TEEN MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHPS
The national championships promise to be an exciting and grueling test of bowling skill and mental fortitude. Our goal - to define America's top high school boy, girl and team!
All national finalists, including those who qualified through the Teen Masters Kegel Kup, will face the challenge of two USBC Sport-compliant oil patterns, rolling six games on a "long" pattern and six games on a "short" pattern. Twelve-game totals will determine the tournament's first cut, with the top 33% of the boys and the top 33% of the girls. The initial 12 games of competition will not count toward all 480 athlete's individual totals, but will also be used in to determine the eventual national champion of the inaugural Teen Masters Kegel Kup. The 12-game totals of each of the 50 Kegel Kup team members will be used to create a 12-game average for each team.
The 160 individuals who survive the first cut will advance to face an even greater challenge - mixed pairs of lanes on which the right lane is oiled short and the left is oiled long. After 6 more games (18 total), the top 32 boys and top 32 girls will be seeded (1 versus 32, 2 versus 31, etc.) into brackets for single-elimination, best-of-five match play. Five rounds later, the 2008 national champions will be crowned victorious, with the winning boy and girl each taking home a grand-prize minimum of $10,000 in SMART scholarships!
The Teen Masters Kegel Kup will see all 50 teams return to the lanes for 12 games of Baker-style competition, using the same format experienced in the regional qualifying events. Based on the 12-game team average from singles and the 12-game Baker pinfall, the top four Kegel Kup teams will advance to a very special championship finals. The victor will earn the title of Teen Masters Kegel Kup Champion and $15,000 in college scholarships!
In addition to the Teen Masters National Championships Singles and Kegel Kup competitions, the following will be offered during championship week in Las Vegas:
Double Trouble
Looking for a fun way to sharpen your game before the BIG competition? Double Trouble offers three (3) games of competition in a unique format: one game by each doubles partner, followed by one game Baker-style. You can enter each division and more than once. A $500 SMART scholarship is guaranteed in each of three divisions: Boys, Girls and Mixed! Entry fee: only $20 per team.
Scores, Strikes & Spares
Killer 'B' Promotions' always-popular Scores, Strikes & Spares competition returns this summer and will be offered to all 480 Teen Masters national finalists. Participants will use their highest three games from the first two days of Teen Masters National Finals competition, and then will complete the Strikes and Spares segments of the contest after they are eliminated from Teen Masters competition. With a $1,000 SMART scholarship top-prize, it's sure to be a challenging test of accuracy, power and finesse ... and, best of all, it's totally free!
Alibi Tournament
Still kicking yourself about the one bad game that cost you the cut? Wish you could just erase it from your score sheet and erase it from your mind? The Alibi Tournament is right up your alley! Bowl four games, and then keep the best three! A $500 SMART scholarship is guaranteed to the top boy and top girl, and a $100 SMART scholarship is guaranteed to the top Senior, top Junior, top Sophomore, and top Freshman (and younger)! Entry fee: only $20 per person.
Blind-Draw Team Challenge
Didn't come to the Teen Masters National Finals as part of a Kegel Kup team, but still love the extra excitement of team competition? No worries! Were repeating last summer's popular competition, the Blind-Draw Team Challenge, in which we determine team rosters by throwing everyone's name into a hat and drawing names. You won't know who your teammates are until you arrive at your assigned lanes! A $1,000 SMART scholarship is guaranteed as the top prize! Entry fee only $25 per person.
Match Play Madness
Imagine a tournament in which every game is head-to-head match play. Imagine a tournament in which you face 18 different opponents in only six games. Imagine a tournament in which a high school boy, a high school girl, a college boy, and a college girl are all guaranteed to make it to the semi-finals. Sound crazy? Sound mad? Sound divine? It's Killer 'B's Match Play Madness and it's open to any and all youth bowlers, whether they are in the Teen Masters or not! Match Play Madness offers tournament advancement and scholarship awards in four divisions: High school girls, high school boys, college girls, and college boys. A $1,000 SMART scholarship is the guaranteed first place award in every division and first place overall is a $5,000 SMART scholarship! Entry fee before July 15 - $120.
| SCHEDULE OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Friday, July 18 |
| 2 PM | Ebonite Bowl To Win Showdown Evaluation Group A |
| 7 PM | Ebonite Bowl To Win Showdown Reception |
| Saturday, July 19 |
| 8 PM | Bowl To Win Showdown Evaluation Group B |
| 9 12 Noon | Teen Masters Last Chance Qualifying Event |
| 1 - 4 PM | Double Trouble (optional doubles tournament) |
| 4 7 PM | Ebonite Bowl To Win Showdown Long Oil |
| Sunday, July 20 |
| 8 AM | Double Trouble (optional doubles tournament) |
| 8 AM | Ebonite Bowl To Win Showdown Short Oil |
| 9 AM 5 PM | Teen Masters Registration & University Showcase |
| 12 PM | Official Teen Masters Practice Session 1 |
| 2:15 PM | Official Teen Masters Practice Session 2 |
| 4:30 PM | Official Teen Masters Practice Session 3 |
| 3 PM | Early Bee Team Work Coaches Workshop |
| 7 PM | Teen Masters Welcome Celebration |
| Monday, July 21 Long Oil, 6 games each |
| 8 AM | Squad A |
| 9:30 AM 5 PM | Team Work Coaches Symposium |
| 1 PM | Squad B |
| 6 PM | Squad C |
| Tuesday, July 22 Short Oil, 6 games each |
| 8 AM | Squad B |
| 9:30 AM 5 PM | Team Work Coaches Symposium |
| 1 PM | Squad C |
| 6 PM | Squad A |
| Wednesday, 23 Mixed Patterns |
| 8 AM | Top 33% 6 games, cut to top 32 boys and 32 girls |
| 12:30 PM | Blind Draw Team Cup Flight One |
| 4 PM | Alibi Tournament Bowl 4, Keep 3 |
| 7 PM | Teen Masters Kegel Kup 50 teams |
| 9 PM | Scores, Strikes & SparesTM |
| Thursday, July 24* |
| 8 AM | Teen Masters Match Play Round of Thirty-two |
| 11 AM | Blind Draw Team Cup Flight Two |
| 3 PM | Teen Masters Match Play Round of Sixteen |
| 6 PM | Alibi Tournament Bowl 4, Keep 3 |
| 9 PM | Scores, Strikes & Spares |
| Friday, July 25* |
| 8 AM | Blind Draw Team Cup Finals |
| 9 AM | 2007 Teen Masters Match Play Round of Eight |
| 12 Noon | Match Play MadnessTM Flight One |
| 12:30 PM | Teen Masters Match Play Semi-Finals |
| 3:30 PM | Teen Masters Championship Finals |
| Saturday, July 26* |
| 8 AM | Match Play Madness Flight Two |
| 12 Noon | Match Play Madness Flight Three |
| Sunday, July 27 |
| 8 AM | Match Play Madness Flight Four |
| 12 Noon | Match Play Madness Finals |
*Schedule for Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, is subject to change depending on acquisition of national television coverage. Plan your trip to stay through the conclusion of the Match Play Madness and any potential schedule adjustments will not impact your travel schedule
