The league panel received an enquiry of an incident. During a league match, an end has played 12 bowls but was suspended due to heavy rain. After waiting for 25 minutes, the booking time was reached and the end did not continue. The league panel ruling is: Both sides should be aware of the...
Lawn Bowls Association of Hong Kong, China organises two league competitions every year, the Premier League and the Triples League.
Played on almost every Saturday afternoon throughout the year, all the bowling clubs in Hong Kong and virtually all local players are involved in the two leagues.
Premier League
Played on every Saturday afternoon between April and October, with a break during the summer, the Premier League includes all the elite clubs in Hong Kong and virtually all local players are involved.
A match comprises 18 ends and is played between sides of three teams of four players. Each player bowls two bowls per end. Each side plays home and away against every other side in the same division during a season.
Eight points are be contested each match, with two points awarded to each winning team, one point if there are tied teams, and two bonus points to the side winning the highest total of shots scored. If the total shots are tied, one bonus point will be awarded to each side.
The last two teams of each division will be relegated at the end of the season, while the top two teams will be promoted to the division above.
Triples League
Previously known as the Winter League, the Triples League is played between the Premier League seasons, usually from November to February. A match is played between sides of three teams of three players where each player delivers three bowls per end.
Each side plays half of the games at home and half away against every other side in the same division during a season.
Similar to the Premier League, eight points are be contested each match, with two points awarded to each winning team, one point if there are tied teams, and two bonus points to the side winning the highest total of shots scored. If the total shots are tied, one bonus point will be awarded to each side.
Bowling tea arrangement for Premier League 2024
The Premier League 2024 will start in April 2024. The League panel recommended keeping the status quo on the F&B arrangement. That is, the home side will serve only drinks. Clubs can provide food at their discretion.
League practice and policy (Updated on 23/2/24)
In addition to Law of Sport of Bowls and LBA bye-law, League panel follows a series of practice and policies to manage the league competitions. These practice and policies are summarized below for bowlers easy reference. Ref Subject Details 1 Entry fee Premier League (3 teams) – 4000 per side Triples league (3 teams) –...
Enquiry on how to fill up SBI places by other teams (Issued on 11/3/24)
We received an enquiry on “how to disqualify the SBI teams results for the previous Leagues and fill up the SBI’s places by other teams.” Below is a clarification from the VP League: All the SBI results were expunged in the previous league. Please refer to the Triples League 2023 Men Div11, Men...
Premier League
1 Premier 2024 Men 2 Premier 2024 Women 3 KTSI Premier League 2023 Men 4 KTSI Premier League 2023 Women 5 KTSI Premier League 2022 Men 6 KTSI Premier League 2022 Women 7 KTSI Premier League 2021 Men 8...