For the improper use of players during a league game, such as registered or tied players playing down, improper substitutes, and bowlers playing multiple games in same fixture date, the current bye-laws only apply point deduction on the defaulting team and keep the shots scored. On 2 December, the Council of Management approved the shot...
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.
Triples League 2019 Format (Issued on 20/11/19)
We received an enquiry about the format of upcoming Triples League. Below is a summary of the format.
League panel recommendations (Issued on 9/10/19)
In view of the public events and traffic conditions, the League Panel has the following recommendations; 1. To waive the penalty on those “failure to arrive” cases which happened between 1-7 October. However, the defaulting side has to compensate the green fee to the home side. 2. Since we are close to end of season...
Reschedule request of League games due to public events (Issued on 20/9/19)
We have received enquiries about the reschedule of league games due to public events. The league panel have the following directions:
Triples League 2019 Open for entry (Issued on 20/9/19)
The Triples League 2019 is now open for entry. Entry deadline is 21-Oct-2019 (Monday).