 2 divisions - Limited (verified averages of 189 & under) and Unlimited.  Bowl 4 games of qualifying.  Field is cut for semi-final round then top 3 or 5 (depending on number of entries) will advance to a stepladder finals event.  Cost is $40 per person.

Any questions -- e-mail:   jwtcinfo@aol.com     or     bowljwtc@aol.com 

Questions:  Call (206) 242-1991  or (253) 475-1884

or e-mail:  steve@bowljwtc.com or jwtcinfo@aol.com

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