SLY green is close for maintenance and SLY clubs have to use other public greens for Triples League. The league panel came up below guidelines for your information. 1. The Triples League will be conducted as per schedule agreed early this year. It will be in form of 3 wood triples of 16 ends 2....
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.
KTS Initiative Premier League 2019 (Issued on 1/2/19)
KTS Initiative Premier League 2019 is organized by the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association and sponsored by the Kai Tak Sports Initiative Foundation Limited.
SLY close for urgent maintenance (Issued on 19/9/18)
SLY was seriously damaged under typhoon. The green was urgently close for maintenance until 26/9. The maintenance progress will be reviewed on 26/9, most likely the last 3 rinks (No.10-12) require more time to fix. Also the electric equipment was damaged, no night games in SLY until further notice. In view of the above situation,...
Breakdown of public green usage (Issued on 26/9/18)
We have consolidated all public green usage from 1 Sep 2018 in attached table. It gives a holistic view of all public green availability, hence to speed up the negotiation for rescheduled games. Breakdown (Updated on 17:00, 26 Sep, 2018)
Siu Lek Yuen green maintenance (Issued on 25/4/19)
The maintenance work of SLY is almost there with only some minor defects being outstanding. However, some facilities around the green are still ongoing, including the storage area and spectator stands. We are still waiting for the official confirmation from LCSD regarding the date that SLY green can re-open.