2021 – 3-Bowl Pairs League – Thursday Evenings (4.30)

(Final Report by Gopala Gowda)

• In 2021, a partial COVID & Partial Vaccinated Year, league started June 10 and ended August 19 (11 weeks, 10-games) with final playoffs on August 20
• Traditionally, this league starts in May and was conducted in 2-segments of approximately 7 weeks each
• However, this year due to Covid-uncertainties and a shortened season, it was done in one segment
• It was a “choose your own partner” and Round Robin format
• We welcomed a Father-Daughter team: Nick-Amber
• 3-Bowl 12-Ends
• There were 11 entries (11-Pairs, teams)
• Due to the uneven number of teams, one team got a BYE each week
• Each team played each other once (10-games)
• Win = 3 pts; Tie = 1 pt.; Loss = 0 pts
• As an experiment, a new format was introduced
• Instead of deciding the top three winners based on the standings at the end of regular round-robin, a playoff structure was used to decide the top three
• At the end of regular round robin, the top 4-teams were advanced to the playoffs
• These top 4-teams played the next day (August 20) to decide 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd place
• # of entries = 22
• Entry fee = $10
• Amount collected = $220
• 20% to Club = $44
• Remaining amount went to prizes for the top three winners
  • 1^st-50%;   Barb-Marie
  • 2^nd-30%;  Gopal-Wayne (spare in playoffs Mervyn)
  •  3^rd-20%   Keith-Pierre

Congratulations to the grand winners: Barb/Marie

• The team -Barb/Marie proved to be a formidable one with 9 wins out of 10 regular round robin games & winning both their playoff games
• The game they lost was when Marie did not play, further confirming how formidable a player Marie is
•  Well done Marie!

A note on Playoffs:

• As noted above, the top 4-finishers on points were to advance to the playoffs
• Going into the 10^th game, based on points, two teams were tied for the second place and two teams were tied for the third place
• Apart from Barb-Marie team, the remaining four teams were on the verge of elimination
• Thus making the last round robin game (10^th game) a crucial and exciting one for all
• After the 10^th game, due to their loss against Barb-Marie, David-Michael remained at 5^th place and were eliminated
• However, based on POINTS, Keith-Pierre & Gopal-Wayne teams were tied (again) for 3^rd & 4^th spot, while Barb-Marie & Anita-Norma teams secured 1^st & 2^nd spot.
• The next differentiator to decide a TIE was “shots-differential”
• Gopal-Wayne team squeaked by with a better shots differentials (12-shots) to secure the 3^rd spot
• The matchups for the playoffs were Barb-Marie (1^st) v Keith-Pierre (4^th) & Anita-Norma (2^nd) v Gopal-Wayne (3^rd)
• With wins, Barb-Marie & Gopal-Wayne played for 1^st & 2^nd place, while Anita-Norma & Keith-Pierre squared-off to decide the 3^rd place
•  The game was forfeited and Keith-Pierre team finished on 3rd
• Thanks to all for participating and for being a “good sport” amid all the constraints (COVID, Vaccinations, Heat-Dome wave)
• Special thanks to: Jo Ann; Anita; Annie; Caroline for their support and helping out, & providing refreshments
• Of course, thanks to Cathy Korpela & Jo Ann for taking Pictures, videos and managing the website-postings
• Also, thanks to several spares who stepped-in to cover for a missing bowler

• For the curious, see point standings and placements from the league and Playoffs: Summary 1 and Summary 2