A new scoring system for competitive bowling is set to be introduced next month at the World Bowling Tour finals.
The new system, for match-play competition, will be similar to match play in golf.
A match will consist of 12 frames with one ball for each player and the higher pin count will win the frame.
If both players strike, the frame will be tied. If neither player strikes and each has the same pin count, each player will try to pick up the spare. If both convert, the frame will be tied, if not, the higher pin count wins the frame.
Scoring for the match will work the same as golf, for example: 1-up, 2-up, all square.
When a player has won more frames than frames remain, for example: 3-up after 10 frames or 2-up after 11 frames, that player will be declared the winner.
If a match is all square after 12 frames, the tie will be broken using the single-frame format described previously.
The new system is the result of the work done by an all-star panel of international bowling experts, including world bowling leaders, athletes, coaches, news media and commercial bowling industry executives. It was developed in order to make the sport more attractive and easier to understand for casual bowling fans, the news media and the competitors.
It will debut on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.
[SportsNetwork.com]
