The Triples League 2015 is now open for entry. Entry deadline is 7-Oct-2015 (Wednesday).
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.
Late comer plays as Skip (Issued on 8/9/15)
The League panel investigated the case and subsequently ruled that such action has violated Law 11.2.3 and 33.4. Two points was deducted from the default team and awarded to the opponent, who was originally lost in the game. Law 11.2.3 stated that ““The positions of players within a team must not be changed after...
Clarification on registered players list (Issuesd on 7/5/15)
We received an enquiry on registered player list asking to elaborate the “fourth match”, whether it refers to the side or the players. VP League would like to clarify the Registered players list as below:
Home/away ratio in Premier League (Issuesd on 14/4/15)
HKLBA received an enquiry about number of home/away games in Premier league fixture. Below is the clarification from VP League:
League Briefing Session (Issuesd on 8/4/15)
HKLBA organised a briefing session for captains at KCC on 26 March, 2015(Thursady). The link below is the powerpoint on that day. Powerpoint